“Magic Stone” is a concept phone, taking many forms and colors. More precisely, it can be ordered in different colors with different shapes.
Besides, the phone will have touch screen, holographic display, a permanent connection to the internet, large memory, applications, a wireless system, charging through the electromagnetic field and the possibility of using solar energy.
The phone will have a “nano-cover”, which turns sunlight into energy needed for the phone.
Projectors that are built in phones are not considered novelties anymore. Recently the company BeamBox announced its projector which weighs only 75 grams.
A gadget called Essential G2 promises VGA resolution (640 x 480) on the surfaces of up to 73 inches diagonally (about 185 cm) in a distance of 3 meters. Lack of an integrated battery makes it necessary to connect it to a computer (via USB) or to a socket (adapter for USB). In the case of work without a computer, you can use 1 gigabyte memory of this device.
You can buy Essential G2 on 29 July. The cost, depending on the currency will be £220, $250 or €240.
And one more USB-flash, which is worth paying attention.
If you often travel, but you spend most of your time in the network, you’ll know the desire to have a portable hard disks and USB-flashes.
Kingston has launched a new USB-flash Data Traveler which has 256 gigabytes memory. It’s enough to have all the necessary information to work and play on the road. Naturally, such data must be protected, so it’s equipped with a built-flash password. And the five-year guarantee should be credible.
Data transfer rate can reach 20 megabytes per second for reading and 10 in the recording. This item can also work with the Windows ReadyBoost on systems that are running OS Vista.
You are to pay $900 for a compact storage of data. So it is quite possible that you decide to buy some protected hard disks.
Sometimes there are situations where you need to talk to someone without attracting anyone’s attention, especially in one of the most common situations – exams. Although Bluetooth-headsets are used for these purposes for quite a long time, but the risk of being noticed by the examiner remains high, especially for those students who do not have long hair.
In this case, the transfer of the verbal information can be concealed by an earphone, which the manufacturer calls the smallest in the world. In fact, headphones are quite conditional – it can be perfectly placed inside the ear. Small size is achieved due to the device which transmits the audio signal directly to man’s audio analyzers, using the so-called “passive” vibration.
Despite the fact that the headset does not need any built-in speaker or battery, it is a part of the whole system. For it to work you should put on the induction transmitter (which is easily hidden under clothing), as well as a supersensitive microphone cover for the withdrawal of the alarm. You can even hear the whisper at a distance of several meters while using a microphone.
In addition, a part of this system is a button to transfer an audio alarm on the air, which aligns with the help of a long wire and is usually placed under big toe. Headset supports Bluetooth technology and can be used with mobile phones and other devices that support this technology, up to a distance of 10 meters. The whole system operates with a battery or a rechargeable battery.
In other words, you cannot only write what your friend dictates you on the phone during the exams, but also hear hints at seminars and workshops, as well as eavesdrop on other people and use the system in other situations. The size of this device is only 6,2×7,8 millimeters, and the system can be purchased for $170.
Soon comes winter. Some people are fond of this time of year because, for example, they can ski or skate. Others, conversely, are not happy with winters due to lack of sunlight, snow drift, or lack of leaves on the trees.
USB Flower can help to combat the decline of winter moods. USB Flower is a small desk lamp with 8 bright LEDs, which can be red, blue or orange. With the help of a flexible stem, the light from the device can be directed to other side.
USB Flower feeds by USB port, and from three “finger” batteries, thus, it can be used anywhere: while reading books, lying in bed.
It costs about $15.
Everyone who likes working with digital photos, altering photographs and collecting all of his/her “photo masterpieces” probably will like a new gadget Picture Porter 35. This is a capacious device that allows you to store digital images.
Its internal memory is 160 GB, LCD – 3.5 inches.
Of course, the device has a fast USB-connector that allows you to use it as an external hard drive. You can directly connect any device with a USB-port to the Picture Porter 35.
There is also a card reader. And it can be used not only as an album for your photos, but also as media – it «reads» MP3, WMA, AAC, and MPEG-1, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG.
The software allows creating your slide show and see IPTC metadata for the corresponding images.
The price of this gadget is still unknown.
Company Digital Foci is the manufacturer of Picture Porter 35. The new photo album will be presented at the Consumer Electronics, CES 2009.
The watches, created recently by Brando, may be interesting to anyone who wants not only a convenient watch, but a stylish accessory, or a good gift for a good man.
In fact, this device is MP4 Watch + Video Camera, so the gadget, except the functions of electronic clock, supports the functions of digital cameras and digital photo album. In addition, it is a player, voice recorder and a device for reading books in electronic format.
All these functions are placed in the tiny shell of this watch.
With regard to technical characteristics of this watch, they are rather impressive. It has a 1.8-inch display with the resolution of 160×128 pixels, 8 GB «home» flash memory. The camera can take pictures of the size 640×480 pixels, and video – 352×288.
There is also a built-in speaker. The device supports AVI, 3GP, MP3. Brando watches are already on sale. Their cost is $129.
Swiss knife, of course, is a good thing, taking into account its versatility. But the company has released a Victorinox knife. Knife Presentation Pro, established in honor of 125 anniversary of the company and presented at the international exhibition of new technology in Las Vegas, is apparently traditional.
As a good Swiss knife, it is foldable, has a blade, scissors, nail file with the tip of a screwdriver. But, in addition to the knife it is equipped with a laser pointer, and Bluetooth-remote control to display a slide show. In addition, it is a knife with a USB-flash with memory of 32 GB, and the information which it contains, will not be available to anyone except the owner, as the knife is equipped with a system of encryption and fingerprint recognition technology.
The knife will be on sale in late spring of this year and will cost, depending on memory capacity, from 170 to 350 U.S. dollars.
HYmini is only implemented as a portable electrical charger. The uniqueness of this charger is that it accumulates its power from wind and solar energy.
HYmini energy is enough for 5V devices such as cell phones, MP3-players, iPod players, PDAs and digital cameras. Agree that a compact battery charger on the trip or a long walk will be very useful. Many music lovers consider HYmini their faithful assistant, who will give a second life to their discharged player.
HYmini has small size and light weight, so it can be carried in a small pocket of the bag.
A 20 minute charge can provide up to 40 minutes of extra time to play MP3-player and snap another 20 images with a digital camera (without flash, presumably).
In retail you can find it for $ 49.99.
Can not wake up? This alarm clock is just the bomb in the literal sense of the word for the fans of lying in bed, because many people hate the days when every morning starts with a piercing shriek of the alarm clock.
So, the alarm-BOMB is a novelty in the world of calling monsters. These clock does not take prisoners, but «the effect of presence» is due to red LED display and timer. The timer-alarm system is back to the classic sound time bomb: tick …tacks ….tick … tacks… (as it is shown in the popular cartoons) and then a loud explosion.
The retail price of the alarm with a bomb will be about 19.99 pounds. This alarm clock can make even dead ones wake up. The manufacturers hope that your neighbors will not make complaints against you, as soon as you use the bomb as the primary means of awakening.
