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URBAN TRANSPORT

GRACE e-bike boasts F1 technology

By Paul Ridden

15:41 November 19, 2009 PST

GRACE incorporates Formula 1 and jet technology in a street legal e-bike

Combining jet fighter technology with Formula 1 grade parts and German build quality, the GRACE street legal electric two-wheeler will start to be shipped in limited numbers next year. As well as offering a couple of city travel options, GRACE is also available in an off-road version too. The company has even manufactured a demonstration-only racy model capable of speeds up to 70kmh (44mph). Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Bowers & Wilkins deliciously gorgeous MM-1 computer speakers

By Paul Ridden

13:27 November 19, 2009 PST

Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 true hi-fi quality computer speakers

The makers of the award-winning Zeppelin ipod dock will shortly release some true hi-fi quality computer speakers which break away from reliance on the output capabilities of a system soundcard and connect via high speed USB instead. Boasting a frequency range of -6dB at 57Hz and 22kHz, outputting audio at 4 times 18W and incorporating music studio technology, the fully active MM-1 system could be just what audiophile deskbound digital music junkies have been waiting for. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Epson develops 0.52-inch high-def LCD Panel for Electronic Viewfinders

By Paul Ridden

15:40 November 18, 2009 PST

Epson has developed a 0.52 inch QHD color LCD panel for use in professional quality camcor...

Epson has developed a high definition color LCD panel for use in professional camcorder viewfinders that's only 0.52 inches diagonally, offers 1.56 megapixels resolution and uses a filter to prevent color breakup that often occurs when recording fast-moving objects or panning. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

The Vega touchscreen tablet from ICD

By Paul Ridden

14:21 November 17, 2009 PST

Powered by NVIDIA Tegra and running Android 2.0 Eclair, the new Vega tablet from ICD

Innovative Converged Devices (ICD) has unveiled its new Vega 15 inch touchscreen tablet, an Android-powered communication and media device that features wireless 802.11b/g, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity, a Tegra combined application and graphics processor from NVIDIA, an ambient light sensor and accelerometer. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Google SPDY aims to make web faster

By Paul Ridden

15:00 November 16, 2009 PST

SPDY from Google's Chromium development team has achieved 55 percent faster page loading t...

Loading pages from the Internet into browsers or accessing your favorite applications may seem pretty fast now, but the folks at Google think it could be a lot faster. Designed specifically for minimizing latency, the new SPDY protocol currently undergoing testing is proving to be an awful lot faster than more familiar HTTP and will shortly break out of the lab and head for the real-world. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

Rihanna kitchen scales with in-built iPod dock

By Paul Ridden

14:45 November 16, 2009 PST

The Rihanna kitchen scales with built-in iPod dock

Kitchen scales are essential for making sure your culinary delights turn out as expected. ADE-Germany has included another ingredient in the soon-to-be-released Rihanna model which is squarely aimed at those who like to listen to music while they rattle about in the kitchen. Currently in the prototype phase, the Rihanna kitchen scale is claimed to be the world's first to feature an iPod docking station. A recipe for success or iPod overkill? Read More

ELECTRONICS

Esquire magazine to release augmented reality edition

By Paul Ridden

15:04 November 15, 2009 PST

Esquire's December edition invites the reader to download special software which allows th...

After experimenting with things like origami (May edition) and e-ink (October 2008 edition), Esquire magazine is running a special "augmented reality" edition in December where readers use custom-designed software and a webcam to interact with the pages being viewed and get access to 3D animated video content. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

JOBO ScanViewer combines digital photo frame and scanner

By Paul Ridden

14:27 November 12, 2009 PST

The JOBO ScanViewer digital photo frame with in-built scanner

Turning your old pre-digital memories into pixel-rich images usually involves buying a scanner, loading the prints into a computer and then transferring them to a USB or SD Flash card for viewing in your digital photo frame. JOBO has greatly simplified this process by including a scanner built into its latest photo frame - the appropriately named ScanViewer. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

ZMS-08: world's first Blu-ray quality media processor for handheld devices

By Paul Ridden

19:05 November 11, 2009 PST

The ZMS-08 media processor from ZiiLabs offers full 1080p, Blu-ray quality playback on a l...

With the development of the ZMS-08 system on a chip, ZiiLabs is aiming to bring high performance media processing to low power devices. As well as allowing full Blu-ray quality 1080p video playback, the chip supports simultaneous HD encode and decode, 3D and 2D image processing and advanced audio. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Ricoh GXR - the world's smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital camera

By Paul Ridden

15:10 November 10, 2009 PST

Ricoh's new GXR digital camera system, where the lens and sensor are made into an intercha...

After weeks of speculation and the accidental pre-announcement release of a demonstration video, the Ricoh GXR digital camera system has finally been officially announced. Not only is it claimed to be the smallest and lightest digital camera that allows lenses to be changed, but as the lens and sensor comprise one interchangeable unit, photographers can now choose different sensor/lens combinations for different photographic conditions. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Paramount and Kingston to offer movies on a Flash drive

By Paul Ridden

15:40 November 9, 2009 PST

Kingston and Paramount have teamed up to offer movies on Flash digital media

If you buy Kingston Flash memory in the near future you might just get a little more than a way to store your digital media. Paramount Digital Entertainment has teamed up with Kingston to offer full-length movies on Flash memory cards. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Super Talent announces first USB 3.0 Flash Drive

By Paul Ridden

15:48 November 8, 2009 PST

Super Talent's SuperSpeed USB 3.0 RAIDDrive which offers data transfer speeds of up to 200...

USB 3.0 or SuperSpeed USB offers transfer speeds of up to ten times faster than the widely used Hi-Speed USB. Super Talent has announced the forthcoming availability of the first Flash drive to take advantage of these new speeds - the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 RAID Drive will be available in three capacity sizes and be backward compatible with earlier USB technologies. Read More

MUSIC

Learn to play harmonica in a Flash

By Paul Ridden

15:00 November 6, 2009 PST

The novel flash-drive in a harmonica - the FlashHarp

A music teacher from Riverside Illinois has come up with a Flash drive design that's more novel than novelty. Possibly one of the most portable instrument around - the harmonica - and the most portable digital storage solution have been merged into one to produce the FlashHarp. Read More

MUSIC

The Wall of Sound: the world's most powerful iPod dock unleashed

By Paul Ridden

02:51 November 5, 2009 PST

The Wall of Sound booms out 125W of tube-driven audio

In a world where miniaturization rules the roost, it's refreshing to see some things getting bigger and bigger. Just last week we featured Regen's enormous ReVerb iPod dock which stands tall and slim at 35 inches (90cm). Now from Sweden comes the colossal 37.5 x 49 x 12 inch (95cm x 125cm x 30cm) "Wall of Sound", which can boom out 125 Watts of ground-shaking, tube-driven audio from its 28 speakers. Read More

ECOGIZMO

Stealth wind turbines developed to avoid radar confusion

By Paul Ridden

17:50 November 3, 2009 PST

A prototype of the 'stealth' blade developed by QinetiQ and Vestas is fitted onto a Vestas...

Plans for the installation of wind farms the world over are being delayed or abandoned due to objections from the aviation community or air defense interests. The problem is that when it comes to low flying aircraft or wind turbines, conventional radar has a bit of an identity crisis - not being able to tell the difference. Recent tests in the UK of "stealth" turbine technology could provide a solution. Read More

CHILDSPLAY

Storyplay: Nokia and Sesame Street create video conferencing in a book

By Paul Ridden

16:49 November 3, 2009 PST

Parent and child enjoying the Storybook experience

Nokia has teamed up with Sesame Street to create an interactive reading experience that can involve grandparents and grandchildren no matter how far apart they may find themselves. The Storybook research project melds the tactile and visual pleasures of reading a real book with video conferencing technology which allows distant relatives to take an active part in a child's literacy development. Read More

MUSIC

Google rolls out new music search

By Paul Ridden

16:12 November 3, 2009 PST

Google has launched a new music search in the US

Google latest innovation has taken the power of its search engine and our insatiable lust for music and combined the two. Those lucky enough to live Stateside can now enter an artist, song title or lyric into Google's normal search window and the first results offered will link to audio previews, information and details of how to buy. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

eviGroup enters touchscreen tablet market with 'the Pad'

By Paul Ridden

05:27 November 2, 2009 PST

eviGroup's new tablet PC, the Pad - shown with the company's Wallet MID

It's only been a short while since eviGroup's Wallet MID was released and the French tech company has already unleashed its bigger sister - the Pad. With an Atom processor at its heart, a 160GB hard drive, WiFi, 3G and Windows 7 Home Premium, is this touchscreen tablet PC an Archos killer? Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Toshiba announces new sensitive 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor

By Paul Ridden

18:12 October 30, 2009 PDT

Compared with a conventional sensor (left), Toshiba's new 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor (righ...

Toshiba has announced a 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor for mobile phones and digital cameras which it says will boost light sensitivity and absorption by up to 40 percent. Whereas conventional sensors have multi-layer wiring sandwiched between the lenses and light receiving substrate, Toshiba has moved the wiring out of the way and placed the lenses and the photodiodes together. Read More

MUSIC

ReVerb's 3-foot tall, solar powered iPod dock

By Paul Ridden

19:09 October 29, 2009 PDT

Reverb, the gigantic iPod dock from Regen, can be be powered by solar energy or by more tr...

Of the myriad of iPod docking stations available, the ReVerb iPod dock from Regen looks set to tower above the rest - literally. At just over 35 inches (90cm) in height, this dock is not going to fit on your bedside cabinet. It will kick out an equivalent of a room-filling 60 watts, includes a backlit LCD display and features an integrated photovoltaic panel to draw energy from the sun. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Pentax gets colorful with Korejanai K-x D-SLR

By Paul Ridden

21:56 October 28, 2009 PDT

Each limited edition Korejanai K-x camera is shipped with its very own robot toy

Black may not be the new black in the world of digital SLR cameras. Last month Pentax announced its intention to add a splash of color by offering its new K-x camera in white, red and blue as well as black. Now the company has announced a very colorful limited edition K-x based on the design of the popular Korejanai robot. Read More

URBAN TRANSPORT

Dosun J-1 LED safety pedal for bicycles

By Paul Ridden

16:25 October 28, 2009 PDT

The Dosun J-1 LED safety pedal, helps you to be seen from all directions

Taiwan's Dosun Solar Technology has added a flashing LED bike pedal to its range of safety lighting gadgets. As well as sporting the familiar orange reflective plastic strips on the front and back, each outer corner of the J-1 Pedal Light holds four bright LEDs which start to flash when the rider begins to pedal. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Sony DPP-F700 photo frame with built-in printer

By Paul Ridden

21:28 October 27, 2009 PDT

Sony's new S-Frame DPP-F700 digital photo frame with built-in printer

Sony has announced a new addition to its S-Frame family of digital photo frames. The DPP-F700 7-inch model includes a printer that takes 45 seconds to produce a 6 x 4-inch photo. It also features simple photo editing functions and lets you create custom calendars via the device interface. Read More

ECOGIZMO

Sharp sets highest solar cell efficiency

By Paul Ridden

05:39 October 27, 2009 PDT

Sharp's 35.8% efficiency triple-junction compound solar cell

The Sharp Corporation has developed a compound solar cell that has achieved a conversion efficiency of 35.8 percent. Developing a new base layer for its triple-junction compound solar cell has improved on Sharp's previous conversion efficiency by almost four percent. Read More

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

GE Vscan portable ultrasound scanner unveiled

By Paul Ridden

07:56 October 23, 2009 PDT

General Electric's new Vscan portable ultrasound scanner, possibly giving every physician ...

General Electric has unveiled a pocket-sized ultrasound scanner at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Looking very like (and not much bigger than) a clam-shell mobile phone, the device allows physicians to scan any part of the body by placing the attached wand on it. The system will be able to see real-time black and white or color inner body images on the screen of the Vscan and data can be also be saved and reviewed at a later date. Read More

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