Sony Ericsson T707 will be endorsed by Maria Sharapova - 79th Edition
After several online leaks, the Sony Ericsson T707 is finally out and is packed with light effects and gesture controls. The phone lights up when you receive a call and you can personalize the light settings to each of your friends, so you always know whose calling. The T707 features a 2.2-inch, 262k color TFT (240×320 pixels) scratch-resistant display, 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom, geo tagging, video recording and video light, media player with MP3/AAc support, stereo…
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Atlas Robots are best hosts to your nerd party - 78th Edition
The next time you want to have a nerd party or even a bizarre company function, these robots from Atlas Robots could be the perfect hosts to your guests. The bots can be programmed to quote out company slogans or just other terms if desired. There are humans who control them just incase you feel inundated by their presence. Via [Robotsnob]…
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Dell Precision T series workstations with up to 192 GB RAM - 77th Edition
Dell is all set to launch three new T-series workstations, including T3500, T5500, and T7500, all powered by Intel’s Nehalem Xeon processor. The Precision T3500 supports up to 24GB RAM, the T5500 supports even more at up to 72GB. The latter has dual CPU sockers for Xeon. The T7500 features dual native Gen 2 PCIe graphics card slots with NVIDIA SLI support, with RAM that can get up to 192GB. The T7500 has dual native Gen 2 PCIe graphics…
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Mercedes Benz develops new truck navigation system - 76th Edition
Mercedes has now developed a new navigation system for their Atego, Axor and Actros model series commercial vehicles. The new system includes maps of 26 European countries, with a total of 15 European languages available for the voice instructions. The new system is different from conventional GPS navigation systems because it includes information such as, weight restrictions, limited height and width clearances, etc. with such detailed guidance a trucker will be able to choose the best route, taking into…
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Angels and demons of musical headphones - 75th Edition
If you feel that your pair of headphones don’t give you the required eye balls as you walk by fellow passengers. Perhaps its time you do something like these insanely creative designers went berserk designing these headphones. Nokia had organized a design competition to encourage designers to create designs as a tribute to their favorite music. The angel headphones is for the “I believe I can fly” by R Kelly and the horrendous graveyard headphones are to remind you…
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Toyota fits in Solar panels on new Prius line - 74th Edition
Toyota seems to have taken its green act pretty seriously; it has now announced the newest version of their Prius hybrid vehicle, due out in Japan in May, which will be equipped with solar panels. The panels, supplied by Kyocera Corp, would be able to power part of the air-conditioning on high-end versions of the gasoline-electric Prius; these will eventually end up saving 10% on fuel….
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UK mo-control specialist shows off latest peripherals at GDC 2009 - 73th Edition
Motion-controlled gaming peripherals specialists Performance Design Products have unveiled two new controllers at GDC – a Wii Remote style stick for the Xbox 360 and a bizarre-looking chunky pen-style controller for the Nintendo DS. Gametrak Freedom connects to your Xbox 360 via a base unit hooked into the USB input port and is described as a proprietary and patent-pending ultrasonic 3D motion sensing technology that delivers performance, increased control and flexibility. TechRadar should be getting hands on with the…
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Verizon Alias2 features dynamically changing button layout - 72th Edition
Verizon’s original Alias U740 dual-hinge phone was not a big hit but it was a clever idea and attempts to provide the best of both a QWERTY keypad and a standard clamshell number pad in a single device. But it sounds like Alias 2 has been improving on that concept by using dynamically –changing button labels to hammer home the mode switches. It’s still not clear what tech is being used to switch layouts. Rumors are that it is…
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Zeebo - A new gaming console for under $200 - 71th Edition
A new company called Zeebo joining hands with Qualcomm, has designed a game console for emerging markets. Featuring 3G wireless game delivery, the Zeebo will launch in Brazil next month, where it will ship. The device is billed as a “fourth video game console” that will target middle-class buyers in emerging markets. The Zeebo system will come pre-loaded with four games, with the ability to download a fifth title for free. The Zeebo uses no discs or other fixed…
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Toshiba tests phone-controlled billboard games - 70th Edition
Toshiba tested an interactive digital billboard in Tokyo using sign technology that uses real-time data over the internet. This was done to promote their various laptops. YouTube users and passer-by with mobile phones were able to play video games against each other. It was like taking a short break from the rigors of daily life. The games were played on a digital billboard above the entrance to the Yodobashi Camera superstore in Akihabara. The games are basically mini-games and…
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