There are few technologies more hotly anticipated
in the TV/display market than OLED, but sadly we’re still a way off
replacing our 50” plasmas with these wafer-thin low-power alternatives.
Affordability is the main issue, and so far Sony has been one of few to
have an early crack at the market with its US$2500 11” XEL-1. Read More
Eton's Scorpion: multi-functional tool for adventurers
January 6, 2010
Eton showed its SCORPION for the first time today
at CES. It's terming the unit a “solar-powered, all-terrain,
multi-functional unit”, but that really doesn't quite capture how
impressive this ruggedised device actually is, particularly given its
recommended price of USD50. For starters, power can come three ways: via
solar panel, dynamo hand-crank, or DC adapter, allowing use anywhere.
Its ruggedised appearance, aluminum carabiner clip and LED flashlight
leave no doubt it is aimed directly at the adventurer, particularly so
with its offering immediate detailed weather conditions via the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather bands. But wait,
there's more ... Read More
Speed radar technology has become pretty much
ubiquitous for traffic law enforcement around the world, but there are
times when you and I would quite like to know how fast something is
travelling too. PocketRadar is a hand-held personal speed measurement
device about the size of a mobile phone that can get you a speed reading
on a car half a mile away (or a baseball 120 feet away) in less than a
second from being fully shut down. It's initially targeted at sports
fans and athletes, but the company has flagged the possibility of a law
enforcement version as well. Read More
Get set to design your own tyre patterns. That’s the future of tyre technology as seen by Kumho,
and although individual design-your-own tyre tread is probably some way
away yet, it’s quite feasible that tire chains, vehicle manufacturers
and other brands could soon have their name etched into the tread of the
tires their fleet of cars use. According to Kumho, "Mass production
tread patterns can be a compromise - part functional and part aesthetic.
In the future, Kumho plans to design its treads in two stages. The
functional requirement, free of compromise, will be moulded in the
normal way. Any additional attributes or design features will then be
etched onto the surface as required.” Read More
Iomega's new iConnect Wireless Data Station is like a Pogoplug
on steroids. Just plug in up to four of your existing USB storage
devices, and connect it to your (wired or wireless) network, and you've
got a web-accessible, Time Machine-compatible, UPnP-streaming,
torrent-downloading and print-serving Network-attached storage (NAS) device - and it's only US$100. Read More
If there was ever a magical number, it is pi, the
mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of the circumference of a
circle to its diameter. Pi appears in countless formulae in mathematics
and engineering and is roughly 3.14159 though because it is an
irrational number (meaning it will continue infinitely without
repeating), it is forever the subject of efforts to calculate it to the
most number of decimal places. Since 1995, the record has been held by
supercomputers, which have progressed the record to 2577 billion decimal
places. Now the record has been broken again, but this time by a
desktop PC with a humble Core i7 CPU running at 2.93 GHz, with 6 GB RAM
and 7.5 TB of disk storage. Read More
AVL DiTEST DPM 800: dynamic pressure measurement for motorsport
By Gizmag Team
January 6, 2010
With many auto racing formulae now requiring engines to last many races or a whole season, the new AVL
DPM 800 (DPM stands for Dynamic Pressure Measurement) is a gadget many
autosport race teams will be keen to get their hands on - it's an
in-cylinder pressure transducer that comprises a proprietary Piezo spark
plug system with built-in pressure sensor which will enable engine
tuning and the accurate gauging of wear rates and potential longevity as
the season progresses. The DPM 800 will cost EUR 6550 when it is
launched at the Autosport Engineering Show at NEC in Birmingham next week - an absolute bargain compared to what it offers. Read More
LaCie has unveiled the CooKey and WhizKey, two new USB keys inspired by the award-winning iamaKey,
both featuring the water- and scratch-resistant gold SIP connectors of
their inspiration. The USB keys are available in sizes from 4GB to 32GB,
and all include 4GB of online storage with LaCie's Wuala service. Read More
It's early January - you're probably looking to
work off some of your Christmas kilos and shed that festive spare tyre.
For millions of people around the world, that means making a New Year's
resolution, buying a new pair of runners and hitting the road for a jog.
But a new musculoskeletal study has concluded that the average modern
running shoe is significantly more damaging to your knees, hips and
ankles than running barefoot - or even walking in high heels. With
osteoarthritis of the knee representing the biggest cause of disability
in the elderly, this is a serious finding that's worth taking into
account if you want to protect your joints. Read More
You are in a freezing cold condition with a thick
glove on. How do you use your touch screen GPS, touch screen phone or a
touch screen media player without taking your gloves off? Well, you can
if you are wearing the new North Face Etip gloves. They feature the
company’s "X-Static" fabric on the tips of the thumbs and index fingers
which allows you to operate any touch-screen device, without having to
take them off. Read More
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