Solar Dress
If you ladies are looking for a little extra power when your out and about then this solar panel dress might be the answer.
The Day-For-Night dress is a modular, reconfigurable dress comprised of 448 white circuit boards (although the number changes as the dress can get longer or shorter). Each tile is designed in such a way as to accommodate a solar cell, a RGB LED, or a photocell, and jumper connectors (in the form of 0 Ohm resistors). A control board provides power, communicates with the tiles, and links to a computer via RF. The dress is completely modular both in terms of software and hardware.
It made its debut at the Siggraph Fashion Show
Via Bornrich
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New Nokia N810 Internet Tablet
Nokia’s new Linux based tablet allows users to connect to the internet with ease. The N810 will be the first device to use the Nokia Internet Tablet OS 2008. The new OS has a Mozilla Gecko based browser, 2Gb of internal storage, 0.3 MP camera and a MiniSDHC card slot. It also has a transreflective display which allows the user to read even in bright sunlight.
- Display: High-resolution 4.13-inch WVGA display (800 x 480 pixels) with up to 65,000 colors
- Connectivity: GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB
- Battery Life: 4 hours (Browsing), 14 days (Standby)
- Dimensions: 226 x 72 x 128mm
- Weight: 226g
Via Hardware Zone
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New PS3 chips slash build prices in half
Changes to the hardware SONY uses in it’s PS3, including changes to the cell processor are helping SONY nearly half the cost of building each PS3 Unit. Japanese analysts responsible for revealing the figures also suggest that - in spite of Sony’s hopes - the games section of the firm will still lose money this fiscal year. Nikko Citigroup reckons last year’s £1 billion gaming loss will reduce to £715 million this year before turning around in 2009.
Via Tech
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2008 International CES
Not long to wait now until the 2008 CES show starts in Las Vegas. The World’s Largest Annual Tradeshow for Consumer Technology! It Kicks off in less than 7 hours I hope you’ve got your tickets. The show includes Manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems with related products and services. We’ll keep you posted on the latest Tech news as is arrives
Here’s a quick peek:
By using an ultra low loss, and no compression infrared technology, 2008 International CES Innovations award winner, Edifier Enterprises Canada Inc. designed the Rainbow Wireless Speaker System as a wireless solution for the home audio experience.
Hope they don’t interferer with your home network.
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Intel’s Latest Gaming Platform - Skulltrail
The guys over at HotHardware have managed to get a sneak peak at Intel’s new gaming platform, Skulltrail.
Skulltrail is built around server class hardware, that has been reconfigured for the gaming market.
The new motherboard featured in the pictures will support dual quad core Penryn Xeon processors, SLI, and has four PCIe slots.
It also features six USB ports, six SATA ports, dual eSata ports, Firewire and Gigabit Ethernet.
From the looks of the specs this is going to be an amazing platform to build some serious gaming PC’s on and I suspect this isn’t going to be cheap either.
via Hot Hardware
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Asus Eee PC will run Windows Vista
Paul over at MoDaCo has managed to get Windows Vista running on the Asus Eee PC.
This is pretty impressive, considering the hardware requirements needed to run Vista, and shows just how flexible the Asus Eee PC really is.
Check out this video, of how it was done.
For full instructions head on over to MoDaCo.
via Gadget Venue
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Eizo launches two new Flexscan LCD Monitors - The SX2461W and SX2761W
Eizo has launched two new Flexscan monitors.
The SX2761w is a 27 inch widescreen LCD Monitor, with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 and will cost around $1,600 (about £800)
Next up is the SX2461W which is a 24 inch widescreen LCD monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 and will cost around $1,200 (about £600).
Both these new monitors are aimed directly at CAD users and graphic designers, and they will go on sale shortly in Japan.
via Akihabara News
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The future of technology - Bug Labs introduces Open Source hardware
Bug Labs, has a novel invention, Open Source hardware.
BUG is a collection of easy to use open source hardware modules, each of which are capable of producing one or more web service.
The modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to build, program and share devices and applications.
BUGbase is the foundation of your BUG device. It’s a fully programmable and “hackable” Linux computer, equipped with a fast CPU, 128MB RAM, built-in WiFi, rechargeable battery, USB, Ethernet, and a small LCD with button controls. It also has a tripod mount because, well, why not? Each BUGbase houses four connectors for users to combine any assortment of BUGmodules to create their ultimate gadget.
Here’s the specs
- ARM1136JF-S-based microprocessor
- 1 USB 2.0 HS host interface/4 hub port connections
- 1 USB OTG HS interface
- 4 UART serial links
- 4 channel SPI interface
- I2C (400 kbits) interface/4 channels
- I2S interface/2 channels
- Smart LCD interface
- Camera sensor interface
- Micro memory card interface
- MPEG4 hardware encoding/decoding
- Hardware graphic acceleration
- 10/100 Ethernet MAC
- 802.11b/g
- Base unit LCD module interface
- Base unit onboard memory (FLASH/DDR SDRAM)
- JTAG/ICE support
- Serial debug port
- Power system
- AC operation
- Battery operation/up to 4 external batteries
- Fast battery charging/simultaneous of internal and external batteries
- Smart power management support
- Battery-backed real-time clock
- Audio out via onboard piezo speaker
It will go on sale later in the year, there is no word on pricing at the moment.
via CrunchGear
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Nokia announces its new internet tablet - the Nokia N810
Nokia has release details of it’s new internet tablet the N810, and I have to say it looks pretty amazing.
Here are the details that have been confirmed so far.
- Same 4.13-nch WVGA (800 x 480), 65k color display as the N800, brightness increased by ~20%
- GPS with particular focus on the “context sensitive web” via Ovi
- 2GB internal storage (not including memory cards), ships with maps for use with GPS
- Has WiFi (802.11b/g), does not have WiMAX
- Bluetooth (2.0+ EDR) DUNs to capable phones, totally Foleo-like
- 400MHz OMAP 2420 CPU, 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
- Integrated frontal camera, ambient light sensor, mini USB 2.0, hardware lock switch
- Plays back video: 3GP, AVI, H.263, H.264, MP4, ASF, WMV, MPEG-1/4, Real video; audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP2, Real audio, WAV
- Battery life aimed at 4 hours of “typical use” (movies, music, internet access, etc.), 10 hours music only, and up to 2 weeks totally idle time, and 5 days active standby (”improved compared to previous generation devices”)
- Runs Nokia’s Linux Maemo interface (duh)
- 5 x 2.83 x 0.55-inches, 7.97 ounces
- Ships in November, $479
via Engadget
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Apple Confirms iPhone SDK for February
Steve Jobs has confirmed that iPhone SDK will be officially available in February 2008.
Third Party Applications on the iPhone
Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users. With our revolutionary multi-touch interface, powerful hardware and advanced software architecture, we believe we have created the best mobile platform ever for developers.
It will take until February to release an SDK because we’re trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once—provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task. Some claim that viruses and malware are not a problem on mobile phones—this is simply not true. There have been serious viruses on other mobile phones already, including some that silently spread from phone to phone over the cell network. As our phones become more powerful, these malicious programs will become more dangerous. And since the iPhone is the most advanced phone ever, it will be a highly visible target.
Some companies are already taking action. Nokia, for example, is not allowing any applications to be loaded onto some of their newest phones unless they have a digital signature that can be traced back to a known developer. While this makes such a phone less than “totally open,” we believe it is a step in the right direction. We are working on an advanced system which will offer developers broad access to natively program the iPhone’s amazing software platform while at the same time protecting users from malicious programs.
We think a few months of patience now will be rewarded by many years of great third party applications running on safe and reliable iPhones.
Steve
P.S.: The SDK will also allow developers to create applications for iPod touch. [Oct 17, 2007]
Apple via Apple Gazette
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Belkin’s new game controller - the Belkin n52te Speedpad
Belkin has launched a new gaming controller, the n52te Speedpad.
It comes with a combination of hardware and software that is aimed at, online RPG, first person shooter, and real time trategy games.
There are 15 programmable buttons, that are programed via the software (which is from Razer), and then saved to the devices onboard memory, and connects via USB.
I have to admit it looks pretty cool, I think I may have to try it out, to see if it improves my gaming skills.
It will go on sale in the US and Europe in November for $70 (about £35)
via CrunchGear
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The Microsoft Keylogger Keyboard For Spies
Check out this Microsoft keyboard, yes it looks just like any other keyboard.
But this keyboard contains built in keylogging hardware, plug it into any PC and it will automatically record keystrokes, and up to 2 million of them at that on the internal 2MB of memory.
Since the keylogger is built into the keyboard hardware, it is undetectable by any Anti-Virus or Anti-Spyware software! All you need to do to start logging, is to plug this new keyboard into a computer with a PS/2 (standard keyboard) port.
To retrieve the logs, you need to open up some text editing software such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, Wordpad, etc and type in the keylogger password. The keylogger password can be changed to whatever you like, but you need to make it obscure so that your normal computer users do not type it by accident. When you type in the keylogger password, the keylogger prints a menu on the screen, allowing you to download the logs and set the keylogger up. It’s very simple to use, and full instructions are provided.
So if your boss decides to upgrade all your keyboards in the office and you see one of these on your desk, it may be time to look for a new job.
The Microsoft keylogger keyboard is available online no for £215 (about $430) from Spywarehouse.Via Gizmodo
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Pioneer Launches New Blu-Ray Player - Pioneer BDP-95FD
Pioneer has launched a new Blu-Ray player the BDP-95FD.
This new player features HDMI1.3, and Pioneer claims that this is the first Blu-Ray player to decode all four HD-level surround sound formats, including Dolby’s Digital Plus and TrueHD as well as DTS-HD High Resolution and Master Audio.
It will also share media from any DLNA equipped PC or device over an Ethernet network.
It will go on sale in October in the US for $1000 (about £500)
Via Akihabara News
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iPhone Hacker George Hotz Interviewed on CNBC - Video
George Hotz, the 17 year old who was the first person to unlock the iPhone via a hardware mod has been interviewed on CNBC.
This clever hacker, also managed to swap one of his hacked iPhones for a Nissan 350Z and 3 new 8GB iPhones.
Here’s the video of the interview
Via Mobile Magazine
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iPhone Gets 100% Unlocked - Works On Any Network
According to Gizmodo the iPhone is now 100% unlocked using a Turbo SIM card, without depending on the version of your current carrier card.
It will apparently give you full calling, SMS and GPRS data capabilities with any network. No extra hardware is needed, all that is required is an $80 blank SIM and the modification is done via the iPhone.
The hackers are claiming that this method doesn’t use card readers and it doesn’t depend on your previous card version either, so it doesn’t matter if it is a V1, V2 or V3. All of them will work fine.
If these works out to be a good long term unlock for the iPhone, and we don’t get any news soon on the iPhone UK launch, I may be looking on eBay for one.
Gizmodo Via Apple Gazette
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