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I think that we all know that the future is full of Microsoft Surface technology, and I look forward to the day when every table or desk is a touchscreen.

This touchscreen is very useful for all.

DISPLAX, made by a Portuguese company, is prepared for an age where every tabletop, wall, or any large flat (or even curved) surface could be a touchscreen. DISPLAX is a thinner-than-paper polymer film that can be applied to glass, plastic, or wood and can detect up to 16 touches at once.

I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think of some good uses already. In fact, my dream house will have DISPLAX as wall-paper in every room. Read the rest of this entry »

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The advent of the drum solo changed rock music forever. Previously drums had been pretty mad… with all the attention that vocals and guitars were getting. However finally they could take center stage while playing alone for 30 or more boring seconds in a row. Bands like Van Halen tried to add interest to this long sequence of drums by adding the rotating drum cage to their concerts… unfortunately this made the drums motion sick and caused numerous percussion based lawsuits.

Now you can keep your own mini drums in your pocket, ready to whip out and beat into a frenzy at a moments notice. Sadly a rotating drum cage is not included.

Product Features

* Electronic keychain plays the drums when you tap it
* Six different playable drums each with its own sound
* Oh… also holds your keys
* Batteries included

It would be nice if the device came with some sort of recording facility in order to record down all your thumb-tapping solos in their full glory to be shared with others. Apart from that, it makes for an interesting keychain, and nice to know that you get batteries included with each $7.99

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All the while giving it some juice directly from the solar panel that’s attached to the front of the case.  You could use it for emergency situations only or use it on a more regular basis, either way it would come in handy.

The case is meant to work with your usual small gadgets like your camera, cellphone and MP3 player.  All of which should fit into the case provided that they’re a smaller sized device.  It comes with an AC charger, a USB connect cable and a mobile phone plug to help you plug in your phone.  You just put it in the case, plug it in and zip it up.  The cord stays concealed within the pouch.  You can purchase one for $32.99.

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The first Wi-Fi-connected personal scale in the world that boasts integration with the Google Health service. In a nutshell, the Withings WiFi Body Scale is capable of providing updates to a user’s Google Health profile in real-time thanks to its integrated Wi-Fi connection.

Just what is Google Health? Launched in 2009, Google Health functions as an online personal health record which enables users to store, organize, and manage health information in a single, centralized location. With relevant information collected, it can then be shared with nominated individuals, where among them include (but are not limited to) doctors, care-givers and other family members. Sounds like the perfect online accountability tool for individuals who are striving for weight gain/loss which points toward their health status. Of course, there is always the chance of cheating by keying in the wrong numbers, but this is where the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale comes in handy. After all, the scale will automatically send updates of your weight and fat mass to your Google Health profile, ensuring there is no tampering in the process.

Apart from Google Health, the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale currently is able to connect to a secure webpage, an iPhone (free app) and even via Twitter. Interested in picking up this super smart scale? It can be yours for $159.

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Winter can be pretty sucky as your clothes will have a hard time drying out on a clothesline unlike in summer, but good thing there’s this thing known as dryers (which consume a whole lot of juice, obviously, but that’s the price to pay if you don’t want to wear soggy underwear for the entire winter season). Well, there is nothing quite like a little bit of improvisation in the form of the Electrical Clothes Hanger Dryer. Retailing for a relatively affordable $28.04, the Electrical Clothes Hanger Dryer must be connected to a power outlet, and when turned on, hot air will blow out of it to turn whatever’s hung on it as dry as the Gobi desert. Well, almost. Be careful not to plug this in when your hands are wet though!

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The new Chargepod will charge even bigger gadgets and at an even larger price.  Sure it’ll make it possible to carry less chargers when you’re traveling, which is ideal with a big family of gadget lovers.  However, it’s a convenience that’ll cost you.

This one will give your cellphone, laptop, camera and other devices the power that they crave.  All of those devices plug into the Chargepod and the Chargepod itself only takes up one of your outlets.  You’ll need different cable tips to accommodate your different devices and each one will probably cost you about $10 a piece.  Then for the device itself it’ll cost you about $200.

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Most of us have flatbed scanners at home, and many of them take a few minutes to scan a single document. Even though the resolution and clarity of today’s scanners is better than it was ten years ago, the speed of scanning remains almost the same. Scanners are also bulky, and take up a lot of space.

This is not the case with the Hovercam Scanner. Just to let you know, there is no hovering technology involved to make the scanner float in air, but it is way more advanced than most scanners.

As you can see, the Hovercam takes up less room, and you can see a long digital camera atop the mast on this thing. The user sticks their document or anything underneath that camera, and an image is scanned and photographed in seconds rather than the slow minutes of most scanners.

The Hovercam is designed by Pathway Innovations, and saves the scans in RIA (Rich Internet Application). Images can then be dragged and dropped into folders and then turned into PDFs.

The Hovercam also has a built-in microphone which makes it a visual presenter much better than those overhead projectors. There is also a version called the CardPro that is also a great device for scanning business cards.

A Hovercam for home use, the X300, sells for about $139.99. The Office model, the X500, sells for about $199.99, and the previously mentioned CardPro sells for $79.99.

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Vuzix 920AR augmented reality glasses is their present models simply have LCDs at the eyes as well as headphones on the frames, so a user can watch their video on the road as a very private experience.

The last time we cover Vuzix and augmented reality, it was at GDC 2009. Well, they were up to some new tricks at CES 2010. Hit the jump if you want to see a video of it.

The Wrap 920AR has a camera that can capture video a 752 x 480 resolution at 60fps, and combine it with a 1504 x 480 stereoscopic 3D image. You can see on the video some guy playing some sort of game with the goggles.

You will notice the man playing the game is doing nothing but looking at a bunch of strange symbols. These are the augmented reality codes that we have seen before on other entertaining applications, and the Wrap 920AR has many uses, but we already covered that with the short film. It should be out in March, but my source doesn’t have a price.

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It isn’t every oven that has a 7-inch full-color touchscreen LCD.

This 30 inch Double Wall Oven with V2 Vertical Dual-Fan Convection System by Jenn-Air has an incorporated cooking guide to help those cooking.

This Culinary Center allows the user to select options for adjusting the cooking cycle, and delivers a desired end-result. For example, it has a picture of what medium rare looks like, for the culinary deficient. It can also tell cooks where to stick the a meat thermometer.

When the oven is not cooking, the user can adjust the screens so they are showing something like a floral pattern, or an analog or digital clock.

The touchscreen makes it easy for the iGeneration to cook as the user can adjust temperature by just sliding their finger across the screen. No more of those old school dials or switches. In fact, I can see all ovens of the future adopting Jenn-Air’s model, making switches and buttons a thing of the past.

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It is capable of notching down important details such as the speed, distance, trip time, wheel rotation frequency as well as the number of calories burnt, helping you hit your physical fitness goals much faster than expected. It comes with a built-in clock that displays the time in both 12- and 24-hour formats, depending on which you are more comfortable with. There are just three buttons to toggle with – Set, Mode and Reset, alongside a night light for those who prefer working out when dusk falls. This $19.69 device can be powered by a single 3V CR2032 battery, or via solar power.

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This 3-in-1 battery charger might be just the thing to make life a little bit easier.  It’ll make it possible for you to charge all different types of gadgets through multiple power sources.

It’ll charge anything you own that could plug into a regular USB port, a Mini-B USB and then finally a Micro USB port.  That’ll allow for you to charge things like smart phones in addition to your small portable devices.  There is an interchangeable AC wall plug as well as a DC car plug to get the power to the battery charger.  Making it possible to charge it both while you’re on the go or just away from a computer within your home.  You can purchase it for $49.99

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This wooden FM radio even has an itty bitty antenna attached to it to pick up your favorite stations.  Not only does it happen to be small, it also fulfills that need to own gadgets that are made out of wood.

It can be used alone as an FM radio or you can hook it up to an iPod and use it as a portable speaker.  This 1.45” wide by 1” high by 0.75” radio can be charged fully by hooking it up to your USB port.  If just one of these isn’t enough you can pick up a stereo-to-mono splitter cable and use two.  Currently these are retailing through the Korean Early Shop.  They’ll cost you 39,800 won or about $34.

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Who would have thought that something as ordinary as a drinking bottle could also harness the power of the sun with a strategically placed solar panel, where this converted energy can then be used to power its built-in lantern? The LightCap 300 Solar Powered Lantern & Water Bottle does exactly just that, retailing for a mere $29.99 while featuring a quartet of extremely bright white LEDs without weighing you down with its 10.5 oz weight for both bottle and cap.

The translucent cap is deemed to be unbreakable, although we’re pretty sure that falls within reasonable boundaries and does not include having a huge slab of concrete dropped over it from a few meters above. Looks like a decent tool to bring camping, and at least you can see whether any creepy-crawlies have made it to the inside of your drink at night before taking a few sips.

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There will be lots of bad consequences to your health if you always eat too fast. You’ll have to eat slowly in order to be in good shape and health. Now, with a gadget called Mandometer, you can easily time how slow that you should eat for every meal.

Basically, the Mandometer weighs the food on your plate, and times you, vocally yells at you if the food disappears too quickly. The Mandometer is a proven gadget, which has studies showing that it helps reduce you BMI (Body Mass Index) by 2% over 18 months. It also acts part of a clinical method in improving your eating habits.

Unfortunately, the gadget does not measure the intake calories. It simply weighs the food. It’ll fail to help you run away from obesity, if you always pack your plate with high-calorie foods.

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Aidy is the brain behind the DIY Bike Light – working concepts with the potential to be individual pieces of artwork that is guaranteed to capture the attention of anyone who lays their eyes on them. I wouldn’t recommend you placing this beside the TV or coffee table if you happen to hold regular gaming sessions of Wii in your living room, nor will I recommend households with boisterous dogs to have these since the chances of knocking it over would be much higher than Iran developing nuclear weapons (if they haven’t yet done so already).

Aidy is currently working on a second one at the moment, with a double burner which comes in the form of a bulb-burner and a separate candle. What do you think of this piece of DIY home decor? Just in case you were wondering, everything used here was recycled from parts of an old bicycle. Hmm, guess China would be a good place to start such a business…

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The company recently announced that they will be rolling three more Razor LED models that are extremely slim, measuring no more than 1″ in length, with one of them being full well capable of receiving broadcasts courtesy of its new ATSC-M/H mobile/handheld platform which can operate when you’re on the go – yup, we’re talking about mobile TV here in LED format which ought to elicit a Pavlovian response with you salivating already.

You know how consumer electronics manufacturers have to come up with something different and new each year to keep the masses satisfied? Well, with 3D being the last frontier (they say that every year concerning whatever new technology that was announced), could we see mobile 3D TVs being the next big thing? Vizio might be walking down that path, but in the meantime we will have to be satisfied with their Razor LED mobile TV range that features 800 x 480 resolution, as it pulls down ATSC broadcasts while displaying them in screen sizes of 7″, 9″ and 10″. The 9″ and 10″ models, also known as the VMB090 and VMB100 are also able to receive NTSC broadcasts as well as the new mobile ATSC-MH broadcast. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you happen to stay in one of the more bicycle-friendly cities around the globe, why not make the most of the situation by equipping your two-wheeler with the Bike Spokelit? After all, it will go a long way in increasing your visibility to other road users, helping you get to your destination safe and sound.

All you have to do is clip the SpokeLit to your spokes (well where else are you going to put a SpokeLit?), click it on and get pedalling. You then have the choice of a constant or a rapidly flashing coloured light. We kind of prefer the constant light on a purely aesthetic level – cycling at the right speed produces that lovely ring of light effect. Of course, it’s more about staying visible on the roads than looking like an extra from Blade Runner, but there’s no harm in looking cool.
Installation is a snap at just a few seconds,price £7.99.

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TuneBug Shake is an ultra-portable speaker that can be attached to any surface to produce surround sounds, thanks to the NXT-patented SurfaceSound technology. The TuneBug Shake can be attached to a bike, ski and skate helmets and connected to any music players including your iPod, MP3 players or cellphones either wirelessly via Bluetooth or by audio cord.

Bikers, skateboarders or skiers can have it mounted to their helmets and have the music beamed wirelessly from their music players. And the best is it creates surround sound experience, and provides a great solution for bikers, skateboarders and skiers to avoid the danger of being unaware of their surrounding by having earphones in. The TuneBug Shake has a rechargeable battery that lasts for 5 hours of playtime and it charges via USB. The TuneBug Shake will be available starting January 30, 2010.

Another product of TuneBug, the TuneBug Vibe is also a sound generator that attaches to any surface to produce sounds and it’s been designed to work any ultra portables or computers or music players that have a 3.5mm audio jack. It has an internal battery with about 5 hours of playtime and charges via USB.

Price $70.

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Training dogs isn’t always easy, some dogs are easier than others.  However, either way it takes a great deal of work and dedication to accomplish anything with your pet.  With this device, hopefully you can make the training process a little more smooth for you.  This voice recorder was created in hopes that it would reinforce all that effort you put into training.  It uses both your own voice commands, as well as the option to use high frequency tones.

The tones can of course only be heard by your dog.  Whereas the voice recordings are just normal recordings of your commands.  It’d make things easier for other members of your family if the dog only listens to you.  With this they could get the dog to quit jumping all over them by pressing a button.  Whether or not it actually works is unknown, but it could be worth testing out.  You can purchase it for $27.69.

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Insdream SX601 is an e-Book reader that looks pretty much alike the Amazon Kindle. It also features a 6-inch display, but instead of the usual E-ink display, it’s opted for a 16-greyscale-level DSTN panel.

Insdream claims the benefit of their DSTN panel is faster refresh times with the same power efficiency as an E-Ink panel. But it has reduced contrast while compared to E-Ink and is unsuitable to be used in low-light conditions. The Insdream e-Book reader does not have wireless connectivity, so the users have to rely on using USB drives or memory cards to load and unload files.

The Insdream reader supports formats include TXT, HTML, PDF, EPUB, PDB, FB2, CHM, RTF,TCR, OEB and OpenReader. The battery can last for two weeks on regular reading. It also has landscape and portrait modes, which can be switched by a button-push. Other goodies include MP3 player, text-to-speech in English and Mandarin, a calendar, image viewer, calculator and search functionality.

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