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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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Microsoft Hardware launches the SideWinder X4 Keyboard, a keyboard designed to give gamers more control over their gaming experience with the industry’s most advanced anti-ghosting technology. Developed by the Applied Sciences Group, this new technology ensures gamers’ most complex key combinations will be recognized by the computer to keep the game in action. The new keyboard also offers other advanced gaming features such as macro recording, mode and profile switching, and adjustable backlighting.

It allows you to press up to 26 keys simultaneously, and since each key is scanned independently by the keyboard hardware, the SideWinder X4 will register each key press correctly, independent of all the other keys being pressed at once. In other words, the SideWinder 4 Keyboard by far excels where other keyboards fail, allowing gamers to execute key combinations that will be able to keep up with your skill and speed.

The Applied Sciences Group, an interdisciplinary research and development team that works across the Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division doing applied research for Microsoft Hardware, Microsoft Surface and Xbox 360, developed the anti-ghosting technology with gamers in mind. The advanced technology takes anti-ghosting to the next level by allowing gamers to press up to 26 keys at once. Because each key is scanned independently by the keyboard hardware, each key press is correctly detected regardless of how many other keys are being pressed at the same time. The SideWinder X4 Keyboard excels where other keyboards fail, letting users execute key combinations and taking full advantage of their skill and speed.

The SideWinder X4 Keyboard will be available in March 2010 for the estimated retail price of $59.95.

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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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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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TV vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sony, Sharp and Toshiba showcased their latest TV technologies at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, with 3D displays being a major attraction.

Samsung exhibited its 3D-capable LED-backlit LCD TVs, LED7000, LED8000, LED9000, which allow users to switch between 2D and 3D display. Samsung emphasized that the company aims not only at continuing to be the leading vendor in the LED-backlit TV market, but also at becoming the leader in the 3D TV market in 2010.

LG demonstrated it ultra-thin 3D-capable LED-backlit TV series, the Infinia.

Sony displayed its 3D LCD TVs, the Bravia XBR-60X900 and XBR-52HX900 at the CES. The 3D LCD TVs will hit the North America market in the summer of 2010.

Toshiba showcased its Cell TV, a LED-backlit LCD TV integrated with the Cell Broadband Engine and the advanced CELL Platform. The Cell Broadband Engine is a central processing core based on IBM’s Power Architecture technology and eight synergistic processing elements (SPE), jointly developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba.

Sharp, which did not exhibit any 3D display, introduced its four primary color (R, G, B, Y) technology and products, which it said provide better color performance.

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Never be caught out again with this ingenious concept coke mobile phone that runs on Coca-Cola drinks. Yes that right, the bio battery the phone generates electricity from the carbohydrates (the sugar) in the Coke and uses enzymes as the catalyst.

Bio batteries have been around a for decades and can produce 3 or 4 times the amount of energy a traditional lithium mobile phone battery can. Seems strange why this isn’t already a commercial product. Especially as Coke is pretty much available anywhere in the world these days.

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OCZ the makers of  premium computer components have just released details of their new range of external solid state drives (SSD) which will be available in the first quarter of 2010.

These ultra thin drives comes in either 64GB, 128GB or 256GB sizes and boast a USB 3.0 transfer speed of 357 megabytes per second.

OCZ also released details about its next generation PCI-Express SSD drives designed more for enterprise systems.

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Ahh.. hearts, we can never say no to them, especially if they’re presented by Coach! This charming new necklace is part of their family and we totally adore it! Beautifully crafted in gold plated metal with shiny rhinestones, make this your lovable presentation to capture his full attention! ; )

Price US$198.

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When someone mentions an Apple USB speaker, most people picture sleek lines and a massive price tag.  Something with a whole lot of class and sophistication, not to mention a very recognizable brand name.  Well if that’s what you had in mind then you’ll be sorely disappointed by these Apple USB Speakers.  However, if you have a thing for quirky speakers then these little apples will work out just fine.

These USB speakers even have a small keychain attached to the side to make carting the speaker around a little bit easier.  It also has a rechargeable Lithium ion battery that makes the speaker just a little more environmentally friendly.    As well as having the usual 3.5mm stereo audio connector, which allows for it to hook up to MP3 players, your laptop and anything else with that type of connector.

The apple comes in a few different colors, such as yellow, red, pink, green and black.  You can purchase it for $13.

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We’ve all been there when your juice has gone in your mobile phone or device its game over.

Rather then carrying extra juice packs and chargers this innovative concept by Song Teaho & Hyejin Lee allows you to charge your devices battery with a few quick spins on your finger.

Well approx. 130 revolutions to be exact to help you make that import call and keep you going until a full charge.

Might be a little tricky on the current version of the iPhone at the moment. But anything to help keep your devices juiced up has to be a good thing.

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It isn’t exactly the best device out there, as there still isn’t anything which can do everything well, and the iPhone 3GS is no exception. One of its major weaknesses would be less-than-satisfactory sound quality when recording, which is why the new Flexible Mini Capsule Microphone from Brando was introduced – it is highly flexible, allowing you to point the microphone on its swiveling base to receive sound from any direction, and doing so with a 25+ dB gain for enhanced sound clarity and quality.

Compatible with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone 2G and iPod Nano 4G, you will be able to pick up this nifty device for $14.

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The Morning Shooter is a special alarm clock with a basketball hoop that needs you to shoot a ball into the hoop to get it to shut up when the alarm goes off.

This is definitely a challenge for those who’re not good shooters. The alarm clock rings to wake you up. In order to stop it from ringing to continue to sleep, you have to shoot a ball into the hoop.

If you’ve tried for a couple of times but failed to get the ball into the hoop, the result will likely be you are already fully awake or you’ll probably wanna try a dunk then. But for the good shooters or basketball players, this will not be an effective one.

It features an LCD screen that displays the time. The product page does not tell whether it comes included with a ball or you may have to get your own basketball ready.

Buy online $16.70.

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Mophie, primarily known for their juice/battery packs or cases, has now taken a leap, planning to produce a credit card scanner for the iPhone. The picture above shows that the Mophie iPhone credit card reader will likely come in the form of a case which its bottom has a reader for you to swipe your customer’s credit card for accepting payment on the go.

The Mophie’s credit card scanner is a combo of hardware and their own software solution. The Mophie Credit card scanner is simply handy for small business owners, which you can use it on your iPhone to swipe the credit cards of your customers for collecting payments.

It’s unclear whether Mophie is getting into transaction business or they simply act as a middle man. But I guess the latter shall be the better choice for them as transaction business is not their cup of tea.

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The Fleximus Camera designed by Art Lebedev, will let you peep into virtually any difficult-to-see corner with incredible ease and take pictures at never-seen angles. It’s a digital camera with flexible suspension that carries a lens at its front. The other end has a compact viewfinder, and you may hook the lens to either this viewfinder or the attachable 3-inch LCD display screen. The marvelous camera enables you to use it with least possible controllers, yet delivers remarkable vision. Unfortunately, it’s still a concept, and there’s no word on its availability yet.

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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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JogJacket, a special case for the iPhone or iPod Touch, comes with an armband and allows you to attach the device to your arm, while you go jogging. The armband is detachable and can be easily adjusted to fit up to 10 different sizes of arms.

The case is light and durable and protects your iPhone/iPod Touch well from getting dirt and scratches. It also has a transparent screen on the front, so you’ll be able to watch movies or operate the iPhone/iPod screen while it’s in the case.

The front face is also outlined with light reflective material, allows the user to read the iPhone/iPod even under low-light conditions. The JogJacket fits a number of generations of iPhones and iPods including the iPhone 3GS, 3G, iPod Touch 3G, 2G and 1G.

Buy online $16.

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The forgetful ones will have problems to remember to take pills on time. It’s a risk to your life, if you’re one on long-term medicine but you’ll always miss the pills.

Here comes a Pill alarm box that has 14 compartments to hold your pills of two weeks. It shows time on its LCD display and also lets you set up to 5 alarms to remind you take medicine on set time in one day.

It’s made of lightweight plastic, comes in pocketable size, which is suitable to bring along while traveling. It requires an AG10 button cell to keep the time running.

Buy online, $9.70,

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LG has announced a new line of external HDDs for the Korean market with the introduction of the XG1 Chic. Coming in 1TB, 1.5TB, 2TB capacities, these stylish 3.5-inch drives feature a powerful and silent cooling system, a USB 2.0/1.1 interface and support SATA II interface for a faster and efficient data transfer. The 1TB version is already available in Korea for 140,000 KRW (about $120), while the 1.5TB and 2TB versions will become available in January next year for unannounced price yet.

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Oakley X Squared is probably the most durable pair of sunglasses. The lenses are made with Oakley HYDROPHOBIC/Oleophobic technology, a performance coating that lets water slide off to help keep your vision clear. It also fights smudges from skin oils and lotions, and it even repels dust. Meanwhile, the frame is made out of lightweight titanium and uses “flex-couplers” that precisely adjusts the fit of the frame around your head. $350.

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If you lack USB ports on your computer due to having a camera or two, MP3 player, mouse, keyboard, modem, USB flash drive and a plethora of other gadgets then this 24 port USB hub could answer the problem. As the name suggests, it allows you to connect up to 24 USB devices to it. The hub is powered by an AC adapter allowing you to loose no power when connecting up devices. Also there is plenty of power to keep compatible gadgets charging too.

The USB hub costs $69.99 and comes supplied with the AC adapter.

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