PICTURES: Sleek MacBook Touch Concept

Another day, another MacBook Touch concept, or so it seems. What sets this particular mockup apart from the others is its compatibility with a future docking station, complete with large LCD display and keyboard. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The black Powerbook-Titanium-style is quite nice, though. The concept may be feasible too: I like the idea of having an on-the-go tablet with touch keyboard for surfing, video, music and photography using a touch-optimized iLife suite

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VIDEO: Nintendo Releases New Super Smash Bros. Brawl Commercials in Japan

Nintendo has just released two new Super Smash Bros. Brawl commercials in Japan (available January 24th), showing off its multiplayer gameplay. Videos after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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PICTURES: Skypee - The iPod Compatible, DIY Skype Robot (Video)

Skypee is a DIY Skype robot that boasts "a video camera, MP3 player, VoIP phone, microphone, louspeaker, motors," and iPod compatibility. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The best thing about this guy is that you can control him from anywhere in the internet

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Feature: University Researchers Develop Method to Convert 2D Images into 3D Scenes (Video)

Maybe enhancing/retouching that special image in Photoshop just isn't enough. Going the software route doesn't mean you have to be limited to simple tools. What if you could recreate that image, but in 3D? Well, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new method of converting a single 2D image into a 3D scene. Put simply, custom software locates visual cues in the image and differentiates the horizontal/vertical surfaces. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Samsung Launch New Touchscreen F490

Samsung have announced the F490 fully touchscreen handset due for release in early 2008. It’s a slimline phone with a silver exterior and a 3.2″ touch sensitive TFT display, that more than resembles the recently released F700.It has a 5 megapixel camera, like the F700, and the screen features haptic-touch feedback. The phone has 3G [...]

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Frontlines: Fuel of War (Xbox 360 / PS3) Gameplay Blowout

Slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms (Feb. 12) is THQ's Frontlines: Fuel of War, which uses the "advanced Unreal 3 engine for futuristic, intense fights in an open-world battlefield." Videos after the break.

The game's nonlinear single-player campaign has players advancing their side's frontline into enemy territory

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The 20 Most Exciting Mobile Phones of 2008

2008 promises to be a great year for mobile phones. The rumour mills have been working on overdrive recently with speculation about the second-generation iPhone and talk of a N95 replacement from Nokia, and of course we should start seeing the first phones using Google Android in the summer. Nokia promises us WiMax phones in [...]

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TechEBlog Review: 2GB Bluetooth-enabled Insignia NS-2V17B Player + Headphones (Video)

A crisp, full-color 1.7-inch LCD display cohabits on Insignia' NS-2V17B player in a layout that's both sleek and easy to use. Other features include 2GB of built-in storage, microSD memory card slot, USB 2.0-connectivity for easy file transfers, and up to 25-hours of continuous playback. Also recommended are Insignia's Bluetooth wireless headphones. It lets mobile warriors enjoy all their favorite tunes hands-free. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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VIDEO: SRV-1 Mobile Surveillance Robot Avoids Walls

Not your average robot. The SRV-1 Mobile Surveillance Robot from ThinkGeek sports "tank-like treads, a 32-bit ARM processor and a mini video camera." Video demonstration after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

An autonomous roving mode allows the SRV-1 to explore independently while avoiding obstacles. Video surveillance recording can be scheduled based on time or date and saved as an AVI video file. Built in web based user-management controls who has access to pilot the robot or change settings

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CES 2008: Logitech DiNovo Mini Wireless Keyboard is Small, Controls PS3 (Video)

Our friends over at Shiny Shiny managed to get their hands on Logitech's new DiNovo Mini, a portable wireless keyboard, and use it to control Windows Media Center / PS3. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

With a nice size and apparently a good layout, it looks like a winner for any couch potato, if the couch potato didn't eat fried potatoes to smear with grease its glossy transparent finish

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Apple iPhone home automation system

At CES 2008 Show in Las Vegas, Lagotek will present its HIP Modes Sideshow home control gadget working on iPhone and iPod touch made possible by Ikanos Consulting Go Gadgets technology. This is the first technology that enables the use of iPhone and iPod touch for home control over WiFi and GPRS / EDGE. The ability to run Vista Sideshow gadgets on Apples legendary devices to control the home was made possible by Lagotek Corporation and Ikanos Consulting. working together to merge cutting edge Vista Sideshow technologies with Apples famous devices for home automation use.


Home automation system
Lagotek HIP Modes are user created macro states of the Home. By choosing the specific Mode on iPod touch, the homeowner, with the Lagotek HIP home automation system installed, can control lights, temperature, music, audio/video devices and the security system with one touch. Lagotek CEO Eugene Luskin stated, This is probably the highest concentration of coolness in one device with Vista Sideshow on iPod doing home automation over WiFi. Our friends at Ikanos Consulting are amazing and, working together, we can achieve in weeks what Microsoft and Apple would never be able to bring to the market. I am very excited with this important step in making Lagoteks vision of 'Automation in every home from any device and from anywhere' closer to reality. This is a perfect complementary solution for our cell phone home control application.

Apple iPhone and iPod compatible
Go Gadgets for iPhone and iPod touch is a web application which, when installed on Windows Vista, allows users to turn an iPod touch or iPhone into a Windows SideShow-capable device. Go Gadgets is a client-server system for adding Windows SideShow capability to a wide range of connected smart devices. As well as support for web applications, Go Gadgets also supports devices based on Windows Mobile, Windows CE, and J2ME, and allows remote access to Windows SideShow gadgets via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPRS / EDGE / 3G. Windows SideShow is a technology built into Windows Vista that allows small software applications, called gadgets, to be used on small-screen connected devices such as remote controls, fridge magnets and secondary displays on laptops.

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Koreas First Ever USB Type Credit Card

Shinhan Card rolled out Koreas first ever USB type credit card on December 27.

The USB credit card provides the online and contactless payment function and works the post-paid transportation card as well.

The built-in IC chip includes the public authorization and the internet credit payment programs.

During the online payment, users do not need to insert the credit card number.

Rather, they can pay by connecting the USB to the slot. At the franchise stores with the IC card reader, it enables the no-touch payment.

The card also supports the information inquiry and the automatic log-in service using the public authorization and the built-in internet payment programs.

However, it is limited for users to delete or save data so that the USB itself cannot be used as a portable storage device.

Shinhan Card plans to issue the existing plastic credit card, Shinhan Love Card, as well until the IC chip readers become popular among the franchise stores.

The company said, It provides the online and contactless payment functions. And the card itself can be an accessory as well. We think those young customers familiar with the online and mobile payment will prefer the USB type credit card.

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Samsung SPH-V8200 pics

The phone is old but it's nice to see it again after a while. This 8 mega pixel phone from Samsung was unveiled over 1-1.5 years ago (if I am not mistaken). Nevertheless, I am still impressed. Here are the specs.

Samsung SPH-V8200 specifications
CDMA2000 1x EV-DO.
WAP browser.
WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability).
Support PictBridge function.
Support TV-out function.
VOD (Video On Demand) and MOD (Music On Demand).
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
240X320 pixels 16M colours TFT LCD display screen.
8M resolutions CCD digital camera with video recorder/playback.
Flash light, auto focus, multi shot and digital zoom function.
MP3 player.
Dual stereo sound speakers.
Internal antenna.
Call vibration.
Voice recording function.
128 bit MP3 polyphonic ring tone with tone composer.
Text input predictive software.
TransFlash card expansion slot.
Infrared port and USB client.
Downloadable pictures, animations and ring tones.
Alarm clock, world clock, calendar, calculator, memo, dictionary.
Email, file viewer (MS Office File/PDF/JPG/txt), Flash GUI, PC sync.
Photo album, photo editor, screensaver, wallpaper and games.

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New Nokia Gaming Mobile Phone Patented

Forget the rumoured/denied PSPhone that Sony may or may not produce, Nokia have patented a device that, should it beproduced, will make Sony think twice before half-heartedly riffing on the PSP’s design if the day comes.Mobile phones with decent gaming ability have always stumbled with ergonomics - buttons, D-pads, triggers, a big enoughscreen whilst retaining [...]

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Ericsson technology enables new safety device launched by NTT DoCoMo

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced that a brand-new security device with positioning capabilities, enabled by Ericsson technology, has been launched in Japan.

NTT DoCoMo, Inc., the Japanese telecoms giant, has launched a safety device that gets high-precision location information by using the GPS function. The device is designed to provide family members or authorities with positioning information or to enable location tracking when the user pulls the slide switch in a dangerous or emergency situation. The slide switch also triggers a crime prevention buzzer on the device.

The device is based on the U310 platform developed by Ericsson. The platform enables the modem and GPS functionality within the device, which is small enough to be carried inside a pocket or bag for easy activation in case of emergency.

Robert Puskaric, Head of Ericsson Mobile Platforms, says: "This shows that our platform technology is flexible and small enough to be implemented in devices other than the traditional mobile phone. We are also pleased to see that our platform has been included in a security device within the DoCoMo portfolio, as this proves its stability and quality."

The product, CTG-001G, has been developed by Giant Electronics on behalf of DoCoMo, and was launched on the Japanese market on December 7.

Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.

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About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves about 53 million customers, including 40 million people subscribing to FOMA, launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G-mobile service based on WCDMA. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode, the world's most popular mobile e-mail/internet service, which is used by more than 47 million people. With the addition of credit card and other e-wallet functions, DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.

Press Release (pdf)
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1178532/234416.pdf

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