Gadgets and New Technologies

Sony announces its HT-SS2300 Home Theater System which aim to bring more vibrancy to your living room, targeting both High Definition TVs and Blu-ray Disc players for some top-flight entertainment without breaking the bank. You get full HD video support and eight channels of uncompressed audio for a superior entertainment experience. Features of the Sony HT-SS2300 include :- Three 1080p-capable HDMI inputs Optical and coaxial digital inputs 5.1 channel unit with sound bar and a separate subwoofer 1,000 watts R.M.S. Slim AV receiverThe Sony HT-SS2300 Home Theater System will be released sometime this summer, retailing in the region of $400. (Read the full post about ‘Sony HT-SS2300 Home Theater System’…)

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This is one of the tiniest ECGs I’ve ever laid my eyes on, as it consists of an extremely tiny LCD display, a pair of electrodes and an ARM training unit. It is powered by an STM32 Primer chip, where pressing both your thumbs on the two electrodes will begin the ECG trace. Once your pulse is detected, it will beep while showing off the heart rate in a decimal format in the top left hand corner. Hopefully the accuracy of such a simple DIY project can be improved, allowing field personnel to carry a compact and lightweight ECG - that remains but a pipe dream at the moment, so this DIY ECG is relegated to the “fun” category in the meantime. (Read the full post about ‘DIY Compact ECG’…)

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Peter Molyneux and his studio Lionhead Studios are taking a slightly different approach to using Xbox Live in the run up to the release of Fable 2. Rather than releasing a demo of the game to whet our appetites, they are going to release parts of the game early.

The announcement was made during the Game Developer Conference held last week in San Francisco. Fable 2 contains a number of mini-games that the player will be able to play to earn money. It is Lionhead’s intention to make these games available via Xbox Live prior to the launch of the full game so players can earn money in advance.

Two things are not clear from the announcement.

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Don’t you just hate the sound of a mosquito hanging around your ear, especially when you’re trying to catch some shuteye? The Buzzing Mosquito - Light Sensitive Sound Box brings the novelty of such a sound without the diseases that come with certain mosquitoes… Darkness activated sound box …. Where is that buzzing coming from? An infuriator box - Turn out the lights and listen to the mosquito buzz, when you turn on the lights he disappears! Comedy novelty value product…annoy your friends and work colleagues with this Darkness activated sound box, put it into drawers, pockets, boxes or simply turn off the lights to activate the Mosquito buzzing sound, turn the lights on and the sound stops…an extremely annoying yet incredibly funny gadget! (Read the full post about ‘Buzzing Mosquito - Light Sensitive Sound Box’…)

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Lenovo’s X300 notebook, an ultra-thin model arriving just in time to take on Apple’s similarly skinny macbook air, received its official nod today. The gates are open, but why spend $2,500 or more on a laptop? "It’s the best thing we’ve ever done," said Tom Ribble, Lenovo’s director of Thinkpad marketing. He rolled off a list of features that sounded like a denunciation of what Apple’s own new toy lacks: a DVD burner, triplet of USB ports, WWAN, GPS, an easily-replaceable battery and stereo speakers. "You don’t need to trade off. You don’t need to compromise." It’s my own fault for hyping up that angle in our conversation. (Read the full post about ‘Lenovo on X300 Notebook: “It’s the Best Thing We’ve Ever Done.”’…)

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Hay fever season will soon be here, so if you don’t want your nose to end up like a leaking faucet, check out Bio International Japan’s Nose Mask Pit. This is actually a couple of pieces of gauze on a rubber plug for each nostril, and shoving them up actually plugs up your nose. It is accompanied by a discrete plastic cord that runs between the two halves, and is nearly invisible to the unsearching naked eye. A pack of eight retails for $14 - small price to pay considering the amount of discomfort and tissues you save yourself. There are four sizes to choose from - from 8mm to 12mm in diameter. Sneezing is not recommended though. (Read the full post about ‘Nose Mask Pit’…)

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Speed Stacks - Sport Stacking Complete Set Ready, steady… stack. Get bitten by the speed stacking bug and we promised you’ll soon be hooked. See price (Read the full post about ‘Speed Stacks - Sport Stacking Complete Set’…)

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Posted Feb 26th 2008 3:02AM by Ryan BlockFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Those waiting for the next generation of Blu-ray players, here you go: Sony’s got two new ones for you today, the BDP-S350 and BDP-S550. Both feature BD-Live (and thus Ethernet) and USB (for external) storage, while the S550 has PiP (BonusView) and 1GB of onboard storage. As for the rest of the specs, well, expect TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, dts-HD (and dts-HD Master in the S550), AVCHD and xvYCC color support, and, of course 1080 60/24p. (Read the full post about ‘Sony announces BDP-S350, BDP-S550: first new Blu-ray players since the fall of HD DVD’…)

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The Breast Massage Robot is truly a hoot (pun not intended), and I can see all those coy smiles and snickers already. Apparently, this device claims to stimulate the massager’s hand movements for a comfortable, human-free massage session. It is smart enough to automatically adjust itself to cater for various breast shapes - perhaps Victoria’s Secret management could learn a thing or two from this robot in order to ensure that their lingerie fits perfectly each time? There is a variety of massage programs to choose from - guess we husbands seem to be getting more and more obsolete these days. Sigh. (Read the full post about ‘Breast Massage Robot’…)

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Say What? With this fiendish multi-player game you can practice unjumbling some of the world’s most famous - and infamous - phrases and sayings to your heart’s content. 3 skill levels and 5 shuffle modes help twist the phrases still further - and really pile on the agony. See price (Read the full post about ‘Say What?’…)

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