Gadgets and New Technologies

Sony Ericsson’s newest patent comes afloat, and it shows us a new type of device allowing up to three input interfaces. The electronic device has a main body, a flip attached to the main body and multiple input interfaces (it says here), so basically this will be some kind of new device in which you can enter data via any of the available ways. From the illustration above, you can see that this will be some kind of cellphone/smartphone with a flap on its face that can go both ways. It’s reversible, and two different input interfaces will reside on that flap alone, aside from the input interface located on the main body of the phone itself. (Read the full post about ‘New Sony Ericsson patent for “portable electronic device with multiple input interfaces”’…)

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Posted Mar 16th 2008 2:54PM by Ryan BlockFiled under: Peripherals We might like it more if Behavior Tech Computer Corp. were in the business of creating devices to assist in BF Skinner inspired experiments, but instead they’ve just got stuff like this 9051H Cheetah keyboard / mouse combo. The board has that righty-oriented FPS key cluster, backlit keys that change color according to typing speed, comes bundled with that generic looking laser mouse with variable DPI (800, 1300, and 2000) and two programmable buttons. (Read the full post about ‘BTC’s 9051H Cheetah “pro” keyboard and mouse’…)

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  Have you ever drank milk that’s not exactly fresh? I have one time, and you can bet that it was a long time before I’d even touch the stuff again. That was especially rough because I’m the kind of guy that can live off of cereal, which is no good without milk. Those expiration dates are helpful in telling you when the milk is bad, however, there are other factors that can contribute to making the milk go sour, which is why a cool little gadget was created that can tell you if the milk is good or bad. The gadget has two parts, one that goes in the milk container, and another outside that can let you know the status of the milk. The bit inside the milk container is actually just a slim metal ribbon. The detector creates a magnetic field that causes the ribbon to vibrate. If it vibrates too slowly the milk is sour, too quickly and the milk has Staphylococcus aureus. Unfortunately these systems only work inside the store. When you take it home, just keep it in the fridge and check the expiration. Source: CrunchGear (Read the full post about ‘New gadget can detect sour milk’…)

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Adopt an Olive Tree You can have this for ?79.95 (Read the full post about ‘Adopt an Olive Tree’…)

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Six additional Blu-ray players have just been certified by DivX, joining the ranks of Sony PS3 that received its certification at the end of 2007. Such certification is important because it means only one thing: 25 hours of DVD-quality video can now be saved on a single Blu-ray disc. Since the end of the format war, Blu-ray has been gaining more popularity with the gadget society. Michelle Abraham, an In-Stat Principal Analyst, said: “In-Stat expects worldwide shipments of Blu-ray players to reach 23 million in 2011. DivX is well-positioned to become a standard feature on Blu-ray devices, just as it has shipped in millions of DVD players worldwide.” Looks like Blu-ray players are here to say. (Read the full post about ‘DivX certifies six more Blu-ray players’…)

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Dell’s got a spanking new 20-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor. Based on the specs it should offer exceptional color accuracy, the Dell UltraSharp 2009W display is fully adjustable even down to the tiniest detail. Just by looking at the 2009W LCD monitor, you’d immediately know that underneath its elegant look are high end technology features waiting to be used and explored. The 20-inch size may not be enough for your personal widescreen viewing pleasure, but it is definitely more than enough to answer everyone’s need for additional workspace in their desktop computing needs. The 20-inch high-resolution Dell 2009W displays 102% color gamut in a brilliant 2000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. (Read the full post about ‘Dell intro’s new UltraSharp 2009W widescreen flat panel LCD monitor’…)

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Intel is reported to soon unveil their mini solid state drives with 80GB and 160GB of storage. These new solid state drives are expected to amaze because they are very small at 1.5 and 2.5-inches. Notebook PCs and laptops will be the rightful beneficiaries of the new Intel’s solid state drives sometime the next quarter of this year. No word yet on the price and when the shipping will start. Earlier at the CES, Intel had already demonstrated the solid state drives and in April, they will be shown again at the Intel Developer Forum where the drives could possibly be officially launched. Intel’s recent entrance into the laptop flash disk drive business is expected to bring the company into competition with Samsung and Toshiba who are also currently going the same path. (Read the full post about ‘Intel, soon to release 160GB solid state drives’…)

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Posted Mar 16th 2008 3:40AM by Paul MillerFiled under: cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video While it appears that Meizu’s infringement shutdown at CeBIT was for unlicensed MP3 usage, and not at all to do with the eerie resemblance to a certain iphone, the company still seems eager to prove to the world it is brewing something unique with the M8 mini One. CEO Jack Wong posted a bunch of new shots to the Meizu forums with small interface tweaks that inch the OS a bit away from its iPhone roots — but certainly not far. [Thanks, Lino G.]Gallery: Meizu M8 interface gets tweaked once again. A few pixels to the left, please? (Read the full post about ‘Meizu M8 interface gets tweaked once again. A few pixels to the left, please?’…)

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It is hard to imagine that something that is very usual and obvious now, just didn’t exist 10-15 years ago. No smartphones, PDAs, digital cameras… Even such obvious thing nowadays as mp3 player just didn’t exist then. However, when you hold your ipod or Zune in your hand, you don’t even think that this type of the device is celebrating now its 10th birthday! 10 years ago, in March 1998, was released the first in the history portable MP3 player. First company that produced such device was Korean manufacturer Saehan Information Systems, and the pioneer in the digital audio was named MPMan F10. It had a very small amount of memory - just 32 MB, a laughable amount nowadays, but back then it was a good storage capability. (Read the full post about ‘MP3 players celebrate their 10th anniversary!’…)

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Posted Mar 16th 2008 7:55AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Desktops It sounds like Shuttle was being a little optimistic in January when it promised a $99 barebones PC and a $199 version with a full complement of internals and a Linux OS. That said, the KPC is still a decent deal, with the K45 barebones kit including quite a bit to be getting on with for $199, and the K4500 pre-configured system offering an Intel Celeron 430 processor, 512MB of RAM, an 80GB HDD and Foresight Linux pre-installed. Other perks that are present even in the barebones kit include Intel GMA 950 graphics, gigabit Ethernet, 5.1 audio, WiFi and a decent bit of room to grow. Newegg should start selling the K45 this weekend, while Shuttle will be selling a user con (Read the full post about ‘Shuttle’s KPC ready for prime time, starts at $299 for a ready-made unit’…)

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