Gadgets and New Technologies

We always say that good design sells and this might become true for the Mumu iShine Q18 in select market (which ones, I don’t know). But this music player comes in a variety of interesting colors, including White, Black, Red and “Baby Blue”. On the photos, it has a clean and cute look, although it remains to be seen how good the manufacturing quality is. Finally, it’s cheap – about $58, so what’s holding it back? Probably the incompatibility wit Vista, the lack of import and a very ugly product name. Specs in the full post.

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The Bracketron Nav-Mat GPS dash mount is a good alternative for those who are looking for a GPS mount to replace their suction cup mounts as the latter is prohibited in some areas. It is easy to install as it requires no tools for installation (no drilling involved!) but instead, has a non-slip base made out of a bean bag for stability as it moulds to the surface of the dashboard and a non-slip base to keep it from sliding off making it hassle free for consumers who do not want to go through the trouble of finding ways to install their suction cup GPS mounts because of a non-stick surface on the dashboard or not having a convenient location of securing it.

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FROM GAMERTELL - To help celebrate the Fourth of July 2008, DirecTV is offering a free preview weekend of its Game Lounge interactive channel for the long weekend (July 2 through 6, 2008, CH 110).
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Almost everybody has played air guitar one way or the other; especially while watching some rock band’s music video, but what about an Air Piano? Omer Yosha has created the Air Piano, which is an electronic piano of sorts, but allows users to play it without physically touching the piano itself.

The Air Piano uses infrared technology to detect the user’s hand movements over it, and plays the appropriate note based on where the movement came from, including the height. The Air Piano is even able to detect if the hand is hovering over the same spot, and will sustain the note.

(Read the full post about ‘Air Piano’…)

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Yesterday we reported that Microsoft could be acquiring Powerset in the coming months. Well, just a day later and Microsoft has officially confirmed the acquisition of Powerset.

According to Microsoft, it bought Powerset because it was impressed with the people there, but also because they share a vision to take search to the next level by understanding the intent and meaning behind people’s search terms. By joining forces with Powerset, Microsoft hopes to improve its understanding of users’ intent behind their searches and provide an improved user experience, instead of just running a straight query on the keywords used and forcing users to click through numerous results to find what they want.

Powerset is also excited about the acquisition.

(Read the full post about ‘Microsoft confirms purchase of Powerset for $100 million’…)

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We believe that the Samsung i740 is a low-budget smartphone. Of course, we’re excited about the Samsung OMNIA (i900), there is also a need to recognize that there are people who would like a PDA-phone that’s less expensive but still capable of handling push-email and GPS functions, two functionalities that arguably do not “require” 3G speeds or massive screen resolution. Also, because it’s designed for the casual user and not the corporate worker, there is no QWERTY keyboard. The presence of FM radio is interesting, however. More specifications in the full post. I’ll pass… and you? [via idnes.cz] (Read the full post about ‘Samsung i740 Low-End Windows Mobile Smartphone’…)

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Continuing in the grand tradition of shameless gadget imitation for the benefit of the consumer public, manufacturer GoLive2 has come up with the latest version of the Wii-mote: The motion-sensing Stix, for the PC.

The wireless GoLive2 Stix are ‘touch sensitive’ controls that will be compatible with hundreds of PC games, and will be conveniently offered at their own game portal, Sphere. The company will also support third party and independent game developers and help them adapt their games to the Stix scheme.

Oddly, there will be three different types of Styx with increasing levels of features, the Stix 200, the 400 and the 100.

(Read the full post about ‘Me Too Gadget: The Stix Brings Motion Controls To the PC’…)

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Apple Inc on Monday issued software updates to patch more than two dozen security holes in its OS X operating systems and various Apple software applications.  The company also issued a patch to fix security vulnerability in Safari for the Mac (The issue in Windows XP & Vista was fixed earlier). The updates are available through Apple Software Update or directly from Apple Downloads.

Apple has released Security Update 2008-04 for users of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, addressing several issues with the operating system. This update is only for Tiger users; Leopard users received this update as part of the 10.5.4 update, also released on Monday.

(Read the full post about ‘Mac OS X 10.4 security patches and Mac OS X 10.5.4 now available’…)

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It may not be what you were hoping for when you heard the two words, “Castlevania” and “Wii” in the same sentence, but it might just still be fun. Castlevania Judgement will be the first Castlevania game for the Nintendo console, and it’s unlike any Castlevania you’ve ever played. Why? It’s a 3D fighter.

Scans surfaced last week of the game in an upcoming issue of Nintendo Power, and now Konami has made it official via press release. According to the release, the game will be all about the online play. You will, indeed, be able to whip people all over the world with gesture-based controls that utilize both the Wii controller and nunchuk.

(Read the full post about ‘Konami confirms Castlevania Judgement for Wii’…)

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So you’ve got a little kitty in your home, but you’re running short on living space as well. What’s there to do? Why, pick up the Catty Corner Litter Box, of course!

Tuck it into a corner…this full-size cat box comes in a space-saving design! The Catty Corner litter box fits even in smaller rooms, but still gives your cat plenty of room to maneuver. Scatter Guard Doorflap keeps spilled litter to a minimum, while the handy sifting tray makes it easy to clean. The door flap gives kitty extra privacy and helps reduce “litter scatter.” The interchangeable halves make it ultra-easy to “scoop”…just remove the top half and use the convenient handles to lift out the sifting screen.

(Read the full post about ‘Catty Corner Litter Box’…)

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