Archives for January 2007
Coolight
Juniper Foo | Jan 09, 2007
The jury's finally out on the latest designboom competition. And with the theme of "house party", the top prize has been nabbed by Taiwanese entrant Wen-Haur Yen. Good to know Asia has the design gumption to score one against 3,070 participants from around 89 countries. We reckon what makes Wen-Haur's entry a hit is that it's as much about function as form. The practical Asian side? The Coolight works as a handle fitted with a steel cylinder of cryogen you pre-freeze, which you can pop into your beer bottle to chill without the diluting effects of ice. A hole at the top lets you drink your preferred poison without having to remove the device. Color LEDs add fun party effects. Again, Wen-Haur's pragmatic side emerges with the LED doing double-duty as a display for information such as time and temperature. We won't be surprised if the commercial model throws in a breathelizer for drivers. Until then, somebody get this out into production quick!
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More iriver goodies: B20, Mplayer, Unit2 and T60
Edvarcl Heng | Jan 08, 2007
Beside the W10 and U20 we had reported on last week, iriver will be unveiling four more new products. The first is the T60 which harks back to the form factor of the Toblerone-shaped iFP-1090.
The Mplayer may spell a partnership between Walt Disney and iriver, but we are quite unsure how it works. The B20 is an update of the B10 which featured T-DMB.
We are most excited about Unit2 most of all. Other than the rumored built-in DVD player, Wi-Fi and TV functionalities, it has incorporated a phone function which we have been tipped off about since mid-2006. What's interesting is that the telephony is built into the remote itself. 
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Sony's Memory Stick PRO Duo hits 8GB
Damian Koh | Jan 08, 2007
While we're all still waiting for the Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Sony has gone ahead to announce the 8GB version of the PRO Duo at this year's CES.
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According to Sony Singapore, the 8GB Memory Stick DUO Pro will be available from February in Asia.
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Users can expect to store 3,000 10-megapixel images in standard mode; more than 19 hours of video at 768Kb per second in MPEG-4 compression; and approximately 2,000 songs in MP3 format at 128kbps at an average of 4 minutes per song, according to Sony.
This 8GB card will be compatible with all Sony Cyber-shots, Handycams and VAIOs launched this year, as well as the Alpha 100 dSLR. Older VAIO products, PlayStation Portables (system software version 2.81 and later) and the Memory Stick Video Recorders will, however, require a software update.
The flash media will be available in the US come February, while the rest of us in Asia may have to wait a little longer.
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Uber mini projector brings the big screen near you
Edvarcl Heng | Jan 08, 2007
Remember Mysterio? The super villain with the goldfish bowl helmet who used to bamboozle Spiderman with illusions from his collection of mini projectors? Well, web-slingers everywhere should be quailing in fear. Microvision may be bringing the same technology to a mobile phone or PVP near you.
Based on an Integrated Photonics Module (IPM), a highly miniaturized projector engine of Microvision's own design, the IPM prototype will be demonstrated only to invited guests at CES. According to a press release statement, the IPM, which is about the size of an Apple iPod shuffle, is capable of projecting image sizes equivalent to a large screen plasma TV on almost any surface. More CES stories.
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Toshiba's high-end Vista tablet
Darius Chang | Jan 08, 2007
Hot on the heels of HP's tx1000us Vista-powered tablet PC comes Toshiba's Portege R400 tablet PC with a stylish white body.
The Portege R400 is a 12.1-inch convertible laptop with ultra-low voltage Core Duo processors. Unique to the system is a small LED display on the front edge that shows the time, battery level, wireless signal strength and email message status. Admittedly, it is not as exciting as the slideshow screen in the ASUS W5Fe.
The Portege R400 should be launched on January 30 in the US with a starting price of US$2,500.
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