Archives for April 2007
Self-driving car
Juniper Foo | Apr 27, 2007
Stephen King created the ultimate scary self-driven (in more ways than one) car with the angelic name of Christine. Christine, however, was no sweetheart and pure road rage on four wheels. Now the US Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) appears to have taken a leaf right out of the horror meister's book. Trading in the 1958 Plymouth Fury for a Chevrolet Tahoe, it's pimped up a car that's designed to drive itself. Meet the Boss, a robotic vehicle which comes armed with 25 lasers, cameras and radars to sense objects and directions. Car pool, anyone?
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Price: N.A.
Availability: Scheduled for testing in November
Device: Robotic vehicle
Specs: N.A.
Printing without the printer
Mike Yamamoto, CNET.com | Apr 27, 2007
We're not huge on scanning devices (especially where our bodies are concerned), but mostly because they aren't always as practical or workable as they might first seem. Still, we're intrigued by PrintDreams' "Xyron Design Runner" for its unique approach, if nothing else.
Unlike other handheld scanners that require separate storage (cards, sticks, etc.) that's then transferred to a printer, this gadget scans the images and spits them back onto whatever object you want, not just paper. It's kind of like a digital version of those old handheld label makers, but it prints directly on the surface instead of using sticky tape.
The price isn't pocket change (US$200), but it may be worth it because, as blog site Shiny Shiny says, the Xyron is "adaptable to many awkward media that could never go through a conventional printer". That doesn't mean, though, that it should be used for homemade tattoos.
Samsung F300 to debut in five colors mid-May
Reuben Lee | Apr 26, 2007
Samsung has finally given its much-awaited music-phone, the Ultra Music F300, a mid-May launch date.
First announced at last year's ITU Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong, the F300 caught our attention with its unique dual-display candy-bar design that sports a phone face on one side and an MP3 player on the other side. It will retail for S$698 (US$459.21) without contract and S$598 (US$393.42) with a two-year mobile plan.
Showcased for the first time in Singapore at the recent Samsung Fun Club 4th Anniversary party, the F300 will be offered in five colors red, orange, white, blue as well as the original black. Like the Samsung SGH-P310 card-sized phone, the F300 will be bundled with a leather phone holder that doubles as second battery for longer usage. Other noteworthy features on this triband music-phone are a 2-megapixel camera, touchscreen MP3 interface, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth and a microSD card slot.
Also on display at the media event was a matching Bluetooth stereo speaker which comes with onboard playback controls. Although no further details were available on this interesting accessory, its onboard microphone seems to suggest that it can double as a speakerphone, too. A built-in stand also allows users to keep the F300 standing upright for easy viewing of the display. Click here for more details of the F300.
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Samsung i70: Perfect for sweet young things
Edvarcl Heng | Apr 26, 2007
As with all things Samsung, style takes precedence above all else. This new 7.2-megapixel camera, which is available in silver, black, pink and gold, adorns a woman like a well-made Prada handbag. The sliding case helps to save space on the camera bag and makes way for the 3-inch TFT screen.
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According to Samsung Asia, both the i7 and the i70 will be launched in Southeast Asia in early May.
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But the i70 is not all bling. It has a nine-key input pad which can be used to type in alphanumeric characters in a fashion not unlike a mobile phone’s. For those who can’t seem to hold a camera still long enough to snap a decent picture, the i70 has a feature named the Wise shot which takes a shot with both flash and image stabilizer simultaneously and compares the two before displaying the better image. Now isn't that picture perfect?
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GP ReCyko+Batteries
Juniper Foo | Apr 26, 2007
GP has a battery of reasons you should consider its latest breed of power cells. Besides being, of course, rechargeable, it's powering on with its go green objective with the more efficient GP ReCyko+. This not only tries to be like conventional alkaline batteries, since there's no need to charge the batteries before initial use due to the exceptionally low self-discharge rate, GP claims that left unused for 12 months, this will retain about 85 percent of its power capacity. If you can get past the daunting upfront charges and do your bid for the planet, we say more power to you.
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Price: GP ReCyko+ Value Charger S$28, GP ReCyko+ Quick Charger (6hrs) S$35, GP ReCyko+ AAA Batteries (2-pc) S$11, GP ReCyko+ AA Batteries (2-pc) S$11, GP ReCyko+ AA Batteries (4-pc) S$20
Availability: From May, Singapore
Device: Rechargeable batteries
Specs: N.A.
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