Visual Radio is now available in Singapore

Over the past weekend, mobile operator StarHub, together with Nokia, HP and Medicorp, announced the launch of Visual Radio in Singapore. For those not familiar with this new service, Visual Radio provides an interactive form of radio listening where users can not only get information and trivia on the music and artist, but also vote for their favorite songs and even participate in related contests.

To access the service, mobile users have to subscribe to a data plan and use one of the Visual Radio-enabled handsets, including the Nokia 6111, N70, 7710, 6230i and 3230. The only radio frequency currently available with Visual Radio is FM 98.7 but more stations are expected to be added in the future.

Firmware update for Cyber-shot R1

Sony has announced a firmware update for its recently launched 10-megapixel prosumer. The update will resolve hot pixel symptoms in a recorded picture as a result of an incorrect software setting.

Users have to note that applying the firmware will return the camera to default settings except for video out and language options.

Find out if you are affected.

Intel prefers suede

"Chic" was the word on Intel's lips this week as it showed off a new line of concept laptop PCs that the chipmaker believes brings a luxurious personal touch to mobile computing.

Acting some years after Apple Computer made the iMac and the iPod into fashion icons, Intel has decreed that the laptop does not have to be "confined to a world of monotone grays and blacks."

Now soft-skin laptop PCs are poised to break into the fashion spotlight, Intel claimed. The company has teamed up with Toray Ultrasuede, made up of self-described "leaders in technology and fashion," to come up with a selection of suede-covered laptops. Read more

BuddhaPad

Does anyone smell a rat with this one? According to the folks behind the BuddhaPad, this claims to be the only mouse pad in the world where rubbing Buddha's jolly belly with your rodent will bless you with happiness, prosperity and good fortune. About the only enlightenment you'll get out of this PC accessory is likely in your pockets where you'll feel lighter by US$11. While this seems like something you'd pick up cheap at the hawker stalls outside Bangkok's numerous temples, then again, it might do your karma some good since 10 percent of the proceeds actually go to Make-a-Wish Foundation. This is a charity organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Test rub the BuddhaPad here | Download the wallpaper | see bigger image

Via News.com blogs

Price: US$10.95, shipping and handling add US$2.50
Availability: See Web site
Device: Mouse pad
Basic specs: 8.5-inch circular pad

Panasonic PT-AE900 has landed

Compared to its predecessor, the new projector received a two-fold upgrade in contrast ratio to a high 5,500:1 while brightness is boosted from 1,000 to 1,100 ANSI lumens.

Enabling this amazing feat is a refined Dynamic Iris featuring scene-tracking capability which performs real-time, frame-by-frame analysis of brightness for reproducing richer bright scenes and deeper shadow details.

The new PT-AE900 is now available for sale in Singapore at S$3,000 (US$1,773).
More info here

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