Entries from June 2007 ↓

Ohh! This is not at all what you are thinking. Not a sequel to “The Hills Have Eyes”, but ya! You must be alert whenever next time you look at a billboard. You will shocked to know that it might just be staring right back at you!

Well, Eyebox2 is a brand new way for all advertisers to track exactly which billboards, shelves, or plasma TVs are attracting attention of crowd. This innovative device has been developed by Xuuk, Inc and recently shown at a presentation at Google for the first time. Eyebox2 system makes use of an array of infrared LEDs and a 1.3 megapixel digital camera in order to monitor eye movements.

“You know when you use flash photography and people get red eyes? Normally, you would use photo editing software to get rid of that,” says Vertegaal. “Our software works the same way, except it solicits a red eye in people standing in front of it, and uses it.”

This device, somewhat resembles google Analytics that works for the offline world, while allowing advertisers to assess the efficiency of advertisement performances and product placements.

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Well, time zones can pose a pretty big problem to interpret, that too when you are not a seasoned traveler. And if you know, across the globe, there are around 39 different time zones, opposite to the thought of 24 time zones for many. This situation was analyzed by watchmakers blancier and they decided to make it easier to interpret the time even when you’re in a different time zone. Yes! They have introduced the Blancier Mechanical watch that will be a great help to you. No doubt, this gadget will prove as the first truly accurate mechanical world timer, making it a big blessing to globetrotters. Moreover, forget the hassle of setting your watch every time you land a place with a different time zone.

On its launch,blancier watchmaker Franz Wolff talks about this innovation saying, the gadget is really interesting one on its own because time zones are not set by their geographic conditions, in view of the fact that they are often used as a weapon while struggling against their ex- colonial masters. India makes a good example, where exists +5.5 hours difference from Greenwich Meridian Time. It’s interesting to know that standard world time watches with dials don’t show these unusual and tough time shifts. It is big time difficult task for other watchmakers to display half hours as compared to displaying full hours.

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Following a press event, new 2007 Gen 5 series of media player and recorders from Archos’s house was introduced recently in both New York and Europe. Together with four new portable models of Archos Gen 5 line including Archos 105, 405, 605 and 705, company has launched its first set-top DVR. The gadgets seem to have left their excellent impression in the market right at the launch.

So, what’s so special about these portables and why they have got so much of hype? Well, big news goes here! These new Wi-Fi-enabled portables take in direct access to an online “Content Portal.” Furthermore, these portables include a Flash-supported Web browser option. You would love to know that the portal offers you pay-per-download CinemaNow movies and elegant touchcreen display of portables let you pick the movie of your choice and download it to the in-built hard drive. Bingo! No need of PC anymore.

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Today, market is flooded with innovative gadgets that surprise and charm its users with their exciting features. And if it is about music, then everybody would love to hear anything that could enhance the musical productions and their musical interest. Here goes the news, guyz! ADM is introduced to the market as a novel and ground-breaking concept for managing music productions on a mixerboard. This concept is based on visualizing the real route of the audio signal by means of conventional paraphernalia in a controlled and structured way. Moreover, this is done in different combinations.

When technology has influenced everything,

then how musical instruments would be left spared. With time, mixerboards have also undergone an incredible process of development. You will be surprised to see tremendous changes in mixerboards if have a look at the first analogue mixerboards. Introduction of digital mixers has further augmented the possibilities for audio management to be even greater than ever.

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Weird iPod accessories may just cut it as the general tech populace’s idea of a technological display of strange yet amusing concepts, but not even a fourth of these tech savvy people even entertained the idea of strange alarm tools. There’s this iPod accessory which is intended to house iPods whenever you’re doing number 1 or 2, and it can allow an iPod to sit comfortably while you don’t. This iPod accessory was designed to look like a toilet paper dispenser, and it can even be placed right on that spot where most people reach out whenever they finish up with a successful bout against the 2nd call of nature. Yes, it’s aptly known as the iLounge Toilet Paper Dispenser.

There are iPod accessories shaped as chairs, beds, wallets, and there’s even this one where a mechanical DJ is powered up by electrical circuitry which it makes it groove to the music blaring from your iPod. But when you ask a tech savvy friend of yours about his ideas of strange yet interesting alarm tools, you get a blank stare which may actually be a gesture of his utter disbelief of what seems to be stupidity reigning on that portion of your brain which is known to control your cognitive abilities.

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 How about getting a sleek and terrific figured camera that can leave your friends jealous of you? Moreover, touchscreen can add a charm to the lifestyle with such an amazing device. Well, no more suspense now! T700 will win over your heart if you are a picture freak who wants to capture each precious moment of life. BenQ’s T700 has the pride of coming up as the slimmest camera, just 0.5 inches wide, up till now. The gadget is a 7 megapixel innovation with an eye-pleasing 3″ touchscreen display, and is beautifully enclosed in a stainless steel casing.  

You need not to fiddle with many buttons and options to zoom out or zoom in the photos. T700 has a ‘tag to enlarge’ function that lets you to enlarge any area or portion of pictures simply by tapping the screen gently. With a high resolution of 232,000 pixels, T700 reveals a Pentax SMC (Super Multi-Coating) lens that works incredibly for high contrast images with high color saturation. Well, hold on guyz! There is one more appealing sister gadget, X725, from BenQ’s store, which is an upgraded version of the award-winning X720. X725 brings out Pentax 3x optical zoom lens with an in-built Sliding Lens System. 

More interestingly, both, T700 and X725 digital cameras are well-equipped with an advanced S.S.F (Super Shake Free) system that would leave no chance for image blur any more. So no issues, even if images are handled with shaky hands or captured as moving images. Enough of acclaim! What about cost? Bingo! T700 costs just $298. Well, not a bad deal!

    

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Pen phone! You must have visualized a unique gadget making a two-in-one combo, a pen and phone together. But, if Haier P7 is being talked about here, then your imagination may fail you this time. The sleek design of this incredible gadget seems to be inspired from common writing instrument. It offers features like voice recorder and a rather insignificant VGA camera, but the phone is, actually, of no use if you need to write something down in a rush. But, one must admire the creativity of designers who have transformed this seeming pen into an incredibly slim mobile phone.

Well, this wonder Pen story doesn’t end here. Haier P7 works on GSM technology. So, no matter at what patch of globe you are trotting, Haier P7 will keep you in touch with the rest of world. The innovative gadget is installed with a battery that will let you enjoy four hours of continuous talk and can stay charged for120 hours in standby mode. Haier P7 is just 0.7 inch thick and just little over an inch wide, thus, making a pretty device to slip between the real pens lying in your pocket. And Cheers!!! You can have Haier P7 Pen Phone just for $250. So, how about getting this pen-lesspen phone peeping out of your pocket?

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