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Apple takes it one step further : glasses with video capabilities

Apple video glassesIt looks like Apple has some nifty plans for the future - apparently they’ve included in their future design projects a pair of futuristic looking glasses. Although at first sight they might look like some common good looking designer glasses I assure you that there’s more to it than that. The glasses are actually wearable video screens, and it looks like Apple has find just the perfect company to team up with – Sony.

This product will provide features in full see-through mode and video viewing. This next generation personal sunglasses with navigation and video facility will surely revolutionize gadget world.

We’re aware that everything Apple makes is usually appraised by all of its fans thus this device has created some waves amongst mac lovers.

We say – let’s not get too excited about it, it’s still a concept for now.

Posted by Cristian Raiber on August 19, 2008 | Category : Cool gadgets | Comments

IdeaPad U8 from Lenovo shows up at Beijing games

IdeaPad U8 from Lenovo pictureThere you have it, as promised, the IdeaPad U8 has been delivered to the public by Lenovo, at the Olympic Games. Although some of you got a sneak-view at it a few months ago, now it’s official.

Featuring a 4.8″ touchscreen display, the IdeaPad U8 packs under it’s hood a sub-3 watt processor from Intel - from the Atom class - up to 2GB memory and 6GB flash storage.

Other than that, it also features 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, EDGE data and China-specific TD-SCDMA 3G.

Measuring only 21 x 173 x 84-mm and weighting only 350 grams this gizmo is more than pleasing and would be a nice acquisition for a tech loving geek like you or anyone else out there.

Posted by Cristian Raiber on August 18, 2008 | Category : Cool gadgets | Comments

Mio fancies Knight Rider - creates a KITT voiced GPS

Mio Knight Rider GPS pictureWell, we’ve written before about talking GPS navigation systems but this one’s a bit different. Apparently Mio has become a bit nostalgic and created a Knight Rider version of a GPS - barks out instructions with the popular KITT voice.

The device is available from Radio Shack for $269.99 for pre-order and will be officially launched on September the 24th.

Here are some of the tech specs for all of the enthusiasts out there:

  • Features a 4.3″ TFT color LCD display with anti-glare touchscreen
  • Includes a preloaded map of the U.S. and Canada, plus over 4 million points of interest (P.O.I.)
  • Features the voice of K.I.T.T. (William Daniels) providing turn-by-turn voice guidance
  • Knight Rider’s voice synthesizer lights move every time a navigation greeting or instruction’s given
  • Unique interface design brings the look and feel of K.I.T.T. to your daily drive
  • KITT recorded voice files includes 150+ male & 150+ female names to select from for the greeting
  • Voice guidance comes in 16 languages, including English, French and Spanish
Posted by Cristian Raiber on August 18, 2008 | Category : Cool gadgets > GPS navigation systems | Comments

Talking GPS Navigation System { from Kapsys }

Kapten Kapsys Talking GPS Navigation SystemThe Kapsys Kapten GPS is meant to be a driver’s best friend - literally. You’ll never get bored again while driving because purchasing this $220 ( approximately 150€ ) GPS you’ll get a talking GPS - and we don’t mean the usual “turn left ahead” filler talk. Using only advanced text-to-speech technology this gadget will pump out road instructions like crazy.

With a thickness of 13mm and a weight of only 50 grams this gizmo is also packed with MP3 and FM features and sports in a SiRFStar III GPS chipset and 4GB of internal memory - awesomely cool.

Posted by Cristian Raiber on August 16, 2008 | Category : Cool gadgets | Comments

The energy saving water-powered digital clock

Bedol water powered alarm clock pictureMore and more things around us seem to become eco-friendly and so is the case of the Water-powered digital clock from Bedol. As announced by Bedol, the water-powered clock is their first gizmo that falls under the eco-friendly category. Besides a dash of water you’re also going to need a bit of salt to power it. I for one don’t know why more devices like this one have been invested because the principle its built on is fairly simple. The electrodes inside the clock harvest the energy to power it. It comes with a roundish shape, measuring 4″ in height and 3 1/2″ in width and also comes in four different colors : Blue, Charcoal, Green and Orange.

Priced at only $16 this device is aimed at pleasing ‘green’ loving tech-savvy people and can make up for a great gift.

Posted by Cristian Raiber on August 8, 2008 | Category : Cool gadgets | Comments

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