Posted by hina on November 12, 2009 under Accessories, Cell Phone, PDA Phone, Tips & Info | 
A headset called TILT has been unveiled by GlobiGames Ltd, which is specially designed to help the impaired to control gadgets in an easy way. The impaired people who cannot move easily will always have problems to manipulate on a phone easily. The TILT headset simply allows simple action such as tilting the head to control a gadget.
The user just needs to tilt the head to scroll through basic menu and select, deselect and choose a particular icon of the user interface of a gadget. The unique headset also got its name from the way it lets the user control gadgets. When the Tilt headset is not in use, it can be transformed into a wristband and worn on the wrist, so it’ll always be available when the user needs it. Currently, there is no pricing and actual availability date for the TILT headset.
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RFiDJ is the new control system for home theater PC built by Roteno Labs. The system allows the users to use picture frame coasters to control the home theater system. The system has a set of picture frame coasters which each mounted with a descriptive picture and a special RFID tag.
The user will only need to place a coaster in the sensor area, the HTPC will then start streaming that specific selection which includes local news, This week in tech podcast and other specific albums. The system also has shuffle function which it includes a “shuffle” tag that is useful to play content randomly when the users have lost their way of making selection. Video is included below to show it works.
Posted by hina on November 11, 2009 under Accessories |
Whether you like it or not, you or your significant other will always tend to misplace the remote control of the television. TV remote control is always the gadget that gets many hands on it, and will be passing around. And it’s always the gadget the has highest chance of losing it.
In order to always be able to locate your remote control, it’s best to equip it with a remote control finder. The idea here is to attach a mini device, which is a receiver on your remote control. And in your hand, you’ll be holding a little whistle. Once you fail to know where your remote control is, just simply blow the whistle, then remote control with the receiver attached, will then start flashing and beeping.
The big question is we’ll always tend to lose the whistle too. Perhaps, there is a need for super tiny whistle that could be embedded in your finger, which isn’t losable. And this super tiny whiestle in one of your fingers, can then be blown to locate the remote finder whistle. From that on, you can then locate the remote control using the remote finder whistle.
Posted by hina on under Accessories, Cell Phone, PDA Phone |
The breaking news about the latest development of applications on iPhone is it’ll soon be turned into a controller for controlling unmanned military aircrafts.
That is the new territory for iPhone software apps to venture into, which they’ll release some software apps that control the military aircrafts. The multimedia applications seem to have limitations to let those geeky iPhone app developers to get their actual satisfaction. What they want is to look into something more exciting, lets saying making the iPhone capable of controlling airplane in the air.
According to the Apple Software Developer Kit agreement, the applications are not supposed to be designed for or marketed for automatic or autonomous control of aircrafts. However, some geeky developers at University of California, Berkeley, have taken a big leap, which in fact they’ve violated the Apple’s terms and conditions, and taken the applications to the next higher level i.e. for the use to control some unmanned aircrafts.
The Berkeley team makes this iPhone aircraft controlling app to use the Mobile Safari, to allow the users to enter the coordinates and select tasks for unmanned flights, which the control signals are delivered via a web server. Video is attached below to show how this cool app on iPhone is in action.
Posted by hina on under Accessories, Computer Hardware |
First of all, you’ll need to know what Lucid dreaming is all about before getting to know what this special device, the Lucid Dream Machine is meant for. Lucid Dreaming sounds little abstract for most of us and kind of hard to figure out.
Lucid dreaming is when you’re sleeping, but you’re aware that you’re asleep and dreaming, but you don’t wake up. But this mysterious state will give you full control of your dream. Lets say you can control what you want in your dream, who shall appear and who shall not or you can create whatever you want in your dream, be like a God.
Here comes the Lucid Dream Machine, which is a pair of glasses that you wear while you’re sleeping. After about 4 hours that you’re into your sleep, the device will then pulse the LEDs, which will shine through your eye lids. From that one, the flashing lights will get you partially awake or semi-conscious of what you’re dreaming and sleeping, so you will most likely be able to take control of your dream. Such as altering the ending, getting the villain killed, creating as many happy endings as you can.
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Posted by hina on November 9, 2009 under Accessories |
The biggest frustration is while you’re sitting in front of a TV, switching channels with your remote control, but it stops functioning. As it’s run out of batteries! It’s definitely a great idea that there is a remote control which its batteries will never need to be replaced.
Here comes the remote control which makes use of the wind-up concept and needs no replacement of batteries. The wind-up remote control needs you to wind the dial to recharge its internal battery. A 30 full turns are able to provide a full charge, which can last for a week.
The wind-up remote control is definitely a great gadget for the environment, as it needs no replacement of AA or AAA batteries, which is one of the factors that causes lots of chemical waste for the environment. And of course, it saves your pocket for buying batteries. But the price of the wind-up remote is much higher than any average remote controls. It carries a price tag of $39. Again, in long term, it saves lots of your pocket from spending on batteries. It seems to have wide compatibility with lots of brands in the market, including Samsung, Sony, Phillips, Panasonic etc.
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Posted by hina on under Accessories, Watch |
Sony Ericsson and Fossil have teamed up and developed the MBW-200 watch that lets you control your cellphone quietly. This watch will be useful for the forgetful geeks, lets say, while you’re in a meeting or class room which you’re required to have your phone silent but you forgot to do so, till many eyes are starring at you that you’ll have to search in your bag or pocket, hoping to turn the loud ringing phone as quickly as possible.
The Fossil watch is equipped with Bluetooth technology. As long as your cellphone is turned on with its Bluetooth and paired with the Fossil watch that is strapped on your wrist, you’ll be able to use the watch to control the phone. Such as rejecting, and answering calls and even muting the phone.
Some more the watch also works as a remote for shuffling the music list on your cellphone. On the watch’s OLED display, it also clearly shows you the incoming calls’ caller ID and buzzes you every time when there is an incoming call or text message.
The MBW-200 watch comes in three conservative designs which are themed as Sparkling Allure, Contemporary Elegance and Evening Classic. It’s scheduled to hit the market some time in Q4. The price of this watch still remains unknown currently. These watches seem to be intended for the ladies.
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It’s a funny alarm clock that comes in a design of an old-school TV. And some more it comes with a remote control.
The Retro TV alarm clock plays back old game show themes and sounds to wake you up in the morning. When the alarm goes off, the screen of the retro TV also displays some color changing text patterns, which shall be annoying enough to stop you from continuing your sleep.
Unfortunately, it gives a super easy option to turn it off i.e. by the use of the included remote control, which you can easily get it to shut up without having to lift your butt off your bed.
This alarm clock has also a little unique pattern to display time. It’s equipped with colorful LEDs ,illuminate the time in shades of red, green and blue on the TV screen.
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