In my last travel article I bemoaned the fact that the single convergence device was still not a reality. Is this one step closer? Panasonic along with Japanese provider Softbank has just announced the 101P in Japan ( due post November ). Using the 13.2 CMOS Lumix sensor found in their point and shoot cameras, and packing a […]
Panasonic Lumix Phone 101P – Phone+Camera=Convergence? Read More
It seems like upsizing is flavour of the day at the moment. First there was the 23″ Android Tablet and now there’s the giant Game and Watch hack. Seems appropriate since we did an article on the original Nintendo Game and Watch recently. The unit is capable of playing the games found at Pica Pic. I
Game and Watch – It’s Huge Read More
“One Device to rule them all, One Device to find them, One Device to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.” ( Apologies to JRR Tolkien 🙂 ) Having just returned from a three week trip to Vietnam, I was putting away all my gear and was thinking, whatever happened to a single
Travelling with single convergence (divergence) devices – Still poles apart Read More
We reported on the fastest electric motorcycle, but now Czech company Akumoto has teamed up with national Electric Company CEZ to claim the world record for the longest distance travelled by an electric scooter in 24 hours. Covering 1136.3 kms ( 706.1 miles ) , the scooter only used 40.8 kWH of Electricity which costs
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Down here in Tasmania we’re blessed with some of the cleanest water and air in the World, however many countries aren’t quite that lucky. One in eight people in the World don’t have access to clean drinking water. In India alone over 40 million people suffer from waterborne diseases every year. In rural India , Piramal
The City of Sydney Council, Australia is considering a system of high pressure underground pipes to collect garbage from inner-city homes. Already in place in a number of European and other cities, the system can be retrofitted into current infrastructure though it is obviously easier to implement in greenfield sites. The system may mean an
Underground Garbage Disposal System Sucks Read More
Martin Drashkov has taken it on himself to hack himself a 23″ Android Tablet 🙂 Costing him around $600 with off the shelf components “devices like this will make simultaneous use by two users a practicality and will let users more fully immerse themselves in apps and games ” Won’t fit in your pocket or gadget bag though and Swypes
23″ Android Megapad – it’s HUGE! Read More
So I’m sitting on the Reunification Express on my way to Hue from Hanoi in Vietnam. It’s a 13 hour trip and I need something to while away the time. This is the third overseas trip I’ve done with my Kindle and figured why not write a quick review of how useful the Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle 3G – The Perfect Travel Companion Read More
Packing two 17″ Full HD screens, an Intel I7 processor, 8GB of DDR1333 Ram, Webcam, 500GB Hard Drive, NVidia discrete graphics, HDMI, Super DVDDrive and Magnesium Alloy lid-frame, the gScreen SpaceBook is aimed at those users who need a portable workstation for video, photography, web design and anyone who requires a dual screen powerhouse. Weight
gScreen SpaceBook – 34″ Notebook Read More
Until recently I kept away from DSLRs, they were just to big for me to lug around and as such my last 4 cameras have been point and shoots. This meant missing out on a lot of manual settings and flexibility , but better to have a camera with you rather than not having one
Panasonic X Micro Four Thirds Lens, Growing Pancake Read More
Just new on Kickstarter but already fully funded in just over a day CineSkates is a set of three wheels that attaches to a Gorillapod Focus tripod and enables fluid, rolling video in an ultra-portable package. “CineSkates can produce shots that have previously been impossible or only possible with bulky and expensive equipment. Here are a
CineSkates – Get ya (camera’s) skates on Read More
Researchers have used rapid pulses of light to transmit information at speeds of over 500 megabytes per second at the Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin. Dubbed Li-Fi (not to be confused with Light Fidelity) is this a viable competitor to conventional wifi ? “At the heart of this technology is a new generation of high-brightness
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LG has released their LSM-100 Mouse with built in scanner. Push the scan button and swipe the page in one go and save your image in a multitude of standard formats including OCR for editable Word documents. It will scan up to an A3 page. To see how it works check out the preview video
LG LSM-100 Mouse Scanner – Save space on your desk Read More
3D printing is a form of manufacturing technology where three dimensional objects are created by laying down successive layers of material. Industrial 3D printers are available but aren’t the cheapest item around. The Makerbot Thing-O-Matic is an an open source 3D printer for substantially less. Using a 3D CAD program and plastic filament you can
Makerbot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer Read More
The Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet is now up and available to “Buy Now” on the Lenovo online store. Models available are 16GB, WiFi-only for $499 and $569 (32GB) and $669 (64GB). Preorder now with delivery of these 10.1″ Multitouch Display (1280×800) , NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered tablets expected to start on 29th August. Preorder from Lenovo *Edit: Some confusion around
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Amazon recently registered the domain names Kindlescribe.com and Kindlescribes.com. This adds to their KindleAir and KindleSocialNetwork domain names they registered earlier this month. We’ve all heard the rumours about a tablet based device but what else does Amazon have planned ? An ebook writer ? A light weight aluminum e-reader ? A competitor
Amazon Registers Domains – Re Kindle the Rumours Read More
Nintendo releases 59 LCD based handheld electronic games. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, these LCD screened games include a clock and an alarm.
Nintendo Releases Game and Watch LCD Handheld – Do you remember? Read More
Sony has just announced the world’s first digital binoculars with HD video recording, zoom, autofocus and Steadyshot Image stabilization. Capable of recording Full HD video with stereo sound and even a 3D mode that records as stereoscopic video for playback on most 3D HDTVs. The Dev-5 has 10x optical zoom with up to 20x digital
Sony Dev-3 and Dev-5 Binoculars – 3D Bird Watching Read More
Come to the Dark Side……….. the New Zealand Mint has released 2 unique four coin sets depicting Star Wars characters that will be legal tender on the South Pacific Island of Niue. The coins feature a full coloured image of your favourite character duos of Luke Skywalker / Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi / Yoda, R2-D2 /
Star Wars Coins – Legal Tender in a Cantina on Tatooine? Read More
As a motorcycle rider as much as I love my MotoGP bike racing (go Stoner !!), as a Citizen of Planet Earth I always wonder how much of our precious fossil fuel is used up during a weekend of racing (and that’s not even taking into account transport to and from events and other things).
Motorcycle + Salt + Electricity = Landspeed Record Read More