Extend your iPod battery life

Ever wanted to watch 24 hours of video on your iPod without having to charge it? Well now you can thanks to a US company called PDASmart. The battery, they claim, can play up to 48 hours continuous msic playback and up to 24 hours video. This is pretty amazing considering the standard battery […]

Is Sony’s Blu-Ray win a hollow victory?

Chief scientist Laurie Finchman of THX thinks so. Apparently he envisions a future where we will be able to go into a store and download the latest HD films directly onto a flash drive which, by the time Blu-Ray truly becomes the ubiquitos format, will be able to store 120Gb or more - enough […]

3D GPS of the future

 

‘3D’ GPS units have been around for a while, although all they do is provide a rotatable 2D image, until now.     From the people who brought you the karaoke sat-nav comes the iNAVI K2, with an 800 x 480 4.8″ screen, 8Gb memory and 256Mb RAM.
Korean company Thinkware have pushed the boundaries by […]

3.9G Network tested in Japan

DoCoMo, the worlds leading mobile communications company who launched the first 3G networks have now demonstrated a download rate of over 250Mbps(31MBps) in Tokyo, Japan. That equates to being able to download a DVD’s worth of information in under 5 minutes. When compared to the current average UK broadband speeds 16Mbps(2MBps) this could […]

The self-cooking cooker

For anyone who has total abysmal culinary skills the Electrolux Inspiro could be for you. By using an array of sensors the Inspiro is capable of detecting what is placed inside it and will then proceed to cook it to your liking. Setting the dial to ‘roast’ and then choosing ‘well done’ […]

Sun take a gamble with lasers

 

Sun Microsystems have recently received $44 million in funding from DARPA to try and break Moore’s Law by using lasers to interconnect computer chips together, potentially being able to improve on current computing speeds by up to a thousand fold.   Currently silicon chips maximum speeds are limited by the need to transport data around the […]

Give up smoking with an e-cigarette

Theres now a new way to try and give up smoking. Amongst the plethora of existing ’self-help’ patches, plastic tubes et al comes the Gamucci electronic cigarette.
Encorporating a nicotine catrtridge, atomisation chamber, lithium battery and smart-chip to control doses this device is designed to feel just like a real cigaratte. Using a […]

Etymotics Noise Isolating HF2 Earphones

T3 have a review of the latest noise isolating headphones, this time from Etymotic. Headphones like these work by fitting securely into the ear, thereby cutting out most external noises. Sounds like a great way to potentially blow your ear drums to me!
Read T3 for their review. Their verdict? Nothing quite […]

InnovaTek’s Microreactor

 

InnovaTek may have an idea that could potentially solve the problems of current hydrogen fuel cell cars.  Their technology is capable of converting liquid fuel between 1 and 160 gallons of hydrogen per minute, meaning the current dangers of storing compressed hydrogen in fuel cell based vehicles could potentially be averted.
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Western Digital release 640Gb two-platter 3.5″ hard drive

 

Western Digital have just released their latest two-platter offering, available in the US for $140.  Two platter drives offer the best balance of performance vs value vs capacity, meaning a pair of these will out-perform a single terabyte hard drive any day of the week.  Boasting a 3Gb per second transfer rate to external sources […]