Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Household
Pictured above, dear readers, is all the proof you need that a universal remote really is the best option if you have 4+ units that you use on a regular basis. This borderline-comical storage unit has enough room for four of your favorite clickers and one ice cold beverage, but oddly enough, there’s no basket for holding your day-old tater tots or marginally stale Fritos. Still, it does boast a built-in panel that will automatically buzz a lost remote in case you misplace it, which totally makes up for any other oversights in design. Of course, we’d recommend putting the $59.98 that this costs towards a decent universal remote, but at least this piece is less embarrassing than the infamous Remote Wrangler.
[Thanks, Juergen]
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Filed under: Transportation
Dyson (yes, that Dyson) could be looking to play a role in the next great electric automobile. Just let your brain simmer on that a moment, and see if you can stifle any forthcoming laughter. Believe it or not, the British inventor famous for his iconic vacuum designs is actually developing a “powerful lightweight motor that could enable electric cars to zoom along for hundreds of miles without causing pollution.” In theory, the eventual vehicle would scoot about much quicker than the majority of sluggish electric vehicles and solar panels would be tacked on the roof for regeneration in sunlight. Of course, some analysts are suggesting that he continue to keep his innovative motors in household gizmos, and rather than strike out on his own to invent a new car, he could simply partner with an existing automaker and toss in his design genius to craft something that’s not horrifically ugly. Sounds pretty good to us.
[Via Core77, image courtesy of Telegraph]
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Filed under: Displays
Dust those cobwebs out and strain that memory, won’t you? Surely you haven’t forgotten about JVC’s pair of “world’s thinnest” LCD HDTVs; after all, they were just announced at CES. Whatever the case, the 42-inch LT-42SL89 and 46-inch LT-46SL89 HDTVs are both proud members of the outfit’s Procision series and boast a cabinet that “across most of its width measures a mere 1.5-inches, with a maximum depth of just 2.9-inches at the panel’s center.” Of course, each set also includes a TV tuner, three HDMI inputs, two component jacks and one S-Video / VGA port to complement the USB picture viewer, illuminated remote and touch-sensitive buttons on the front panel. Both super-slim units will hit retail stores next month for $1,899.99 and $2,399.99, respectively.
[Via FarEastGizmos]
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Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment
And you thought the projector overload from InfoComm was all done. Think again. On the docket today is Casio, who is bringing out a new Pro-Series of PJs that looks quite different from your typical beamer. Both the XJ-SC200 and XJ-S50 series sport a “Super Slim” profile — hailed by Casio as the industry’s slimmest, in fact. Each of the 3.97-pound members will feature an XGA (1,024 x 768) resolution, between 2,500 and 3,000 ANSI lumens, a DLP projection engine and VGA input, while a few even include a USB port for wireless connectivity through an optional WiFi receiver. Both the Super Color and Super Bright models are scheduled to ship in August and will range from $1,299 to $1,599 in price.
[Via FarEastGizmos]
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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Never mind those guys cranking out just one or two new gizmos at InfoComm — Sharp’s busting out the big guns. The company is using the stage in Vegas to introduce a swarm of new gear including the XG-P560W 3-chip DLP WXGA projector, XG-C455W / PG-C355W 3LCD WXGA PJs, XG-P610X XGA unit and four new BrilliantColor DLP beamers (PG-F317X, PG-F312X, PG-F262X and PG-F212X). For those unfazed, it’s also showcasing 46- (TL-M4600) and 52-inch (TL-M5200) professional LCD monitors meant for digital signage applications. As you can probably glean, there’s way too much data on the whole lot to cover in this space, so we’ll kindly direct you to the read link if you’re hungry for more.
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Need some serious storage for your files? Here’s the LaCie little big disk quadra with 1 terabytes (that’s 1,000 gigabytes!) of storage.
1 x eSATA 3Gbits port; 2 x FireWire 800 ports (FireWire 400 compatible); 1 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
via gizmodo - fareastgizmos
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
For the love of all that’s humane in this world, it’s about time someone stepped up and put an end to this lunacy. Okay, so maybe that’s overstating things a bit, but we’re joyous nonetheless to hear that the Kent County Council in southeast England has “become one of the first in the UK to ban mosquito gadgets from its buildings.” Here’s a refresher: so-called mosquito tones are high-pitched frequencies that can only be heard by the younger sect (you know, those with outstanding hearing abilities). Apparently some businesses have been using said gizmos to keep kids from loitering and the like, but higher-ups in Kent feel this method of detraction isn’t fair. If all goes to plan, councilors are hoping to ask the government to ban the devices altogether, but only time will tell if the notion will catch on elsewhere in the country.
[Via Digg]
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Look out, modders — the venerable Altoids tin is making a comeback. Shortly after the
YBox2 rekindled our love for the immensely versatile box, along comes
James G. Watt with yet another fantastical creation. The device you’re gazing at above is a solar-powered
theremin, which is good for making all sorts of cacophonic sounds anywhere that sunlight is abundant. For those unfamiliar with such gizmos, head on past the break for an admittedly strange sounding demonstration.
[Via MAKE]
Continue reading Video: Solar-powered theremin shoved into Altoids can
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Filed under: Digital Cameras
Well, there you have it: the BSI gauntlet has been officially thrown. Sony just announced its own backside-illuminated CMOS sensor meant to rival OmniVision’s achievment. Sony’s sensor features 1.75 micron pixels totalling 5 effective megapixels capable of 60fps and offers low noise at twice the sensitivity of traditional sensors at the same pixel size. That’s a signal to noise ratio of +8dB (+6dB sensitivity, -2dB noise), nerds. Nice Sony, but OmniVision’s 8 megapixel sensor targeting cameraphones (Sony’s is apparently targeting digital cameras and camcorders) brings the pixels down to 1.4 microns (with 0.9 micron pixels on the roadmap) albeit with an undisclosed SNR. Regardless, we look forward to seeing our friends’ chemically-spiked club shots in excruciatingly slovenly detail later this year.
BSI, learn it — it’s shaping up to do for imaging what perpendicular did for magnetic storage.
[Via FarEastGizmos]
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Filed under: Displays
Look out — here’s comes a couple more snoozers from Hitachi. Sure, the CP-X206 and CP-X306 3LCD projectors will find their place in the wild, wild world, but with a 1,024 x 768 native resolution, that place isn’t apt to be your home theater. Respectively, you’ll find 2,200 and 2,600 lumens, while they both offer up a 500:1 contrast ratio, built-in 7-watt speaker and 29 dB noise rating in Whisper Mode. Clearly designed with classrooms and offices in mind, Hitachi threw in some swank anti-theft functionality, remote monitoring / management and a 2,000-hour hybrid filter. We’ve all been left out of the loop in regard to pricing, but it’s not like this thing just rocketed up your list of must-have gizmos, right?
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