Filed under: Displays, Gaming
Clearly, Acer’s G24 monitor is the only monitor capable of matching your new
Predator gaming rig. It’s orange… or “metallic copper” if you work in Acer’s arts and charts department. Bounced around trade shows for the last month, the 24-inch LCD is now officially featuring a proclaimed 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio which, according to a Acer, is a world’s first for monitors. Now the specs: 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, 2-ms response, 400-nit brightness, and a host of Acer image tweaking and color management tech meant to brighten images and avoid ambient light reflection. Around back you’ll find PC-friendly DVI and game-console/Blu-ray friendly HDMI too. Unfortunately, it’s dateless and priceless just like Britney’s little sister.
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As world industry is turning to environmentally friendly products, we find more and more companies manifesting their gadgets in this field. But should we say they do not approach to entertain their users? Some of the upcoming gadgets can give us a clear answer to the question doing a great job for our amusement. BLDC motors caught the wind and now present their new creation. Electric bicycle by BLDC or “e-bike” in other words, is designed for more efficient, comfortable and reliable work than any others presented before.
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We can only hope that the makers of this beer bottle phone actually got Budweiser’s permission before slapping its logo on there, but regardless of all that, who can deny the awesomeness here? Okay, so you’ve got to be “that guy” for it to take your breath away, but we know you’re out there somewhere, that guy. Aside from looking like a cold one, it pretty much handles everything else a hamburger phone (or similar) would, but at least this one doesn’t require prior knowledge of Juno to be appreciated by your tipsy pals. Get your inebriated dialing on now for just $16.99 delivered.
[Via CrunchGear]
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Filed under: Laptops
Seems that just about anyone inside of Asus is authorized to discuss the Eee PC roadmap judging by the whirlwind of information we always get prior to an official launch. Case in point: an unnamed “company representative” says that a 3G version of the Eee PC will be launching as early as September in Europe. An alternative to the WiMax version already annouced and demonstrated on Sprint’s Xohm. The prices for the presumed HSDPA/HSUPA enabled mini-laptops will of course vary depending upon contract. Can’t wait? No worries, why not roll your own? Should be a snap now that the Eee is riding that bigger 9-inch chassis.
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Now here’s an instrument you wouldn’t have minded practicing as a tot. Alle Meine Klänge’s AMK is a modular recorder (you know, those plastic flute wannabes) that pack an array of individual blocks which can hold any sound you like. Simply transfer homegrown beats / notes / tunes / etc. over to each block, connect ‘em up and you’ve got yourself a instrument of cacophonic delight. ‘Tis a shame it’s still a concept — Fisher-Price, you seeing this?
[Via BoingBoing]
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Filed under: Transportation
Ah, ha! So, that Chinese S.W.A.T. team we caught ridin’ dirty on Segways earlier this week actually had a reason to be carrying on like they were — they were performing anti-terrorist drills in preparation for security during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Comically enough, the drill was said to be one of “rapid deployment,” though we aren’t told how many spills were taken when officers tried to actually maneuver one of these things around, aim at a target, pull a brown bag down around their head and keep it from spontaneously reversing. Just one question guys: what’s with the tiny guns?
[Via CNET]
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Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
These days, the cool kids are looking to do more than just play back the freshest jams on their portable media player. We’re talking video, PVR, WiFi, the works. Have a listen at Marco’s question, and if you think you could do one better, send in your inquiry to ask at engadget dawt com:
“I’m looking for a new PMP, but I want a unit that can do it all. A large screen, big hard drive, support for lots of codecs, PVR functionality, TV output, etc. I’d also like Bluetooth and / or WiFi if possible. I don’t mind units that are somewhat bulky, but I want one with a great user interface and decent battery life. Any help here?”
Yeah, he totally just called the Archos / Cowon fanboys from the woodwork, but seriously, what would you recommend to this fellow? Is your current PMP a dream come true? Would you advise against getting whatever you’ve got? Spill your soul in comments below.
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Filed under: Cellphones
So we heard from a very reliable source that mobile user interface guru Matias Duarte — who you may know as the man behind the Sidekick and Helio UI / user experiences — actually left Helio late last year to join up with Palm. Although no announcement was made, we hear he and his gang of designers jumped ship (well before Helio completely flooded) to take on the monumental task of designing the UI for Palm’s next-gen mobile OS (aka “Palm OS 2.0 or II“). His resume online now lists him as “Senior Director, Human Interface and User Experience” doing “Something new…” since September 2007; we got in touch with Palm, who confirmed that he’s now under the company’s employ.
Of course, expectations should be pretty high — Palm’s only been promising this supposedly game-changing OS since around 2004, and the company’s reputation and pedigree is (or at least it used to be) in groundbreaking mobile UI design. But this news also kind of makes us wonder: if they didn’t have a killer UI and user experience team already in place and long-since working their asses off by late 2007, exactly how far along are they on this thing, anyway?
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Filed under: Household
While the rest of the world goes off to win the hearts of environmentalists (and laypeople, too) with LED light bulbs, Hitachi Lighting and Seiyu are taking the road (way) less traveled. Reportedly, the duo has collaborated in order to pop out a “bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp that can be separated into a lighting circuit unit and an arc tube unit.” What this means is that the lighting circuit can be used repeatedly (up to 30,000 hours) while the arc tube simply gets replaced every 10,000 hours. The pair is hoping that the bulbs will take the place of traditional 60-watt incandescents, and considering that these only draw around 13-watts each, it’s fairly easy to see how Mother Earth would just love you for making the switch. As for pricing, we’re hearing that these will sell for around ¥1,500 ($14) apiece when they launch this October in Japan, so don’t plan on recouping your investment in energy savings right away or anything.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
It looks like Motorola and Verizon are getting ready to take a third crack at the Q9 form factor, following up the Q9m and Q9c — and this time around, there’s a little something extra in store. On top of the EV-DO Rev. A radio, the so-called “Napoleon” (codename, of course) features GSM, because — surprise, surprise — businesspeople who use Windows Mobile devices tend to do just a bit of traveling. It looks like Moto has taken this opportunity to give the Q9 meme a little nip-tuck job, too, with a rounded body and a tastefully-applied ring of chrome around the top edge. They’ve even tossed in a fingerprint scanner for good measure, a tip o’ the hat to the suits who’ll undoubtedly populate the upper 90 percent of this sucker’s client base. No word on a release date or price, but can we cautiously submit a thumbs-up for the design direction here?
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