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The future truly is here. At CES, Recon Instruments announced the next generation of their goggles with built-in micro LCD display powered by Android. The current Transcend model gives real‐time feedback to the wearer via a micro LCD display including speed, latitude/longitude, altitude, vertical distance travelled, total distance travelled, chrono/stopwatch mode, a run‐counter, temperature and time. It is also the
"The Future of Play" might be putting it a bit too strongly but Sifteo's interactive and interacting cubes certainly look a great deal of fun. Each 1.5" cube is a little computer with a small colour display, rechargeable battery and the ability to sense motion, other cubes and connect wirelessly to a PC or Mac. Once you put all this
One of three noise-cancelling profiles can be selected to adapt NoiseGard to the current surroundings. Mode 1 absorbs low-frequency noise in particular (100 to 400 Hertz), such as engine noise from trains, buses or small passenger planes. Mode 2 focuses on cancelling noise in the medium frequency range (400 to 3,000 Hertz), which is caused above all by air-conditioning systems in large passenger aircraft or office buildings. Mode 3 has a particularly wide frequency range (100 to 3,000 Hertz), and combines the noise-cancelling effect in the medium and low-frequency ranges. As a result, background noise with different noise components, such as that which occurs at airports, railway stations or underground stations, can be effectively suppressed, although with a slightly lower noise-cancelling performance than in the first two modes.
One of the problem with todays projection technology is the trade-off between the brightness of the lamp and the use of mercury. Most projectors today use lamps that contain mercury) They produce very bright lights and are great for use in presentations, classroom uses, and home entertainment. However the trade-off is the bulb doesn't last very long and has to replaced fairly often. There are two problems with this is first the financial cost and the second is the environment cost. Mercury if not disposed of correctly is highly toxic to both the environment and humans. Plus replacing bulbs all the time can get expensive.
Sony today unleashed the Vaio F Series 3D notebook - an absolute beast of a machine featuring the latest i7 Intel CPUs, 16" full HD 3D display, surround sound, Blu-ray drive, 11n and USB3. In short, everything needed for a full-on 3D experience. Hyperbole aside, the Vaio F series is a powerful machine. Under the hood, it's powered by the new Intel
LAS VEGAS, NV ZoomSafer announced today at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that its innovative safe driving software is now available for Android phones, the fastest growing smart phone platform in the world. Governments throughout the world continue to pass new laws to combat distracted driving, but drivers still endanger themselves, their passengers, and their employers by texting, emailing and
Sony have announced three new Bloggie HD cameras at CES, Les Vegas, including the world's first HD 3D pocket video camera, the Bloggie 3D. All three cameras will record in full high definition with 1920 x 1080 MP4 video and take 5 megapixel still photos. The Bloggie 3D (MHS-FS3) is equipped with twin lenses, twin sensors and stereo microphone to properly
Inductive Chargers have been around for awhile the problem has been that different chargers work with different devices. The Wireless Power Consortium is trying to create a universal standard for wireless charging called Qi. One of the first companies to embrace this standard is Energizer who is a winner of the CES Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Award Honorees in
Microsoft in currently on stage at CES and they have just announced Kinect controls for Xbox media including Zune, Netflix, Hulu, and ESPN 360. You can choose your movie, TV show, music, and more with gestures. They are saying it will be released this spring. They have also announced that their new "Avatar Kinect" will be free. It looks like
AOC, known for their LCD displays, has debuted an Android-based tablet that will come in at under $200. The price, of course, brings with some sacrifices which you may or may not be willing to make. On the plus side it comes with an 8" screen, it weighs in at a mere 1.1 pounds, 4 GB of built-in storage, a
Mobile TV has never become as popular in the United States as it has in other countries, especially Japan and Korea. However the Open Mobile TV Alliance a group of commercial and public broadcaster is pushing the technology, They believe the number of mobile TV users will double in numbers by 2013. What makes MDTV different then previous version of
Hillcrest Labs announced today at CES that they have teamed with Broadcom to produce a new low cost, embedded Bluetooth, motion control system for TV manufacturers. Per their press release: Hillcrest Labs, a leader in motion-control technology and interactive television applications, today announced a new low cost, embedded motion-control system for TV manufacturers. The new turnkey solution is designed to
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