Microsoft’s new pet project known as Courier has been uncovered. It’s a tablet-cum-booklet device that is said to be in the late prototype stages where Microsoft is busy etching out the UI. Courier features two touchscreen displays about 7-inches each with multi-touch support, an iPhone like home button, a camera, wireless inductive charging and LED […]
HP DreamScreen is not your average digital photo frame
HP today unwrapped its newest offering dubbed as the DreamScreen. The core function of the DreamScreen is to display photos but thanks to HP, the screen can do more than that. Coming in a piano black design with flushed glass, the DreamScreen connects easily to a wired or wireless network to stream pictures, music […]
Tiny Hi-Def Player is true to its name
Hi-Den Vision from Hong Kong are selling a nifty gadget that is definitely worth noting. Not bigger than a cell phone, the Tiny Hi-Def Player (HD-0311) allows users to watch HD content on their HDTVs. Just plug the player with the TV with HDMI cable, insert a USB drive or USB card reader on […]
Omron toothbrush integrates acceleration sensor
UPDATE: TechOn English have translated the article. Apart from detecting the angle, it also determines the position of the brush in the mouth and controls the vibration speed accordingly. I don’t know if there is any need but here it is. Omron Healthcare from Japan will sell HT-B551 toothbrush with an acceleration sensor that […]
Fujitsu and Macnica bring Android to digital photo frames
A forecaster ringed us today to tell that most of the future gadgets will run on Android. And heck, his prophecy is already turning true! After being ported to netbooks, Android is now integrated on a digital photo frame. Fujitsu and Macnica jointly developed this frame and are currently exhibiting at 12th Embedded Systems […]
Amazon unveils Kindle DX
Not exactly Kindle 3 but Amazon has unwrapped its newest Kindle offering, the DX. As expected it brings in an extra few inches, which now measures at 9.7-inches (e-ink display) and tie ups with newspaper and academic textbook publishers. On the features front, it includes auto-rotating screen, built-in PDF reader, larger user storage of […]
Larger sized Kindle coming tomorrow
Amazon is holding a press event tomorrow to unveil the next iteration of Kindle with a larger screen. Amazon’s move for a larger sized e-book reader comes in order to lure newspaper and academic textbook publishers to adopt the platform. The first images that have surfaced, show Kindle DX (that’s what it’s called) with […]
Thanko Necktie records video
Thank Thanko for fulfilling your office spying needs. Next time you won’t be called a perv for filming a hot gal in the office as your necktie will handle all your dirty video duties. The tie sells for 12,800 Yen ($128), has 4GB of storage and can store video recordings of up to 4 […]
Samsung SPF-87H Digital Photo Frame
Samsung has announced SPF-87H, an 8-inch digital photo frame. Destined to launch in Korea next week for 145,000 Won ($110) and followed by other regions, the frame has almost the same set of features when you compare it other digital frames in the market. Agreed, it has Samsung’s proprietary Touch of Color design and […]
Fujitsu FLEPia now available for preorder
Fujitsu has announced its colored e-paper reader, FLEPia is now available to preorder from Fujitsu’s FrontechDirect online store. For now it’s limited to Japan but if it ever comes to US, the great feature set can beat Kindle hands down*. It has an 8-inch touchscreen 260K color display with 768X1024 pixel resolution support, up […]