Tag: tech Digest
SeeReal Hologram Television: buy this TV and dinosaurs will eat you
SeeReal Technologies is claiming to have developed a 3D television display through the use of Tracked Viewing Window technology and real-time encoding of sub-holograms (whatever that means). They do say that you won’t need those coloured glasses. The only actual image on the website is the overly optimistic image seen here which doesn’t so much conjure up Bwana Devil (the first 3D movie) as Jurassic Park. Of course, if raptors actually do leap off the screen, SeeReal will be in for one heckofa lawsuit. [GT]
< a href="http://www.seereal.com/en/holography/index.php">SeeReal Technologies [via Red Ferret Journal ]
Hako Robo: robots, cubes and families
The Hako Robo (Robots-in-a-cube) are not just cute little cubes you can line up on your desk. They move around in relation to each other, either towards each other or away from each other. They also get exhausted if they spend too much time together, like any real family. As the < a href="http://www.hakorobo.com/">Hako Robo page is in Japanese, I can’t tell if their attraction and repulsion is done with magnets or with annoying behavior. [GT]
Hako Robo [via TOKYOMANGO]
Why Coca-Cola competitions won't convince me to use iTunes for downloading music
Katherine Hannaford writes… Here’s a shocking fact for an early-twenty-something to come out with – I’ve never paid for downloading music. Whilst I do own an iPod (my second, begrudgingly) and even use iTunes to store my ample music collection, I’ve not once been tempted to pay for a song, no matter how inexpensive they are…
Video interview with Ian Livingstone about Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Lara Croft
I recently met up with Ian Livingstone, Creative Director of Eidos, to discuss the forthcoming Tomb Raider: Anniversary game. Set to be released on 1st June for PS2, PSP, PC and Wii, it’s a re-working of the original Tomb Raider game released in 1996 with better graphics…
Coca-Cola and Apple iTunes giving away choons, iPods and concert tickets this Summer
Anti-capitalist? Better look away now, as two of your most-loathed corporations are teaming up together in the marriage of the decade. Well, until Microsoft buys Yahoo, anyway.
Coca-Cola, they of teeth-rotting prowess, are collaborating with iTunes to bulk up your iPod playlist and give away songs in over 2 billion promotional packs of Coca-Cola, Coke Zero and Diet Coke. Not got an iPod?…
iGadget makes your iPod double as a PDA
iGadget lets you load up your iPod with all your data from MS Outlook (email, appointments, contacts), localized weather forecasts, your RSS feeds, movie showtimes, and even your daily horoscope. Requires Windows 98, 2000, XP or Vista and any iPod from 1G to shuffle (though unclear how reading works on the shuffle). Normally $20, but on sale for $15. [GT]
iGadget [via Chip Chick]
Shiny Video Review: iLuv i1055 iPod Multimedia Player
iSusi and iZara embark on further exploration of the iPhenomenon with the iLuv i'D Think About It.
Ondus AquaFountain lets you pause your shower
The push-button controls and backlit LCD showing how hot the water is on the Ondus AquaFountain mean you can program it exactly for the temperature you’ve discovered you love best (or an alternate one you’ve found works best after a hangover). There’s even a button allowing you to pause your shower when someone wanders in yelling questions about where you left their hairbrush, and resume in soothing perfectly-heated comfort. [GT]
Ondus AquaFountain [via Oh Gizmo]
Wrap a MagicMouse around your finger
Given the MagicMouse prototype only cost $155 in parts, we could be pretty close to a whole new common way of controlling our clickers, which would also be kinder to our carpals. The MagicMouse is a wireless mouse control worn as a ring, and the hardest part was getting the transmitter tiny enough. It uses a polymer lithium battery (wristwatch type) for power, which should give it a decent lifespan. Since it is a true 3D mouse, map navigation and Photoshop work would be much smoother. Video here. [GT]
MagicMouse [via Gizmag]
Irregular IQ Cube from Brando
Taking the Rubik’s Cube up the axiomatic notch, the Irregular IQ Cube from Brando involves taking irregular shapes and forming them together into a perfect cube. Two cubes for $8, which means you can race your best friend to complete mental meltdowns. I can’t even work my keys half the time, so I’m skipping this, but for geek masochists, it looks like heaven. [GT]
Irregular IQ Cube from Brando [via technabob]
