US Army Uses iPod Touch for Translation,

This week on the Pentagon Channel, a soldier demonstrates the Army's cutting-edge new translation tool: an iPod touch.

The demo iPod looks to have the stock Apple OS, running a custom translation application. It allows the user to select a language, then a situation, and finally a command or question, like "Get down!" in Arabic,it's very helpfull. The app will also show a video of a CGI soldier saying the selection



[The Pentagon Channel]

Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 On BitTorrent Leaked and NamiPan Download

Windows 7 beta 1 DVD ISO Torrent Download has been leaked. Tthe leak has been from Chinese County as well as Windows 7 Beta 1 has build 7000 (6.1.7000.0). Good news is that the Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 is available as DVD ISO image which far easier to install. it's a bit more stable than the versions people have been playing with for a few months. Hit the links below to get a copy, if you're OK with the fact that you're technically not supposed to have this just yet.
[My Digital Life via BlogsDNA via Technovedad via Download Squad]

or

To download the Windows 7 Beta1 full ISO image, download the following torrent to download the content in any BT client:

Demonoid Link: Windows_7_Beta_1_7000_0_081212_1400_iso_o-Demonoid.com-o.torrent
Mininova Link: 7000 [mininova].torrent

Another alternative way to download is by using Namipan file hosting (net disk or web drive space) service. Namipan is a China based file hosting service. As the Windows 7 Beta1 full DVD ISO is in hot demand, the HTTP download has been disabled. Thus, those who intends to download the ISO through Namipan must download NamiRobot (some interface in English, mostly in Chinese), which also serves as a peer-to-peer (P2P) downloader. Download and install the NamiRobot by using one of the direct download links below:

http://202.111.173.105:8011/NamiRobotSetup.exe
http://218.93.248.125:8011/NamiRobotSetup.exe
via (my digital life) links


The beta expires July 1, 2009




Update: ZDNet also has a look at the beta over here, and they concur that it's pretty good:

# This beta is of excellent quality. This is the kind of code that you could roll out and live with. Even the pre-betas were solid, but finally this beta feels like it’s “done.” This beta exceeds the quality of any other Microsoft OS beta that I’ve handled.

[ZDNet]

Rolls-Royce converted into a mobile phone store in India-

the mobile store converted Rolls-Royce Phantom into a mobile phone store. It's truly mobile mobile store .As part of its advertising strategy the mobile store was visiting Mysore when 'Rock with the Rolls' campaign was launched.This is real marketing skill I would call.

BlackBerry vs. iPhone - fight for the best smart phone

The battle continues between Apple and Research In Motion blackberry to dominate the smart phone market. ChangeWave’s latest survey shows that Apple’s 3G iPhone is wining more points in the market share against its biggest competitor Blackberry Storm.

The survey of 3,803 cell phone owners opinions , including consumer reaction to RIM's launch of the BlackBerry Storm and how it compares to the Apple iPhone.

Read it

Tecworld Abu dhabi is the first international technology event .

TecWorld Abu Dhabi is the capital's first international technology retail event that offers visitors a single platform to get acquainted with the latest technology and take advantage of some of the finest deals and promotions ever in the Middle East.

TecWorld Abu Dhabi is not just an exhibition. The show boasts interactive workshops, gaming zones and cafes with a difference.

The show, taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on the 26th-28th March 2009. Well I think it will be same as gitex shopper , lets wait and see what more do they have to offer.

Via Tecworld

Best websites for kids

Many people asked me for this info,

so here they are :

Games which can be played online .

www.ugotgames.com
http://www.freegames4all.net/
www.dailyarcade.net
www.free-flash-games.com/
www.addictinggames.com one of my fav
www.miniclip.com one of my fav
www.flashgames247.com/ this too my fav

AskForKids is a search engine geared for children. Your child types in a question and
the engine provides answers to read through.

http://www.askforkids.com/ <-- a very knowledgeable sites for kids

KidsClick is another search engine for kids, run by librarians.

http://www.kidsclick.org/ <- it's like google for kids

Get to know almost everything how it is made , very interesting site .

www.howstuffworks.com <-- Want to know how it's made just click

These are some of the best sites to find craft projects to keep your kids busy and creative.

http://www.crayola.com/ <-- creative ideas and lessons plans nice one.
http://www.craftown.com/kids.htm <-- learn to make different crafts items .
http://www.marthastewart.com/kids <-- Martha but for kids only for now
http://www.theideabox.com/ <--well it's all about ideas .
http://www.coloring.com <-- color the given pic just like on the paper.

Your kids can learn and have fun at the same time. They offer math games, reading and writing activities, puzzles, and more.

http://www.funbrain.com/ <-- like the name fun for kids .
http://www.coolmath.com <-- cool math ? I got never thought math is cool.Maybe for kids
http://www.uptoten.com <-- Educational site
http://www.brainpop.com <-- Educational site nice site
http://www.brainpopjr.com/ <-- Educational site
http://www.kids-space.org/ <-- Educational site


The sites are full of games, puzzles, recipes, riddles, magic tricks, experiments, and craft projects.
http://www.funology.com/ <-- fun with education
http://www.thekidzpage.com/<-- fun with education
http://www.benjerry.com/fun/ <-- fun with education
http://www.mamamedia.com/ <-- fun with education
http://www.cyberkids.com <-- fun with education



Kids’ interests change often.

Below are sites that will help them learn about their favorite new activity.

http://www.kidsgowild.com/ (animals and wildlife conservation)
http://www.kidsreads.com/ (reading)
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com (animals and their environments)
http://www.playmusic.org/ (instruments and music)
http://www.nasa.gov
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/ (space)
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
http://www.kidscook.com/ <-- I am hungry.


Sparktop has games, painting, and learning activities.

http://www.sparktop.org


Children’s favorite television networks and shows. Commercial, yes, but they have fun, educational, age-appropriate games.

http://pbskids.org/
http://nick.com
http://nickjr.com
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com
http://www.sesameworkshop.org


These web sites list great web sites for kids. Your kids could no doubt explore different topics and categories for hours


http://www.ala.org
http://www.beritsbest.com/
http://www.kidsites.com/
http://kidlinx.com/
http://www.kidinfo.com

Shaikh Zayed Road flooded -Dubai

Traffic was backed up all morning on Shaikh Zayed Road on Friday after a water pipe burst and water blocked the Dubai-bound side of the road.
According to police, the water pipe burst at around 8am.
Shaikh Zayed Road was blocked from the Dubai Police Academy bridge to the Al Suqueim bridge near Al Manara. Traffic has been directed to Al Khail and Emirates Road.


Via Gulf News

Driver dies as bulldozer falls into a ditch in Dubai

A bulldozer fell into a ditch at a construction site in Jumeirah Village in Dubai on Sunday morning, killing the driver on the spot, police said.

Police patrols from Bur Dubai Police Station and rescue teams rushed to the accident site and a police crane was used to get the bulldozer and the body out of the ditch.

via gulf news

Versace hotel to refrigerate beach in dubai

A LUXURY hotel in Dubai is to create the first refrigerated beach so hotel guests can walk comfortably across the sand on scorching days.
The Palazzo Versace fashion house will have a network of pipes beneath the sand containing a coolant that will absorb heat from the surface.

The swimming pool will be refrigerated and there are also proposals to install giant blowers to waft a gentle breeze over the beach.

"We will suck the heat out of the sand to keep it cool enough to lie on," said Soheil Abedian, founder and president of Palazzo Versace.
"This is the kind of luxury that top people want."

The 10-storey hotel will have 213 rooms, several with their own internal swimming pools, plus 169 apartments. Fifteen more such hotels are planned.

The refrigerated beach is designed to give Versace the edge in this battle of luxury lifestyles. The system will be controlled by thermostats linked to computers.

Via Source

What is your say about this ?

EIDA Pre-Registration Software

As what EIDA promised the new version of Pre-Registration Application Software for Mac user is now available also

Download here for -- Mac Or Pc versions

Group 1

- Residence working for Government Sector (Federal or Local Government) and their family member.

Professional Residence working in Private Sector and their families including Holder of Diploma Degree and Higher, Workers in the following Field: Consultancy, Medical, Pharmaceutics, Nursing, Engineering, Media, Marketing, Journalism, PRO, IT and computers, Teaching and Training, Accounting and Auditing, Investment, Law, Sales and Trade License owners.

Group 2 -

includes administrative staff in private sector (translator, secretaries, typists, storekeepers and receptionist) and students

Group 3 -

includes private and public transport drivers, unskilled or semi-skilled workers in private sector, like housemaid/servant, cleaners, farmers, fishermen, security guards, watchmen and other labourers.

Group 4 -

Construction workers in private sector

This is what it looks like

The Id card Usage

• UAE National may utilize the Identity Card as a traveling document to travel among the GCC neighboring countries
• The ID card can be used to logon to Computers and Access online services
• The ID card can be used for access control, signing electronic forms, and signing documents to protect it from being altered by others
• It is agreed with the Ministry of Finance to include the e-Dirham service to the Identity Card
• It is agreed with the Ministry of Interior to include the e-Gate service to the Identity Card
• The ID Card can be used on Abdu Dhabi e-Gov portal www.Abudhabi.ae to Authenticate your identity and get access to services

The ID Card maybe utilized in the future to store other cards information or provide various applications as follows:
• Labor Card
• Health Card and Health Insurance card.
• Electronic Portfolio.• Commercial and Banking applications
• Driving License.
• Passport.
• In addition, the ID Card acts as an infrastructure to many applications and services to entities to use such as: -
Public Libraries and rental stores to check out books, movies, games, cars, and others-
Utilized to get access to exhibitions - Metro, public transportations.


Via Emirates id

Stolen iphone found through Mobile Me

A thief who stole an iPhone was caught after contacts he added to the device were synced to the owner’s MobileMe account.

TUAW reader Rob recounts that his iPhone was pinched while he was at the dry cleaners. But the thief failed to wipe the device, using it as it was to take advantage of Rob’s contract.

Meanwhile Rob purchased a new phone, only to find that strange new contacts began appearing in the Address Book. It transpired that the thief was adding these to the stolen iPhone, apparently unaware that they would be synced to Rob’s MobileMe account.

“It didn't take long for me to realise that MobileMe was leading me right to the thief!,” Rob told TUAW, which picks up the story.

“Rob made quick work of wrangling a name and phone number from the provided contacts, supplying the police with everything they needed to get Rob his phone back. By the end of the night, he had his original iPhone in his possession,” says the website’s Brett Tepstra.

Rob is currently auctioning the restored phone on Ebay.

via macuser

epson builds world's smallest real-time clock modules

Epson has built real-time clock modules that are no bigger than a grain of rice.

Measuring a maximum of only 3.4mm x 1.7mm x 1.0mm, Epson claims the devices are the world's smallest real-time clock modules with a built-in crystal unit.

The clocks will find applications in all manner of electrical devices, ranging from digital cameras to health care products to factory automation equipment.

Not only will the micro-clocks make it easier for manufacturers to create even smaller devices, but they'll draw less power, too. The clock will draw as little as 0.22A while on standby.

"Epson's culture of innovation has delivered a product that can help our customers meet strong demand for thin, space-saving, low-power portable products," said Stefan Hartmann, senior manager of Epson's Quartz division. "Dramatically reducing the energy consumption of all our products, while improving quality, is one of the commitments set out in Epson's Environmental Vision 2050".

via macuser

Nvidia's graphics drivers for download

Nvidia upgradeable notebook graphics drivers for download directly from the company's website.

The first notebook specific driver release will extend the Nvidia CUDA architecture to notebook GPUs, "enabling the growing number of consumers moving to a notebook-only lifestyle to immediately experience the wide range of CUDA-based applications," according to a statement from Nvidia.

Nvidia has released a beta driver, which is available for Windows Vista x86, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP and Windows XP x64, but the company warns that they don't work with Dell Vostro, Lenovo ThinkPad and Sony Vaio notebooks, along with notebooks that utilize Hybrid SLI technology. These should all be supported in a forthcoming release expected in early 2009.
well it's a good news .
via bit-tech.net

Cowon S9 amazing design will be available soon

Cowon will be shipping its new S9 portable media player in the US. The Cowon S9 will come with a titanium/black face and a curved-back exterior, featuring a 3.3″ Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) touch screen display for easy navigation. In addition, you get transcoding-free playback of most DVD-quality MPEG-4 videos and TV output, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a G-sensor accelerometer for auto-pivot display and extended battery life that offers a whopping 11 hours for continuous video and 55 hours for non-stop audio. You can pick up the Cowon S9 in 8GB or 16GB capacities, retailing for $199.99 and $239.99, respectively.

Intel X25-E 32GB SSD

SSDs might be able to deliver blistering read speeds, Intel X25-E, which claims both blistering fast read and write speeds with the use of SLC NAND flash memory. Find out more just click the link below.
read it from bit-tech.net

The Liquid Lamp . It's cool

They are selling on Caina’s The Design Shop. There is a wall mounted version, as well as a smaller desktop lamp. the appearance of an invisible stand adds a cool effect. Each one of the lamps is handmade. You can pick up the red version for 23,100 yen (about $262) and the white version for slightly cheaper at 19,950 yen (about $227).it looks amazing but pricey too.

Source: InventorSpot

Toshiba announces 512GB SSD,

Toshiba, the industry-first half-terabyte drive, it's new line of 43nm MLC drives, which also includes 64GB, 128GB and 256GB units in both 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factors -- just right for laptops and netbooks. No word on price, It will be available in April last.

via endgadget

Universal touchscreen remote by Philips, Prestigo SRT9320.

New Prestigo SRT9320 is top-of-the-line IR-only clicker has a 2.8-inch color touchscreen and can be programmed to control up to 20 devices entirely from the remote itself without using a PC -- depending on your setup and macro situation. It's all yours for $249 sometime in the first quarter of 2009

[Via Electronista]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 gets almost official

As rumored earlier this month, the card packs two 55-nanometer GT200 GPUs, a staggering 1,792MB of video memory, a total of 480 stream processors, TDP rating of 289 watts. What's more, folks at bit-tech were able to run a few benchmarks on the card and found that it does indeed seem to live up to its promise of besting ATI's top-end Radeon HD 4870 X2. That appears to partly back up those early numbers that leaked out yesterday, although bit-tech is quick to point out that the card doesn't deliver the same performance leap seen when AMD rolled out its card. Hit up the link below for bit-tech's complete numbers, plus a few more.

Read - HotHardware, "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Specifications Unveiled"
Read - bit-tech.net, "First Look: Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 graphics card"
Read - Guru 3D, "GeForce GTX 295 Preview"
Read - PC Perspective, "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Preview - Performance King Returns"

via Endgadget

Tiny backlit wireless keyboard.

Brando's. It's slighty larger than the palm of your hand, and running on 2.4GHz wireless .It even has an extra USB port on board for plugging in a mouse .It has cool blue backlighting and wireless connectivity, Run on two AAA batteries , available for pre-order and shipping late this month for $47.

Via Brando

Digital Spoon Scale, for professional cooks

This Admetior Digital Spoon Scale aims to please, measuring by both volume and weight.

measuring out your precious ingredients with tenth-of-a-gram accuracy. bu it fot $30

imagine what will be next = electric fork ?. For $30

Wired, via CrunchGear

Metal Gear Solid coming to the iPhone

Konami's previously announced iPhone releases that Metal gear Solid is coming to Iphone, reports that Metal Gear Touch will be available this spring. It seems to basically be a finger-powered shooter.

More jobs cuts around the world -

Till 17-8-8 I have compiled data from different sites about the jobs cuts around the world here there are ,



1. Swiss bank Credit Suisse Group announced 5,300 planned job cuts worldwide represents about 11 percent of its work force.

2.AT&T-Dallas-based AT&T plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force.

3. Dupont-Wilmington, Del.-based chemical company Dupont will cut 2,500 jobs and cut back hours for remaining workers. It also plans to eliminate 4,000 contractors this month, with more contractor cuts in 2009.

4. Viacom-New York-based media conglomerate Viacom will cut about 850 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force.

5. JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it plans to cut 9,200 positions at Washington Mutual . Which it acquired .

6. Pratt & Whitney - Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., laid off about 350 employees across the country.

7. Adobe Systems Inc. said it will cut 600 jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force.

8. 3m has already cut 1,800 jobs in the fourth quarter and will cut 500 more -- about 2.9 percent of its workforce.

9.CBS Corp-U.S. media giant CBS Corp cut about 30 jobs, mainly from its network programing operations and its CBS Paramount Network Television production studios in Los Angeles and Studio City.

10.Masterbrand Cabinets-Around 60 full-time workers at Masterbrand Cabinets off south Oak street in Arthur.

11. Canadian Pacific-Calgary-based Canadian Pacific, which operates across Canada and in the northern United States, is cutting 600 jobs from its workforce of 16,000.

12.National Express-British bus and train operator National Express said on Wednesday it would cut up to 750 British jobs.

13 Tarmac －British building materials firm Tarmac, part of mining giant Anglo American Plc. , is closing a UK factory and cutting 94 jobs due to the downturn in the housing market, the company said on Wednesday.

Tarmac Topfloor was planning to keep its head office in Derbyshire, which employs about 200 people.

14 BNP Paribas said on Tuesday its investment banking unit suffered an 11-month, 710 million euro ($970 million) loss and France's biggest bank by market capitalisation added it may cut 700 jobs.

15 Vishay Intertechnology Inc－Chipmaker Vishay Intertechnology Inc cut its fourth-quarter revenue outlook range by $80 million, and said it sees job cuts across three continents.

16 La Vanguardia-madrid-regional newspaper La Vanguardia said the company would suspend 5,300 workers' contracts.

17 TORONTO-Quebecor Inc's Sun Media newspaper unit said on Tuesday it will cut 600 jobs because of the economic downturn and problems in the print media industry.

18-Canwest Global Communications Corp , Canada's biggest media company, cut 210 workers at its broadcast operations and another 350 at its publishing division.

19. CTV Inc cut 105 jobs in November.

20. Torstar Corp cut 270 jobs across its stable of urban and regional newspapers in the first nine months of the year.

21. Dutch vitamins and chemicals group DSM NV cut its 2008 operating profit outlook for the second time in two months on Monday and said it will slash 1,000 jobs, or 5 percent of its workforce.

22. Bank of America Corp, has dismissed about 20 senior executives, The bank, which has been grappling with slackening business due to the recession, cut senior staff as part of plans announced last week to shed 30,000 to 35,000 jobs over three years.

23. EntreMed Inc-Biotechnology company EntreMed Inc said it would cut about 60 percent jobs and announced a string of management changes to preserve capital and focus on the development of its most advanced drug candidate.

24. Northern Trust Corp will cut about 450 jobs, or 3.7 percent of its work force.

25 DHL to cut 13,000 jobs!*


26 American Express to cut 7000 jobs and Bank of America to cut 7,500 Jobs!*


27 GM and Ford 5,600 jobs cut*


28 Whirlpool to cut another 3,000 jobs.*

29 Yahoo to cut 1,000 Jobs*

30 Hewlett Packard Announces 24,000 Job Cuts!!*

31 UBS to cut 9,000 Jobs*


32 Fidelity to cut nearly 1,300 jobs this month*


33 Dana to cut 2000 jobs and close plants*


34 Dollar Thrifty Automotive to cut 400 jobs*


35 AMD slashes 500 more jobs*

36 Airline Aer Lingus to cut 1,500 jobs, workers to strike*


37 Chrysler to cut 4,300 Jobs*


38 Circuit City to cut 6,800 jobs and close stores.*


39 Xerox to cut 3,000 Jobs*

40 Atlantic City's Borgata lays off 400 workers*


41 Motorola to cut 3 000 jobs*


42 Nortel to cut 3 000 jobs*

43 EA Games to cut 6% or 600 jobs *


44 Sun Microsystems to cut jobs (unknown number)*

45 Sony Japanese electronics giant Sony has announced plans for a global retreat in its electronics division, with 8,000 jobs cuts from its existing 160,000 staff by September 2009 and a 30% reduction in technology investments designed to save 100 billion yen ($1 billion) by March 2010.

46 City 7, an English channel in the UAE is free-to-air throughout the Middle East and Africa. Maybe City 7 could be the first in Dubai to downsize (or shut down), acording to rumours


47 Damac propertiy developer in Dubai fired 200 of its employees,

48 Omniyat propertiy developer in Dubai bid farewell to almost 60 people.

49 Emaar propertiy developer in Dubai fired 500 of its employees.

50 Standard Chartered laid off 80 of its staff.

51 UK, Virgin Media fired 2,200 employees last week.

52 Forbes in the US is also following suit; ForbesAutos.com is being shut down and its entire staff is being let go. ForbesTraveler’s staff is also being laid off.

53 CondéNet has also reportedly told staffers that it will start slashing jobs “across the board.” Condé Nast’s Wired is also said to cut jobs.

54 Nakheel, developer of the man-made Palm Islands in dubai , said on Sunday it had cut 500+ jobs.

55 Citigroup 50,000 Jobs cuts

Newell Rubbermaid slashed its quarterly sales and profit forecasts and said it would cut up to 10 percent of non-manufacturing jobs due to a deep slump in the global economy,( I hope not)

Economists project that the department will report that the rate rose to 6.8 percent in November and that the economy suffered a net reduction of about 320,000 jobs.

The jobless rate is widely expected to rise further through much of 2009. By this time next year, the unemployment rate could hit 8 percent, said Gledhill with Economy.com.



* via Leon Basin

software unlock for the iPhone 3G

iPhone Dev Team have successfully created a software unlock for the iPhone 3G that should free owners to use the handset iphone3g on any carriers

The hack, code-named "yellowsn0w," is currently being packaged into a user-friendly application with the simplicity provided by similar tools such as the PwnageTool jailbreaking assistant and BootNeuter baseband unlocker.

An public release is slated for December 31st, New Year's Eve.

The unlock will require a jailbroken iPhone 3G that's running baseband version 2.11.07 or earlier. To ensure that an iPhone preserves an unlockable version of the baseband, the Dev Team recommends that users refrain from using the QuickPwn tool or applying any of Apple's iPhone software updates that aren't already supported by the PwnageTool jailbreaking app.

As per iphone dev team "Sometime before Christmas, MuscleNerd will show a live demo of the unlock (and some other random nucleus and pwnage stuff). It’ll be streamed live via the awesome Qik application, and announced via his Twitter account just as the broadcast begins."

will keep you guys updated regarding iphone 3g unlock

via iphone dev team

God Of War 3--Kratos is back.

God Of War III is perhaps the most anticipated title coming out next year . This will be the killer app for the PS3 no doubt about it.

Yesterday, the first trailer with actual gameplay was unveiled at the Spike 2008 Video Game Awards. Kratos is back, i was really waiting for part 3 .

Remote control gun helicopter-r/c

A big remote-controlled helicopter with a .45 pistol attached to the front. Yes, it's flying death, controlled from afar, and it's terrifying.

There's not a lot of info on just who was crazy enough to put this thing together, but they obviously know what they're doing. The next step should obviously be putting a camera on it and a screen on the controller, allowing you to go hunting in the woods from the comfort of your living room, sending out some retrieval robots to pick up your kills for you. It's called being an outdoorsman in the 21st century.

Via Neatorama

Ovation iDea, world's first mp3-recording guitar

Techno-guitarmaker Ovation just came up with another great idea. This one's aptly named the Ovation iDea, the first guitar ever equipped with a built-in mp3 recorder, snagging your best ideas anytime. Besides recording your playing, it can play back a song so you can play along, and also slows down the music without changing the key, making it easier to learn a song.

There's also a built-in condenser microphone, letting you record vocals along with your guitar playing. You can also repeat or loop a track for continuous practicing along with previously recorded music. When you're done recording, there's a USB port that lets you transfer your recordings to a Mac or PC.

Either way, there's a lot of good tech inside for $600, great for rehearsing. Click Continue for a larger pic of this handsome axe:

via dvice
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LED-embedded Catwalk-Sidewalks of the future:

The LED-embedded sidewalk of the future is here. These steel Catwalk modules have sparkling arrays of LEDs lighting your path, giving your sidewalk that glamorous look . The panels come in three sizes: 2-foot and 4-foot square, and 2' x 4'.

You can get them now (at an undisclosed price) with white LEDs inside, but if that's not quite glitzy enough, soon the Catwalk will be available with gaudy color-cycling LEDs.

Via Unplugged

Sleek Tima Watch shows off the beauty design

The Tima Watch, by French designer Julien Bergignat. It's a simple, sleek watch that tells you what you need to know about the date and time in either digital or analog, and looks damn good doing it. We especially like how big the watch face is, and there's just something cool and retro about the pixel-blocks that make up the numbers and hands.

Tima is just a concept at this time

Julien Bergignat, via Fubiz

LightSpeed Binoculars allows you to see, speak and hear

LightSpeed Binoculars by Torrey Pines Logic seem to be able to do anything. They act as binoculars, but also as short-range communication devices for sharing information covertly. Using infrared LEDs, two people looking at one another through a pair of LightSpeeds would also be able to talk and swap video data, thanks to embedded USB and Ethernet adapters and receivers. It's no wonder that Torrey Pines Logic enjoys a list of military clients including US and foreign special forces teams as the transmitted information is untappable and tamper-proof.

The company doesn't see its crazy talkie-binoculars as only being useful to those in the military. Leo Volfson, president of Torrey Pines Logic, hope the binoculars will be a boon at airports where ground-based communication can be difficult, or anywhere where a lack of communication systems reliant on cables are cumbersome.

Via Popular Mechanics

Shoes thrown at bush at iraqi conference

Just wanted to share this news ,
I was seeing the press conference and suddenly one journalist throw shoes at him .
like to share with you guys

Buy and Activate an iPhone 3G At Home . wow

According to Boy Genius and Gadgetell, AT&T is now finally offering home activation for the iPhone 3G. Before, it was necessary to go into an Apple or AT&T store for activation, but no more.

That means that Xmas iPhone receipts will be much more pleasant. Interestingly, home activation only appears to be working if you order from AT&T's website—as of this writing, Apple's site is still directing you to the stores for purchase.

[Boy Genius Via Gadgetell]

Driving slow makes Smart Speed Bump Flat

According to designers Jae-yun Kim & Jong-Su Lee, the bump would rely on "retractors that open up if the impact on them is small enough." In other words, if you are driving slow, the weight of the car would flatten the bump. Drive too fast and the bump would stay active.
Well what a relief , now dont half to do zigzag on the bumps as it's a lowride.

Digitally Assisted Billiards

Georgia Tech's own Justin Needham and Matthew Straub are clearly headed for great things, as their Digitally Assisted Billiards is reason enough to give these guys a degree in our eyes. Using an array of low-end kit -- just an eBox 2300 embedded computer, Logitech webcam, 4- x 3-foot mirror, a VGA projector, pool table and a few extenders -- the two were able to concoct a system for visually displaying the expected trajectory of all possible shots based on the location of the balls still on the slate.

SIM Unlock Card for iPhone 3G by USBfever

USBfever has released a new SIM Unlock Card, which it says is compatible with the v2.2 iPhone firmware. The 10mm-thick Unlock Card is positioned parallel to a user's own SIM card, and can also be used in any other locked mobile phone.

The Unlock Card is further claimed to support 95 percent of upcoming models, with the ability to upgrade as necessary for use in future devices. The card is being priced at $35, and is compatible with the iPhone 1.1.1 firmware or later.

I-Station25 iPhone, iPod speakers by Logic3

The UK's Logic3 has recently launched its i-Station25 portable speakers meant to work with Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The i-Station 25 includes an accelerometer that will adjust the output of the speakers to output at the correct left and right separation when users turn it 90 degrees to better view photos or videos stored on their connected Apple device. The four built-in speakers deliver a total of 8W RMS of power, and each is sized at nearly 1.6 inches. The buzzing noise heard in speakers right before an incoming call is suppressed with the use of TDMA noise distortion circuitry.

The i-Station25 also has a composite video output, allowing videos stored on the Apple device to play on a user's TV set as well. The included remote control will control the speaker system's operation, as well as basic functions of the iPhone or iPod. An auxiliary input lets users connect a wider range of portable audio players, including MP3 and CD players. Power for the i-Station25 comes either via an AC adapter or four AA batteries.

The i-Station25 is available in the UK market now, priced at the equivalent of about $102.
[via Macworld]

Red Bull becomes first brand on PlayStation Home

Red Bull has become the first brand to build a presence in PlayStation Home, Sony's much anticipated virtual world, Revolution can reveal.

Red Bull has built a tropical island, featuring an aeroplane racing game based on Red Bull's real world Red Bull Air Race series.

Home is currently under construction and likely to be opened up for public testing before the end of 2008.
he virtual world will enable gamers to create avatars, interact with each other, create their own apartments, play games, and stream video and music, by connecting to the internet through their PS3 consoles.

Trine in Spring 2009 on the PlayStation Network and PC.

Check it out, due in Spring 2009 on the PlayStation Network and the PC.
Trine™ is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil…

The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics - each character’s different ability helps the player battle an army of un-dead and defeat hazardous contraptions. The player can at any time freely choose whoever is best suited for the upcoming challenge or puzzle: The Wizard is able to summon objects to help solve puzzles and create new ways to overcome obstacles, the Thief uses her agility and dead-on accuracy to swiftly surprise the monsters, and the Warrior unleashes mayhem and physical destruction wherever he goes.


Official Trine Website

Unbreakable electronic displays, bendable demo by HP and ASU

Nearly four years after Arizona State University opened its very own flexible display center comes this, a prototype device that's purportedly easy to manufacture, easy on the environment and practically as strong as Thor. HP and ASU have teamed up to demonstrate the fresh e-displays, which are constructed almost entirely of plastic and consume far less power than traditional computer monitors. The "unbreakable displays" were crafted using self-aligned imprint lithography (SAIL) technology invented in HP Labs, and while we'd love to see this in a pliable laptop at CES 2009, we suspect it'll be a few years yet before these slither out to the commercial realm.

Via Endgadget

iPhone TV-out capabilities experimented by freeFreeverse

Freeverse has dabbled with an undocumented iPhone SDK feature that allows apps to use the TV-out function, according to Ars Technica. The developer applied the MPTVOutWindow class to its Moto Chaser game, creating a demo that played on an external display. Users still control the vehicle by tilting the device, but view the racing action on a TV instead of the touchscreen. The experience also benefits from the sound output routing to the TV or other A/V system.

The game ran best on the second-generation iPod touch, reaching a rate of 20 frames per second and considered "almost playable" by Freeverse producer Bruce Morrison. The public release of Moto Chaser for the iPhone includes a variety of optimizations that allow a rate of 26 frames per second.

The demo was created with less than a day's work at Freeverse, but lacks a main menu and throttle button. The company experimented with the TV-out feature solely to create a technology preview, and has no plans to integrate the API until Apple documents it in future SDKs. "We only use approved Apple methods and approved frameworks in our programs," Morrison said.

The performance would also need to increase before the public will see a TV-out version in the App Store. "Our video methods have room to improve, and we're positive we can bring up that frame rate with time and work," Morrison added. "But we won't release anything at 20 frames per second."

Via Ipodnn

New iTouch DS firmware due next week

New iTouch DS firmware will be released next week and will be called the "Enhanced version of iTouchDS". New versions of the iTouch DS will come with a new box that indicates that it is the 'enhanced version' due to real time saves.temporary links for the new firmware but try them at your own risk!

Temporary links for new firmware (Not sure if they are for public yet)

http://www.simplepluseasy.com/files/fw/test/ENG_2.3b.zip
http://www.simplepluseasy.com/files/fw/test/GB_2.3b.zip
http://www.simplepluseasy.com/files/fw/test/JP_2.3b.zip

Via Maxconsole

Wireless Outdoor Speakers

The ZipConnect Wireless Outdoor Speakers are great for using outside, especially with your iPod, but it works with any MP3 player, CD player, and even satellite radio, it just needs a headphone jack.

The set comes with two speakers, which are weatherproof, which does not mean they are waterproof. Don’t expect audiophile quality sound, but it should be enough, and there’s bass boost, but that’s about as advanced as the options get.

Your iPod is housed in a little box, also weatherproof, that has the ZipConnect Module, which will connect and charge your iPod, but will also connect any other MP3 player.

The included wireless remote allows you to control volume, and auto-scan frequency tuning. The remote is powered by 2 AA batteries, the speakers, however, require much more power; you’ll need 6 C batteries/speaker or use the included AC adapter if you’ve got a plug handy.

The wireless part operates at a 900 MHz frequency, and the device has a range of up to 150 feet, but for the best quality, the closer is the better.

The ZipConnect Wireless Outdoor speakers don’t provide audiophile quality sound, but it’s good enough for an average user, and with the great iPod support (it’ll charge it), it’s a pretty good buy. It’s available from Amazon for $170.

Scintillating 3D lamps built of electroluminescent wire and mirrors

Marcus Tremento is has an original lighting idea here. He's created LD Sconces, intriguing lighting fixtures that conjure up uncanny 3D effects with glowing wire. Bending neon-like pieces of cool-running electroluminescent wire into familiar shapes and then combining them with a mirror-like backdrop, the artist proves himself to be quite the illusionista.

Those rings of light just go half-way around — the other half is just their reflection. Remarkable. Globes and chandeliers. No pricing is noted, and these works of art are only available in limited editions of 20, so they're bound to be pricey.

Pole Dancing Robots

The latest is a troop of pole dancing robots (yes, as in stripper) equipped with CCTV heads. The full-motion robots were recently unveiled at the Mutate Britain, Behind the Shutters Gallery in London. Artist Giles Walker perfectly meshed the UK's new national symbol (the CCTV) with robotics in a way that almost makes their Orwellian future sexy. You can check out the sexed up robots in action Here

Via BBC

Ericsson tests super-speedy wireless network

Network-building heavyweight Ericsson took a big step toward that super-fast wireless goal today, making the first data call at an industry-first 21Mbps (megabits per second) speed with its Telstra Next G commercial network, using speedy tech called HSPA Evolution. Best of all, this is just the first step of HSPA Evolution, promising future speeds four times that fast.

How fast is 21Mbps? Considering that a really good wired broadband connection in the U.S. will download data at around 15Mbps, and the average download speed for wired broadband in this country is 8.9Mbps, a wireless 21Mbps speed is a huge improvement. It's certainly going to be a gigantic speed leap above the relatively pokey 3G speeds of today. Ericcson says a full commercial launch of this new network starts early next year.

Via Ericsson