Odd news this is, but well, it looks like Motorola might be prepping to give the Nike+ SportWatch a run for its money. An intrepid tipster sent along a screenshot from a recent survey showing off what looks like a tricked out nano watch.
Described as an “all-in-one fitness and music personal fitness device” (redundant much?) that packs a GPS for “accurate performance tracking,” the as of yet unnamed gadget also sports a “smart music player” that compiles a list of songs based on the tunes that help you sweat your best. It also lets you wirelessly sync to your PC for workout analysis, and apparently does the same for Android devices.
Among the possible names listed in the survey is the MotoActive, hinting at, but certainly not pinning down, Motorola branding. Of course this is just an online survey, so take it with a pint a salt, or maybe a jar of em.
You put off grocery shopping until the weekend, curse your way through the irate Sunday morning hordes at Boulevard with your stomach almost bloated with the awesome dim sum at Causeway Bay, and then schlep your food all the way home only to realize you forgot to buy those dish soap with 20-percent sales and use those exchange coupons. Sounds awfully familiar aye?
Well, someone sure is paying attention. SK Telecom is trying out a new service that syncs items from a smartphone app — like a shopping list — to its tablet PC-equipped Smart Cart. Hailed by the company as the first of its kind, this real-time aide uses indoor positioning to provide product info, tips and discounts while you peruse those crowded aisles. The WiFi-connected in-cart display also makes use of augmented reality, offering coupon clippers a high-tech solution for their cost-cutting predilections.
If the current pilot test in China’s Shanghai Lotus Supermarkets proves a success, expect to see this “personalized smart shopping service” doling out recommendations based on purchase history and location. Hear that? That’s the sound of marketers licking their hyper targeting chops. Now, we’ll just need to convince Tesco and Giant.
Sanyo has announced in Japan a new pair of their Eneloop Mobile booster with the KBC-L54D (5400mAh) and KBC-L27D (2700mAh). Both models keep the same basic design as previous Mobile boosters, but comes with more “juice” with an increase of approximately 8% as well as being capable to recharger either your smartphone or tablet 1.5 times faster thanks to their new higher output.
The new mobile boosters can not only recharge the latest smart phones and tablet PCs such as iPhone and iPad*1 series, but they can also power various gadgets with USB power ports. Along with this, the higher output makes it possible to charge gadgets more quickly.
These new Eneloop Mobile Booster will be available in Japan later this September, at 5,000 and 3,500 Yen respectively.
Earlier this year, Victorinox, makers of the original ‘Swiss Army Knife’ announced their line of Swiss Army USB drives. Unfortunately you won’t be opening any bottles or slicing through any packaging with these, since there are no blades or other miscellaneous tools attached. Coming in a Slim and Slim Duo with sizes ranging from 4GB to 64GB, the Victorinox Swiss Army USB drive is finally shipping and can be purchased with a price range of $39.99 to $249.99 at the Swiss Knife Shop.
Although these drives aren’t much smaller than traditional flash drives, they are as resilient as the rest of Victorinox’s Swiss Army products. Completely waterproof, shock-resistant and even offering USB data encryption, the Swiss Army USB has much more to offer than awesome looks. Coming in various bright colors, they will also be easy to find, which is a good thing, considering they are fairly pricey.
Jammers begone, for smashing your guitar everyday isn’t cool anymore. Pickers with LED are so 2001. What could be more deadly than a rockstar with a guitar and 2-meter long hair? How about a rock star with a guitar with freakin’ lasers attached to it! Okay maybe these lasers don’t exactly burn through things, but the Laser Pitch Detection Pickup system utilizes lasers mounted on the guitar in order to detect the pitch of a string before it is even plucked.
By detecting the pitch before the string is played, the latency when recording could become significantly lower. This allows a musician to transform their six string guitar into an efficient MIDI synthesizer using an interface or special pickup. By reducing the delay between the musician’s plucking and the resultant tone, the MIDI recorder is able to better synchronize its sound. According to Gizmag, even the fastest of conventional MIDI systems could experience a latency of 12ms.
Developed by M3i Technologies, the Laser Pitch Detect can also be used on any stringed instrument with a fingerboard such as a bass guitar or a violin. Even if you aren’t recording with your guitar, the LPD system provides some pretty cool visual effects. Unfortunately the technology is still in its developmental stages but M3i hopes to make it available commercially sometime in 2012.
Asus shown the Xtion Pro Xtion Pro and Wavi Xtion motion sensors at CES and well, fast-forward six months and there’s already an updated model on the market: the Windows- and Linux-compatible Xtion Pro Live. The new version complements the original’s IR and depth sensors with a Kinect-like VGA webcam and a pair of microphones, while also jacking up the bill to a distinctly un-Kinect-like 175 Euros ($300). That price tag won’t make us shift our living room furniture around anytime soon, especially since Kinect is already officially heading to the PC. However, that isn’t really the point: the Pro Live edition is primarily meant to help developers design better games and apps for the more consumer-focused but as yet unreleased Wavi.
While the 55-inch Platform is certainly a bit smaller than the 100-inch MT-50 that came before it, it’s also a heck of a lot more practical for average consumers. Well, save for the price. Looking beyond that for a moment, you’ll find a devilishly thin (3-inches) table, complete with 55-inches of 1080p gorgeousness, a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 178-degree viewing angle and support for a 64-bit copy of Windows 7 Professional.
The internal computer includes a dual-core Core i5 CPU (2.66GHz), 8GB of memory and a 128GB SSD; you’ll also find WiFi, Bluetooth and a slew of “hidden ports.” The entire thing is constructed from aircraft-grade aluminum, and it supports a total of 32 touch points. We’ll leave it to you to discover what it’ll be used for in your future abode, but if you’ve got the $17,950 to take one home, you’ve probably got the brains to figure it out, and also the need to have this.
After launching the original Zoom H2 SD some four years ago, the company, which is also called Zoom, has finally launched the next successor. The outfit’s launching the Zoom H2n today, complete with a bolder design, five “studio-quality” microphones and a foursome of recording modes: Mid-Side (MS) stereo, 90° X/Y stereo, 2-channel and 4-channel surround sound. The standout feature, however, is its ability to widen and narrow one’s recording range on the fly.
For reporters, you can hone in on the interviewee and block out other reporters / crowd noise, while concert goers can adjust to target audio from just the singer. Other specs include a 1.8-inch LCD, built-in reference speaker, USB 2.0 connectivity and a thing for pushing through for 20 full hours on a single set of AA cells. It’ll sell for $199 when it ships this September. Bieber fever pills sold separately.
Powered by Google Maps and touted as the official trainer of Le Tour de France, comes a Pro-Form training bike. It does allow you to feel the burn of 24 pre-set courses, or one of your own punishing designs. For the ultra-committed indoor enthusiast, there’s also Intelligent Wind Resistance and a 20 percent incline / decline feature that’ll match the ups and downs of real life outdoor cycling without the hassle of the actual outdoors. But honestly, I’d rather go to a Les Mill RPM class.
Where is it that we see the coolest futuristic tech? Free from the worries of actual production, the entertainment industry has been home to the most advanced and high-tech gadgets imaginable. With this in mind it may not come as too much of a surprise that David Brown, editor, producer, cameraman extraordinaire has created this interesting weapon he likes to call, The BodyGuard.
The BodyGuard is a heavily armored glove-sleeve thing fitted with a flashlight, laser pointer, camera and taser to help law enforcement officials bring down the baddies in an instant. According to Brown and his friends, most weapons may be inefficient in a sense that they may be dropped or wrestled away in a moment of conflict. The BodyGuard would then be a perfect solution to compliment firearms or current gadgets without overly fatal results.
Where is it that we see the coolest futuristic tech? Free from the worries of actual production, the entertainment industry has been home to the most advanced and high-tech gadgets imaginable. With this in mind it may not come as too much of a surprise that David Brown, editor, producer, cameraman extraordinaire has created this interesting weapon he likes to call, The BodyGuard.
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