December 14, 2007

Green plug hubs

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As much as we loathe the thought of yet another kind of plug, this piece of equipment solves all our problems.The green plug hook's up with anything like Paris Hilton but is also energy efficient like Nicole Ritchie- now thats what i am talking about.The idea behind the green plug's a lot like the energy-saving chip . This has the facility to hook up all the equipments into one place and with a microprocessor chip as multi controller it also efficiently controls the juice transfered to all the equipments and ensures that none is wasted.


Fancy Soccer ball : Saves refs from beating

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In the soccer world what you really do not want to be is a referee especially the one that makes a wrong call . What I mean is that soccer fans are animals. For example Europe has accepted the fact that after every match there will be a set of teenagers roaming the streets just to get their hands on someone and take out all thats bundled up in them for the loss of their favorite team. Just imagine the referee getting caught in their hands . Luckily, there's a fancy new soccer ball that'll take some of the pressure off of refs.

It's loaded up with sensors, and when it passes across the goal line, an encrypted signal is sent to a special watch that the referee is wearing letting him know that the goal is indeed legitimate. Apparently the tech inside isn't so sensitive that it can't be kicked all over the place, and you've got to assume that intercepting the signal wouldn't really be worthwhile, as even if the refs watch goes off when the ball is at mid-field he probably won't call it a goal. And really, this should cut down on violence aimed at refs. After all, beating up a fancy soccer ball can't be nearly as satisfying.

Land Rover: Concept car wit a real cool Concept



We normally don't get super excited about concept cars, but this Land Rover LRX Concept has something we're quite interested in: iPhone integration. Not only does it have a slot carved out especially for the phone that allows it to dock into the car like some sort of brushed-metal lover, it's even got a gigantic "Start" button that appears so you can (we presume) start the car! In addition to this, there's an iPod docking station on either side of the power-adjustable speakers, so you can take even more music on the go.


Now to go a little bit in detail.....
So here is the land rover. This Awesome piece of metal looks blinding. And the interiors well .... they speak for themselves. Take my word for it there is nothing else . once you are seated in the rear you'll feel like you are in a freaking star wars flick and urged to say SHIELDS UP CAPTAIN. For all the remodeling freaks out there (I am one of them). There is a wide variety of stuff you can add on to HER (the car.though it looks totally masculine i feel the real way to respect a car is to give it a dash of feminism.). The LCD dashboard gives a full real time 3D view of the car that is jus so cool. It actually takes you to a new dimension.

Well as for me I am not a very car like person ( I go for bikes - BABE MAGNETS). And concepts are not my thing but seriously the Land rover is one Hell of a car and an awesome combination of brains and beauty.

MY ratings : 8/10 ******** **


December 13, 2007

Fire Steel



Developed by the Swedish Defence Department (small but perfectly formed no doubt), the Light My Fire Firesteel is simply staggering. Whenever you're in the great outdoors (or if you often battle with your fireplace), just reach for your Firesteel and you'll never need - or want to use, frankly - a lighter or matches ever again. Working even in the wet or cold, a slow and easy 'strike' across this magic little steel produces a huge spark up to 3,000°C! We couldn't believe how much spark this little marvel put out - it's a much brighter spark than anyone round here, that's for sure.

Features

  • A Swedish fire starter that starts a fire whatever the weather.
  • By dragging the striker along the Firestarter a spark is ignited.
  • The spark will easily ignite stoves, barbeques, dry grass and bark.
  • The Firesteel is water resistant.
  • There are 12000 strikes in the Firesteel.
  • Suitable for adults only.
  • Size: 15 x 5 x 1.5cm.

Caution, the spark is hot, 3,000°C if you're asking.

Key Finder :


K
ey loss, like memory loss and for some, hair loss, is one of life's inevitable occurrences. Fortunately, unlike the latter two, there is a cure, and here it is. This great gizmo understands that unlike key-finders of the past, you are bound to have more than one set of keys, and so can locate up to three different sets at the click of a button. Whether it's your car keys, house keys, garage keys, whatever, simply press the coloured button corresponding to the set that's gone walkabout, and they will beep at you until you locate them. Normally in your other jacket, deep in your handbag, under the sofa, or if you have children, possibly in the fridge. Who'd have thought that someone would come up with an idea that almost makes losing your keys fun!

Features

  • Three sound sensitive key-ring locators to attach to your keys.
  • A remote control with coloured buttons, corresponding to the colours on the keys' locators.
  • Pushing the controls button will activate a beeping sound leading you to your misplaced keys.
  • A range of 15ft.
  • Suitable for ages 6 years+.
  • Requires 4 x CR2032 Batteries (included).

Size:-

  • 6 x 4 x 1.5cm (each locator)
  • 8 x 4 x 1.5cm (remote control).

Video Gear


T
hese are all very Blade Runner meets Minority Report. Basically these space age shades are your very own take anywhere 50 inch movie screen. Weighing in at just 68g, ezVision Video specs plug into your iPod Video or any portable video/movie/DVD player and screens your movies in such a way that it seems as though you're looking at a huge screen. They allow you to zone out from the world around you and get right into the movie, slide show, or whatever. There are retractable headphones that are built into the arms of the specs, so you can truly plug-in and zone-out. Watch movies in bed without disturbing your better half, chill out on the train in front of a top film, or plug in in-flight and free yourself from those horrible little seat-back screens. They have an 8 hour re-chargeable battery, an integral volume control, and come with adaptors to connect to iPods (and we tried it successfully with the new Zune player too) and DVD players. When you can't get to the cinema, bring the cinema to you.

Features

  • Video eye-wear offering a 50inch virtual screen to watch DVDs, videos from your Video iPod, TV, or games from your gaming station.
  • Resolution of 320 x 240.
  • Built-in headphones.
  • Portable and lightweight at just 68g.
  • Fit like a pair of glasses.
  • An eight hour rechargeable battery pack with volume control for the ezVision.
  • Adaptors to connect to iPods and DVD players.
  • Suitable for ages 14 years+.
  • Requires an AC wall charger.
  • Size: 16 x 6.5 x 3cm (folded).
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Laser Cosmos : Light up ur ceiling


Just occasionally a product comes along that simply blows us away. We get to see a lot of crazy and sometimes brilliant inventions, but Laser Cosmos is without a doubt the most superb one we've seen. There is no product out there that comes even close to the sheer excellence of this galactic wonder - sorry to sound quite so effusive, but really, it's staggering.

Imagine lying in your room, and having the ceiling whipped away to reveal the vast outreaches of the cosmos whirling overhead, complete with misty blue nebulae (which you can turn on and off!) and the occasional shooting star. Fully adjustable and requiring no set up, this super powerful space projector scatters a random panoply of sparkling green stars that will fill any room from the tiniest bedroom to the largest warehouse with a crystal clear animated star display. What's so clever about this (apart from everything of course) is that it seems so three-dimensional, the varying brightness of different stars makes some seem close and others to come from distant galaxies.

Created from powerful green laser and holographic technology, a display this bright and clear has never been available before. It's utterly mesmerising, and had us transfixed for hours (literally). Whether you're zoning out to music, throwing a party or just chilling, this stunning cosmic light show is like nothing we've ever seen before. Truly one of the most amazing light shows you will see anywhere.

Features

  • Romantic, mesmerising star and cloud projector.
  • The Laser Cosmos will fill any room, no matter how big or small with a carpet of stars, blue clouds (optional), and even shooting stars.
  • The Laser Cosmos itself is shaped like a funky 3D star.
  • The Laser Cosmos can be pivoted to any angle.
  • A Laser Stars projector lens.
  • A cloud formation projector lens.
  • A cloud brightness control.
  • The projector is self-focussing.
  • For best results use in total darkness.
  • Use for no more than four hours at a time (the On/Off switch is helpful here).
  • Suitable for ages 8 years+.
  • Requires a mains adaptor (UK adaptor included).
  • Size: 29 x 25 x 20cm.

Never touch the lens or try to adjust it!

Laser Cosmos

Life TIMER :


T
ime is so staggeringly elastic. The seconds of terrifying anticipation before your parachute opens stretch ahead of you like hours, the minutes before you have to get out of your warm bed to go to work flash by in a nanosecond. The Lifetimer clock lets you keep track of the important things in life in a wonderfully novel way. The clock face is surrounded by a collection of buttons relating to different aspects of your life, such as your next holiday, your next tea break, your birthday, the time you knock off from work, even the last time you had rumpy pumpy. Simply pressing any of these buttons will give you the number of hours, minutes and seconds you've got left (or that have passed in the case of some) till the event happens. Press, and it's only seven minutes and twenty seconds to your coffee break; press, and you've been in your current relationship for two years, three months, six days, ten hours, four minutes and twelve seconds, etc etc. It's a brilliant idea and great fun - in fact it's amazing quite how much time you can waste simply pressing the buttons to see how much time you're wasting. Watch the seconds left till you can go home from work tick away (backwards of course), or the days since you last made like a rabbit add depressingly up.

The Lifetimer - possibly the most interesting and interactive clock ever invented.

Features

  • The Lifetimer keeps track of the important things in life, counting up or down to momentous events like 'home time'.
  • An option to set the clock to 12 or 24 hour clock.
  • A stopwatch function.
  • The Lifetimer counts the days until your Birthday, Christmas, next holiday, lunch hour, home time, the weekend, the event of your choice.
  • The Lifetimer times how long it has been since you started your job, began your relationship, last had sex.
  • The calendar stretches up to the year 2050.
  • The Lifetimer is an interactive little thing, pinging away with date reminders and scrolling

    messages across its back-lit LCD screen.
  • Ergonomically designed.
  • Powered with 2 x AAA batteries (not included).
  • Suitable for ages 12 years+.
  • Size: 8.5 x 9.4 x 8.5 cm.

Emergency Mobile Charger.....




There are all sorts of mobile chargers out there, but this is about the most compact, ludite friendly, and neatly designed one we've ever seen. Consisting of a sleek blue metal tube, you simply pop in an AA battery and plug it into your phone for an extra two hours talk time. This new version will also charge up any iPod. Snappy eh? Great design, excellent idea and as cheap as cod and chips.

Compatible with the following devices:

Mot. V3 Series: E770V/ E1070/ L2/ L6/ L7 SLVR/ U6 PLEB/ V230/ V235/ V3/ V3i/ V3X/ V3 RAZR/ V360
Nok. 6230 Pop-Port Series: 1100/ 1101/ 1110/ 1600/ 2100/ 23xx/ 26xx/ 3100/ 3120/32xx/ 33xx/ 3410/ 3510/ 36xx/ 5100/ 5140/ 5410i/ 60xx/ 6100/ 6170/ 6220/ 6230/ 6230i/ 6260i/ 6310/ 66xx/ 68xx/ 72xx/ 7380/ 76xx/ 800/ 9300/ 9500/ Ngage
Nok. 6233 Series: 1112/ 3250/ 5500/ 6101/ 6103/ 6111/ 6125/ 6131/ 6136/ 6233/ 6234/ 6270/ 6280/ 7360/ 7370/ Exx/ Nxx
Sam. D800: D520/ D8xx/ D900/ E870/ E900/ P300/ X820/ Z400/ Z510/ Z520/ Z540
Son-Eri. Fastport K750 Series: 750i/ J100i/ J220i/ J230i/ K310i/ K510i/ K610/ K750i/ K790i/ K800i/ M600i/ P990i/ S600i/ V630i/ W8xx/ W9xx/ Z520i/ / Z530i/ Z550i/ Z710i
Blackberry: 7100t/ 7100V/ 7100x/ 7130V/ 7230/ 7290/ 8100 PEARL/ 8700g/ 8707v
iPod Compatible

Features

  • Highly portable, instant phone charger.
  • Charges all iPods.
  • A powerful charging with a single AA battery gives you up to 2 hrs extra talking time.
  • The charge time is the same as for your mains-pluggable charger and may vary depending on your handset/iPod.

To charge your mobile or iPod:

  • Load a single AA battery into the charger.
  • Connect your phone/iPod to the charger using the compatible plug.
  • Connect the charger's plug with your mobile/iPod.
  • Your phone/iPod should be showing now the "charging" status.
  • Turquoise in colour.
  • Made of durable aluminium.
  • Powered with a single AA Battery.
  • Suitable for ages 12 years+.
  • Size: 7.3 x 2 x 2 cm.

Ipod Party Speakers...



The iPod Party Speaker is the ultimate in mobile party systems. Made from heavy duty aluminium and sitting on a two wheeled base with a retractable handle, this 22W mobile speaker system will blast out your tunes wherever you are. As well as a mains cable it also has an internal re-chargeable battery that will give you a mighty twelve hours of play. You can plug in any iPod you care to mention, as well as other CD or MP3 players, musical instruments (with 6.3mm output jacks), and it comes with a jolly decent microphone, so you can DJ, croon along to your music, or just shout at people for no apparent reason. This awesome piece of kit lets you not only have a party wherever you like - anywhere in the house, the garden, the park, the street or the beach, but you can also have a mobile party, trundling it along the pavement and picking up party people as you go. It looks gorgeous and it powers out whatever sound you plug into it - brilliant.

Features

  • Portable 22W two way speaker.
  • Two wheels on base and retractable handle for 'wheel along' ease.
  • An iPod dock for iPod, iPod Mini or iPod Nano.
  • 4 inputs for connecting the mike, instruments with 6.3mm jack, or CD/MP3 players.
  • Rechargeable internal battery lasting 12 hours.
  • Sound blasts out up to 50 metres.
  • A jolly decent microphone for MC-ing or crooning along to your tunes.
  • A 5m cable.
  • Speaker system made from heavy-duty aluminium.
  • Adjustable bass.
  • Suitable for ages 14 years+.
  • Size: 46 x 37 x 26cm.

Ipod Alarm : Clocks



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ell all need some sort of alarm to claw ourselves from the depths of sleep, but for many of us an incessant digital beep is not the sound of choice. In steps the iPod Alarm Clock to save the day. Now you can easily set your alarm to wake you with whatever your favourite song of the moment is - though perhaps not 'Wake me up before you go,go' - there are limits after all. You can easily set the alarm on your iPod to wake you with a specific Playlist, Album or Song, the Alarm Clock has an all important nine minute 'Snooze' (i.e. leave me the hell alone, this dream is more important than punctuality) function, and is adjustable so that it will fit more or less the whole family of iPods. It looks like a funked up traditional alarm clock, and the speakers are in the 'bells' on the top of the unit. It's mains powered, so you'll have no flat battery or recharging problems, and we reckon it's the alarm clock for the iPod generation. Wake up to something more tuneful than a bell or a beep, and considerably less depressing than the news.

Features

  • A traditional-look alarm clock that fits an iPod.
  • Set the alarm on your iPod and your choice of playlist, song or tone will blast out through the bell speakers.
  • A 9 minute 'Snooze' function.
  • An adjustable depth-dial dock to fit a 40GB, 60GB, 30GB, 20GB, Video iPod or a Nano.
  • Use the 'Snooze' button to scroll through your iPod.
  • Available in black or white.
  • Suitable for ages 12 years+.
  • Requires a mains adaptor (UK adaptor included).
  • Size: 14 x 14 x 7.5cm.

MP4: Watchesss...wat next...



The MP4 Watch is a multi-media marvel on your wrist. It is of course a watch, but aside from its rather cool watch face, it also plays MP3's, Movies and shows off your Photos! With 2GB of internal memory and a 3.8cm colour screen, you can now watch movies, display your photos and listen to your favourite tracks all from your wrist. The watch charges up from the mains, has a USB cable for downloading your music, picture and video files from your PC, and shuffle, volume, mode, play and pause are all controlled easily by buttons on the side of the watch. It comes with all the software you need (PC only), a set of bud headphones, has an eight hour playback for music and video, and even operates as a Dictaphone - it's a multi-media centre on your wrist.

Features

  • A sleek black digital watch that plays MP4 videos.
  • An onboard memory of 2GB.
  • A 1.5inch colour screen.
  • High resolution pixel image 128 x 128.
  • Displays the time and date in digital format.
  • Supports MP3, WMA, MP4 (NXV) and JPEG formats.
  • High quality digital recording and playback function.
  • 5 equaliser modes.
  • The watch sports buttons for; Menu, Play, Forward, Back, Mode change and Volume.
  • A USB cable for downloading music, pictures and video files from your PC.
  • Headphones.
  • 8 hours of playback.
  • Charge the watch with a mains adaptor (UK adaptor included) or USB cable (included).
  • Requires a USB port.
  • Requires Windows 98/SE/ME/XP.
  • CD with set-up software.
  • The watch is black in colour with rubber straps.
  • Suitable for ages 14 years+.
  • Size: 28 x 4 x 1cm.
MP4 Watch

Mazda-- Taiki..



Mazda's presence at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show this month will revolve around the awkwardly titled "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom" theme that seeks to incorporate the brand's driver-oriented two-word pledge with a long-term environmental outlook. The cornerstone of the Mazda booth will be the Taiki concept, which follows in the tradition of the Nagare design theme that's graced shows across the world for the last two years.

The fourth installment in the series takes a considerable step away from its design predecessors' radical yet feasible philosophy, with a cab-backward design that evolves the aerodynamic wedge-on-wheels ethos above and beyond what we've seen with past concepts. The short overhangs and glass canopy are designer dreams, and Mazda asserts that the concept's exterior lines are inspired by wind flowing through a Hagoromo, the "flowing robes that enable a celestial maiden to fly."

Beyond the hyperbole, a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout bodes well for its enthusiast credentials, complete with power provided by the next-generation Renesis rotary engine.

The Taiki will join share the podium with the new Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid and the redesigned Atenza.

December 11, 2007

Beowulf:



It is not for the gold, it is for the glory.” and this movie might reach both. Beowulf 3D is based in the first English language epic poem ever written, Beowulf. When I first saw the preview of the movie I was exited since I thought it was going to be like a mixture of 300 and The Lord of the Rings. Well the movie is nothing like either of them, nonetheless, it did not disappoint. It has everything that a good epic movie should have: A hero, Monsters, Dragons, action, adventure, even a little comedy, ah! and did I mention it is on digital 3-D. There is just one thing I have to say about this film: It is a must see in the theater.

It is 750 A.D, and Hrothgar, king of the Danes (Antony Hopkins) has built the biggest mead hall, Heorot, where he and his people drink and dance until dawn. Until one day, a hideous creature, Grendel (Crispin Glober), comes to the hall at night bother for all the noise the humans were making and kill everybody but the king. This becomes an every day event, forcing the king to close the great hall for good. He offers half of his gold to whoever kills and free's his kingdom from this monster. A great warrior from the tribe of the Geats, named Beowulf(Ray Wingston) who is brave, kind, strong and his obsession is not gold but pride and power, comes to faced this creature and the creatures Mother (Angelina Jolie). Little did he knows that he was also facing himself.

The movie is well directed. I like the new approach they took about this epic, many people who read the book might be disappointed since it does not follow it, on the other hand, this approach seems more real, makes sense and feels in the gaps that the original version has. the cast makes an excellent job portraying their character. Antony Hopkins makes terrific performance as king Hrothgar, John Malkovich impressed me as Ulfreith, and Jolie makes the perfect Monster, it is a shame she did not have more screen time. The voice of Grendal describe the monster and depicts the time, but sometimes it was hard to understand. The special effects could be disappointed for many people who thought they were going to watch real actors like in 300 and Sin City, but once you realized it is an animated movie, they are excellent, in some scenes it seems like there are the real actors, and the monsters are well depicted and defined; they have no flaw in any scene. the 3D effects are just icing on the cake, they really pull this off the audience will feel they are inside the movie along Beowulf fighting the monsters. The action scenes are energetic, realistic and exiting with the 3D effects the audience see the best angles and be on the edge of their seats. The only think that might disappoint the audience is the final scene, since it is kind of predictable.

Beowulf 3-D completely changed my perspective of this legendary epic. With a talented cast a good director and great special effects Beowulf 3D is an enjoyable, fascinating, unique and mystical experience that might innovate animated movies.

Director : Robert Zemeckis
cast : Ray Winstone,Angelina Jolie,Anthony Hopkins
My Ratings : 7 ******* ***.

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