Measure electricity by a clip

If you are like me, and your electricity bills also reaching skies, then here is some gadget, which we call as "Saverclip". It is a concept from the designer Lee Young Don that may prove useful to anyone who is looking to control there electricity or power consumption. This device look very similar to a clothespin and it actually latches onto any kind of power cable to determine the energy usage by just measuring the electromagnetic fields emitted. It can even recharge itself by the same electromagnetic field.

There is a LCD panel, which can help us to determine that what the devices are responsible for the most power wastage. The design is quite simple and looks friendly, which could be a useful gadget, if it may ever come to the reality.

SPINN by iRiver

Iriver is now seems quite popular with their latest designs for the latest gadgets. Their new SPINN mp4 player is quite an eye candy. As the name suggests, Iriver's SPINN will be using the SPINN interface and control system, its quite similar to their Iriver P20 model.
Iriver SPINN has flash memory ranging from 4 to 16 GB's. The screen is 3.2-inch, rich AMOLED display with the resolution size of 480×272. Also includes a photo viewer, DMB tuner, a dictionary, voice recording, a text viewer, Flash games (includes Flash 2.0), plays Mp4 Video at 30fps, Bluetooth 2.0 support.

SPINN's availability and pricing still not cleared, well some says it may be out anytime this year.

USB 3.0 is about to come

Intel and other companies are forming a group to promote USB 3.0, this will be even 10 times faster than 2.0, which is already running at 480Mbps, but soon the USB 3.0 will be able to transfer the data at speed up to 4.8 Gbit/s. It will remain be compatible with USB 2.0, which was always compatible with 1.1 version.
Intel stated that the USB 3.0 would be optimized for low power and improved protocol efficiency. The USB 3.0 ports and cabling will be designed with both copper and optical cable capabilities, which means even more higher speed is ensured in future.
The USB 3.0 specification should be out soon with the products arriving in 2009 - 2010.

iriver's handwriting friendly e-book or tablet

Well iriver did not show this at the CES, but it is definitely a cool product. It looks like a combination of e-book and tablet PC with the capability to recognizing handwriting, and have a quite good color display. Well it seems really an interesting thing, because from the top it does not look like an e-book or a tablet, more like a normal notebook. Nowadays, iriver seems more like developing prototype or concept gadgets, and we never get to hear much about its last terminal e-book. Therefore, there is not enough information about this gadget but hope to hear about this more in the future.

RFID tags for concept clothes labels

A survey shows that 70% of people do not bother themselves reading labels on clothing. This in turn causes several problems with the clothing by damaging, color fading or merging, shrinking, etc, but with the RFID clothes tag concept you may never have to read the tags or bother yourself. With the help of a compatible washing machine, your RFID tagged clothes will automatically tell the machine how to clean it up, so you do not have to change washing machine settings. This concept idea also help you with your iron, dryer and presses, so that you never have to set the iron temperature, and the burning shirts will be the talk of classic movies.

I really do love this concept, just load you clothes in the washing machine, add detergent and just shut the lid. It may make us a little bit more careless but in return, it increases the cloths life.

ECOshot by SeaLife - camera works up to 75 feet underwater

EcoShot the new camera by SeaLife. It has a 6 mega pixel CMOS sensor which takes great looking pictures from up to six feet drop. Specially designed to use underwater up to the depth of 75 feet without housing, which is very good for the use of scuba divers who wants to take photos of underwater views. The camera enclosed in rubber, which provides better grip inside or outside the water and acts as a good shock absorber. In addition, the same rubber grip makes it waterproof.
It uses simple AA batteries, well that may prove to be hurting your pocket in the long run, as we all know AA batteries dies out very early. The camera also has a spy mode, which allows you to take pictures automatically over a defined interval; interval can be set to start from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. The only problem is with its storage, it has just 14 MB of internal memory and restricted to use only 1 GB SD card.
This camera is definitely over prices at $230, but still good for those who really want to take this underwater.

CSkills for Construction Industry

If you want to know anything about the constructions related aspect, then try this web site named as CSkills, it is the partner of the sector skill council for construction. This site provide you all the information about the people working in to the construction industry, and can help you as they have topics going on like how to become certified in your trade by 2010, as its not so easy to get into the industry, by each passing day the competition gets tougher.

CSkills site also covers like health and safety legislation topics, and career development within your industry, which is very good for to become a successful entrepreneur. If you are a new and want to start earning in this industry, then CSkills also helps you with your training and qualification, so it covers almost each and every thing to help you establish a career in construction industry. Even if you are an established person or an employer in this industry, training and learning is always very much important for to satisfy your business needs.
CSkills is one of the best skill council for construction. This site is very easy to use as well as informative.

Beo Vision 8 by Bang and Olufsen (LCD HDTV)

Bang and Olufsen showed its 32-inch LCD HDTV at the CES 2008, particularly for the US market. The design very well and carefully made so that you can easily place it on a stand, either on a TV bench, or on just the floor, just anywhere in your house, as its designer David Lewis says: “...a television designed to be used instead of being switched off in the living room for most of the day”. So use it the way you like.
For this high-def TV the entry-level price is starts at $3950, which is quite cheap then the rest of other LCD HDTV in its class.

Most of the flat screen TV produces a flat sound, but its designer David Lewis created the Orchestra Pit feature, so that sound can move forward and up like in a real orchestra. There is a bass cabinet in the front of the screen fitted with bass speakers down facing, which provides a good experience while watching movies and just listening to music. In addition, the two front units specially meant for the reproduction of the human voice, so you can hear each word as clear as it possibly recorded.

This LCD HDTV Beo Vision 8 will soon be available in all Bang and Olufsen showrooms by coming February 2008 for the said price that is $3950.

Technical specifications

Designer: David Lewis
Dimensions (w x h x d): 72 x 44 x 22 cm + stand
Weight: 16.4 kg approx
Cabinet finish: Black/Silver
Remote control: Beo4 included
Power consumption: Typical 125 watt/stand-by 0.5 watts
HD-ready supports - 720p, 1080i
LCD: 32-inch16:9 TFT LCD (Glare surface with low reflection coating)
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Screen brightness: 500 cd/m2
Contrast ratio (center of screen):Typical 1200:1
Response time: Typical 6 msec.
Viewing angle: 178 ° both horizontal and vertical
Menu languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Swedish
IR control output: Built-in – supports two STB's or other external units (IR-blaster included)

Headphone supports SD cards and plays mp3

SkullCandy came up with their new headphone, calling it Double Agent, which can support any SD card, just plug in a SD card with your own music list and play. The control buttons are on one side of the headphone without having any display. You will get the preloaded SD cards with it by the SkullCandy's media partners. These headphones are rechargeable, but how you can recharge it, it is not clear yet, maybe by a USB cable. It supports SD cards of any size as said. There are no wire hanging out, so call it a wireless headphone may not be wrong, but this looks cool and funky. This headphone is available in three colors, orange-brown, yellow-white, and complete black.
The shipping for this headphone will start by March/April, and SkullCandy will price its Double Agent headphone at $89.95.

SwitchBack - Ultra Rugged mobile PC

Usually when someone says UMPC, people thinks of it like something very delicate and fragile, but it is not going to be their image anymore. This new UMPC by the SwithBack is the most toughest mobile PC you have ever seen. In fact on the booth at CES the man was tossing it on the floor and its still working. This is waterproof up to 1 meter depth and for up to 30 minutes.
Also there is "BackPack" Roper mobile technology, which is said to be for customers to design customized BackPacks that are right for them, it includes - digital camera, Mag-Stripe Reader, Barcode or RFID scanner, Biometric readers, High def audio, Graphic card, Compact flash, Custom communication devices. In addition, there is an option if you want more customization such as, Type II PCMCIA, USB 2.0, Serial Port, VGA output, Audio Line in/out.

The hard drive is removable, as well as the battery is hot swappable. The battery pack shows indicator about its remaining power level. It has a 5.6-inch touchscreen, also a built in touch device with QWERTY thumb keyboard. Also built in Wireless - GPS, 802.11 b/g, and Bluetooth.

Its ruggedness can handle - temperature, temperature shock, vibration, shock, humidity.
Overall, it is the most rugged UMPC that I have ever seen. There is no exact idea about its price and availability.

RBS 6 nations

If you love rugby and looking for a site to know about its happenings, then here is a website named as RBS 6 nations. It is the official website for the Europe's premier official rugby tournament, happening for six nations championship. Therefore, if you want to know rugby news then just log in to it. In fact, they are also providing information about the fixtures, results, and list of tournament news. Therefore, you do not have to ask any other person or check any other source as this is the official website.
The site http://www.rbs6nations.com/ is not just all about giving rugby news, fixtures, results, and tournaments news, there are interactive games, and podcast sections also available for all the six nations fans. Interactive games are always fun to play, and podcast is always great feature as if just in case you missed something then you still have a chance to watch it. So have a good time using RBS 6 nations official website.

Samsung introduced SGF-F490

Today at the end of CES 2008 Samsung surprised the crowd by introducing its latest Samsung SGF-F490. It has a 16:9 wide finger touch screen. Screen measures 3.2-inch with 262k colors; design seems similar to its Prada phone. The phone supports full screen browsing in landscape and portrait mode, it has a 5 Mega-pixel camera, 130Mb of internal storage facility with micro SD slot for storage expansion, also supports the standard 3.5mm audio jack, provides faster data connection on the road with the help of HSDPA network support. The camera can record over QVGA mode with 15fps, and can playback at VGA mode with 30fps video.
In addition, features integrated Google search, Samsung's Croix user interface, and A2DP for Bluetooth stereo support.

The Samsung SGH-F490 measures 115mm x 53.5mm x 11.8mm (4.5" x 2.1 x .5") in size and weighs 102g (3.6oz). It supports GSM/EDGE connections on the 900, 1800, and 1900MHz bands, and UMTS/HSDPA networks that use the 2100MHz band.

The phone will be available in selected European markets by the February this year, later will get available to the Asian and American markets, and price expected to be around at 530 Euro.

Iomega Zip Drive is back as Rev

Remember in 90's, there were Zip Drives considered cool, as they can hold a lot more data then normal floppy disks. Soon the CD-R comes in with huge storage facility and Zip is gone.
Now Iomega is taking Zip Drives back in market, but they going to call it Rev, it is a HDD split in half - the head and mechanisms are in the reader, and in each removable cartridge is just a platter, which holds 70GB.
These disks are quite well durable as the person at CES 2008 demo, constantly slamming it on the table showing they have proud on its durability. Therefore, you can easily carry them in either your pocket and in laptop carry bags, and that too without worrying about any damage.
There is no exact idea about its price and availability.

Samsung SyncMaster 2263DX Monitor with extra monitor

Samsung came up with a very new idea of extending a monitor screen, but with a little screen. This is 22-inch Samsung SyncMaster 2263DX monitor which comes up with a little 7-inch extra mini screen, which can be connected to either by the side or at the top of the main screen. This mini screen is design to be use like a plug-and-play device. You can use both the main screen to surf and use the mini screen for Instant Messaging (IM), or in whatever way you like. Switching the place for its mini screen is as simple as its connection.
This monitor is available in the market for about $550.

Bet365 - Pro

If you like to play online casino then you may like this website named Bet365 - Pro. On this you can play online casino games like poker, blackjack, etc, but if you want to play other games like football, baseball, darts, billiards, etc, they are also available. Playing online from home is quite comforting as you can relax and do not have to move out of the house. They have more than 65 games on it and you can join any game you want to play instantly. They also provide a one wallet system so you can manage all full range of services from a single account. Also they are determined to give you security as well as a good platform to play. All online casino lovers just try this site out and have fun on it.
Bet365 has a good Customer Support which works 24/7, and if you don't want to make long distance international calls then don't worry you can chat with the customer service.
And if you are a Non-English person then just don't worry this site has a good translation as well.

WildCharge - Wireless charger

The WildCharge is a wireless charger for all you charging gadgets need. All you need to do is to leave your mobile, camera, ipod, Pda, etc. on it and it will charge them. The WildCharge includes a pad, which plugs into the wall and provides the wireless charging point for your existing devices. The adapter takes the form of gel cases which in turn provides protection and integrating the contact charging technology. There is also a "universal charger", which is a small self-adhesive unit and easily gets attached to whatever you want to charge.

The WildCharge is about the size of a mouse pad (mat). It can handle up to 150 watts and more, which can even charge laptops as well.

It is a nice gadget even in case of travelers, as they do not have to take many chargers along.

Secure your house with Rovio

When traveling people always wonders about the security of their houses, here is a simple gadget solution. It is a bot by WowWee called as Rovio, which can crawls into your house when you go out, and let you see and hear the instant streaming feeds through a VGA camera on it over the internet. The slick, beetle-like Rovio could be controlled from any internet-enabled device (mobile phone, PC or video game console) with the help of its WiFi b/g support. This device has a special NorthStar Navigation system, which helps it to wandering into the house, and avoiding all the obstacles on its way. It also has LED lights to make it find the way in dark.