Palette for Digital Artists

Here is a design concept of handheld PC, which the digital artists preferably like to wear for their new creative designs. This beautiful Palette Digital Artist is an entry for the Microsoft's NextGen PC Design Competition for the year 2008.

This Palette is a handheld touch-screen PC with a thumbhole for the easy handling, also having a Stylus, which enables you to work digitally but like the good old days. This stylish design will give you that painterly feeling that is sorely lacking with conventional computers.

The connections for the Palette are all wireless, the design of this device also happens to have a DVD drive, which feels a bit odd on this shape screen, but in future who know what will be the ideal shape of a PC. Also thinking this shape makes sense for more than just painting.

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.

Cervellum Bike Digital Rearview mirror

Do you enjoy riding a bike? And ever wondered who is at your back, or who is following you? If not then think again as you may need a rear view mirror for a bike. There is a company who is working on it, and named it as Cervellum Bike Digital Rearview Mirror, now you know it’s a digital mirror and you can see what’s happening behind you. People generally don’t feel like using a rear view over a bike that why they hardly think about it. But it seems useful if you really don’t want to bump yourself while taking a wrong turn, or riding your bike on some street where is no sidewalk and suddenly there is a huge truck showed up at the back.

This device runs for about 4 hours in a single charge, so I guess you will not be able to go on long rides with it, but for the short distances it’s pretty good. This Cervellum digital rearview mirror may also come up with GPS. So one might never get lost on the street. But until it comes out just wait. As this device is still a concept but it may be in market very soon. The prices are expected to be around $200.

ITRI made Digital Paper

Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has made cool new looking flexible digital paper, actually its a color 10.4 inch cholesteric LCD (Ch-LC) flexible display and a flexible LED backlighting unit (BLU). It has plastic substrates with less then the thickness of 10mm.
Imagine this that you don't have to put up heavy books or papers again, just only one flexible display will hold the potential to show them all, and how many tress we can save.

As said by ITRI, "Its structure design is simple and is both thin and light, with a thickness reduced to 50% of that of traditional color Ch-LCD displays. The flexible 10.4-inch display has an NTSC color gamut of 57%, according to ITRI".

The ITRI also introduced a flexible LED-based BLU and said it has been successfully used in a 7 inch color flexible Active Matrix (AM) LCD display.

ITRI demonstrated a monochrome Ch-LCD flexible display built by a plastic substrate and based on roll-to-roll manufacturing. Right now the width of the display 3.5 inches and the length can be produced in any size. This is the ideal product for large size public displays, the institute noted.

Mobile NoteTaker

Nowadays we use Laptops or Sound recorders to copy/record lectures in class rooms, but still there are plenty of people who prefer the ideal way to taking notes, that is by pen and paper. Now the time has even taken them to move ahead and to use pen and paper again. Actually its a new gadget which records our each and every move on paper, all you need to do is get a pen and any paper and also a clip board is must, then fix this NoteTaker at the top of board and it will record your each and every stroke on paper. And while writing you can still see your writing on digitized form over the LCD screen of NoteTaker. Then when you are done with taking notes, just connect it to a computer and with the help of some software get it back to see on computer screen.
Isn't it sounds pretty awesome gadget.

Microsoft Surface

As a Gadget Freak i am following a gadget that actually has inspired me in believing how technology can change peoples life. The Microsoft Surface was always like a concept to me until I came across a Video on Youtube, where Bill Gates is showing this Surface thing for real. Microsoft made me believe that we are entering very soon a world where digital based interaction is escaping computers and come to mobile devices and alternative wearables. All people around can check this surface out on Microsoft Official Webpage. And also check on these Youtube videos.

LG KU990 Viewty

The new LG’s KU990 is undeniably a slinky number in the world of mobiles phones. It’s a slim and good looking and doesn’t feel plastic. In simple terms this is a camera that you can ring people on as well as watch TV, browse the web and listen to music. Its has 66 mm touch pad screen which occupies most of the front making it look like a tiny plasma whilst on the reverse, a lens encircled by jog wheel used to control the zoom and navigate through menus and adjust volume, gives the familiar appearance of a camera!

Navigation is made straight forward and friendly by the large and sensible icon layout on the touch screen. Helpfully, you can also set the touchpad to vibrate when you touch it – confirming each selection. Although the icons and buttons on the touchpad are a good size, not having small fingers or long fingernails be a disadvantage, but if this is the case, the small extendable stylus on standby. The only slightly annoying thing is the storage of the stylus which dangles untidily from the top of the phone.
I found messaging slightly easier then on my usual phone – being able to swap swiftly from predictive text to alphabetical to numerical. There is also a clever little handwriting entry feature using the small extendable stylus, but disappointingly this led to errors in recognition and was slower than texting via the keypad. You can also text using a QWERTY keyboard if you wish.
The 5 megapixel camera is easy to access with dedicated camera buttons on the side which just as easily allows movie shooting and playback. As with many digital cameras there is an annoyingly long delay between button-press and shot resulting in missed moments when your subject moves – not great for taking pictures of children!
Viewing your pictures is almost as good as having your prints in your hand especially when using the landscape setting. Images can be viewed either as standard thumbnail or scattered around the screen which is quite snazzy. You can also zoom in and move your pictures around by brushing your finger over it which means you don’t miss any detail.
There is a comprehensive editing suite for images and video footage and the software included is easy to install and use which also allows you back up all you phones data. There is also a music player and FM radio.
The web browser is easy to use and allows you to see full web pages and then to zoom. You can even open up two windows at once and toggle between the two.
Battery life can be short if you find yourself playing with all the features – if using the camera on a day or night out, browsing the web and viewing images you will need your charger every couple of days.

Credit Card size Video Player

These look cool, the Credit Card Digital Video Player that’s small enough to slot in your pocket or wallet.
These mini video players are small on size but are big on features with full-size bright high-res screens and 8 hour battery life. They’re perfect for playing your favorite movies and music. Choose from the Neon M3 with heat sensitive glowing buttons and a 2.4 inch LCD screen or the Ice with a brushed aluminum finish and a slightly larger 2.8 inch display. Both have 2GB of storage built-in and can be expanded via memory card.

Desk Set by Stationoli

It’s time to play the Wheel of Organization! Okay, that didn’t really fit as well as that Pat Sajak show that’s really popular with old people, but I couldn’t think of any better way to describe the Stationoli Desk Set.

I’m not sure what Stationoli is, but it sounds like a magician! Introducing the great Stationoli, with the amazing ability to be a stapler, pencil sharpener, staple remover, sticky note and paperclip holder, calculator, and digital alarm clock!

That is certainly the Stationoli Desk Set in a nutshell, but what makes it different then any other desk sets is it all fits together. Kind of reminds me of some complex Transformer when several of them transform and become one big giant kickin’ robot. In this case, all the Stationoli components form a big wheel.

Of course, this is more than the sum of its parts as each on has a magnet. I presume that so they can all join up, but apparently, they all can be magnetic individually. At the hub of the wheel is a clock which has an alarm, and runs on two included cell batteries.

If you are a control freak when it comes to office supplies, then this product is most assuredly for you. It is available for purchase at the Uncommon Goods Site for about $40.00.

Philips Digital Frame Alarm Clock

Every once in a while, you will find some new product that really does it all. The latest to top my list is the Philips AJL308, which is a 7-inch picture frame, alarm clock, radio, as well as an MP3 Player.

It appears to do all these jobs quite well. As a picture frame, for example, you can upload pics from the SD/MMC slot, and I can only assume from the USB slot. That’s right, it has a USB slot, and you can even use it to upload video clips from your computer.

As an alarm clock, you can program the Philips AJL308 to wake you to your favorite FM station or MP3 music. It also has a gentle wake mode that gradually increases the volume of your music as you groggily wake up.

The FM radio has 20 presets, and I believe that I’ve already discussed the advantages of the MP3 Player. What I haven’t discussed is the fact that the picture frame has a large time readout as well as some Vista-like calendar things going on as well.

I have to admit, the Philips Digital Picture Frame/Alarm Clock/FM Radio/MP3 Player looks like quite a deal for your money. I believe it is available at Amazon for about $130, but I have heard that it really isn’t supposed to be. Therefore, you might have to wait a little while before you see the Philips AJL308 in stores. However, it looks like a gadget that is well worth the wait!