Category: Future Gadgets
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3-Megapixel Mobile Phone Camera Module Coming Soon from Panasonic
Reading Time: < 1 minute3-Megapixel Camera Module from Panasonic: Can you believe how small this thing is? [ Photo: Panasonic ] Panasonic announced the development of a 3-megapixel digital camera module for use in mobile phones. The module is only 8.63mm thick so it can easily fit in mobile phones that are still on the…
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Clarion VRX755VD to Put Virtual iPod Controls on a Dash-Mounted 7-inch LCD Display
Reading Time: < 1 minuteForthcoming Clarion VRX755VD with built-in iPod controls: UberGizmo reports that it will be on the market in 2005. [ Photo: Clarion Co., Ltd. ] UberGizmo reported that Clarion has developed a new in-car AV unit that displays a virtual set of controls for an iPod onto its 7-inch touch-sensitive LCD display.…
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Superslim CRTs Expected to Compete Against Flat Panels in TV Market in Mid-2005
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell pointed out a CNet report that says superslim cathode-ray tubes will hit the television set market soon at significantly lower prices than flat-panel displays. Pioneered by LG.Philips Displays, these superslim CRTs are at least 20 to 30 percent less deep than traditional CRTs, are expected to be priced at…
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Oakley Thump Eyewear with Integrated Portable Audio Player Demonstrated to Lance Armstrong
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, TDFblog reported that Lance Armstrong was photographed wearing a prototype Oakley product combining sunglasses with a portable audio player. Gizmodo reported on this photo as well, saying that Armstrong wore the prototype during the Prologue time trial, citing a SunSentinel.com article for attribution. These articles were pointed out to me…
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San Jose Sharks Employing Digital Video on Players’ Bench
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWired News reports that the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League are the first U.S. professional sports team to use digital video technology on the players’ bench during official games. The Sharks are using XOSketch, a Tablet PC-based wireless video playback and telestration tool from XOS Technology. Wired News…
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Brighthand Previews Motorola MPx Phone on Display at CTIA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrighthand Editor-in-Chief Ed Hardy had the opportunity to take a look at working prototypes of the forthcoming Motorola MPx Smartphone that were on display at the CTIA Wireless 2004 tradeshow that is closing today in Atlanta. The MPx’s most striking feature is a dual-hinged design that allows it to be opened…
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Design Concepts Based on Toshiba 0.85-inch Hard Disk Debut at CeBit 2004
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToshiba’s Storage Device Division is displaying design concepts for devices that could be built based with its 0.85-inch hard disk drive at CeBIT 2004 in Hannover, Germany. Reportedly, the 0.85-inch drives will have a capacity of 2 to 4 Gigabytes and begin quantity shipment in the third or fourth quarter of…