Zeiss Cinemizer OLED

Carl Zeiss will be releasing an updated version of the Cinemizer video glasses, this time with OLED screens. It will have a dual 720P displays. It will also supports HDMI 1.4 inputs to use with BluRay 3D players and PS3. Also supports side-by-side format (for use for IZ3D or DDD drivers) and possibly other 3D formats. 

It will incorporate a battery, nose pads plus two adjustment items, a USB cable, AV video cable, HDMI to mini HDMI cable adapter and in-ear phones. 

Coming out sometime in 2012 for $515. Also supports an optional head-tracker which looks very accurate.  With HDMI 1.4 support that means this headset is the first with any kind of industry standard format support and means it should be relevant for a long time.

Valve console: steam box

There are some rumors that Valve is preparing to launch a set top box to compete with consoles, allegedly dubbed the Steam Box, and the announcement could come as soon as next week.

Valve is developing a platform for low-cost, micro-sized PCs that would offer access to Steam's vast library of games, but in a streamlined console-style experience. It's possible that Valve could be producing a Steam Box of its own, but other manufacturers will also be able to develop hardware for the platform.

The baseline models will have an Intel Core i7 CPU, NVIDIA GPU and 8GBs of RAM, such as the Alienware X51, which may have been designed to be a Steam Box-capable device.

Valve is also allegedly developing an array of USB accessories, including a controller with modular control schemes like Mad Catz's MLG Pro Circuit Controller, and biometric sensors that change in-game elements to match your behavior.

The Steam Box platform could make its debut at Game Developers Conference (GDC), though the report states that Valve could hold the announcement until E3.

lytro camera: focus anything on your photo

For those that no mater what, cannot focus any photo they take, good news, your problem have now a solution, it is called the Lytro.

The Lytro takes pictures in a way that no other camera ever has. The innovation behind this gadget is light field photography, which the company, also named Lytro, calls “the first major change in photography since photography was invented.”

What is light field photography? When normal cameras take a photo, they measure the color and light coming through the lens to produce an image. The Lytro camera not only sees color and light but can understand which direction the light moves while snapping a photo. Instead of simply grabbing one point of the light in a scene, Lytro analyzes all the points of light and then converts them to data. Once the image is stored using the technology, it can be processed and reprocessed after the photo is taken.

What does this mean, exactly? Basically, it means that you can take a photo and then refocus the subject in it after the fact. It means that if you take a picture of a friend in the foreground and there’s something exciting happening down the street, you can use Lytro’s custom software to refocus on the background, or almost anything else in the scene that you captured.

The company says it’s also working on updates that will allow you to slightly readjust the angle of the picture after you’ve taken it, or look at the scene in true 3D.

The lytro will be available for purchase in April or May, according to the company, it will come in three colors (red, gray and blue) and two storage capacities, 8GB and 16GB. The 8GB models cost $399; the 16GB, $499.

The camera’s body has an odd shape, and most functions are accessed through its display. There’s a small touchscreen on the back that responds well to input, though it’s so tiny that it can be challenging to get around in sometimes. Although the software is rather intuitive, the 128-by-128 pixel screen can be a pain. It does offer some nice features, such as the ability to focus images by tapping on a subject on-screen (but you snap pictures with a small, indented button on the top of the Lytro).

When you’re finished taking photos, you can upload them to a personalized page on Lytro’s Web site, as well as store them in a custom application the company provides with the device (Mac only right now, but Windows is coming). From there, you can make static prints of shots, focus on points you like or share malleable, embedded versions of your photo online or directly to Facebook.

the down side of the lytro is that exported shots are about 1 megapixel, but it takes pictures unlike any other camera you’ve used. And those pictures can be incredibly good.

New LG Optimus 3D Max/Optimus 3D Cube

This is the new LG Optimus 3D Max or Optimus 3D Cube, depending on your country. The latter's been announced for Korean carrier SK Telecom, with the former rolling out to Europe later. The Optimus 3D Max is slightly thinner than its predecessor at 9.6mm vs. the Thrill 4G's 11.9mm, with a faster 1.2GHz dual-core CPU and 16GB of storage built-in. According to LG, it will also be the world's first that can handle 3D photo and video editing right on its glasses-free 4.3-inch screen, all shot by the dual 5MP cameras mounted on the back. It also has NFC baked in to support the new LG Tag+ stickers that change the phone's settings when swiped. It's scheduled for release in early March with Android 2.3.

Press release:

  LG WOWS THE WORLD AGAIN WITH OPTIMUS 3D MAX AT MWC 2012
More Than Just Glasses-Free 3D, Optimus 3D Max
Pushes the Boundaries of Power Features and Performance

SEOUL, Feb. 22, 2012 – Following in the footsteps of last year's glasses-free 3D smartphone, LG Electronics will publicly unveil the Optimus 3D Max at the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC). With powerful 3D technology and sleeker design, the Optimus 3D Max provides a complete 3D entertainment platform and marks a big leap forward in the ever-expanding 3D ecosystem.

"The Optimus 3D Max was born from LG's constant efforts to bring user entertainment experience to a higher level," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "The introduction of the Optimus 3D last year ushered in a new era for smartphones and Optimus 3D Max is real proof of LG's commitment to portable 3D entertainment."

LG Optimus 3D Max is equipped with diverse innovations and offers users with advancements including:

■ True Performance Muscle with Latest Mobile Technologies
LG Optimus 3D Max is a powerful smartphone in both 2D and 3D mode and a pleasure to view with LG's exclusive brightened display. 3G's network speed has been also improved to HSPA+ 21Mbps. LG Tag+ offers advanced NFC (Near Field Communication) capabilities designed to promote greater user convenience. One of its benefits is automatic setting changes which are possible by creating predefined tags that are customized to certain modes such as car-mode, office-mode or sleep-mode. Depending on location, the predefined tags will automatically adjust various phone settings including Wi-Fi, bluetooth, GPS and sound volume.

Beyond its already innovative features, attendees of MWC 2012 will see some of the future benefits that will be made available through a Maintenance Release or an application available on the LG SmartWorld (www.LGsmartworld.com). Additional features include:
- HD Converter to offer HD quality on a TV connected through MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), when transforming Open GL-based 2D games and applications to 3D and viewing Google Earth;
- Range Finder to calculate the distance between the camera and the subject as well as the dimensions of an object through triangulation;
- Out-focusing Shot to enhance camera quality beyond that of other smartphones through image processing using depth information.

■ True 3D Entertainment Features with Improved 2D-3D Compatibility
Users can convert Google Earth, Google Maps and other road views into 3D using the enhanced 3D Converter. Furthermore, 3D photos and videos captured by the Optimus 3D Max can also be viewed in a single-screen mode in 2D, using the 3D Hot Key mounted on the side of the phone to easily toggle between 2D and 3D. LG also plans to continue expanding video contents, applications and games optimized for the 3D Converter available from the 3D Zone at LG SmartWorld.

■ True Excellence in Design with Slimmer and Lighter Body
The LG Optimus 3D Max's premium design comes from LG's commitment to fine details. LG focused on trimming details on the design of the Optimus 3D Max by keeping only the essentials and eliminating everything else. Measuring only 9.6 mm thin and weighing 148 grams, the lean body with metallic and rounded edges incorporates the best 3D features in addition to desirable 2D features. The Optimus 3D Max includes unique 3D-style cubicle icons which users can customize with their own photos through the Icon Customizer.

The Optimus 3D Max will first launch in Korea in March and will gradually roll out in other markets starting in Europe. The device will receive an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from Android 2.3 Gingerbread shortly after the launch.

Key Specifications:
o Chipset: 1.2GHz Dual-Core processor (OMAP4430)
o Display: 4.3-inch 3D WVGA Display with Corning? Gorilla? Glass 2
o Memory: 8GB Internal Storage, 1GB Internal Memory
o Camera: 5MP Dual-lens
o OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
o Battery: 1,520 mAh
o Others: HSPA+ 21Mbps, HDMI connection 2D/3D TV/monitor up to 1080p via MHL, DNLA for wireless connection with TV/PC (3D video also supported), NFC Full Support, LG Tag+

AMD releases new Radeon HD 7750 and 7770 GPUs

If you can´t afford an $500 graphic card then good news for you: AMD has finally brought out two more affordable models in its 28nm Radeon HD range. The 7770 cost $169 and claims to be the world's first reference GPU that comes factory over-clocked to 1GHz. The 7750 cost $109 and boasts a low enough wattage (75W, versus 100W for the 7770) that it doesn't require its own power connector. Both cards pack 1GB RAM and run on AMD's Cape Verde architecture, which makes them slightly different to the Tahiti-powered 7900 series, although they do inherit key top-end features like ZeroCore Power, PowerTune and Eyefinity 2.0.

Here is what was say on the press release: "We were first to 40nm, first to 28nm and now we offer the world's first GPU at 1GHz; this is a milestone for the graphics industry," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, GPU Division, AMD. "AMD continues to deliver superior performance, rich features and world-class power efficiency – we never stop innovating."

Like the award winning AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series, the AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series is armed and ready to follow its 28nm predecessors by capturing the hearts of gamers. It features AMD's new Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture for spectacular performance and efficiency, and comes equipped with leading-edge technology like PCI Express® 3.0, incredibly efficient AMD ZeroCore Power, PowerTune, AMD Eyefinity 2.0 and AMD App technologies.

With top-notch features from the AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series, the AMD Radeon HD 7700 series offer the world's most advanced graphics – for everyone. The graphics cards are available today via retailers and e-tailers worldwide, with select models of the AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB starting at USD$159 SEP, and the AMD Radeon HD 7750 1GB starting at USD$109 SEP.

The AMD Radeon™ HD 7700 series GPUs will be available worldwide from add-in-board partners 
including Sapphire, Powercolor, HIS, XFX, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI.

Samsung GALAXY TAB 7.7

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the first tablet that incorporates Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus display technology, delivering brilliant colors. Super AMOLED Plus, it has a good color gamut, contrast ratio, sharpness and response time that makes viewing text clearer and sharper, in every angle angle.

 The Galaxy Tab 7.7 features an innovative metal design resulting in a easily portable devices. Its body measures only 7.89mm, which is thinner than a pencil, and weighs only 340g. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 was designed to fit in a coat pocket or purse. 

It is powered by a 1.4GHz Dual Core Processor. The GALAXY Tab 7.7 allows seamless multitasking, fast webpage loading, smoother UI transitions.

The new compatibility zoom mode optimizes application that are not designed to run on larger screen sizes, so they fit on the entire screen without distortion. Also, media files can be loaded directly from the MicroSD card. 

Multi codec supported, the tablet can now play various video formats for full compatibility. Store your favorite movies easily using ample microSD storage! 

The GALAXY Tab 7.7 calling function has been upgraded to let you make and receive voice calls privately by using Receiver Mode in public places. You no longer need a headset or Bluetooth for voice calls.

Spark, the new linux tablet

KDE developer Aaron Seigo has announced a new upcoming tablet computer, called the Spark, that will ship with KDE's Plasma environment. The device, which has a seven-inch display and a 1GHz ARM CPU, will sell for €200 ($262).

The Spark reportedly runs Mer, a community-driven fork of the Linux-based MeeGo platform. The device will be open and users will be able to install custom firmware.

The Spark's hardware specifications aren't particularly impressive and the device is unlikely to attract a mainstream audience, it will appeal to open source software developers who want an inexpensive hardware environment for developing touchscreen-friendly applications with Qt and QML.

The Plasma user interface shell, offer a new take on the desktop. It replace the aging surface-for-icons concept with a richer and more versatile system. Plasma is ambitious and controversial, but it has brought a lot of value to the KDE ecosystem.

The Spark will ship with Plasma Active, which is a variant of Plasma designed specifically for touchscreen devices. It has an on screen keyboard and a variety of other features that make it suitable for tablets. It has also been optimized to keep the memory footprint small. The additional information about the Spark, such as the launch date, will be available later this week.

Do you think this will compete with other tablets and is it worth to buy it?

Razer's Blade ultra-thin 17-inch gaming notebook

Razer is well know for its wide range of gaming accessories, and now the company has announced a new ultra thin gaming laptop, the Razer Blade.

It will come with a 17 inch LED backlit display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080, which means it will be able to handle Full HD video in 1080p. The processor is  an Intel Core i7 2640M 2.8GHz and it will comes with 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M graphics, with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 video memory. It will also features a 320GB 7200 rpm SATA hard disk drive, a built in HD web camera, and 802.11 b/g/n WiFi. It will measure 16.81 inches wide, 10.9 inches deep and 0.88 inches in thickness.

The unique feature of the new Razer blade notebook is the LCD trackpad with a resolution of 480x800 pixels. This trackpad is located to the right of the keyboard, and it is illuminated with custom lights so that the keys can be legible when view obliquely. And just above the trackpad, there are 10 buttons that can be fully customized, in both appearance and function, for example, the image of a Buff from a mmorpg will activate this Buff instead of maybe the key "1" from your keyboard.

A great notebook don´t you think?

New Nike Fuelband

The new Nike Fuelband is a device that allow you to track your activity through a accelerometer and then translate your moves into Nike fuel.

What is Nike fuel? Well it is a measure of activity based on how much calorie you lose, how much you move and on your cardiac pulsation. Its is calculated the same way for everyone.

With the new Fuelband, you can keep record  of how much Nike fuel you make on a daily basis, you can even personalize your day by choosing what king of mood you are and see how it affect your performance.


To start, you just need to set a goal and achieve it. When your exercise, the light will go from red to green, and when you get to green it mean that you have achieve your goal.

You can connect the fuel band to a computer with a built-in USB or download a free app for your smartphone or iPhone and sync it with the fuel band. Their is even some achievement to accomplish like accomplishing your goal everyday for a week, and if you want to tell the world of your accomplishment,  you can share your result on facebook or twitter.


So what do you think of this new gadget from Nike, is it useful for you or it just something that you don´t need at all?

Sony wrist computer: nextep

Sony design this for people how need a computer and go at the Internet anytime, anywhere.

Developed to be worn as a bracelet, this computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED touchscreen. Release date will be in the year 2020, it will feature a holographic projector (for screen), a pull-out extra keyboard panels and a social networking compatibility. 

Ten years from now is not too far away, and I am sure I will buy one of those, I always dream of having some kind of wrist computer that could do anything when I was a kid. What about you, are you going to buy such a gadget ?

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, the Batery that can keep up with your life

What make special the new cellphone of Motorola is the duration of its battery, it have the longest battery life of any 4G smartphone. On one full charge, you can host a 21-hour conference call. Surf through the web for 7 hours straight. watch movies for 15 hours and you can even listen to music for two and half days straight.

Beside being seriously thin, it is the exact opposite of frail. It’s extremely strong thank to DuPont™ KEVLAR® fiber, while Corning® Gorilla® Glass defends the screen against scratches and scrapes. A force field of water-repellent nanoparticles shields the phone against water attacks, even the electrical boards inside. 

 You use your smartphone for everything , to browse the web, check the score, divide the check and so much more, and we always want to do it all at the same time. It will be possible with the dual-core 1.2 GHz inside the phone. This processor packs up to twice the processing power of single-core smartphones, while 1 GB of RAM added to the mix keeps things running smoothly. 

The Razr Maxx price start at $299.9

Researchers Cloak a 3D object

 For the first time researchers have been able to cloak a three dimensional object, but only in the microwave region of the EM spectrum. Using a shell of plasmonic materials, it is possible to create a photo negative of the object being cloaked in order to make it disappear. The technique is different to the use of metamaterials, which try to bounce light around the object. Instead, plasmonics try to deceive the light as to what's actually there at the time.

 Plasmonic materials are composed of metals and insulators that are ordered in geometric arrangements with dimensions that are fractions of the wavelength of light. Research groups have being experimenting with a variety of geometric approaches, but all were aiming to exploit surface plasmons, which are light-induced packets of electrical charges that collectively oscillate at the surfaces of metals at optical frequencies.

Most of the high-profile invisibility cloaking efforts have focused on the engineering of metamaterials, modifying materials to have properties that cannot be found in nature. The modifications allow metamaterials to guide and channel light in unusual ways - specifically, to make the light rays arrive as if they had not passed over or been reflected by a cloaked object.

New Nintendo Network

Nintendo has finally confirmed its plans for the Nintendo Network, a formal, branded service for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

Unlike Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which has been focused upon specific functionalities and concepts, Nintendo establish a platform where various services are available through the network for their consumers  to be connected via Nintendo Network service so that the company can make comprehensive proposals to consumers.

Nintendo will now allow personalized accounts for its next home console, which will allow multiple users per system. Online profiles will no longer be system-based

Nintendo is exploring the idea of selling full retail games through the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The company is not willing to say when this program will start, but it now has the full ability to do so.

Publishers will now be able to offer paid DLC for different games, starting with Square's Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which will allow players to purchase new songs for the rhythm-based game. The title releases in Japan on February 16. 

As a software maker, Nintendo believes that its packaged software should be sold to their consumers in a form so that they will know in advance that they can enjoy playing the software they purchased just as it is,  Nintendo believe that their consumers will be able to feel more secure if  the company offer their add-on content as an additional structure in which those who love the game will be able to enjoy it in a deeper way for a prolonged play time.  

Acer Iconia Tab A510 will hit Europe on April

 Acer’s latest Android tablet, the Acer Iconia Tab A510 is coming to Europe in April.

The Acer Iconia Tab A510 will come with a 10.1 inch multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, and the device is powered by a quad core 1.3GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor.

It will also include 1GB of RAM and a choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of built in storage, it will also have a microSD card slot, a mini-HDMI port and a mini-USB port.

There will be two different models available, the Acer Iconia Tab A510, which is a Wi-Fi only device and the Acer Iconia Tab A511, which comes with Wi-Fi and 3G.

 The Acer Iconia Tab A510 price will be around 500 Euros (650$), when it goes on sale in Europe.

Xbox 720 rumors

For the moment nothing is certain, principally because there absolutely no official announcement, and due to the market, it will not be very clever to lunch a new Xbox, but there is already some shared rumors on the internet.


It has been told that the next Xbox will ship to retailers in late October or early November of next year with six times the processing power of the Xbox 360 and will yield 20-percent greater performance than Nintendo's forthcoming console, the Wii U.

It also  has being say that  mass production of the system's GPU will begin by the end of 2012 but will not, however, be based on AMD's 7000 series Southern Islands GPU, instead, the processor will be derived from the 6000 series, which was introduced last year. More specifically, it will offers support for DirectX11, multidisplay output, 3D and 1080p HD output.

The Xbox 720 may limit exactly what kind of games you're allowed to play, it will have some kind of anti-used-game enforcement. There's no explanation of what that means, but speculation surrounding the issue says the console could outright reject used-games altogether.

We will update you if there is any news on the subject.

Star Wars 3D release date

The 3D in theater is getting such a big impact that this year, many movies will be re-released, but in 3D this time, just like Star Wars. 

The sequel will be back in the theater starting with the episode I, the phantom menace.

One of the big question is, will some deleted scene restored? It is still a mystery, the best way to answer that is go see the movie, it will be released this year, the 10th February 2012.

As you had already understood, the movies won´t be released in theatrical order but in the numerical order, starting with the first episode and ending with the sixth episode, one movie every year, so the last one will be released in 2017.

BMW i8 Vision EfficientDynamics features and release date

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is a fully operational, high-performance prototype that represents the future of cars. 

It is a full hybrid car with plug-in technology and is powered by a three-cylinder common-rail turbo diesel engine and an electric motor on each axle. It has the very latest technology in Brake Energy Regeneration to recharge the highly efficient 91 lithium-polymer batteries.

It can achieve 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 second. Its consumption is 3.76 litres/100 km, it has a performance of 241 kW /328 hp and a top speed of 250 km/h. The electrical range of BMW Vision EfficientDynamics will be 700 km thanks to an intelligent interaction with the three-cylinder common-rail turbo diesel engine.


Its height is only 1.24 m and it as a drag coefficient of 0.22 Cd, its technology-led design features sustainable materials, lightweight construction.

It will be released between 2013 and 2014, nothing is sure yet, only that is being produced, but we will keep you updated.

BMW Thermaltake level 10 M mouse

The Level 10 M Mouse is created by BMW's Designworks USA and Thermaltake. It will be the first of a new series of gaming peripherals from this collaboration and it will be launched early this year.

Its open design, with a perforated surface will allow some ventilation for those with sweaty palms, it is unlike any mouse ever seen before. It will allow its users to adjust the height and the angle of the mouse body by turning a screw. 

 There isn't a release date or price yet, but you should keep a lookout for this unique mouse.

Fujitsu lifebook 2013 concept all in one

the Fujitsu lifebook 2013 concept unites a laptop, tablet, phone and camera all in one, the tablet acts as a keyboard, the phone as a music player and the camera as the webcam.

The Lifebook is a laptop computer concept based on the principles of shared hardware. Nowadays a lot of hardware is wasted because their is different kind of them but there is always some repetition on their features and data storage.
  
The product is not even in the development stage, the only thing that is ready though is the design which has been done by Prashant Chandra, but if something like that comes out, it will be revolutionary.

Megaupload shut down, hacker group Anonymous declare war

 

After a highly coordinated action of the FBI with the help of the authorities of  New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia and the Philippines, eight key members of Megaupload, were arrested, including its director, Kim Schmitz, also known as Kim Dotcom and the web site will be permanently shut down. The department of justice says it was one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States.

The accused will face extreme consequences, they are facing 20 years in prison for racketeering, five years for conspiring  to commit copyright infringment, 20 years for laundering, and five years on each substantive charge of copyright infringement.

The web site  is responsible for $500 million in losses to copyright holders and more than $175 million in illegal profits from advertisements and premium memberships. Megaupload had more than 150 million registered users and 50 million daily visitors.

As a result of Megaupload shutdown,  Anonymous, a group of hackers that has already attack various governmental institution and big companies, declare an open war, they have already attacked the department of justice and the record company "Universal", and it will probably won´t end here.

New Alienware X51 by DELL

DELL announced the new X51, an extremely slim PC that can work vertically or horizontally, and because of that, you will be able to rotate the Alienware logo depending on the position of the computer. The computer's accent colors can be conveniently modified with the Alienware Command Center software. Customers can already place orders for the X51 right away, with configurations starting as low as $699.

Here are is specifications:

• Intel Core i3 Dual Core (standard) and Intel Core i5 and i7 Quad Core Processor Options
• Intel H61 Express Chipset Architecture
• Mini-ITX Motherboard
• Powerful NVIDIA Graphics Card Options
  • 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 (Standard)
  • 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555
• Configure with up to 8GB of DDR3 Memory (4GB Standard); 2x 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Slots
• Fast 7,200RPM 1TB Hard Drive
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
• Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (Standard) or optional Blu-ray Disc Reader
• Internal High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio with Waves MAXX Audio Software
• Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet NIC and Integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Wireless LAN (standard)
• USB 2.0 (6x); USB 3.0 (2x); Microphone In; Headphone/Speaker Out; HDMI 1.4 Output; RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet; Front, Rear and Center Speaker Ports; SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK); SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)
• Alienware 240 Watt Power Supply (Standard) or optional 330 Watt Power Supply
• Dual-orientation tower system dimensions: h: 13.5" (343mm) x w: 3.74" (95mm) x d: 12.52" (318mm)
• Starting Weight: 12.1 lbs. (5.49 Kg.)

Chaotic Moons Lab´s use Kinect for is Board of Awesomeness

For all of you how watch "back to the future" and always dream of having a hoverboard since that, Chaotic Moons Lab´s is maybe going somewhere with there board of awesomeness, its not flying, but you can control the speed and breaks just by moving your arms.


the board is equipped with a Kinect camera on the front, witch will transmit the user movement to a Samsung Windows 8 tablet touchscreen, that is the brain of the board, allowing you to watch your movements and control the speed of the electric motor of the board, that can go to 32mph (50khm). The tablet also allow speech recognition, location data and a accelerometer.


Using it is extremely simple, the user just need to raise is hands to signal the Kinect device, look for the red dots to appear on is hands, and is good to go, then the user just need to push is hands forward to speed up and pulling is hands back to slow down or stop.

A smart way to use the Kinect don´t you think?

The Reactable

The Reactable is a new electronic musical instrument that can create and perform more recent music, like techno, trance and other.

the Reactable works is deeply inspired by modular analogue synthesizers. Reactable’s pucks represent the building blocks of electronic music, each one having a different functionality in sound generation or in effect processing.Connections between the pucks are managed automatically based on their types and affinities and on the proximity between them. As a result, one can construct any specific setup quickly and on the fly, by simply moving the pucks and bringing them into proximity with each other. Additionally, the resulting sonic flows are represented graphically on the table surface always showing the real waveforms that travel from one object to the other.

It use a called tangible interface, allowing the musician to control the system by manipulating the tangibles objects that are around the table, and by putting, connecting and tune this object, so possibilities of combinations are infinite.The blue screen of the table is also multi-touch, allowing several performers at once, and as a matter of fact, it was created for that.

 The Reactable’s four main groups of modules include sound generators, sound filters or effects, controllers and global objects. The sound generators generate sound that can be changed by the filters. Controllers, which include modules such as low frequency oscillators or step-sequencers, can dynamically modify the behavior of the objects they get connected to, while global objects affect global parameters of the table, such as the beats per minute, the volume or even the harmonic structure. All of the parameters involved in these processes can be controlled by turning the objects like knobs, as well as by attaching controllers to them.


Finally, there is also an App for iPhone and Android that allow you to play Reactable on your phone.

Watch this video bellow to see the Reactable in action:

New iPad 3 will be released this year

 It is almost certain that the new iPad3 will be released early this year, and with some improvement from is predecessor.

 The iPad3 will come with the latest iOS 5, which will host the multi-touch gesture technology. However, analyst predict that Apple would introduce OS X Lion for the tablet, since it will be powered by a quad-core processor. This will also include multitasking features, such as notifications, task-finishing, app-switching, location and background sound.

The iPad3 will have a A6 Quad-core Processor, this would make it as powerful as any high-end desktop. It is expected that the A6 will be a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 design, which would be competitive with next year’s best mobile processors. Fabricating Apple’s A6 in 28nm (instead of the 40nm process Nvidia is using for its quad-core part) will reduce both die cost and power, yielding a much better product.”

It will also have the Retina Display feature, the screen resolution of the iPad3 will be 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, it is said that the third version of the tablet is delayed due  to Retina Display issues, and Apple is expected to ship the tablet in early 2012.

the iPad3 will also have the iCloud technology. With iCloud users can store photos, apps, calendars and access songs on iTunes without having them to store in the phone’s memory.

It will come with an improved camera, since the previous version of the table didn’t seem impressive enough. Unlike the iPad2, the new tablet will come with LED flash to support the camera. It will have a 5MP camera with 1080p or 720p video recording quality of 60 frames per second. The technology made by OmniVision will help reduce the size of the table by 20 percent.

Finally, Apple has already been granted patents on this technology, and is working real hard to make the iPad3 fingerprint proof. The touch screen will be coated with oleophobic materials, which will reduce the oil and fingerprints on the screen.

New iPhone 5 release date rumors

There is a lot of rumors on the Internet about the iPhone 5, but none of those rumors or confirmed, but giving the history of the previous iPhone, it is quite possible that the 5 will be released between mid or fall 2012, and will be call the iPhone 5SJ, in honor of Steve Jobs. 

The iPhone 5SJ will have the latest and best A5 processor chip, it contains a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU with NEON SIMD accelerator and a dual core PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, which means that the iPhone5SJ can do twice the work at once. The processor speed will be somewhere between 1.2 to 1.5 GHz, with probably a 1GB RAM.

Is dimension may be: 4.33″ x 2.36″ and .27″ thickness at the top and .21″ at the bottom, whereas the dimensions of iPhone 4 are: 4.5″ x 2.31″ x .37″. Some sources say that Apple is planning to increase the screen size to 4-inch with higher screen resolution. Apple could compromise at 3.7-inch or 3.75-inch, I think.

Finally, the iPhone 5SJ will have the iCloud service, witch will allow users to store photos, apps, calendars and documents without having them to store in the phone’s memory.

New Nitendo Wii U

This is the Wii U, the new console of Nintendo, some kind of a pioneer in its generation because of its controller.

The controller is some kind of a second screen, a bit like the Nintendo portable consoles, you will have the main screen, your TV, and a secondary screen, your controller, it will have a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope, speakers and microphones, a front facing camera, an IR sensor strip, a 6.2 inch (15.7 cm) 854x480 FWVGA 16:9 resistive touchscreen, 2 circles pads and 1 D-pad.

The Wii U CPU will be design by IBM. It is described by IBM as an "all-new, Power-based microprocessor",the processor will be a multi-core design manufactured at 45nm with an eDRAM cache. Although neither Nintendo nor IBM have revealed detailed specifications, such as the number of cores, clock rate, or cache sizes, references to the chip containing "a lot" of eDRAM and "the same processor technology found in Watson" indicate that the processor shares some characteristics with IBM's POWER7 processor, which powers the Watson computer system and incorporates a large L3 eDRAM cache, but nothing is certain yet.

the console itself will have an SD memory card slot, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 in the back and 2 in the front, a sensor bar power port, an AV multi out port and an HDMI 1.4 out port.


but the great thing about the Wii U is that it will be compatible with the Wii Remote, Wii Nunchuck, Wii Classic Controller, and the Wii Balance Board. It has been announced through Nintendo Network that the Wiimote will still be used not only for Wii games, but as a new way to combine it with the experience brought by the tablet controller.

So what do you think of Nintendo new console?

New BlackBerry P 9981 Porcshe Design

this is the new Porsche Design P´9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry.

It as an enhanced 1.2 GHz processor and 8 GB of onboard memory powers and an additional 16GB micro SD will be included in the box.It is equipped with a full touch screen, and a wide BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard for easier messaging. It will give you more fluid animation and instant responses from the Liquid Graphics™ 2.8” high resolution display touch screen and 1.2 GHz processor.

Contain new features and innovative apps like Wikitude create deeper, more dynamic ways to interact with the world.

Near Field Communication (NFC) readiness ensures simple connection with other NFC-enabled devices and smart tags All this plus dual-band Wi-Fi® and BlackBerry App World™ 3.0. witch allow you too discover the latest apps, themes and games easier and faster.

The Emperor Chair By MWE Labs

 

The Emperor chair, by MWE labs, look like something out of the starwars universe, or the matrix trilogy, this chair realy earn its name, this is the ultimate game or work station.

It is a fuly automated chair, with hydraulics seat, for you too lean back and forward, adjustable keyboard, leg rest and the 3 monitors height, multiple LED lights positioned on the upper section of the structure for a soft lighting without glaring the displays, and an audio control pod  It has a capability to incline the entire workstation up to 15º degrees to reduces back pressure, a total reclining of 25º including seat back section and will have a capacity of 113kg (250lbs) max, all of this just for your comfort.

On the rear, it will have 3 HDMI entries, 1 x 1/82 Stereo audio connector, 2 USB ports, one for the upper section mounted web cam, and the other for the arm rest mounted USB hub, and on the front, it will have 4 powered USB HUB 2.0 ports and one female USB A upper section for a web cam.

t will be made in high quality Canadian Steel with black sand texture powder coated paint, carbon black and Mac white colors, and you can even sand a request for chromes and colors components. the monitors will not be provided whit it.

All of this is great, but the price may make you change your mind about buying one, the starting price for one of those is proximately 6000$, that mean, with options it will be more expansive. MWE also make an much more confortable and futuristic  Chair, the emperor 200, but the price is astronomical for a chair, it will be around 40000$.

PS Vita: release date is very near!

 

PS Vita is almost here people, and she look great, both inside and outside. It will be available next month between the 15th and 22nd in Europe, North America will only have those the 22nd, and Australia the next day, the 23th. It may look a lot like the old PSP, but do not judge it by its appearance, because it can do a lot more.

It will have a 5-inch OLED multi-touch capatative touchscreen, 24-bit color, 960 × 544, a 4 core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU, a memory of 512mb RAM and 128VRAM, for the graphics, a 4core SGX543MP4, front and back VGA cameras, and finally, for the inputs, the touchscreen already mentioned, a rear touch-pad, Sixaxis motion sensing, three-axis electronic compass, a D-pad and 12 buttons.

It will be a bit bigger than the old PSP, but you can understand why, and her weight will depend if you choose the WiFi or the 3G version, one will have 260 grams and the other 279 grams accordingly. 

There will be no removable battery like the old version, and the autonomy will be 3-5hours, with no network, no sound and the default brightness.  

The UMDs will be replaced by a flash memory card called the PlayStation Vita card. The Vita memory card will be available in size between 4gb to 32gb, and 5 to 10% of  this space will be reserved to save data, patches etc. 

The Vita will be able too suport downloaded games from the previous versions, and you will be able too possess social networking APPs like facebook, Twitter and foursquare.

Razor make Project Fiona official

 For those of you who still don´t know what this is, I present to you, project Fiona. Razer make it official at CET.

So, what is this this weird looking tablet? It is a windows 8 powered gaming tablet, for more serious players, that will be able too take video game to a next level, says Razor.

What makes it different of others tablets is that besides the two analog controllers on the side and is 10 inch touchscreen, the Fiona will be powered by an Intel Core i7 processor, and features force feedback, THX-certified audio, Wi-Fi networking and front- and rear-facing cameras, and will be able too run games like "Assassin´s Creed: Revelation", "Fire Fall" and many others, but specific graphic details are still a secret. 

Razor plans to bring project Fiona to the markets between the second half of this year and before 2013, for a price around $1,000.

Microsoft and Sony CES press conference

Last night was Microsoft and Sony CES press conference, and surprisingly for the gamers community, they almost didn´t talk about video games, but they mafe some good announcements.

First, Microsoft announced the nokia Lumia 710 release date in the U.S., January 11th, the Lumia 800 was confirmed to be released in the next few month, and unveiled they newest phone, the Lumia 900, with a 16 mega-pixel camera built in and 4.7 inch OLED display.

They also talked about the new Windows 8, a "re-imagined Windows", design to work with touch or with the traditional mouse and keyboard.

Next February, Windows will launch its new worldwide Apps store, available in every language, and will have free, paid and demo Apps.

Finally, they talked about the X-box and the Kinect, and the great success it is, and that in February 1st, Kinect will be on Windows, and is already supported by 200 companies.

Sony talked about the huge success of the PS vita, and a new product call PlayMemories Online, a cloud based storage system for your video and photo, and will be coming for your PS3, with a support for editing your home movies.

They also announced that, Sony Ericsson, recently acquired by Sony, will be renamed Sony Mobile Communications, and announced the Xperia Ion, a Bravia engine-powered smartphone, and will be available exclusively on AT&T this spring, along with the Xperia S, and will be PlayStation certified. 
They also talked about a new Technology, witch will clean up streaming video by reducing compression and noise, and will be called X-Reality PRO.

New 3D glasses made of titanium were revealed, such as a 4K upscaling blue ray player and the first 4K home theater projector , and also reveled that Sony Hawaii will be broadcast in 3D.

Finally, Sony talked about a reunifications of its services, and a new digital remote with a 3-axis motion sensor for android games, and showed an update to its camera, now allowing for brighter images and picture quality and up to 100 inches on a wall.

3D, good or bad?

In the last few years, the 3D technology took a huge step. From movie theater screen to your little Nintendo 3DS, it is now possible to have every kind of screen having 3D. Now the big question is, is 3D good or bad for health, specially, the eyes? 

Well if we start by the side effects, its definitely not good, headaches, blur vision, nausea dizziness and so on, but on the good side, certain scientist says that people can realize faster that they have eyes problems, and may help them too take care of it.

In my opinion, I will definitely wait a few more years before having any kind of 3D screen, just looking a few seconds on a 3DS give me a headaches and my eyes start to hurt. I think that we lack information on the effects it can cause because it is so recent.

I am sure that in a few years, there will be betters studies about it and the technology will improve, so for  the moments, a think we cannot answer this question 100% right.