PlanetSolar is the world’s largest solar powered boat. The boat itself is a catamaran that measures 101ft long, 49ft wide and is designed to reach a top speed of 15 knots (17 mph). It is also supposed to be able to carry 50 passengers.
Power wise the PlanetSolar gets all its running power from 5,381 sq ft of photovoltaic solar cells which will be used in a planned trip around the world in 2011. Until then here’s a few images to give you an idea of the size of this beast.
This 6 inch wide Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard can fit in the palm of your hand. The Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard features LED backlit keys, rechargable batteries and touchpad.
You don’t need to point it directly at your computer, because it wirelessly communicates with a USB receiver you plug into the PC. Pricing at only $92 and its available via Brando.
This is a very interesting design that I had to write about. These Street Headphones lets you personalize your own outer shell with something custom etched.
It can be lyrics, your name, or whatever you want others to read. The only problem is the price. The headphones will cost you about €833 (or $1,140). Some people don’t spend that much on a TV. But if you are in love with the idea, then go for it. Hopefully they last longer than most headphones for that price.
LG has just released this amazing super skinner, amazing looking netbook called the X300. The LG X300 will be available later this month in Asia, Middle East and South America.
Features:
0.69 inch thickness
11.6 inch display
2.0 GHz Intel Menlow processor
1.3 megapixel webcam
Windows 7 Home Premium
built-in 3G connectivity
2GB of RAM
128GB SSD
No word yet on pricing, of course March is not all that far away to wait, assuming you live in one of the areas that LG is planning to make the X300 available.
Several, mostly unsuccessful, methods have been implemented to avoid pornography get in the wrong hands (or eyes in this case), but never a using a plugged device to achieve this goal. Now, Paraben’s Porn Detection Stick arrives with, what they say an incredible affectivity to get things done.
The use is quite simple, just plug it in your computer and will start scanning for explicit content pictures –not video- in your hard drive.
But seems that the process that involves is not that simple, the Porn Detection Stick “uses advanced image analyzing algorithms that categorize images as potentially harmful by identifying facial features, flesh tone colors, image back grounds, body part shapes, and more”.
And the results are pretty amazing; you can scan a 500GB hard drive with over 72.000 images in 90 minutes and with less than 1% of false positive indications. Even more, the USB device will search for deleted pictures in your hard drive.
The price is U$S100.
So if you constantly get the feeling that someone is using your computer to download some pornographic content… Oh… you mean that it is you all the time… never mind then.
Using LEGO, your imagination can easily fly away with several type of things you can build, but I guess you never thought that you can actually build with LEGO blocks sounds, don’t you?
The LEGO Sequencer MR II is more than just a toy, it represents for its creator, Yoshi Akai, an instrument. As a step-sequencer, this LEGO design can bring you an interesting variety in sounds using 3 channels as 8 steps sequencer.
The color of the blocks determines the sound that will be played, and if you use three dimensional shapes (by stacking blocks) you’ll get a different sound as well.
Albert Einstein once said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. Indeed, Albert, indeed.
CeBIT represents one of the most important conferences regarding technology, and ASUS took this event as the opportunity to present the, I’m sure, the coolest design you ever seen in a router: The Asus RT-N56U.
One of the most impressive features included is that, sure is, the thinnest model ever made by a router, and with a sober black color it could be placed almost anywhere in your home and it would fit perfectly.
There isn’t much about some other characteristics included with the ASUS RT-N56U: WiFi 802.11N and it will include some USB ports where you can share printers or other devices directly through the network or even a 3G modem; also can be used to connect an external drive.
But the bad news is that there is no release date so far, nor an estimated price. But I’m sure, like me, you won’t mind paying a little bit more to get this nice piece.
Nothing has changed the way we watched TV more than TiVo has. When the TiVo was first released it was truly revolutionary for the viewing audience. Time controlled TV; no longer were we to be enslaved by the powers that be and their scheduling practices. Even if we were watching something scheduled, we could record on another channel. The many iterations of TiVo over the years has seen increased offerings and versatility, but now with the release of the Premiere, we might see a new era for the TiVo…or will we?
The new TiVo Premiere ($300) takes full advantage of the many new HDTV models and their ability to connect to the internet. By accessing the internet TiVo can now not only surf the digital channels, but also content across sites like YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, On Demand, and Blockbuster. The new standard version of the Premiere can record up to 45 hours of HD quality content. The larger version of the Premiere XL ($500) can record a whopping 150 hours of HD quality content.
The new interface for this TiVo is built on the Adobe Flash platform. You know Flash, the one Apple is so afraid of. Is this any good? Will this crash on us constantly? It’ll be interesting to see how things work out, but this TiVo is a heavy contender for in-home set top boxes.
Samsung has recently unveiled the new Zipel e-diary refrigerator for the South Korean market. It features a 10-inch touchscreen display, WiFi and is compatible with DLNA devices. Its touchscreen display can be used to show current weather conditions, more than 500 different kinds of food with their nutritional content and news from the internet. Available in cream white pattern, the Zipel e-diary retails for $2170. Samsung also announced a luxurious refrigerator that is designed by Italian jewelry designer, Massimo Zucchi. Priced at $2600, this special edition refrigerator features a special theme of water and ice.
Booq today unveiled their latest accessory specifically for the iPad. Dubbed as the Boa skin XS, the case is made of a durable Twylon that provides a well padded base for impact protection. This iPad case also features a soft non-scratch interior for added display protection, neoprene expands to accommodate additional accessories, power cords, batteries, etc. Available in turquoise, yellow, violet, sand, and black, the Boa skin XS is currently available for $29.95 a pop. [Max Borges]
“We are geeks. We love video games. Why not have a video game invite?” said Darina when offbeatbride.com asked her about how they came up with the amazing idea to use a 8-bit video game as their wedding invitations.
Here’s how it works, the invitations include the video game that has a two-player choice, you can decide to be either the bride or the groom. And the goal in this Mario-Bros-Type video game is to go through the entire level and you’ll see all the wedding info.
Here’s the gamplay of Niko’s and Darina’s wedding game:
Is it just me or are new Android handsets coming out everyday? The newest is the Samsung Galaxy Spica which will reportedly go on sales for $79.99 on a 3 year contract. The Samsung Galaxy Spica will also be available for $449.99 without strings.
Features:
3.2 inch display
3.2 megapixel camera
Wifi
3G
800 MHz processor
So far there is a bit of confusion about what OS it will ship with, but some people who say they are in the know think the Galaxy Spica will be shipped out with Android 2.0 as opposed to 1.5.
LG has just released this amazing super skinner, amazing looking netbook called the X300. The LG X300 will be available later this month in Asia, Middle East and South America.
