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Samsung pico projector phone
This is TI DLP’s first working pico projector embedded in a working phone.
Virgin America’s IFE - letVAfly.com
An exclusive look at the technology behind Virgin America’s In-Flight Entertainment system, “Red” - www.letvafly.com
Icons from our desktops to our desks
Posted by pangjin on Dec 4, 2008 in Gadgetry
Used on our desktops, toolbars, web-pages and other applications, computer icons draw from real world objects and have been known to take on the form of a file folder, paint brush, speaker etc., symbols we can easily identify and associate with. Individuals even use avatars (a form of icon) to represent themselves on instant messaging programs, virtual computer games and various internet forums.
Computer icons have become an important part of our visual language, so much so that these digital computer icons are making their return into the real world. There are also a number of products out on the market which have been influenced by computer hardware. From the desk to the desktop and back again. More about the topic.
Tuttuki Bako Handheld Interactive Toy
Posted by pangjin on Dec 4, 2008 in Gadgetry
This new interactive toy from japan involves sticking your finger in a hole on the side of the box to interact with a virtual environment. Bandai’s new Tuttuki Bako handheld interactive plaything requires you to twiddle your finger around inside the orifice to play with a variety of virtual characters on an LCD screen on the front of the device.
There are six play modes ranging from pushing around a tiny little person, to ticking someone’s nose, to petting a pint-size panda bear. Feel like trying it? via technabob.