Gigaset Eco Visions - Leaf

By creating the new design study “Gigaset Eco Visions” Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices (SHC) has taken a further step in realizing their vision of stylish and environmental-friendly cordless phones of superior quality. The first two concept phones out of this series, “Solar” and “Leaf” (picture), were introduced at the Gigaset Press Day 2008 in Windsor. The phones have been engineered to be eco-friendly in terms of design, technology, materials, and characteristics throughout the entire product lifecycle – from manufacturing to recycling.

Colorware's Matte Black iPhone Fools Friends, Bloggers

It's not the 3G iPhone, but Colorware's Stealth iPhone trades in the silver trim and brushed metal back for an entirely matte black motif. It's also extraordinarily expensive, weighing in at $675 and $775 to the stock model's $399 and $499. Colorware does throw in a matte black iPhone dock and pair of earbuds, but even that probably doesn't justify the increased cost. Then again, some people really love black.

Latest iRobot

Noah Shachtman over at Wired has a very interesting look at iRobot's six year battle with Robotic FX, a company started by a former employee who allegedly (and probably) stole schematics and plans in order to build a competitor. There's too much detail to work into a short summary, but Jameel Ahed, the former employee, was caught by a private investigator deleting documents and shredding CDs containing data that belonged to iRobot.

Siemens Gigaset S680

The Siemens Gigaset S680 features Bluetooth® and Gigaset QuickSync software to synchronize all the vCard contacts stored in your phone and PC. You can use a Bluetooth® wireless headset to talk handsfree while you continue working on other things. Thanks to new energy-saving ECO DECT technology, this model also uses up to 60% less energy than our conventional cordless phones.

If you have Microsoft Outlook®, you can synchronize the data on your PC with your handset using the free Gigaset QuickSync software. Bluetooth® lets you download screensavers and Picture CLIP¹ images too.

Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC

Michael Dell, the king of Dell, just previewed his company's smallest and greenest desktop PC yet at FORTUNE Brainstorm: GREEN. There's no name for this mini green PC, shown rendered above, but it's 81% smaller than a mini tower and 70% less energy-consuming. It's also shipped in recycled and recyclable packaging, and look a whole lot like those cheapo Sun workstations that colleges love(d) to use. As long as this machine is at least as powerful as a laptop (we don't mean an Eee PC), we're all for Dell's enviro-conscious direction.

Asus' VX3 Lamborghini Laptop Arrives, Costs 2% of Real Lambo

Asus just gave a new look and hardware upgrade to its Lamborghini laptop. The VX3 edition has a 12.1" screen, weighs 3.6 lbs, and features such luxe amenities as a sapphire-crystal lens on the built-in camera, a handmade leather palm rest and a titanium alloy hinge. There is also the "authentic" Lamborghini logo to show all the kids at school what car you really want to drive when you're a balding 45-year-old with a sizable investment portfolio and two ex-wives. The PC specs aren't bad, but to be expected in a $3,300 laptop: 320GB HDD, a NVidia GeForce 9300 graphics card, Intel T9300 Core2 Duo chipset and 4GB of RAM, plus HSDPA wireless.

Waterproof PSP Bath Bag Is Every 9-Year-Old's Wet Dream

As Adrian pointed out, if we had these PSP bath bags when we were nine, we'd be a whole lot cleaner and a whole lot wrinklier than we are now. It's a bag. It holds your PSP. It goes into baths. That's pretty much all you need to know. It's unclear to us why you couldn't just get a sandwich bag from Target that would do the same thing, but sandwich bags don't have that fancy pants cord at the top. Does the PSP camera work with Skype video? Because we have an idea... [Impress via PSP Fanboy via Kotaku]

Apple's Macbook Pro Gadget in 24kt Gold and Diamonds

Apple's Macbook Pro Gadget in 24kt Gold and Diamonds

Crave for the Macbook Pro gold. Not only cars,mobile phones, shoes, clothes, bags and other accessories have the guts to customize. For the typical white color of your Apple's professional laptop why don't you try to customize your laptop and turn it in something gold.

Customizing and turning your laptop in gold is provided by Oregon's Computer Chopper. The company offered a variety of customizing and a unique add-on modification laptop cases, laptops and electronics to become one of the kind.

One of the complete successful service they have made is to transform your Macbook laptop' into a 18k or 24k gold, nickel or black nickel; or you can also choose between, brushed, matte, or polished finishes.

By separating the pieces of the case to it's everything inside, they made it not so easy since apple made it so everything tight.

The Parts - the case was made by the plater, who uses chemicals to strip off and prepare the pieces for the desired surface finished. Each pieces made by a zinc bath and plated which makes a expensive time and labor requirements of a finish polished laptop. The palm rest area and the other interior design used a matte/ satin finish. The customer may choose brushed or polished, with some other offers an aluminum-polishing service.

Pricing- the pricing is according to Computer Choppers' Alex Wiley.

Note: Laptop not included ( you may provide your own laptop...

-$8000 - $2500- refinishing cost (depending on finished.)

-$1500 – for the 15inch Macbook Pro, the least-expensive treatment is aluminum polished or nickel with gold and black nickel.

The repainting of the non-metal pars- keyboard, tarckpad, bezel around the screen is also part of the repainting service with re-engraving of the new painted keys to match the metal finished.

To become more attractive Computer Chopper may also replace the logo of your laptop to a plastic Apple logo.. You may used your company logo or the Apple logo and customized it with color, cuts and size of precious metals and various stones and gems. The cost of logo customization is around $500 as much to $10,000!

The warranty-The process of customization is voiding the warranty of your laptop that's why the company include the service warranty for the new finish. They offers an optional hardware warranty , provided by an authorized by Apple service provider. To an able to get service, send your laptop to Computer chopper company rather than to Apple. The polished finished Macbook Pro with the 24k gold and an Apple logo of diamonds that cost around $8000 include a warranty service for both customization with the several accessories: include a microfiber carrying sleeve, screen protector, cleaning kit and a replacement feet.

Toshiba's 32 GB USB Flash Drive

Toshiba's 32 GB USB Flash Drive

Flash Drive today gets more expandable.. From 128 MB, 512MB, 1 G. Now there's a new 32GB USB Flash Drive by Toshiba.

Key Features:

TransMemory U2K Series (enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost)

-- Supports the ReadyBoost function of Windows Vista
-- Downloadable password lock system
-- Cap cord to prevent loss of cap

TransMemory 32GB Limited Edition (enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost)

-- Supports the ReadyBoost function of Windows Vista
-- Large storage capacity of 32GB
-- Downloadable password lock system


Specifications of New Products

Item Description         TransMemory                  TransMemory
                        U2K Series               32GB Limited Edition

Capacity               1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB                32GB

ReadyBoost Function                      Supported

Interface               USB1.1/USB2.0 Hi-Speed Compatible(2)

Power Supply Voltage    Bus powered from USB port.

External Size           63(L)×18.5(W)×8(H)mm     81(L)×20(W)×8(H)mm

Weight                  Approximately 8.5g         Approximately 12g
                      (main body only)           (main body only)

Operating               Operating temp.:  0 degrees C to 50 degrees C
Environment             Storage temp.:  -20 degrees C to  60 degrees C
                       Operational and storage humidity: 5~95%RH
                                                     (non-condensing)

Compatible PC Models    USB Interface (Type A) with Windows(R)
                       2000, Windows(R) XP, Windows Vista(TM) or
                       Mac OS 10.0.2 and beyond

This new gadget was released by the end of the year. And the 64 GB may out also soon...

Mac Book

World's Thinnest Laptop - MacBook

The new MacBook Air was announced by Steve Jobs of Apple at MacWorld. The MacBook Air is now the world’s thinnest notebook, and sure the be the hottest laptop of 2008.

The laptop features a very smooth design, hidden ports, backlit keyboard (sexy but useless) and it’s small and light weighing in at 3 pounds. In fact, the MacBook air is .16 to .76 inches thin, making the profile a wedge shape. The size is bout 13 inches wide by 9 inched deep.

Eco lovers will be happy that the MacBook Air uses mercury and arsenic-free glass and less packaging.

Technical specs

• .16 to .75-inch thickness on top
• 12.8 x 8.94 inches
• 3 pounds
• 5 hours of battery life with everything running
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor at 1.6 or 1.8GHz, motherboard the length of a pencil.
• 800MHz frontside bus.
• 2GB RAM 667MHz DDR2 standard.
• 13.3-inch screen, LED backlit.
• 1,280 x 800 pixels
• Micro-DVI adapter (for DVI, VGA, composite and S-Video output)
• Intel GMA X3100 Graphics processor with 144MB RAM shared
• 1.8-inch 80GB HD or 64GB Solid State Drive (no moving pieces, but for a stunning $1,300 price increase!)
• Multitouch trackpad with gestures. Pans, zooms, rotates, etc.
• 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1.
• Optional external HD for $99, USB-bus powered.
• Full backlit keyboard.
• One USB 2.0, one audio port, one Micro-DVI

MacBook Air is ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But you don’t lose inches and pounds overnight. It’s the result of rethinking conventions. Of multiple wireless innovations. And of breakthrough design. With MacBook Air, mobile computing suddenly has a new standard. (apple)

Motorcycle Simulator by Honda

Honda presents a motorcycle simulator for the driving test in Japan. This latest invention seems made more for scooters than for regular bikes. Are you going to feel like you’re really in the driver’s seat? Depends on how old you are! A fun travel gadget concoction, literally.

RevoPower Wheel Gas Powered Bicycle

The RevoPower Wheel is a really cool new invention that makes your regular foot powered bicycle into a Gas Powered Bicycle while letting you travel cheaply, efficiently, and easily. The RevoPower Wheel is simply a 25cc two-stroke gas-powered engine and gears within the front wheel of a bicycle. Revo says it can be installed on any bicycle by any person with very basic mechanical skills.

All you have to do is select your bike (most bicycles with 26" wheels will work), remove your old wheel, open your new wheel, and install your new wheel. Sounds pretty simple to me. Your just replacing it! Your new Gas Powered Bicycle can now travel for 200 miles per gallon at a top speed of 20 mph. To start the engine simply start peddling while the wheel can be used manually or motorized at any time. The RevoPower Wheel is expected to come out in the first quarter of 2007 retailing around $400, but you can reserve your wheel today at Revo.
Via Gearlog

Armari eXtreme Concept Prototype is Liquid Nitrogen Cooled PC Beast

Armari's eXtreme Concept Prototype (XCP) super computer is made of some 100 uniquely designed parts, is either cooled by liquid nitrogen, liquid flurocarbon immersion or thermoelectric cooling and phase change, depending on the model's configuration and has the ability to run 24/7 without needing to shutdown. The XCP will happily function through a temperature range of -110°C to 90°C and being built on Intel's Skulltrail platform, the XCP happily packs quite some power under its Lost in Space-esque hood.

BenQ-Siemens Transformer

The folks at the BenQ-Siemens design HQ must have been using that Volcano for a bit too long because these phone concepts are pretty far out there. The first is a snake-like phone that can wrap on your arm (?) and has controls on the outside. The second phone is a, uh, I don't know really. It is just a phone with a crazy design and screen that flips out and can rotate. The last phone is a bit more normal—full screen display/touchscreen and sliding control bar. Luckily they are only conceptual designs, meaning there is a .0001-percent chance of actually being manufactured. –Travis Hudson

iRiver E100 MP3 Player

iRiver has released its latest MP3 multimedia player, dubbed iRiver E100 in the American market. Consumers can play MP3 music, video files and even FM radio in this thin and stylish device.
Stereo speakers, a Micro-SD slot, a D-Click System for file navigation and a 2.4-inch TFT LCD screen with 262K colors display are some of the features of the E100. The incorporated Line-In recording enables recording either from an in-built or external mic.
You can access radio broadcasts and FM recording while utilizing FM tuner. You have the opportunity to record voice for playback, view photos and also read text. In addition to music and video file, the MP3 player also supports multiple subscription services that include Rhapsody, Napster and Yahoo.

Kondo KHR-2 HV Robot

Kondo KHR-2 HV Robot

Now you can have soccer playing, dancing salsa fighter robot. The Kondo robot KHR-2 HV has improved its looks taking up a more Robocop-ish style. Its features are much more robust and curved then the square-like head the previous one had. And this pretty, very entertaining little robot can be yours for just $152. And there’s not one of us who didn’t want his or her own robot when growing up.
You can also buy him a couple of soccer strips to make the whole thing more real. They only cost $10 each. Now go on and buy yourself a little robotic friend.

HP Compaq dc7800 Energy-efficient Business Desktop PC launched in India

Hewlett-Packard has announced the launch of its latest HP Compaq desktop PC, dubbed HP Compaq dc7800 in the Indian market. The latest ultra-slim computer boasts to be energy-efficient and is the industry’s first desktop PC to incorporate solid-state hard drive (SSD).
Designed for business purposes, it offers power and flexibility along with a wide range of environmental features to comply with the stringent environmental requirements of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold registry.
The included SSD delivers a variety of performances and durability upgrading such as near immediate access to data and the elimination of moving parts, which are the main causes of electro-mechanical wear outs

Action Camera

Action Camera

Do not try to film yourself whilst scaling a mountain. It is highly perilous. If you want digital proof, get Action Camera. It attaches to a helmet or handlebars, and will record your antics using a 640×480 VGA CMOS sensor.
Features
* Easy to use LCD display* Handlebar grip* Helmet grip* Two touch-fastening straps* Silicon rubber head strap and silicon grease.* 32MB built in memory* Features a built-in SD card slot
Specification
* Dimensions: Height: 12.0cm Width: 3.0cm Depth: 3.0cm* Weight: 1.0Kg

Spy Gadget

A new spy gadget will be launched on the market soon. The name for this spying device is Spyke Wifi Spy Robot.
Spyke comes with a video camera, a microphone, a loudspeaker and 2 motors.The Spy robot can move, watch, hear, speak, take pictures, record video and sound.
The robot can also be used as a Digital Music Player or a VOIP telephone (compatible with Skype 3.0. )
The best part is that you can control it from anywhere in the world via theInternet!
The spy robot can be also used like an alarm system: when a movement is detected, Spyke activates an alarm or sends you a picture by e-mail.
The price for this new spy gadget is £200.00.

Freaking Gadgets

Apple iPhone

Features Product Line iPhoneCell Phone Type Camera, Digital Player, Bluetooth, MP3 Carrier AT&T WirelessCell Network Technology GSMWireless Technology Wi-Fi, BluetoothMegapixels 2.0 MegapixelsTalk Time 8 hrs.Standby Time 10.4 daysOperating System OS XScreen Size 3.5 in.Storage Capacity 8 GBSupported Media Format H.264, Apple Lossless, WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3Key Functions Digital Camera, Digital PlayerConnector Types Headset jack, Mini-phone 3.5 mmMessaging POP3, IMAP4Antenna Style IntegratedDigital Camera YesHard Drive Capacity 8 GBIncluded Accessories Cleaning Cloth, Hands-free HeadsetIncluded Functions digital camera / digital playerDisplay Display Type LCDDisplay Resolution 320 x 480 PixelsDisplay Color(s) WhiteDisplay Color Support Color
General Product Info Height 4.6 in
Width 2.4 in
Depth 0.7 in
Weight 4.8 oz
Also known as Apple, Apple iPhone
Manufacturer Part No. MA712LL/A
Company Info Apple
Dimension 4.6 in x 2.4 in x 0.7 in (HxWxD)

Apple has introduced some fatter iPhones and iPod touch devices to counter user grumbles that storage was a bit weedy.
The iPhone now has a 16GB model for £329, to sit alongside the current the 8GB model, which costs £269. That’s £60 for double the storage. The iPod touch now sports a more useful 32GB model for £329 (inc. VAT), joining the existing 16GB and 8GB models which cost £269 and £199, respectively. I know at least two mates who got the 8GB iPhone and 16GB iPod touch as Christmas pressies and who will soon be kicking the cat in frustration.

Land Rover LRX Concept Heavily Embeds iPhone, Uses It To Start Car

Usually don't get super excited about concept cars, but this Land Rover LRX Concept has something we're quite interested in: iPhone integration. Not only does it have a slot carved out especially for the phone that allows it to dock into the car like some sort of brushed-metal lover, it's even got a gigantic "Start" button that appears so you can (we presume confirmed!) start the car! In addition to this, there's an iPod docking station on either side of the power-adjustable speakers, so you can take even more music on the go. Check the jump for an even sexier shot, and hit Jalopnik for exterior photos.

All-in-One Digital Eyepiece Camera for Hunters, Birdlovers, Spies

MINOX aims to bring "affordable digiscoping to everyone" with its new Digital Eyepiece Camera 5.0. Unlike traditional digiscoping methods of attaching a digital camera to a telescope, the 5.0 is an all-in-one solution that combines a camera, scope and eyepiece into a single device. Features include a 2.4-inch TFT screen, 40x magnification, 128MB of internal memory, SD card expansion up to 4GB, and it's waterproof and shockproof. At a price of $449 it is a hell of a lot cheaper than a good DSLR with a telephoto lens, and more convenient to use than a pieced-together digiscope.