More Words on Wowwee Roboquads

From The Jetsons to The Robinsons, the trademark of the family of the future has always been the inclusion of a robot companion. While this used to be the stuff of science fiction or fantasy, modern technology has made it so that robots have entered the modern daily sphere. The Roboquad™ is one such robot.

Manufactured by WowWe, the Roboquad™ is a four-legged robot with a head that moves 360° that uses an infrared beam to survey its surrounding environment. Once it has surveyed its environment, it then responds to the stimuli. For instance, if your Roboquad™ notices you vacuuming your floor—even if you’re in the other room—it will set out after you. Depending on your Roboquad’s™ level of the three A’s (aggression, awareness, and activity), it will move at one of three speeds toward the stimuli, moving around coffee tables and your discarded slippers. Shaking your head in disbelief? Here’s how it works:
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August 30, 2007 | Filed Under Robot Gadgets | Leave a Comment 

Snap a Picture with The Canon EOS 40D SLR

Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens

This item will be released on September 20, 2007.
Pre-order Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera now! Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

Are you that person at parties? You know who you are: you’re the one with the camera that drives everyone crazy by perpetually snapping and flashing your way into the fun. Are you sick of the quality of your point-and-shoot digital camera? Do you want a way to condense files without having to kill resolution? Do you want professional quality without professional hassles? If you answered yes to one or all of these questions, then the new Canon EOS 40D SLR is the camera you’ve been waiting for.

To be honest, this camera is nothing short of amazing. While most digital cameras boast about a whopping 6.0 megapixels (this refers to resolution for those non-techie folks out there), the Canon EOS 40D SLR has 10.1 megapixels. Seriously! 10.1! That’s a 40% increase in megapixels from your typical point-and-shoot digital camera which means that your pictures will come out 40% better. I don’t know about you, but that seems like a significant increase to me!
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August 24, 2007 | Filed Under Gadget Reviews, Electronic Gadgets | Leave a Comment 

LG U990 3G: an iPhone-clone Set from LG

LG U990 3G iPhone

This LG U990 is reported to be the first 3G touchscreen phone from LG. The new U990 might look similar to the iPhone, but it actually offers some more interesting features that are sure to get you excited.

The phone sports a 5-megapixel camera with Schneider Kreuznach optics, a high-speed 3G HSDPA capability 3G HSDPA, a 120fps video camera –enabling super slow motion image playback in top quality, 170MB internal memory, a 240 x 400 touchscreen and the music player. Read more

August 20, 2007 | Filed Under Mobile Phones | 3 Comments 

Toshiba Unveils Qosmio G40 Notebook Computer

Toshiba Qosmio G40 Notebook Computer

In a press release announced yesterday, Toshiba unveils a new Qosmio notebook PC. Toshiba claimed that it is the first to integrate dual terrestrial TV tuners. With this integration, the Qosmio G40 has the ability to record two programs at once.

Features of this Qosmio G40 include: 320 GBHDD, NVIDIA 8600M GT graphics, a Core 2 Duo CPU T7300 2GHz with 2 GB or RAM, and a 17” display.
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August 20, 2007 | Filed Under Notebooks, PC Gadgets | Leave a Comment 

Beat Summer Heat with Self-Cooling Clothes

Air-Conditioned Cloth

I think more Japanese companies get crazily creative during this summer. As the heat becomes hotter and hotter, everything is going to be equipped with a cooler in Japan. A few days ago, we reported on the necktie with built-in fan. As reported last week, a Japanese company in Saitama Prefecture (northwest of Tokyo), Kuchou-fuku, offers air-conditioned clothes to help people beat the summer heat. The product is equipped with two battery-operated fans and can keep the wearer comfortable even in sweltering heat while using one-50th of the energy of a small air conditioner.
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August 20, 2007 | Filed Under Miscellaneous Gadgets | Leave a Comment 

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