Voice recorders may not sound exciting to most of us, except if we are journos out to get some juicy bytes. What if it is a ‘hybrid’ voice recorder with loads of storage space and an MP3 player to boot? Maybe, it’s worth laying your hands on. Olympus is releasing two hybrid voice recorders -- WS-321M and WS-311M –...

Wonder what made Dae-Ki Hong come up with this concept at a time when people are finding trackballs unwieldy and ball mice are on their way out. The Trackball MP3 Player (inspired by the mouse?) does away with the need of pushing buttons or using a touch-sensitive scroll wheel. All you have to do is roll the t...

Poor reception when using a mobile can be really frustrating, especially when the conversation keeps breaking in the midst of an important matter. You have to leave your desk to take calls and that’s when you wish you had clearer signals. Now you have a solution for your problem in zBoost YX510 PCS and Cellular repeater kit. ...

With concepts you always have a free hand. There’s no limit to your creativity and no doubt designer Lukas Koh had this brainwave called the all-in-one haptics phone. It’s supposed to give iPhone a run for its dynamic UI. While an iPhone’s UI changes according to the program currently running, this one does more. It even physically changes (on pap...

When everything else is evolving in the world of electronics, should the humble remote be left behind? From just being an additional frill, they have come to wield immense power over electronic devices ever since they became more feature-laden and interactive. So,  Universal Remote Control, has ...

Wibrain unveiled a model of its ultra mobile PC, the business-centric B1. Going by the specs, it’s a steal deal at a $650 price tag. See what all you get: Bluetooth connectivity, a camera, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 4.8" touch screen LCD and customizable CPU (1GHz, 1.2Ghz or 1.6Ghz), memory (512MB or 1GB) and HDD (30/60/80GB). Other featu...

Most users find external USB hard disks quite convenient, especially when transferring huge chunks of data from one computer to the other in the absence of a network.  But, the data transfer rate is something which they are not happy with. Buffalo claims to have made a breakthrough in this field. According to the company, its MiniSt...

Sole Mio, developed by Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, is the world's first exclusively photovoltaic-powered (PV) computer mouse. Harnessing solar energy for powering a mouse is a good concept, no doubt. But for the idea to be practical, you need to have offices designed to have regular access to sunlight (via windows, etc.) ...

Mice have rolled forward a long way from the days of the ball. Remember the awkward cursor movements and the frequent cleaning of mice balls? Thankfully, optical technology put an end to all that. Now microelectricalmechanical (MEMS) sensors are here to make your job much more easier. Sensing angular motion and gravity, they transform ha...

Competition is fierce in the SLR market and unless an upgrade comes by, brands will soon go out of fashion. Canon must have realized this marketing truth after feeling the heat from Nikon D80 and D40. The photography major was prudent enough to announce an upgrade for its popular 30D camera and keep the buzz alive about its products. ...

Swatch’s concept clock, Sens Time by Touch, is a very fashionable device. Ironically, it has been designed by Arnaud Lapierre keeping the visually impaired in mind, who’ll never get to see its beauty. Aesthetics apart, it’s a very practicable piece for the visually impaired. The outermost surface of this device serves as the calibrati...

When was the last time you ever visited a bookshop? Probably not after you became aware of a web site called Amazon.com. After throwing most booksellers out of business, the major e-commerce site is now out to ensure that your visits to the friendly grocer are also few and far between. To put it straight, Amazon.com is planning to sell fresh food like eggs, vegetab...

If you are not finicky about only iPods when it comes to MP3 players, then think yourself to be lucky enough to be pampered with a multitude of brands to choose from. Transcend added one more digital player to the already crowded marketplace by introducing the T.sonic 840. It’s sleeker that previous models in the T.sonic line and b...

We all are aware of the Timex Ironman as a trendy watch that serves as an excellent workout companion, keeping track of our laps on the treadmill. Now, while on the treadmill you can also listen to your favorite tunes on the ipod. Timex has made the Ironman iPod friendly: just plug the included dongle into your iPod and the watch acts as a remote. ...

If you thought the advent of electronic voting machines has ushered in an era of free and fair elections, you may not be entirely right. A fresh study in Florida has found that they can be hacked into, after an independent review of optical scan and touch-screen devices made by Diebold Election Systems, one of the largest voting machine vendors in the...

We have come a long way from the days of VHS when video recording meant lifting a bulky equipment on shoulders and moving around through tangled wires. Now smaller camcorders allow hard disk recording giving hours of better quality images without being hungry for battery power.  Canon took the compact technology a step further by un...

Call it blatant copying or design inspiration, Venzero Slickr MP3 player looks so much like the iPhone nano. That’s the only similarity though and ends there, for despite the iPhone-like design, you cannot use the touch screen to navigate the Slickr. You have to use the buttons. The sleek device has a radio, built-in speaker, JPEG photo viewer and an AVI movi...

At 5.1 megapixels and a 9-point auto focus, you’ll bet that the Casio EXILIM W53CA is more of a camera and less of a cellphone. You are bound to use its camera function more frequently when you know that it also has a micro SD memory card slot and image stabilization technology. Phone calls can come later. O...

If you have been following our blog regularly, you might well be aware that the latest display in the offing is the bendable OLED screen. There’s lot of research going into the technology, especially to iron out some limitations like overheating. Apparently, current flexible OLED displays get hotter than the plastic substrate, maki...

Technology can be both a boon and a bane. Take cameras for instance. Advancements in digital technology made them not only feature-rich, but also very affordable. Digital cameras have been most effective in surveillance, reducing crime and thwarting terrorist plans. But at the same time, they have been infringing on people's privacy and are blatantly misused by voy...

CDs and MP3 players had written the obit for audio cassettes. Seems video cassettes are going to follow suit, with SD memory cards ruling the roost. Coinciding with the launch of two HD camcorders, Panasonic has announced the launch of a 8GB Pro High Speed SD memory card. The RP-SDV08GU1K can transfer data at the rate of...

If that stinking co-worker sitting next to you is more of a reason for your dreading office than your monthly targets, don’t lose heart. The USB aroma oil heater might keep your professional irritants at bay. Just drop fragrance oil in the cross-shaped hole on the USB device and it gets heated, diffusing fragrance in the surroundin...

Golden oldies never lose their appeal. Nielsen’s new report called GamePlay Metrics proves that in its findings, which says the PlayStation 2 trumped all other platforms as the most-played game console. Forty-two percent of console playing in June was on the last generation’s Sony PlayStation 2. The second most-played console was another oldie, the orig...

Like all other kids, I used to scribble on walls the moment I got a crayon or chalk. Not that it laid a foundation for a great future in art and I didn't become a modern-day Picasso. On the contrary, my creative figures didn’t go well with my dad and I got a good spanking. Some kids nowadays are luckier, they have Philips “Drag and Draw”. ...

It was an idea that combined both ingenuity and thoughtfulness for the disabled. And so, no surprise that it won the gold medal at the 2007 IDEA design awards. The Lomak (Light Operated Mouse and Keyboard) is just the right device for those who are unable to use a regular mouse and keyboard due to physical limitations. You can control the...

If you shoot (footage, I mean) for a living, then this might be of interest to you. Others are likely to see little utility in the GV-HD700E, which Sony claims is the “world’s first HD video Walkman”. When designing this product, Sony probably had amateur filmmakers -- who are out on the field with their camcorders -- in...

Thanks to the huge popularity of YouTube, a whole generation is being weaned away from TV altogether and getting entertainment and news from social networks. To retain eyeballs, television networks have found it sensible to go online with their content. According to Screen Digest data, 520.2 million pieces of content were streamed online...

Expensive paintings on walls may be passé. All those moneybags now have another costly option to flaunt their riches –  the PhotoVu PV1965w. Touted to be the “industry’s first high-resolution, widescreen digital picture frame” it supports a wireless Internet connection. ...

Over laptops, I always prefer a desktop computer and believe me, the reason is as simple as a mouse. I find navigating with fingers on the touchpad quite awkward and just don’t get it right. Now, this is something which seems to have been devised with people like me in view. The MoGo ...

This one is for all those movie buffs interested in building up a massive collection of titles over the Internet but find downloading time quite a bother. A new technology can make it possible downloading gigbytes of data in the blink of an eye.  On Wednesday, Intel unveiled a laser modulator that transmits data at high speeds using...

Solid State Drives or flash drives have no moving parts inside, withstand rough handling and bumps and falls. With all these benefits, one would have expected them to be inside every new PC. Ironically, conventional HDDs still rule the market, the reason being speed (though theoretically, accessing data from any point on a flash drive sh...

After sounding the death knell to zip drives and taking over the portable memory market, USB flash drives caught the fancy of every manufacturer.  And so dozens of brands of USB flash drives are cluttering the market with little to differentiate from each other. But leading brand Toshiba is planning a new line of its TransMemory USB ...