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Ku-b Design Is Glowing, Transforming Kitchen of the Future

We've shown you both modular and futuristic kitchen gizmos before, but now there's this new design that somehow combines the two. Dubbed Ku-b, it's a kind of sculptural, transforming cooking station with flat cooking plates, illuminated surfaces and built-in computer and screen. In closed position, it's a kitchen-island, but it swings open to reveal concealed drawers and storage. From designers Innova, it's part of the Atipic House project, which is all about mixing reality and experimentation. And I'm sad it's just a concept: I'd love this in my home. [Design Spotter via Born Rich]

cellphones

LG KU990 Viewty Touchscreen Cellphone Can Now Record 640x480 DivX at 120FPS

Recording VGA-quality movies is nothing new, but DivX and LG just announced that the LG Viewty smartphone can now record VGA-quality movies at 120 frames per second with what looks like a software update (new ones will ship with it pre-loaded). Best of all, it records in the DivX format, which means you can watch it back on all kinds of DivX devices (your computer, various PMPs, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 for example). Besides recording at such a high rate, the phone can also take 5-megapixel stills, for the times when one picture says more than 120 of them. The Viewty is already available in Europe, and we got a hands-on with it last year. [Mobile Burn]

LG's Viewty (aka the KU990) is now available in Europe, the same week that Samsung's G800 makes itself available over there. Let battle (of the 5-megapixel camera phones) commence.

Tony at MobileTechReview forum just realized the LG's KU990 Viewty isn't just a crazy looking phone, its a crazy looking phone that does DivX playback. [MobileTechReview]

ifa2007

Hands-on with the LG KU990 Smart Phone (Verdict: Definitely Not an iPhone Killer)

Here's the LG KU990 Viewty (will I ever get used to that name?) in the flesh at IFA. The camera may pack a 5 Megapixel camera punch but the phone itself leaves a lot to be desired, especially when compared to you know what. It's got some nice ideas, like the lens rim functioning as both a manual focus and a click wheel, but after playing with it, we have to say it looks incredibly badly executed.
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ifa2007

Up Close and Personal Video of LG KU990 "Viewty"


Here's an extensive walk-through of LG's new KU990 Viewty. You can tell that this prototype is far from perfect as even our practiced demonstrator has issues once in a while. In my minute of allowed hands-on, I found that the back wheel doesn't spin, but snaps back into place after rotating about 30 degrees. It feels horrible. And the touch sensitivity is fairly crappy. Good on paper, bad in person. More »

Slashgear has a hands-on with the KU990 touchscreen phone and the LG KS20, the HSDPA WM6 Prada phone.

cellphones

Is This the LG...Google Phone?

Right. Europe got this Google infused LG KU580 yesterday, loaded with utilities like GMail, Google Maps, and search. Outlets like The Register are calling this The Google Phone, perhaps in jesting reference to the previous rumors. We doubt a phone preloaded with apps you can download free is The One. More »

cellphones

My 24 Hours with the LG Shine: Shiny and Sucky

I apologize for all the buzz on the mirror-faced LG Shine over the last few months. Across the Internet, it looked good. At CES, when I touched it, it looked good. I have a LG Shine here, and after spending a day with it, I've decided that it really is gorgeous (see the pics). And that it sucks. Let me name the ways. More »

gadgets

Binaural Head Mic Makes You Feel Like You're There, Man

If you want to record music that will sound amazing in headphones, retaining and delivering the space that the music was recorded in, this is how you do it. The KU 100 Dummy Head by Georg Neumann is a binaural recording device that has a mic in each ear, and the sound it records is strikingly true to how it would sound if the listener was in the position of the head. More »