Prototype Odor Recorder Creates and Tests Smells
Smells are evocative: the smell of fresh-cut grass, strawberries and cinnamon all make you think of certain things. This prototype odor recorder creates smells from 8 components, then analyzes the results to make sure that it’s producing the appropriate stench. The developers are hoping to use the odor recorder in fields such as e-commerce and…
AIW-5 In-Wall Speakers
Looking for good quality sound without the ugly speakers? The Amina Tech AIW-5 speakers go inside the wall itself, behind the plaster. They use NXT flat speaker technology to set up vibrations in a composite panel, which are transmitted through the plaster of the wall. The company claims the sound is good enough to be…
HiPDA Combines Tablet PC with TV and HSDPA
I doubt this one will ever leave Korea, but it sounds cool: the HiPDA combines a PC with a touch screen and a digital DMB TV receiver, plus a HSDPA high-speed data connection into a package weighing just 1.3Kg. The processor is a rather slow 500MHz AMD Geode, so I wouldn’t expect it to be…
Pegasus T12 Laptop Runs All Day
Need to keep shakin’ it all night long? The UK laptop company Rock has the laptop for you: their pegasus t12 has a high capacity battery that they claim will run for up to 7 hours. The big battery holds 10,000mAh of charge; most laptop batteries hold around 5000. Prices start at 649.00 (around $1230)…
ATI X1950 XTX: New King Of the 3D Hill?
We covered this some time ago, but the ATI Radeon X1950 XTX is now official. ATI’s new flagship PCI Express graphics card will cost you $449, which is pretty cheap. It’s based around a 648MHz graphics chip and 1GB of fast GDDR4 memory running at 2GHz. There’s also a new heatsink design to cool the…
Dissolvable Spy Paper Keeps Your Secrets Safe
When shredding your sensitive documents isn’t enough, think of this dissolvable spy paper. It’s made from a special material that turns the paper into an unreadable mulch once it comes into contact with any type of liquid. This disappearing act takes place in a matter of seconds, leaving your state secrets unknown for yet another…
Logitec Launches Nexas Hard Drives With ASC Cooling
Over in Japan, Logitec just released its Nexas line of external USB 2.0 hard drives that feature what the company calls the “ASC Method” of cooling. The ASC Method senses when the hard drive is getting too hot then flips on a fan in the hopes of preventing some sort of Three Mile Island-like disaster.…
Elecom Silicone Protectors for Sony E Series DAPs
The same type of silicone that has protected untold numbers of iPods ’round the world will now be protecting some of Sony’s portable audio players thanks to Elecom. Designed to protect the Sony NW-E005/003/002 line of portable audio players, the AVD-SCSE005 sits nice and snug over the little music player, helping to shield it from…