New Gadgets
Daily Xpress
Published on September 29, 2008
Buy it!
U4
The cute U4
The Samsung U4 is a four-in-one portable music player that also functions as an FM radio, voice recorder, and USB drive. Attractively designed, with a high-gloss central panel and a grey OLED display, the U4 comes in rose, purple and blue, has an impressive 4GB memory, and costs Bt2,990.
Personal airbag
Protection for PWD
Tokyo-based Prop late last week released a personal 1.1-kg airbag especially designed for the elderly and people with disabilities (PWD). It looks like a traveller's waist pouch but inflates in one-tenth of a second when sensors detect the wearer has taken a tumble. It protects the back of the head and the buttocks with two inflated bags that contain 15 litres (3.9 gallons) of gas each. It's good value at 148,000 yen (about Bt47,000) and should soon be available worldwide. - AFP.
This mouse flies!
Movea's Gyration Motionsense Air Mouse weighs less than four ounces and has fancy gyroscopes and accelerometers inside so you can control your computer as if you were playing your Wii, by waving it in mid-air without the need of a wizard's spell.
The mouse uses 2.4GHz wireless technology with a 100-foot range, and it's got buttons you can customise and gesture recognition. Two rotational gyro axes and three linear accelerometer axes detect your movements. If your arm gets tired, there's a standard laser-mouse option.
The Air Mouse will be available starting next month for about Bt3,400. See www.Gyration.com.
Air purifier
Clean your world
The world is getting hotter and dirtier everyday. But don't worry. The ozone-free carbon fibre ioniser generates millions of negative ions to thoroughly clean and ionise the air. The fan immediately and silently draws the polluted air in then disperse the negative ions evenly back into the air. If you room is a five-cube-metre space, buy one. If it's bigger, you need more. Get one for $25 (about Bt900) from www.USBGeek.com.
Nissan
On the road with a phone
Originally invented as a medium for conversing on the move, a mobile phone now also functions as a radio, MP3 player and fine digital camera. And soon you'll be able to drive your car with it. The world's first mobile phone from Sharp comes equipped with Nissan's Intelligent Key system, jointly developed by Nissan, NTT DoCoMo and Sharp. The device employs two-way wireless communications technology to automatically lock/unlock the car door and start/stop the engine. Start saving now, the product will be available next year.
Nokia N96
The name of the game
Nokia N96 is a high-performance multimedia phone that captures photos at 5 megapixel and records smooth video at 640x480 pixels in MPEG4 format, using Carl Zeiss lens. It has a memory of 16 gigabytes for storing video, pictures and sounds and the videos can be enjoyed on its 2.8-inch screen. Oh, and you can play N-Gage-platform games too. The phone retails for Bt28,650.
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