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Augmented Reality has been merging the boundaries between the virtual world and physical world. Parrot, innovators in wireless peripherals for mobile phones, showcased their augmented reality gaming experience for use with the iPhone and iPod touch called ‘Parrot AR.Drone’, a quadricopter which generates its own Wi-Fi network that connects to an iPhone or iPod touch and turns it into a piloting station.
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The Parrot AR.Drone, which received a 2010 CES Innovations award for Electronic Gaming Hardware is scheduled to be available to consumers sometime in 2010 and is open to video games developers.
Parrot AR.Drone can be piloted by a iPhone or iPod touch
Henri Seydoux who is the founder and CEO of Parrot said that they have been developing wireless concepts for video games for over four years and their first project was a Bluetooth race car, which was not very satisfactory according to their standards. Henri said that he wanted the video game to contain a part of a dream that he missed with the Bluetooth car. He explained it was the dream of ‘flying’. So he began working on the idea of the AR Drone. With video cameras and a powerful computer, Parrot has developed a very stable drone that is easy to control and flies like a dragonfly.
Meant for both adults and kids, it allows them to fly in a real-world environment while simultaneously playing a video game from the device’s screen.
Parrot AR Drone is a quadricopter that consists of a central cockpit surrounded by four propellers, each driven by an engine. It offers amazing possibilities for piloting, excellent maneuverability and extraordinary stability.
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Many people are excited about the upcoming release of the Nokia N97, saying it’s the most powerful Nokia phone ever; but is it really good enough to become the phone of the year?
Nokia N97 – what makes it so special?
The Nokia N97 shocked a great many people when it was announced at the tail-end of 2008, and the main reason for the excitement it’s generated is that it’s the second mainstream touchscreen phone Nokia have ever made (the first being, of course, the 5800). Like the 5800, the Nokia N97 uses the sleek, intuitive Symbian S60 Touch interface, making for a touchscreen experience that is both simple, and entertaining. Unlike its predecessor, however, the Nokia N97 also includes a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, so that after you’ve navigated through the cool menus, actually typing that text message or email is going to easier than ever.
Nokia are billing the N97 as a true mobile multimedia computer, a view backed up by the keyboard and incredible interface. However, the Nokia N97 also has its fair share of features to earn that title. You get a 5 megapixel camera for pin-sharp photos, you get a superb multimedia centre, that makes music and movies so compelling, and best of all, the Nokia N97 has a massive 32Gb of built in memory, in order for you to actually store all your photos, movies and music. You also get HSDPA internet access, at true broadband speeds, and GPS.
However, as you’re about to see, if the question’s whether the Nokia N97 is the best phone of the year, Sony Ericsson may have put a fly in the ointment of those aspirations…
Sony Ericsson Idou – the N97’s greatest enemy…
The Nokia N97 may be the most powerful phone ever made by the Finnish manufacturer, but the fact is that the upcoming Sony Ericsson Idou not only beats it in certain key areas, but absolutely trounces it in one of them. The N97 from Nokia, and the Sony Ericsson Idou both share the Symbian S60 Touch interface, but on the Sony, they’ve added a custom front-end, that’s designed for direct multimedia interaction, combined with luscious, flowing visuals. In terms of the interface, the Sony Ericsson Idou is easily the more visually impressive of the two, and although it lacks a keyboard, it makes up for that shortcoming by being fast, compact and incredibly sexy. And, to top it off, the Sony Ericsson Idou has one feature that the Nokia can’t even touch: its camera. There’s a simple reason for that, as the Sony Ericsson Idou is the first UK-announced phone to have a 12 megapixel camera. One thing’s for sure, though… the fight between these two heavyweights is going to be one worth watching!
The specs of this device are truly mesmerising and the critics were calling it the best Nokia mobile phone till date. However, the spirit and the curiosity of a human mind is not easily satiated. After toying with nokia N95 for more than a month now, the users are now looking for a better instrument, much better than N95 which can again enthrall their imagination.
The scientists at Nokia factory are indeed clever and they probably had anticipated the reaction and the expectations that might crop up after the debut of N95. So, the market is now cooking up the idea of a mightier instrument all over again, that had been in news around this time. The gadget that is being talked about is Nokia N97, which will succeed the throne of Nokia N95, whenever it is launched. Not very long ago, Nokia N97 was termed as a hoax and a mere rumour. However, with the arrival of N95, the speculations are on about the official launch of the powerful Nokia N97.
You must be thinking about the ‘x’ factor that is encompassing the whole N97 news. To tell you the truth, there isn’t much information available about this gadget and whatever little is known, intrigues the mind of the user. Nokia N97 is an amazingly superb device that is known to have 20 GB of internal memory space in it, making it comparable to any mini computer, Further, the gigantic memory is also expandable in case you feel that it is insufficient.
The camera of Nokia N97 is believed to be high resolution 5 Mega Pixels that wouldn’t surprise you as you have already had the taste of it in Nokia N95. But its 20x zoom would surely bamboozle your imagination. Further, the display of Nokia N97 is 3 inches, which makes the whole experience even more delightful than before. The battery of Nokia N97 is known to provide up to 400 hours standby time. And then, the standard high end features like FM radio and digital music player with surround sound experience are also other inclusions in this colossal handset.
It is just too early to speculate about this mighty device. But we cannot rule out the possibility of its arrival in near future. Till then, all we can do is to anticipate the launch of this handset.
Technical Overview:
The Nokia N97 mobile phone combines a large 3.5? touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations. This mobile phone looks set to be the number one must have phone for 2009 and could pose a threat to the iPhone or the Google G1
Nokia’s flagship Nseries device introduces leading technology – including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds – for people to create a personal Internet and share their “social location”. “From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence,” said Jonas Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries. “Together with the Ovi services announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet into your Internet”.
Nokia N97 Sensing your ‘So-Lo’
The Nokia N97 introduces the concept of ’social location’. With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 mobile phone makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their ’status’ and share their ’social location’ as well as related pictures or videos.
Nokia N97 Mobile Phone With Widescreen – Internet and entertainment
The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people, content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are available by simply touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 mobile phone is also perfectly suited for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. Both the physical QWERTY and virtual touch input ensure efficiency in blogging, chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing.
The Nokia N97 Mobile Phone supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities, full support for the Nokia Music Store and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The Nokia N97 also has a 5-Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.
Announced in late 2008, the Nokia N97 is one of the most spectacular mobile phones the Finnish manufacturer’s ever come up with. Let’s take a look at this awesome device, and see why it’s so special.
A potted history of Nokia touchscreen phones
Most people seem to be under the false impression that the Nokia 5800 is the first touchscreen mobile phone Nokia have ever made. It isn’t. The opposite’s true, because there have been a few touch-based phones to wear the Nokia name. Beginning with the 7700, the world has seen a couple of Nokia mobile phones that are controlled by you pressing directly on the screen. They all had reasonably big (for their time) screens, but the other feature they had in common, unfortunately, was that they were irredeemably hideous. Just one of those mobile phones, the 6708, displayed any promise, but that was destined solely to be sold in China, and so, we never got to play with them in Britain. The mobile phones WE got were, and I use this phrase with much feeling, utter, utter bobbins.
However, those unpleasant memories have now been firmly erased by the launch of a new Nokia mobile phone, which comes with a touch-sensitive display, and which is much, much nicer…
Bang up to date with the Nokia N97
One glance at the new Nokia N97 is enough to confirm that this is one of the most beautiful mobile phones Nokia have ever made. It’s not just the sleek, sexy body that gives the Nokia N97 its charm, it’s also that enormous touchscreen on the front of the phone, coming in at 3.5 inches, with a widescreen resolution. The fact that it’s a full touchscreen adds a whole new dimension to the Nokia N97, as well, allowing you to interact with your phone in a far more direct and exciting fashion. That’s aided, of course, by the interface in the Nokia N97, a new extension of the S60 Touch interface soon to be seen in the Nokia 5800. Suffice to say, the Nokia N97, being a far more powerful top-end mobile phone, takes it far further than its mid-range sibling, making the N97, by a considerable margin, the best touchscreen phone Nokia have ever made.
Into the future with the Nokia N97
In fact, no previous Nokia phones can match the Nokia N97 for power. Opening the list of functions and features is a superb 5 megapixel camera, so that you can snap some truly gorgeous images with the Nokia N97. Needless to say, they’ll display in luscious colour on the phone’s touchscreen, and with the built-in GPS, you can even add location data to them. As well as GPS connectivity, the Nokia N97 comes complete with a raft of internet connectivity options, including HSDPA and WiFi, which, in conjunction with the web browser, provide an internet experience that’s reminiscent of other Nokia phone, whilst being far more compelling. In terms of multimedia, you get top-end gaming, video and music, and a massive 32Gb of memory built into the phone, expanding its range of roles to include mobile phone, mobile broadband internet device, sat-nav and portable entertainment centre. Essentially, it’s very hard to find anything the Nokia N97 won’t do, and because of that, it seems likely this will easily be Nokia’s phone of the year!
Buying a Digital Camera – Our ‘How To’
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So, you decided to buy a digital camera. Weather you are going to purchase one for the first time or just upgrade your previous choice, you need to do a good research before buying. Not only the prices vary dramatically, but also the variety and customer service, so when spending your hard-earned-cash on one of teh fancy SLR Digital Cameras that should server you for at least a couple years — first of all, visit buydig.com, and here is why…
Buydig.com has a fantastic selection electronic devices, from SLR cameras to flat panel tvs and all the products they sell are unbearably cheap. When I came to purchase my nikon d90, I did a lot of homework comparing prices, looking for good reviews and searching for a secure website with guaranteed support. As you can guess, I couldn’t find a place cheaper than Buydig.com but don’t worry, the price does not come at the expense of quality, customers service or any other problem that often pops out after you complete the checkout on some other websites. I was fully satisfied with BuyDig and would love to recommend it to you, especially if you are looking for a digital camera as the variety they offer is practically the fullest I seen so far.
Their website is secured with McAfee, C NET certified, as well as certified by BBB. Shop hassle-free and get your products fast, this was my experience!
Nikon ATB Promotion
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Let’s start off by saying that Nikon’s ATB binoculars are holding a special promotion and YOU, the buyer, can benefit greatly if you hurry and buy before the new year. Until December 31st 2008, you can receive a $25 or $50 gift card for NikonProGear.com with your purchase of Nikon ATB binocular. If you want to also hear more about Free ATB Pro Gear, visit nikonhunting.com for all the details on the product. Nikon has already earnt a great reputation among hunters (and simple travelers who enjoy seeing everything at great, sharp zoom), so when going for their products, you really can’t make a wrong choice. They might not be as cheap as you’d want them to be, but with a gift card for future purchases at NikonProGear.com, you do save a great deal of money, right? Check them out, if you need a binocular, this could be a great opportunity to get one!
Samsung Tocco’s Review
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It seems like after all the companies around the world tried to competee over creating the most advanced and impossibly hard to use mobile phone, everyone finally switched to SIMPLE design, and minimal functions number.
We are talking about Samsung Tocco, where it’s simplicity is what makes people buy the whole yet it’s not as simple as it may seem at first sight. It’s complicated, but simple to use. Keeping the best of technologies is the choice of many people. If it is a mobile phone then it must be full of functionalities and features. Mobile phone manufacturing companies are also working hard to meet the requirements of the customers. And it is also true that with technological advances occurring fast everyday and it is reflected through the mobile phone technology. The mobile phones of tomorrow seem moving towards excellence and they are more equipped with latest features like touchscreen. Previously, touchscreen was undependable and damage prone but today the technology seems prepared for a new generation of touchscreen phones. And Samsung is getting ready to usurp a large market share with its latest invention Samsung Tocco.
In fact Samsung Tocco is the latest range of touchscreen phones. The handset is engineered around the touchscreen so it does not require a keypad. The gadget packs together great features and retains a slim, sleek, and streamlined look. The display is quite large; at 2.8 inches and by issuing subtle vibrations on each key-press, the Tocco becomes active. You are getting a 5 Mega Pixel camera with the latest ‘Smile Shot’ feature. Due to this the camera can tell when the subject of a photograph is smiling. There are also the autofocus, LED flash and zoom features.
The Samsung Tocco also fits a music player that plays truly quality music. The device has huge internal memory of 240 MB with microSD capability, and HSDPA offering high speed 3G downloads. One of the great advantages of this touchscreen phone is that it can act as a platform for every kind of media. For example Samsung Tocco also allows for incredible web surfing ability. The design of the phone is also unbelievable because it is full of functionalities and still it looks like a simple deviceTherefore, it can be said that Samsung Tocco is a complete entertainment device with all useful functionalities. It can be said that it is simplicity at its best.
Our Review of Samsung F490
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Samsung F490 model, Samsung integrates the touchscreen technology which has been made famous by the Apple iPhone. The design is a couple steps above the Apple iPhone in terms of style and it doesn’t feel as bulky. The slim design, being only 11.8mm wide makes the F490 easy to slip into your pocket. The case is also completely black, which gives the phone a very austere air, dropping the black and silver design of the iPhone. Sadly this phone doesn’t have the QWERTY keyboard that the other recently released touch phone, the Voyager uses, but the great sensitivity of this phone makes up for it.
Samsung certainly hasn’t skimped out on the powerful features that you find on their other recently released models. Nowadays cell phones fall into to two camps. Either they are full fledged multimedia phones that incorporate lots of memory, smooth video playback, and a powerful camera. Or they have the touchscreen technology and abandon all other multimedia phone features. Read the rest of this entry »
The rapidly falling costs of LCD tv’s has been the main reason for bigger screens for many homes. The most used location for these to be placed, estimated at 75%, is above the fireplace in the central room of the household. Because of the increase in size both women and designers have been having stern issues with a 50-70? black glass object as the centrepiece and main focal point of the living room.
In theory it is simply a visual or mechanical change when the TV is hidden away, to many it changes the entire atmosphere of any room. Even when the display has been turned off, attention is either consciously or unconsciously drawn towards the blank screen. This is not simply a figment of peoples imaginations, it is real, and it can have a direct effect on both the decoration and atmosphere of the room.
Concealment systems are more often than not custom made furniture. Due to both TV sizes and room plans there is not one solution that works for everyone, hence why such systems often cost more than the TV itself. The justification lies in that the time, money and creative effort spent in making the room look great is not destroyed by trying to make a 50″ piece of black glass blend non-existently into the room decor.
By looking into extensive market research you would see there is not enough tv stands on the market to deal with this issue. However there are a number of ways to get around this problem. All with certain pros and cons. However the most commonly used option is usually a plasma television lift.
A TV lift effectively implements in one both an item of furniture and a television stand. It gives the user the ability to swap between viewing a piece of everyday furniture or viewing the plasma television. This is operated using a remote controlled lifting device which is implemented inside the furniture. When activated this mechanism will cause a lift to move which then will cause the TV to slowly and safely rise from the furniture and effectively turn it into a television stand.
This solution effectively solves all the problems faced by a home designer. The rooms look and feel does not have to be compromised, just modified in a way which cannot be seen. The tv no longer has to be in full view unless you want it to be. As well as this there are security benefits which mean your tv is a lot less likely to be taken or broken in the every day movement around your home.
Conclusion
No matter what efforts television manufacturers put into their aesthetic design, they do not solve the problem of having a large blank screen take over a room when the TV is off. It comes as no surprise then, that demand for concealment solutions has been doubling every year for a while now.
By educating themselves about concealment mechanisms, professionals such as www.tdkjoinery.co.uk can offer the home owner a solution allows a big television to be hidden within the decor using TV lifts, while maintaining the visual design of the room. It is a win-win situation for both parties.
Hold your auction on a Radio!
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Yes, now even you can create your very own auction on the radio! With the arrival of Bid4Spots, advertising on radio was made possible not only for big companies that have huge promotional budget, but also the small company and individuals who are willing to hold an auction. This is a brand new, online marketplace for radio stations to sell their unsold commercial inventory easily and confidentially.
In this reverse auction platform, radio stations actually do the bidding and the advertisers reap the benefits. This is a simple, easy and hassle free way to hold an auction with maximum possible exposure to the items on sale.
If you are still not sure as to how this business is working, visit Bid4Spots’s advertising on radio page and view their live demo — this will explain in a few minutes how the whole business is working and why you should chose them for your auction. And no, it’s not any expensive, you can buy a peak time spot on the radio for very low $xx! It really is worth checking and I think has a big potential and future.
Nokia 6131 Gold Unlocked
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Nokia 6131 GOLD available with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 network. It has 16million color TFT display and the secondary external display with 256k color display. It also support polyphonic and mp3 ringtone. You can listen to your favourite tracks, manage your own tracks, or even you can create your own music library with Multi format music player. EDGE and GPRS connectivity allows you to entree high speed internet via WAP/x HTML. Bluetooth and USB connectivity let you transfer data’s and information. FM radio entertain you with your down time, while messaging features like e-mail, instant messaging heighten your relationship. The inbuilt 1.3 mega pixel camera let you capture your auspicious moment with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution. The embedded 11MB momory enables to store data’s, music, photos as you can upgrade upto 2GB with MicroSD card. The other key features include SyncML, Built in handsfree, and 3.2 hours talk time battery backup.Nokia 6131 GOLD available with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 network. It has 16million color TFT display and the secondary external display with 256k color display. It also support polyphonic and mp3 ringtone. You can listen to your favourite tracks, manage your own tracks, or even you can create your own music library with Multi format music player. EDGE and GPRS connectivity allows you to entree high speed internet via WAP/x HTML. Bluetooth and USB connectivity let you transfer data’s and information. FM radio entertain you with your down time, while messaging features like e-mail, instant messaging heighten your relationship. The inbuilt 1.3 mega pixel camera let you capture your auspicious moment with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution. The embedded 11MB momory enables to store data’s, music, photos as you can upgrade upto 2GB with MicroSD card. The other key features include SyncML, Built in handsfree, and 3.2 hours talk time battery backup.Nokia 6131 GOLD available with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 network. It has 16million color TFT display and the secondary external display with 256k color display. It also support polyphonic and mp3 ringtone. You can listen to your favourite tracks, manage your own tracks, or even you can create your own music library with Multi format music player. EDGE and GPRS connectivity allows you to entree high speed internet via WAP/x HTML. Bluetooth and USB connectivity let you transfer data’s and information. FM radio entertain you with your down time, while messaging features like e-mail, instant messaging heighten your relationship. The inbuilt 1.3 mega pixel camera let you capture your auspicious moment with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution. The embedded 11MB momory enables to store data’s, music, photos as you can upgrade upto 2GB with MicroSD card. The other key features include SyncML, Built in handsfree, and 3.2 hours talk time battery backup.Nokia 6131 GOLD available with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 network. It has 16million color TFT display and the secondary external display with 256k color display. It also support polyphonic and mp3 ringtone. You can listen to your favourite tracks, manage your own tracks, or even you can create your own music library with Multi format music player. EDGE and GPRS connectivity allows you to entree high speed internet via WAP/x HTML. Bluetooth and USB connectivity let you transfer data’s and information. FM radio entertain you with your down time, while messaging features like e-mail, instant messaging heighten your relationship. The inbuilt 1.3 mega pixel camera let you capture your auspicious moment with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution. The embedded 11MB momory enables to store data’s, music, photos as you can upgrade upto 2GB with MicroSD card. The other key features include SyncML, Built in handsfree, and 3.2 hours talk time battery backup.Nokia 6131 GOLD available with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 network. It has 16million color TFT display and the secondary external display with 256k color display. It also support polyphonic and mp3 ringtone. You can listen to your favourite tracks, manage your own tracks, or even you can create your own music library with Multi format music player. EDGE and GPRS connectivity allows you to entree high speed internet via WAP/x HTML. Bluetooth and USB connectivity let you transfer data’s and information. FM radio entertain you with your down time, while messaging features like e-mail, instant messaging heighten your relationship. The inbuilt 1.3 mega pixel camera let you capture your auspicious moment with 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution. The embedded 11MB momory enables to store data’s, music, photos as you can upgrade upto 2GB with MicroSD card. The other key features include SyncML, Built in handsfree, and 3.2 hours talk time battery backup.Nokia 6131 GOLD available with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 network. It has 16million color TFT display and the secondary external display with 256k color display. It also support polyphonic and mp3 ringtone. You can listen to your favourite tracks, manage your own tracks, or even you can create your own music library with Multi format music player. EDGE and GPRS connectivity allows you to entree high speed internet via WAP/x HTML. Bluetooth and USB Read the rest of this entry »
The New Honda CR-V Overview
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Most people had seen a lot of commercials advertising the new honda crv , but not many had a chance to examine it closely yet and decide if they like this model or not. Have a look at the review I linked to if you want to get a truly comprehensive picture, illustrated and detailed review of this model, including rating and technical specifications. Basically, I’d say this might not be Honda’s best model but it definitely looks stylish and from what I can read about it — there are various opinions about its exterior design but everyone agrees that it’s nearly perfect inside.
Honda has been on the market for so many years, always maintaining the best reputation, so we can assume that even not the most successful model they have created would still be much, much better than other unknown brands, which pop on the market like mushrooms after the rain (and disappear in the same fashion).
CR-V is this years model – 2008, and if you are into cars or considering to replace your existing one, this is the time to have a look at Honda’s new wonder, you are surely going to fall in love with this car once you give it a test drive or even get inside.