March 20th, 2010
Playing By Heart concept by Zhang Shouze sure gives you the 21st century businessman the most relevant briefcase in today’s world. With cloud computing taking over work & smartphones getting smarter at-least I don’t see too many people carrying with laptops in the near future.
Now that’s one weird laptop design and something many of us would find impractical to use in day to day life. Supporting the slanting keyboard (looks ergonomical) and clinging to the hinge is the handle that gives the closed notebook a briefcase look (yeah a small hack). Whoever goes to production with this, better make this well rugged (specially if this is how one travels 
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Categories: Concept / Educative, Notebook / Laptops, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: concept, folding notebook, laptop, laptop concept | No Comments
March 19th, 2010
AT&T has announced its new Zero charger that is expected to save some energy without requiring any fancy gadgetry. The charger completely eliminates the “Vampire draw” or the energy drawn by the charger when not in use. The charger stops drawing any power when the phone is fully charged or when there is no phone plugged in to the charging cord.
The charger is USB compatible and would ship in a recycled-cardboard container. Apart from saving energy, it would also save the phone’s battery from being damaged due to over charging. AT&T has not announced the pricing of the device yet. It is expected to be available in May 2010.
Categories: Accessories, Wow Gadgets, green energy |
Tags: AT&T, clean tech, clean technology, eco gadget, eco-friendly charger, green charger, green tech, zero charger | No Comments
March 14th, 2010
After Nintendo revolutionized the gaming industry by introducing motion gaming through Wii, Sony and Microsoft started catching up for the same. While Microsoft’s Project Natal is yet to be released, Sony has introduced its – Playstation Move. Sony introduced its motion gaming controller at the Game Developers Conference or the GDC 2010.
The motion gaming controller is an upgrade to the Playstation eye camera. Playstation Move is compatible only with (more…)
Categories: Entertainment, Gaming, Tech Industry News, Wow Gadgets, sony |
Tags: color changing sphere, Game Developers Conference 2010, gdc 2010, Playstation eye, playstation move, Playstation move with subcontroller, ps3, Sony Playstation move motion gaming, terrestrial magnetic sensor, three-axis accelerometer, three-axis gyroscope | No Comments
March 10th, 2010
When technology advances and we develop simpler mechanisms, the devices keep getting more economical. But what about those who can’t think simple and go on developing complicated designs for simple things? They end up making what is called as exclusive luxury goods 
. 4N is a similar unaffordable luxury watch from designer François Quentin. (more…)
Categories: Concept / Educative, First look, Weird or not?, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: 4n wristwatch, exclusive designer limited edition watch, François Quentin designer watch, weird watch | No Comments
March 8th, 2010
Love Iron Man? Or for that matter Jetsons and the whole action of flying around with Jetpacks? Well then here is Jetlev Flyer that brings you the experience of flying like none other. 9 years in development and here is a watersport that promises to make para-sailing old fashioned. Powered by a four stroke engine in a small (more…)
Categories: Concept / Educative, Videos, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: Ionman style Jetpack, jetlev water jetpack, jetpacks, new style of para gliding, water jetpack, wow | No Comments
March 8th, 2010
Olive Telecom has Introduced India’s first handset called Olive Frvron (V-G2300) that can be powered by a AAA battery. The handset is primarily powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. In case the primary battery dries out and there is no power source available nearby, the handset can provide an hours talktime on a standard AAA battery. (more…)
Categories: First look, Tech Industry News, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: aaa battery phone, aaa battery powered phone, AAA powered dual battery phone, dual power phone, Olive dual battery phone, Olive dual power phone, olive frvron, V-G2300 | 1 Comment
March 8th, 2010
Waterpebble is a unique tiny gadget that monitors the amount of water you consume during a shower and helps you save water. The tiny pebble shaped gizmo placed below your shower checks the water outflow via the plughole. Using your first shower as a benchmark, the waterpebble alerts you using different lights ranking your water usage. So once you have set the benchmark with your first shower, you can use the indicator lights by waterpebble to alert your self and reduce your water wastage. Video demo below
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Categories: Concept / Educative, Videos, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: clean tech, environment, environment gadget, green tech, how to save water with technology, save water, water gadget, water pebble | No Comments
March 7th, 2010
Do you have an old Hard Drive eating dust on some top shelf of your work place? If you do, here is a cool way to use it and make some of your friends go wow for your new gizmo clock. All you have to do is follow the mod done by Svofski.
Modder Svofski converted his old hard drive into a digital clock using some LEDs and a controller circuit. The controller circuit and the LEDs are mounted behind the platter of the hard disk. LEDs glow to show the time on the rotating drive platter. The stroboscopic effect makes the numbers look persistent on the face of drive platter, while actually the numbers are created by the LEDs behind the platter.Check out the video to see the mod in action. (more…)
Categories: Videos, Weird or not?, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: clock, geeks clock, geeky, geeky gadgets, geeky watch, gizmo, hard disk mod, hard drive clock, mod, modding, Strobeshnik | No Comments
February 27th, 2010
Yes, there is no more twist in the tale to the headline. Intex has launched a triple SIM phone in India, named IN 5030. As a part of my first post on OnlyGizmos, I had discussed what would happen If Nokia launched dual SIM phones (a rumor back then). But this thing is totally blowing my mind off.
The phone has some features that are common with most Indian budget phones while adding some astonishing new features.
Yes! You read it right, the triple SIM thing is real and the reason the features feel astonishing is its price.
Specs of IN 5030: (more…)
Categories: Launch Pad, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: IN 5030, intex, intex 3 sim phone, intex cellphones, intex mobile phones, intex triple sim phone, triple sim | 2 Comments
February 26th, 2010
Remember how Munnabhai topped a medical exam, with the help of Dr. Rustom who gave him instructions on the phone while the exam was on! Now such mal-practitioners can be easily noticed in a crowd of candidates. Thanks to the AwareFashion Shirt !!
AwareFashion, a shirt designed by Richard Etter, has a hidden pocket that senses nearby GSM band signals to indicate the cellphones in the proximity of the wearer.The shirt is actually a part of AwareFashion clothes line that are based on the concept of the wearer wanting to get a sense of his immediate digital environment.
When the shirt detects the switched-on cellphones in the proximity of the wearer, the small LED lights at the end of the sleeve glow up to indicate the presence of the phone that is active. How does that happen (more…)
Categories: Accessories, Concept / Educative, Weird or not?, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: Aware Fashion Shirt, AwareFashion Shirt, cellphone detector shirt, mobile detecting shirt, Richard Etter | No Comments
February 26th, 2010
The 3DTV industry is buzzing with activity this year, with Samsung launching its own at the CES in Jan this year. Samsung has already gone into mass production with its 3DTV. Below is a video from Which? which gives us a sneak peek of the compatibility of its new remote with the 3DTV and its effects conforming its range even at wide angles. Also surprisingly it has a feature to convert 2D videos to 3D. Amazing I must say. In the video, being used are the newly launched Samsung’s 3D glasses using the Active Shutter Technology @ $150 (costly though). The Launch date is tentatively around April for now, no official commitment though. (more…)
Categories: Tech Industry News, Videos, Wow Gadgets, samsung |
Tags: 2010, 3d tv, ces, ces 2010, convert 2D videos to 3D, Samsung 3DTV, Samsung 3DTV Glasses | No Comments
February 26th, 2010
The NV-U35 is the latest NAV-U pocket GPS or PND (Portable Navigation Device) by Sony, which can be used not only in cars but also on the bicycle and on roads. Its Compass and the Direction recorder allows its multi-utility. To be launched in Japan around mid-March, listed below are few of its features: (more…)
Categories: First look, Tech Industry News, Wireless Gadgets, Wow Gadgets, sony |
Tags: New pocket Sony GPS for Japan, NV-U35, Portable Navigation Device, Sony GPS | No Comments
February 26th, 2010
iControlPad did impress us a lot when we first saw it on iPhoneHelp. The gaming pad for iPhone is now under mass production and would be soon available in two versions. (more…)
Categories: Apple, Gaming, Videos, Wow Gadgets, iphone |
Tags: External Gaming Pad for iPhone, gamepad, icontrolpad, iphone, iphone gaming, iPhone gaming console, iphone gaming pad | 3 Comments
February 23rd, 2010
Remember Sony Ericsson’s motion sensing earphones? Well, they ain’t that cool anymore. NTT Docomo’s latest technological advancement is a pair of earphones that can be controlled by eye movements. With the help of special electrodes, the earphones are able to detect the charge between the cornea and the retina of the eye and thus understand the direction in which the eyes are moving. The amount of calibrated charge helps control the earphones. (more…)
Categories: Tech Industry News, Videos, Weird or not?, Wow Gadgets, events |
Tags: cornea retina controlled, eye controlled earphones, Eye controlled earphones at MWC 2010, mwc 2010, NTT Docomo earphones, wink to shuffle | 2 Comments
February 22nd, 2010
One block of these can power 4 to 6 Indian homes or one home in the UK whereas you put the two together and its ready to power an American home. Thats the power of the Bloom box created by K.R. Sridhar a NASA scientist and the founder of Bloom Energy. As per the interview given to 60 Minutes, Sridhar confesses that this was an oxygen generating project built for the Mars project which didnt happened. So he reversed the process and now he can generate electricity. The process is carbon neutral. That brings us to the question: So how does he manage to do this? (more…)
Categories: Concept / Educative, Future WIP, Tech Industry News, Wow Gadgets, green energy |
Tags: Bloom energy, Bloombox, green enrgy, John Doer, K.R. Sridhar, magic power box, oxygen fuel cells | No Comments
February 19th, 2010
Amateur photographers often use the digital cameras for photography and avoid carrying a tripod for its bulky nature. Another limitation of using traditional tripods is that they can be mounted only on flat surfaces. Gorillapod Magnetic allows the user to mount it on any magnetic surface while still keeping the camera bag lightweight.
The Gorillapod from Joby weighs only 45 grams and can hold cameras that weight upto 325 grams. It uses the universal 1/4″ tripod screw for connecting to the camera. The flexible legs can be wrapped around any surface and the magnetic feet allow it to be attached to any magnetic surface. This allows its user to take pictures in any angles and also avoids the need for a flat base.
The Gorillapod Magnetic is available for a price of (more…)
Categories: Accessories, Cameras, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: digital camera mount, digital camera tripod, gizmo, gorillapod, magnetic tripod, photography, tripod, wow gadget | No Comments
February 17th, 2010
This is the award winning Siemens speedMatic Dishwasher. It is 20% more efficient than any other in the highest energy-efficiency category. Its minimal water consumption of 10 instead of 14 litres per cycle is also a new record by the Engineers at BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte, who have brought this technology from the industries to home appliances. As stylish and beautiful this machine looks so does the concept of how this machine works.
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Categories: Concept / Educative, Tech Industry News, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: Climate and Environment protection award, green dishwasher, power saving green dishwasher, siemens dishwasher, speedMatic dishwasher, zeolite drying technology, zeolith drying technology | No Comments
February 17th, 2010
At OG we have always been a fan of power saving technologies. Hence here we have the Leech Plug. Whats so fascinating about this one? It is an outlet regulator which unplugs itself once the required energy is obtained, just like a leech and hence the name. Its designed by RISD student Conor Klein.
It uses a timer circuit coupled with electromechanics which enables it to detach itself from the socket once fully charged. See the video below for a better understanding: (more…)
Categories: Videos, Weird or not?, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: Conor Klein, energy saving, Leech Plug, outlet regulator, power saving regulator | 2 Comments
February 11th, 2010
Choosing the right kind of make-up can be time consuming and skin damaging too. Keeping these issues under consideration, Shiseido has developed a Digital Cosmetic Mirror.
The mirror has a built-in camera that scans the user’s face and then different types of virtual make-up can be tested on the scanned image. The mirror provides recommendations on the latest make-up trends and also has options for different make-up styles which can be browsed through a touchscreen. It provides a print-out of ‘before and after’ image along with the purchase details for the make-up. The digital cosmetic mirror not only helps the user to choose the best make-up, but also helps in avoiding the blunders of experimenting.
While the mirror would save customer’s time, it would also help the cosmetic industry to save some cost with the end of samples and testers. Do check the video of the Shiseido’s Digital Cosmetic Mirror in action. (more…)
Categories: Future WIP, Weird or not?, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: digital cosmetic mirror, future tech, make-up mirror, Shiseido, video, virtual make-up | No Comments
February 11th, 2010
While onlygizmos has been covering a lot of green technology of late. Here is another one that has caught our attention. This one looks like a normal backpack (durable more importantly) but upon closer inspection you might realise that it has a solar panel attached to it. Must say that its a really good effort for the bag to look so clean and durable even after being fitted with solar panels. See the below image for more info:
The solar panel is easily detachable from the backpack and can also be used as a carry bag separately. There is no pricing information available for this one on their website.
Via Crunhgear
Categories: Concept / Educative, First look, Weird or not?, Wow Gadgets |
Tags: Neon green backpack, solar backpack, solar bag | No Comments
