February 10th, 2010
I just came across this really sexy and sleek Qisda mobile that would launch sometime soon. On the specs front this promises 1280×768 resolution on a 4″ touchscreen. Thats even higher than the 854×480 we saw on the Motorola Droid. And I am just wondering if we are ready for this?
Over the past 2 years the smartphone market has grown beyond belief. From a point where we used to talk about camera in a phone as a giant leap, we have moved on to OLED displays (AMOLED aswell), operating systems smart enough to be ported on netbooks, cameras that are killing the basic digicams and now the 1.5GHz processor (heck my first P4 PC was less powerful than that). Going hands on with the Acer Liquid last week was one of those moments when I couldn’t stop appreciating the progress mobile technology has made – full HD video in your palm! While its true that we would see ourselves do some real high performance computing on the mobile and a major chunk of our work would be doable on the mobile (in many ways, it already is!) – I am pushed back by the idea of mobile technology growing so fast or rather in the manner we are thinking of these mobiles.
Some basic fundamental queries in my mind remains unanswered even after reading a whole lot of thoughts from across the globe on this subject. Do we need mobiles that can replace our desktops / notebooks? Would you ever keep a smartphone on your desk and work all day at your office?
You may call me old fashioned but (more…)
Categories: Reviews, Softwares, Tech Industry News |
Tags: 1280 x 768 mobile display, future, mobile, Qisda mobile, Qisda mobile 1280 pixels, Qisda vodafone, smartphone future, superphone, touchscreen | No Comments
November 25th, 2009
FedEx is pushing the boundaries of consignment tracking beyond our beliefs. GPS tracking of a shipment is common and we have seen some experiments around that, with people leaving behind GPS navigators in shipments just for kicks. But Senseware costing $120 a month would let you do a lot more. You will be notified of the temperature, handling (drops), location and light exposure of your FedEx shipment, all live over the internet.
Currently in trial with 50 Fed-Ex clients, this isn’t the gadget you will use to track your wives birthday gift, but serious medical shipments like human organs would largely benefit from this. Of course businesses would love this once the pricing falls further. For the moment, you are free to speculate what the future of logistics can be.
Via Gizmodo
Categories: Concept / Educative, Future WIP, Wireless Gadgets |
Tags: fedex, future, logistics, senseware, shipment tracking, track drops in shipment | No Comments
August 29th, 2009
“Le Petit Prince” (or the ‘little prince’) is a robot concept designed to make plants from Earth sustainable on the planet Mars. The robot carries a plant inside it and keeps it alive by providing the living environment required. The four-legged robot will also be able to travel from one place to another in search of nutrition. More robots can communicate with each other through wireless connections to learn from each other about nutrient sources.
So when doomsday arrives and all on planet Earth is about to end, all we will need are these robots with plants secured in the robots’ glass cases to restart plant life and the accompanying benefits. Then we can all live happily ever after on Mars.
Video available after the break. (more…)
Categories: Concept / Educative |
Tags: concept, fun, future, life, mars, plant, robot, wireless | No Comments
July 7th, 2009
Apple certainly had grand plans for the iPhone platform. Powered by a great hardware+software duo the Apple phone is all set to innovate beyond our expectations. Various patents filed by Apple over the years (and recently) gives us a clear idea of what the company is planning. Your dream gadgets are being designed and in great style.
Long back we heard how Apple planned to make stolen iPod’s unusable for thieves. Here the stolen gadget won’t charge up unless authenticated. The technology is not yet implemented but for the moment iPhone 3.0 does offer a GPS based locate option. A series of recent patents give us an idea of what Apple has (more…)
Categories: Apple, Future WIP |
Tags: Apple, biometric security, fingerprint, future, innovation, iphone, patents | 1 Comment
March 6th, 2009
Imagine a headset that would produce not just audio and video but also smell, taste and touch. Sounds impossible? British scientist have already developed a prototype and are testing this headset.
- The headset is connected without wires to your computer
- It consist of a high definition screen to create moving pictures
- The surround speakers inside create the 3D sound experience
Chemicals are mixed to create taste and smell which are sprayed through a tube directly into your mouth and under your nose. The heat and humidity is controlled by a fan and a heater.
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Categories: Concept / Educative, First look, Future WIP, Wireless Gadgets |
Tags: future, headset, sensefull, senses | 4 Comments
