September 30, 2009
Written by Gadget Gurus
Wearing exoskeletons for a walk in the park seem a reality in years to come. Quite likely though, these wearable devices are for humans to attain that superhuman strength, and boy aren’t we’ll up to the status, just already. Thus, to send us more wandering in future, Engineers from Activelink have devised this powerful robotic exoskeleton suit that lets the wearer to lift 100 kilograms (220 lbs) with little effort.
The Power Loader suit as they call this is an imitation of the fictional hydraulic exoskeleton suit we’ve seen in the sci-fi classic Aliens. Built wearing an aluminum-alloy frame, the suit weighs 230kg and features motorized arms and power-legs and feet, so the exoskeleton functions around itself and doesn’t need to be carried like some of the others we have seen in the past. I’m waiting for the year 2015, when they say the Power Loader suit will be available. Video after the jump. (more…)
September 29, 2009
Written by Gadget Gurus
LG today announces its second New Chocolate phone, BL20, featuring a sliding keypad. Available in the UK in Q4 at O2, the BL20 features a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash in a slim casing measuring just 12.3mm in depth. It will support GSM Triband network, though 3G data connection is not included but with a EDGE instead. The chocolate bar also features touch-sensitive controls which are discretely concealed on the sides of the phone.
Widget Hotkeys enable users to personalise the phone to directly access favourite features for weather, news or personal updates. A new feature includes Clear Memo Capture which captures text, handwritten notes and drawings with maximum clarity, offering a different way to record information.
Other than a 5 megapixel camera, a 60MB internal memory and microSD card slot (up to 16GB) should be good enough for music and photo files storage.
Alright so this clock does look a touch different and it’s bound to get you some strange looks, but this has to be the most brilliant design I’ve seen lately. Digital bedside clocks are always designed to be easily readable when you’re sitting up looking squarely at the clock, which is ridiculous once you think about it. This clock is made so that you can easily read it while laying in bed on your side.
Plus this clock has the perk of being mounted to the wall, that in turn will free up space on your end table. It’d be especially great for those that don’t actually own an end table. The LED clock has all of your normal alarm functions, as well as being able to mount on the wall sideways. It’s made out of 5/8” walnut wood construction with brushed aluminum casing. You can purchase the Emily Alarm Clock for $129 from Generate, which admittedly is definitely pricey.
i.Tech Dynamic introduced their new i.VoicePRO 901, a bluetooth headset with dual microphones and noise-filtering software to let users hear and be heard clearly. Selling at around 80 USD, the dual microphones and advanced noise-filtering software with i.Tech’s proprietary voice-separation technology isolate the user’s voice and kill ambient noise for crystal-clear phone calls.
i.VoicePRO 901’s first microphone is on the cheek side of the headset. It is notched and U-shaped to direct the user’s voice directly into it. While this microphone captures the user’s voice, a second microphone on the side facing away from the user targets ambient noise. Headset functions include voice dialing (mobile phone dependent), last-number redial, call reject, call transfer (from headset to mobile phone and vice-versa), auto re-link (which re-establishes the Bluetooth connection when the user returns to within range of a device) and mute.
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