Mini R/C helicopters…. Oh! Oh! I think I stamped over mine! February 14, 2008
Posted by harish in R/C, Toys.Tags: Technology and gadgets, Toys
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Theese small radio controlled are tiny enough to fit in our palm. These helis come in differen colours like black, red etc that run on different frequencies thus you can have heli dog fight with your pals.
There is a feature in the helis to fight as it can release ir beams at your opponent which makes the choppers fly out of control. The second shot can decrese the power in the heli and another makes the chopper come crashing down. You can buy a pair of the mini heli for $49.00 at thinkgeek.
Video Players? ….Hey, I thought that was my credit card February 14, 2008
Posted by harish in ipods and mp3's.Tags: Technology and gadgets
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Its odd to think that on one had there is a plasma tv and lcd screens could be that big but the screens are shrinking in size all the time.
These new players are the size of credit cards and offer up video on teeny-tiny screens. This systems cost $99.0 which come in either a black (Neon M3) version with heat-sensitive backlit buttons and a 2.4-inch screen, and a stainless (ICE) model with a slightly larger 2.8-inch screen, but no schmancy button technology. In addition to the video it contains fm tuner, photo viewer and inbuilt games.
It can play video for 3 to 4 hours whereas it can play songs will give you 6 to 8 hours. it has an inbuilt memory of 2gb and an expandable memory using T-Flash/MicroSD memory cards.
Both players are now available in thinkgeek for $ 99.00 per piece.
First Trojan for iPhone Appears!!! February 14, 2008
Posted by sparkadmin in Apple, Mac OSX, Trojan, iPhone.Tags: Technology and gadgets
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News about the first trojan for the Mac-OSX based iPhone has been doing the rounds from the past few weeks. However, the trojan is a mild one. It targets users who are installing third party apps on their iPhone.
The package called “iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep” aka “113 prep”, disguises itself as an important system upgrade before updating the phone to the iPhone’s latest update version 1.1.3 firmware. Once the users install this malicious package, the trojan appears to do nothing except for displaying the word “shoes” on the screen.
What the Trojan does is that it overwrites applications such as ‘Erica’s utilities’, a collection of command-line utilities for the mobile device, along with ‘OpenSSH’, an open-source encryption protocol.
While users attempt to get rid of the Trojan and try uninstalling it, the above mentioned applications also get deleted.
The risk in this Trojan’s case is minimal as it does not cause any significant harm to the iPhone. Those affected would simply need to re-install the deleted applications to get back on track.
Rumours say that a 11-year-old kid playing with XML files created the Trojan.
This will serve as warning for those who have opened their iPhones using a security hole in the system, and then installed unverified software without a second thought as to what they are doing, say security vendors.
An amazing antique laptop!!!! February 13, 2008
Posted by harish in antique electronix, notebooks.Tags: Technology and gadgets
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The amazing and wonderful creation by Datamancher is an blend of the olden times and modern technology. Below the hood there is a lovely handcrafted woodcase with Hewlett-Packard ZT1000 notebook computer, running Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux.
this system includes clock mechanism under the glass top, brass details, leather wrist pads and even claw feet. The main attraction to this wonderful antique piece is the awesome keyboard with gorgeous copper plated keys.
The best feature is how the system turns on when we turn a key from and old winding mechanism.
A wonderful job done by Datamancher and many kudos towards him by the team of TechSpark.
Fan-made PSP mockup is far better looking than the real thing will ever be February 13, 2008
Posted by harish in PSP, Sony, game stations.Tags: Gadgets
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Good gawd y’all, we don’t normally bother with fan renders and mockups, but excepting the awkward placement of the L and R triggers there’s almost nothing about this PSP re-visioning that leaves us wanting. Gank that UMD, add some flash memory, and this is our be-all end-all fantasy portable gaming device — that will likely never ever be made.
10 Technologies that will transform your life February 13, 2008
Posted by Saaketh in Technology.Tags: Technology
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Livescience.com listed out the following ten future technologies that are potential to change the living.
- The Hydrogen Economy: Expected to replace oil economy.
- Therapeutic Cloning: Cancerous or damaged organs could be replaced by new, disease-free clones of themselves.
- Computing Power: Moore’s law still holds good and expected to be valid for some more time.
- Desktop 3-D Printing: When your favorite gadget of the future breaks, you might select a replacement model online, download its design file and make a true 3-D replacement on your home printer.
- Location-Based Computing: Location based services will evolve that could bridge real and virtual worlds seamlessly.
- Better, Cheaper Solar Cells: The cost of photo voltaic cells will come down drastically and solar power expected to wide spread in use in house hold usage, space and vehicles.
- Mobile Robots: Why drive to the deli to pick up your order when you can just send your robot car?
- Pervasive Wireless Internet: WiMAX, 3G, 4G, etc., all point to a pervasive wireless Internet, where being on-line everywhere, all the time, will be routine.
- Gene Therapy and Stem Cells: scientists are working to change the genes causing inherited diseases and trick defective cells into growing correctly.
- Digital Libraries: The time will come when any straightforward factual question can be answered immediately, online.
For more details on the technologies read livesciences.com
Via Techpark
