Posted on 2009 under Digital News, Concept |
22
Jan
Everybody hates wires… they are messy, get tangled and are a pest to hide in walls. So, someone has decided that wireless is the way to go. Wireless speaker systems are not new though, but this idea is. The idea here is to put the speaker in to the bulb effectively making it a Speaker Bulb.
SoundBulb is a wireless speaker that contains an LED light bulb that provides light. As well as shining light from the wall it also gives out sound making it very handy and a lot neater then chasing cables through a wall. The SoundBulb system (as designed in concept) will use Bluetooth technology to communicate with anything that can transmit a Bluetooth wireless audio signal… ie, mobile phones, laptops, computers and even some of the latest LCD TV’s. Volume Read more… »
Posted on 2009 under Displays, Digital News, LCD/TFT, Computers |
18
Jan
Samsung have created a couple of fantastic LCD monitors, one of which is a wireless USB display. Another feature about these two monitors is that they sit at desk level rather then on a stand allowing for a screen to be inline with your laptop rather then a few inches above.
The two screens were on show at CES 2009. They are numbered the LD220 and the LD190X. Each monitor runs in a 16:9 aspect ratio (wide screen) and both are HD too with the LD190X (19″) being capable of Read more… »
Nokia has announced a partnership to get serious fitness monitoring integrated with its products. The first to take advantage will be a special version of the N79, creatively dubbed the N79 Active, which will include 4GB of onboard memory the requisite strap right in the box. Of course, the new hardware isn’t any good without new software, and it just so happens that the N79 Active will include a new version of Nokia’s Sports Tracker app for Read more… »
Posted on 2009 under Digital News, Miscellaneous |
13
Jan
Microsoft’s new Retail Experience Center is a new showcase of Microsoft’s products and solutions for retailers — including back-end stuff and point of sale. It’s all pretty boring and corporate, but it could also be construed as a look at what a Microsoft take on an “Apple Store-style” experience might be. Result? It kinda looks like Circuit City plus a few Surface displays, Microsoft Tags and magical screen-equipped shopping carts Read more… »