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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Latest Gadgets in Technology

Today you are invited to discover or recall the latest gadgets in technology, which marked our personal entertainment experience and work productivity during last year. They are all complex devices capable to perform intensive tasks, but coming in simple designs with user-friendly interfaces.
If we start with the communication sector, first gadget we will think of is, of course, the popular iPhone 3G, Apple’s latest release, which is the world’s first and only multi-touchscreen cell phone available for customers worldwide. This innovative technology introduced by Microsoft’s Surface table, allows you to control applications on your phone using your fingers for typing on the on-screen keyboard, glide through albums, scroll through pictures, and zoom web pages, all by touching the multi-touch display layer placed on a capacitive panel in charge with detecting your pressing via electrical fields. Your touch is then sent to the LCD screen under this layer, processed by special software, and interpreted as flicks, taps and pinches.

The on-screen keyboard is different than what you are used with. It adapts its keys and layout for different applications and 21 languages, according to the current mode.

Another technology used in the iPhone, as well as in other high-end handsets on the market, include the accelerometer sensor based on silicon springs that measure the silicon mass position using electrical current, which enables the phone to rotate its image automatically when turned sideways.

The Ambient Light Sensor detects changes in the light conditions and adjusts the display brightness automatically, while the Proximity Sensor feels when something larger than your fingers gets close, turning off the display to save power and to avoid accidental touches on the screen.

The new Thanko All-in-One Glasses

Isn’t it funny how every manufacturer in the world thinks that its product is the most revolutionary and innovative device that anyone could come up with? It’s an understandable attitude if we think about it, because they should be the first to trust their work. It’s only afterwards that consumers’ attention can be turned to the recently released product.
Video glasses, for example, have monopolized the tech world in the last couple of years and have evolved with every new concept. The target public is more and more pretentious nowadays and it’s very hard to pleased, as the needs are not only infinite, but also quite sophisticated.
In the given circumstances, Thanko fell for the trap of creating a set that even an elderly hermit wouldn’t dare to wear. Fortunately, the lack of style was compensated by the sheer amount of tech packed in. We’re talking about the All-in-One glasses multimedia device, a new breakthrough technology developed by Thanko, which allows to watch movies and to listen to music. They provide a 432 x 240 VGA resolution screen which gives you the impression you’re staring at a 50" screen, as they’re stuck so close to your face. The all-in-one glasses are designed to support a wide range of formats, such as MPEG4, ASF, MPG and AVI videos (compatible with DivX 3, 4 and 5, and XviD codecs), as well as JPEG images and MP3 and WMV audio files. In addition, the gadget is compatible with miniSD cards and features a USB2.0 port, for EQ presets. The miniSD cards are your best option because hooking up a thumbdrive or a full blown USB hard disc might render a whole lot difficult keeping the things balanced on your face.
The glasses are provided with a component input which helps you connect them to a DVD player, games console or, even better, to a PSP Slim and Light, in order to enjoy UMD movies and to play games on a decent sized screen. They come in package with two Li-Ion batteries, earphones and a remote control and they are available for an amount of €270.

Laxman Among Audio Visual Innovations

At IFA 2008 between August 29 and September 3 you had the opportunity to discover the latest technology products and solutions, among which the Laxman Innertainment System had some new features to introduce in the home entertainment industry.
This set consisting of a pair of goggles and a handheld device, enables brain stimulation using color therapy and music therapy to achieve the highest state of relaxation.

The handheld is an MP3 player featuring an intuitive user interface, 4 hours of ambiental music composed by Michael Hutchison, SD card slot to expand the internal memory, and USB interface for PC connectivity.Using the Session Designer software LaxEdit you can create visual effects produced according by the music sounds. This stimulates the brain in the same way like when watching a flickering flame or the glittering surface of a lake.

Based on the “frequency following response” psychological principle, the gadget influences the brainwaves, creating the maximum comfort feeling.
You can call it a stress management companion and use it wherever you prefer, benefiting from one of its most important capabilities – learning improvement. Yes, it is said to be very helpful even for people with sleeping problems, as long as you look through the goggles at the visual effects based on every color of the light spectrum.

According to researchers, the light transmits indirectly on the closed or open eyes, and interference patterns generate kaleidoscopic structures in all colors, as well as the Ganzfeld effect.
Laxman is available at a price of 499,00 EUR.