June 2008 - Fareastgizmos.com

Digital camera LCD monitor magnifying glass

The Un-ltd PRO-MC (UNX-8507) is a magnifying glass for digital cameras with 3-inch LCD monitors. The magnifying glass increases the image for a better judgment of photo taken. With both side multiple coating lens, the magnifying glass cuts excessive light to produce a quality magnified image.

June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Digital Cameras

Olympus announces proto type model of world’s first omni directional shooting lens and camera

The Future Creation Laboratory of Olympus has developed a lens capable of shooting omni directional images and prototyped a CCD camera incorporating the lens. The latest lens is based on the "axisymmetric free-form-surface lens," which was announced by the laboratory in July 2007. The new lens is made of glass and has a cylindrical shape measuring 3cm in diameter. The incident light is reflected inside the lens before entering the camera. The lens prototyped this time has a spherical shooting range, with horizontal and vertical view angles of 360° and 180°, respectively.

June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Digital Cameras

Sony launches “Elevated Standard” audio/video receiver’s line with three new models

Engineered for high-end home theaters, the new Sony STR-DA4400ES, STR-DA3400ES and STR-DA2400ES receivers feature sophisticated A/V technology supporting 1080/24p video signals, the latest audio codecs (Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, dts High Resolution Audio and dts HD Master Audio) and Faroudja DCDi Cinema technology for upscaling all video sources to 1080p when connected via HDMI to a compatible high-definition television. The Sony ES receivers are all designed around a unique construction platform, digital board and a wide band power amplifier to maintain the purity of the audio and video signals by minimizing external vibrations and internal jitter.

June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Media Devices

Honda begins collaborative Testing of its Walking Assist Device

Honda will begin collaborative testing of its experimental walking assist device from July 1, 2008, with Shinseikai Medical Group, Kasumigaseki-Minami Hospital (Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture). The Honda Walking Assist Device is created to support walking by the elderly and other people with weakened leg muscles. The compatibility and effectiveness of Honda’s walking assist device will be evaluated during rehabilitation training to help people relearn to walk safely and efficiently.

June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Casio announces industrial handheld terminal with 2.0-megapixel auto-focus digital camera!

Casio plans to release in August a new-generation industrial handheld terminal, the DT-X30GR-30C, which will come equipped with wireless WAN connectivity that can be used to send and receive detailed data in real time by parcel delivery drivers and office-based management staff. Wireless LAN and wireless PAN connectivity will come standard with the new device. With the Casio new-generation industrial handheld terminal’s 2.0-megapixel digital camera (with auto-focus), office staff will be able to receive, via wireless WAN, photos that drivers take of such things as the condition of consignments or signed delivery receipts, ensuring that they have an accurate appreciation of the situation on the ground.

June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Transport

Cooler Master UCP Series the very best desktop power supply money can buy

To provide discerning computer users with the very best desktop power supply money can buy, Cooler Master is proud to unveil the UCP series – a breakthrough line of power supplies engineered for users that depend on their computer systems day in and day out. The UCP stands for Ultimate Circuit Protection, and at the 5 and 3.3V output and 3.3V conversion stages, Cooler Master outfits the 900W and 1100W UCP power supplies with no less than eight solid capacitors, which generate less heat and have a high tolerance for high frequencies and temperatures. As the winner of Tom's Hardware's Innovation award and now “80 Plus Silver” certified, this power supply is built with top-of-the-line components and is a major feature in advance power distribution.

June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Asus launches World's Most Intelligent Graphics Card

Asus has introduced the world's most intelligent graphics card with the Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M. Much like a sci-fi movie where the protagonists can do just about anything, the ROG MATRIX Series will allow gamers to unleash the true power of graphics cards. This cutting-edge piece of hardware is equipped with the Asus Super Hybrid Engine for automatic detection and adjustments of voltage, clock setting, and fan speeds to achieve the ultimate in performance or maximum energy saving.

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June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Asus Hybrid TV Card supports Digital and Analog TV on the PC Simultaneously!

The new Asus PCI-express TV card Asus My Cinema-PE6300Hybrid supports both digital (DVBT) and analog (PAL/ NTSC) TV programs. Asus PCI-Express Hybrid TV Card is embedded with a hardware MPEG2 encoder that dramatically reduces CPU loading for high-quality video outputs. The Asus My Cinema-PE6300Hybrid is also equipped with an array of versatile utilities that lets users enjoy all-in-one multimedia entertainment on the PC.

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June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

Please let us know how many billionaires retire to do charity work as Bill Gates

We wish Bill and Melinds Gates all the happiness in the world. Without Bill Gates and his great vision to make computers easy for idiots like us, life for us would have been –only God knows.

A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will step down from Microsoft Corp, which he founded more than 30 years ago. Gates was born on October 28, 1955, the second of three children in a prominent Seattle family. His father, William Henry Gates Jr., was a partner at one of the city's most powerful law firms, while his late mother, Mary, was an active charity fund-raiser and University of Washington regent. He was introduced to computers at the exclusive Lakeside Preparatory School, where the teen prodigy began programming in BASIC computer language on a primitive ASR-33 Teletype unit. Gates first programmed a computer at 13, creating a class scheduling system for his Seattle high school. Gates realized at an early stage of the PC revolution that software would be more important than hardware. Working with boyhood friend Paul Allen, Gates founded Microsoft, naming the company for its mission of providing microcomputer software. Rest is history.

June 28, 2008 | Related Entries - Computing

HUVO single-seater electric vehicle weighs 150kg only!

Topia a company engaged in designing and prototyping automobiles from Japan prototyped a single-seater electric vehicle HUVO weighing approximately 150kg. The single-seater electric vehicle HUVO was developed using Topia's proprietary design and production technologies. Using existing technologies if a vehicle of same size as HUVO is made, it will weigh 300kg. The body frame of HUVO is made of high-tensile steel plate, the doors on both sides and the back panel are made of aluminum alloy, the roof is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), the windshield is made of polycarbonate, and the interior parts and the wheel covers are made of ABS resin.

June 28, 2008 | Related Entries - Transport

BenQ MP522 (XGA) projector with fast Quick Auto Search feature

BenQ today announced the MP522 (XGA) projector for everyday projection needs for school and office presentations. Texas Instruments’ Digital Light Processing (DLP) enhances big-format viewing with image quality that outshines LCD technology. DLP’s higher fill factor ensures sharper, easier-to-read text, charts and fine details, which are critical for classroom and business presentations. DLP also enables a filter-free projector design to eliminate costs associated with filter cleaning and replacement. The BenQ 522 further projects in vibrant, bold colors using BenQ’s advanced 5-segment Golden Ratio color wheel and BrilliantColor , which boosts brightness up to 50% while amplifying mid-tone hues. Users can customize color preference with proprietary 3D Color Management for independent adjustment of hue, saturation and intensity of all five color wheel tones – red, green, blue, white and yellow. A damper is fixed between BenQ MP522's color wheel and bracket for added reduction in noise and vibration.

June 28, 2008 | Related Entries - Projector

Motorola announces the first group of Motorola Abraham Lincoln grant recipients

Motorola Foundation announced the first group of Motorola Abraham Lincoln grant recipients. The $750,000 grant program provides funding in two cycles for civic, education and cultural organizations that inspire and educate the public about Lincoln’s life and legacy. Motorola Lincoln Grants fund programs that use innovative curriculum to educate students in the areas of civics, history and social studies and develop programming for the public about Lincoln’s life. Grant programs also engage young people and community members in public policy issues with forums and tools to foster debate.

June 26, 2008 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones

Send your emotional status from Pantech Love Canvas mobile

Pantech today launched its First Touch-Screen Phone Love Canvas (IM-R300) with special features for video communications through SK Telecom, Korea. Pantech Love Canvas allows users to send texts, pictures, emoticons and vibrations expressing the sender’s emotional status. The cell phone supports terrestrial DMB and M-Commerce, and features a navigation system and an external memory slot. The most remarkable about Love Canvas is the delivery of emotion and feeling in video communications. For example, you can draw and send the shape of heart that conveys the feeling of love.

June 26, 2008 | Related Entries - Mobile Phones

Korea develops Superfast chip that can transfer about 4 full-length movies in one second!

A team led by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said the multiplexer chip is the first of its kind to be developed using the quantum effect of resonant tunnelling diode. Developers said the integrated circuit chip built at the university laboratory without the benefit of more high-tech manufacturing facilities has a operating speed of 45 gigabits per second (Gb/s) while using roughly 75 percent less energy. The speed enables the transfer of about 4 full-length movies in one second. Efforts are underway to increase operational speed to 100Gb/s, with energy consumption to be cut to 10 percent of current chips like the high electron mobility transistor, the heterojunction bipolar transistor and the complementary metal oxide semiconductor.

June 26, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff

Eye Glass Display module can project 60inch virtual image when connected to cell phone!

Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) revealed that they have developed EGD module that can provide 60inch virtual image connected to mobile small device such as cell phone and wearable PC. The developed EGD module could receive picture input signals like S-Video, composite, component, analog RGB signal from the external mobile devices and equipped with controller that can realize 3D image; optical system of the module is designed over 40 degree angle from 2m distance such that 60inch full color SVGA images are able to be virtually projected.

June 26, 2008 | Related Entries - Other Stuff