Thanko's "USB Necktie Cooler 3"

To stay cool at all time especially this summer, Thanko - okyo-based USB gadget maker - has released its"USB Necktie Cooler 3". They had USB Necktie Cooler 3 released back in June 2008.

It’s basically a silk necktie with a plastic fan built into the tie’s knot. Just plug the thing into a USB port (the cable is 135cm long) and use the switch to turn the fan on and feel cooler instantly. If you want to use the tie on the go, get the optional battery pack holding four AAA batteries.

[CrunchGear]

As we can see it only cool the front neck, maybe the next version should have another fan at the back of your neck and on the bottom tip of the tie and of course they will call it USB Necktie Cooler 4. Let's wait.

Samsung Craft, The First LTE Handset of Metro PCS

Regional (US), no-contract carrier MetroPCS  offered a few more details on its planned LTE rollout, currently scheduled for later this year, including initial launch markets, planned content offerings and handset pricing expectations.

MetroPCS chief Roger Linquist said the carrier's planned LTE handset from Samsung, which will be called the "Craft", will sell at a price comparable with the carrier's current smartphone offerings. MetroPCS currently sells the BlackBerry Curve for $279. Linquist also promised LTE netbooks and tablets at some point in the future, but said the carrier will start first with handsets.

Verizon Wireless, which also is planning an LTE launch this year, has said it won't offer LTE handsets until the middle part of next year.

[Source]

Augen GenTouch78 Android Tablet

GenTouch78 WiFi-only tablet from Augen is a bargain tablet. At $149 sold by Kmart, it costs 1/3 of an iPad but does it work very well? According to Laptop Mag  the Market app on the GenTouch78 actually doesn’t work, it can only search for, but not successfully download. If Google did allow it, why didn’t it work? And indeed according to Google Augen included proprietary Google software in their product via an unauthorized vendor. Maybe that is the reason why it is so cheap. For reading news on the go where there are WiFi hot spots it is a cheap nice gadget.

Features:

• 800x480 color TFT touch panel screen
• CPU: 800 Mhz
• Ram: DDR2 256mb
• Internal Memory: 2GB
• Expansion Slots: SD/MMC card slot up to 16GB
• Wi-Fi Connectivity with Full Web Browsing Capability
• Supports Ebook Formats: Text, PDF, E-PUB, HTML
• Supports Media Formats: MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC
• Supports most popular E-Book formats
• Picture viewer in JPEG, BMP
• Video Player
• Rechargeable Lithium Battery
• Carrying case included

[Laptop Mag]

Silly Spill is a Mock Mess

Have you ever travel by bus, train or subway where there are all kind of people, some smell sweat some other simply look like a killer. We are not talking about cute girls or guys who most people don't mind to sit with here. In addition, I guess basically most people prefer to sit by him/herself.

Now you don't need to worry because at Jeremy's Place you can get a mock drink spill to put on a empty seat next to you. They are various choices; coffee, ice cream, baby food, paint, etc. This is not really a gadget but it's good to have one in your gadget bag...

[PonyPonyShow]

iSpot™ from Clear - Your Very Own 4G Hotspot

For the iPad, iPod and iPhone owners in United States if you are always on the go, now you can have your very own Super Fast Mobile Internet™ on the go anywhere Clear has coverage. The bad news is that it is not free. To enjoy the service you have to buy the iSpot On-the-Go Service Plan. For unlimited data usage and 4G (WiMax) speed, it is priced $25/month. The manufacturer's website doesn't say if iSpot can work with MacBook or MacBook Pro or PC and Android based Tablet. The download speed is up to 6.0 Mbps and upload speed is up to 1.00 Mbps.

For 4G coverage in the city and nationwide 3G service they have Clear Spot 4G+.

If you have an iPhone I am wondering if it's practical buying separate data plan from other company, outside your phone vendor such as AT&T. Why don't just buy data plan from your phone carrier? Yes, I know it is 4G right?

[clear.com]

Listening Music with TakaraTomy Neckphones ... in Your Bath

If you like music and at the same time if you like soaking in bath for hours there is a new tool that will make your bath session much more enjoyable!

The Japanese genius has invented a TakaraTomy Neckphone, which is in fact a modified travel pillow fitted with a pair of water-resistant speaker and a pouch designed to carry your audio player and protect it from both water and dust.This Neckphones can also be used anywhere you like either on the beach or by the pool. 

Maybe if you want to fall asleep quickly you need this gadget to listen to boring songs... 

[ akihabaranews ]

Canon EOS 60D ? It doesn't Look Like There is Any Reliable Info Yet

Canon EOS 50D

In the last two days there have been rumors that a new Canon DSLR EOS 60D will come soon, it was said that the name appeared on DxO website. After checking and re-checking the long list of DxO website, it seems that they only mentioned the optic modules of the already existing DSLR models and there was nothing about EOS 60D (only EOS 50D, EOS 7D, Rebel Series and EOS Pro Series).

Let's keep waiting for now.

DRS Tactical Systems Introduces ARMOR™ X10gx Rugged Tablet

This is the latest product of DRS Tactical Systems, the Armor X10gx Rugged Tablet that is planned to ship by September 15, 2010. According to the company vice president, this tablet is the tenth generation offering and created based on years of experience of the company as well as the experience from our military and commercial personnel that have deployed our rugged mobile computers around the world.

This tenth generation machine meets MIL-STD-810G and is even approved by UL for use in explosive and/or hazardous environments. It also carries an ingress protection (IP) rating of 67, meaning it is fully protected against dust and can withstand the effects of immersion in water to depths up to 1 meter!.

Features:

• Intel® Core2 Duo™ Processor 1.2 GHz Processor (SU9300)
• 4GB RAM
• 802.11n Wireless LAN
• Bluetooth® v2.0 + EDR (Class 2)
• Integrated GPS
• Magnesium alloy chassis
• Sealed, fanless design
• QuickBack™ data recovery system
• Removable 2.5-inch hard drive
• Certified to MIL-STD-810G and IP67
• The choice of Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Business Operating System
• Optional integrated Gobi™ 2000 mobile broadband to keep the user connected on multiple wireless networks. 

[DRS Tactical System and Yahoo]

MasterPad Windows 7 Tablet

This is another tablet to choose other than iPad, but it is still in protoype stage. This 14mm-thin tablet built by Pegatron use the Window 7 tablet operating system. It has an 11.6-inch IPS screen with 1,366 x 768 wide-screen resolution, a 1.3 megapixel webcam plus mic, 2 USB ports, a memory card reader, an accelerometer, mini-HDMI port, 3G connectivity, and 32GB or 64GB SSD options. 

Its magnesium and aluminum alloy body weighs less than a kg. An Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor will will be used, coupled with a HD video-processing chip. Let's hope that it really comes with HD graphic chip so that the gaming experience will be more interesting, and also come with other colors; white or blue.

[Engadget]

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Announced

Research in Motion with AT&T officially announced its new BlackBerry 9800 or BlackBerry Torch. This new phone will be available for sale starting 12 August 2010 at AT&T (USA). The price is $199.99 with 2-year service contract.

This phone major features include a 5 megapixel camera with flash, Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g/n), new operating system BlackBerry 6 with an all-new browsing experience and a host of other features that makes RIM stay competitive with its competitors, 4GB of internal memory plus a 4GB microSD card in the box (supports up to 32 GB microSD/SDHD card), 512MB each of ROM and RAM, Tri-band HSDPA (3G) and quad-band EDGE, a 480 x 360 touchscreen 3.2 inches display - same resolution as the BlackBery Bold 9700 (it would have been better if the screen has higher resolution of at least 800x480), the typical optical trackpad, built-in GPS for location-based applications and geo-tagging, 35 key full QWERTY backlit slide-out keyboard (on a portrait slide), designed to feel optimally balanced when opened for typing, Bluetooth® (2.1), removable-rechargeable 1300 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.8 hours of talk time on 3G networks or 30 hours of audio playback or 6 hours of video playback and an interesting new Media Sync feature that enable you sync your media library right over WiFi.

[Source]

BlackPad, Tablet Device from RIM

The producer of Blackberry smartphone is rumoured to be working on a new gadget that will likely be called BlackPad.

This device, according to some sources, will be launched in November this year. Users will be able to connect their BlackPad to the internet using the wireless connection of their mobile phone, rather than having to pay separately for 3G network access as users of the iPad must. It will also have a 9.7-inch display- touchscreen of course, inbuilt WiFi, Bluetooth and front and back-facing cameras for videoconferencing.

Other manufactures that also plan to introduce similar tablet device are Google with its Android software, Samsung with its Galaxy and LG with optimus brand.

[Source]