Robots to Rescue Wounded Soldiers on Battlefield

Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot

A robot being tested now may soon have the ability to rescue wounded Soldiers under fire without risking additional lives.

The Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot, or BEAR, has been tested over the past year by Soldiers at the U.S. Army Infantry Center Maneuver Battle Lab at Fort Benning, Ga.

The BEAR can be controlled remotely by a motion-capture glove or specially-equipped rifle grip. A warfighter could use the equipment to guide the robot to recover a wounded Soldier and bring him or her back to where a combat medic could safely conduct an initial assessment.

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) has helped fund the development of Vecna Technologies' humanoid BEAR, and has funded integration of AnthroTronix's iGlove and M-4 rifle grip controller into the Fort Benning testing.

[Source and further reading: US Army]

The One, a New Android tablet by Woow!Digital

The One from Woow!Digital

Woow!Digital shows The One, a new tablet. Google's impending Android Gingerbread release is promised as the OS, while the internal equipment includes an NVIDIA Tegra 2 core, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of flash storage, 10-inch display spanning a 1024 x 600 resolution, Bluetooth, WiFi and WCDMA 3G radios built in. Woow plans to launch The One in Japan before Christmas at a price of ¥42,000 ($504), which will be followed up by availability in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Europe. Well, it had better hope that release schedule doesn't shift, because come CES 2011, we should be up to our ears in Tegra 2 tablets and phones.

[Source Engadget]

Flying F160 Four Sim Cards TV Quad Band GSM JAVA Cell Phone

Flying F160 Four Sim Cards TV Quad Band GSM Cell Phone

The Flying F160 is the first phone in the world that features not one, not two, not three, but four SIM cards.

Who needs a quad SIM phone? Frequent travelers, people who want different numbers for work and personal life. As a fully unlocked quad band phone, you can use the Flying F160 to make calls anywhere in the world. Typing messages is quick and easy with the QWERTY keyboard, and navigating through menus is a breeze with the 2.0" touch screen.

The F160 other  functions include Bluetooth hands free calling, dual picture and video cameras, and a multimedia player to watch videos and listen to music. This phone is available at chinamobile4u for $77.00 now.

PocketBook Mirasol E-Reader due Q3 2011

PocketBook Mirasol

PocketBook has confirmed that it will be launching a new ereader called Mirasol, at CES 2011 next January. This device will use Qualcomm’s mirasol e-paper technology. According to sources at the company, the Mirasol reader will reach the market in Q3 2011 and the color display costs around 1.5x what a monochrome E Ink panel would be.

Press Release:

PocketBook USA, the North American division of PocketBook International, will display their entire line of e-reader products at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 6-9.

One of the world’s top five producers of electronic reading devices, PocketBook sells more than 50,000 e-readers each month through offices in the USA, Germany, Russia, China and the Middle East with a distribution network covering more than 20 countries worldwide.

The company will showcase six different product models — PocketBook Pro 602, Pro 902 – standard models, PocketBook Pro 603, Pro 903 – premium class models, PocketBook IQ701, and Mirasol – PocketBook’s newest model.

The IQ701 offers a number of different features including a seven-inch color TFT touch screen with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Functioning on the Android 2.0 operating system, this model is best suited for customers seeking entertainment in an e-reader. The newest PocketBook model, Mirasol, features Qualcomm’s full-color Mirasol display which is based on a reflective technology.

[Source Slashgear]

TurboCharger Back Pack for iPhone 4

TurboCharger Backpack for iPhone4

This product allows you to recharge your Apple iPhone 4 on the move again and again. Simply Insert your iPhone 4 into the Back Pack by separating the two sections and then sliding them back together once the iPhone is in place. The Back Pack will automatically commence charging and you'll see the charging icon appear on your iPhone. An LED display shows the level of charge. If you connect the Back Pack with your iPhone housed you can still charge the Back Pack using the USB cable provided. This will also sync your iPhone with your computer.

Key Features

• Charge your Apple iPhone 4 anywhere – standard USB input and output.
• LED display shows level of charge.
• An impressive 1700 mAh storage- enough to charge your Apple iPhone 4 more than once.

It is available at proporta.com for under US$ 67.00.

LG P520 Dual SIM Touchscreen Phone Announced

The LG P520

LG has announced its third dual SIM touchscreen phone, the LG P520, which comes after the KS660 and the GX500. The P520 has been officially unveiled in Russia, where it will probably be available first.

The new dual SIM handset features quad-band GSM connectivity (there is no 3G), a 2.8 inch WQVGA display, social networking integration (Facebook included), push email, Bluetooth 2.1, media player, stereo FM radio with RDS, 2MP camera, and MicroSD card support up to 4GB.

[Source Unwiredreview]

Motorola Olympus Tegra 2

Motorola Olympus Tegra 2

There is a photo of the new Motorola smartphone called Olympus Tegra 2 which is said to be an iPhone killer. It features include a slightly elongated speaker located right above the Motorola logo, different volume controls on the right-hand side, as well as what could very well be a front-facing camera located on the top left side, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity.

[Source Ubergizmo]

Useless Gadget - Shannon's Ultimate Machine

This is a useless gadget that we have been looking for. It is soo cool but so useless. I'd love to have one to put on a table next to the door of my living room, every single friend of mine who come will certainly want to turn it on. Curiosity!

This machine actually turns itself off a few seconds after you turn it on, just like a sleepy puppy that goes back to sleep after you try to wake him up. It says "leave me alone!".

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Dual Screen Notebook From Onkyo

Onkyo Dual Screen DX Series Light notebook computer is a small unusual new concept of computer. If you do a lot of editing of texts, websites, etc. which needs two screens this baby is a perfect tool.

This Onkyo Dual Screen DX Series Light features two 10.1” LCDs with a 1024 x 600 resolution and LED backlight. It can come with Linux Pack which is free or with Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit with additional cost of 5000 Japanese Yen (around US$ 60.00). The included RAM is 1GB. You can get this laptop computer for 94500 Japanese Yen (around US$ 1,133.00) at geekstuff4u.

ViewQuest BookBox - Color eBook Reader

ViewQuest BookBox

ViewQuest BookBox is a device that can read eBook in various format EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, PDB and HTML format. The BookBox features also enable you to do bookmarking, flow auto flip, zoom in and out, screen rotation and text back. It also functions as mp3 player and can play videos on its 5-inch (800 x 480) TFT-LCD display. There is everything from an arm 9 + DSP 400MHz CPU driven like on Polk Audio RC85i Speakers. It has 2GB of integrated memory, expandable via an SD memory card. It’s all in a rubberized casing so that it could be a device for the kiddies are shown dressed.

[Source hitechreview]

Haleron 9.7" Multi Touch Tablet - An "iPad" with Windows 7

Haleron 9.7" Multi Touch Tablet

This device really looks like an iPad on the outside. You cannot see the difference unless it is turned on and inside, it is different machine. This is a tablet by Haleron. It will ship to distributors in December 2010. Look at the specifications below:

• Processor: Intel ® Z550 Dual Threading 2GHZ
• Operating System: Windows ® 7 (OS is also optional. Compatibility Windows 7, Linux, Android, Google Chromium OS)
• O / S: Windows 7 Home Premium
• Chipset: Intel ® Intel US15W chipset, support for 2D, 3D, HD (high definition) video acceleration
• Memory: 1GB DDR2
• Cache: 1MB High-speed shared cache
• HDD: SSD16G high-speed hard disk
• Touch screen: capacitive touch screen multi- touch
• Wi-Fi: United States Chip Low-Power WIFI
• CD ROM: External Drive (Optional)
• Display: 9.7 " wide viewing angle IPS Colorful Super thin hard screen, 4:3 ratio, LED backlit screen
• Resolution: 1024 × 768
• Graphics Accelerator: Integrated Intel ® Graphics with 3D Accelerator
• Video Output:VGA / DVI / HDMI high-definition
• Camera: 0.3M pixel high-imaging camera (supports instant messaging video)
• Sound System: Stereo
• Ethernet from the LAN: 10M/1000M adaptive Ethernet card (optional)
• 3G: Built-in (WCDMA, SCDMA, HSPDA) optional
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 module
• Standard interface: 4 USB2.0 interface, microphone, stereo headset (3.5mm) jack / audio output
• Power: 36W AC Adapter
• Battery type: Lithium-polymer battery 4500MA
• Size: 242mm x189mm x 14.8mm
• Weight: 708g (including built-in battery, the specific weight configuration according to product shipment date)
• Expansion card: TFT Memory Card
• Features: Screen rotation support for gravity sensing

[Source Haleron]