Matrox Introduces DualHead2Go Graphic Expansion Modules

Matrox DualHead2Go is an external multi-monitor upgrade that adds two monitors to your laptop or desktop computer. It connects to the video output of your system and uses its existing GPU to provide high-quality, uncompressed graphics and video across all monitors. Ideal for business and professional users looking to increase their productivity with a dual display setup, this small box lets you run different applications on each monitor or view one application across two monitors. Working with multiple monitors lets you organize your workspace more efficiently, multi-task more comfortably and make fewer errors. DualHead2Go is available in DisplayPort, Digital, or Analog Editions.

Features:

• Enables a dual monitor setup for your notebook or desktop computer
• Supports a maximum resolution of 3840x1200 (2x 1920x1200)1; displays attached to DualHead2Go must run at the same resolution
• Uses your system's existing GPU to deliver a stable platform for office, 3D design, and multimedia applications
• Works with LCDs, CRTs and projectors2
• Quick and easy to install; there's no need to open the computer case or insert components
• Spans taskbar across monitors for easy access to all your open applications
• Matrox Clone to view a copy of one display on the other display (available only on the Analog and DP Editions
• Includes Matrox PowerDesk software to easily manage your desktop configuration
• External device that won't void your system warranty
• Expand your desktop further and connect a second DualHead2Go to your graphics hardware to support up to four monitors at a time3
• PC and Mac compatible
• Available models: DualHead2Go Analog, DualHead2Go Digital, and DualHead2Go DisplayPort Edition
• 2-year warranty

[Source Matrox]

Nokia X7 headed to AT&T

Here we see the photo of the new Nokia X7 - a smartphone that although not officially announced yet, is already showing its faces and it indicates to be a device with  high-end design and very appealing. Mobile-review’s Eldar Murtazin has posted two photos that show an AT&T-branded Nokia X7 – so unless the second largest US carrier cancels the launch in the last minute, the device will certainly hit its shelves. The specifications have not yet been revealed, but what you can tell by the photos is that the device brings an 8-megapixel camera with flash, Symbian OS^3 and 4 speakers in the corners.

[Source Unwiredview]

Rosewill REGD-TN439L0 Infrared Thermometer

Powered by laser sight technology, the Rosewill REGD-TN439L0 infrared thermometer can measure object temperature from -35 to 365ºC(-31 to 689ºF) at ambient temperature from 0 to 50ºC (32 to 122ºF) with +/- 1.5ºC(2.7ºF) accuracy and 0.2ºC(0.5ºF) step in just one second. Its large LCD screen with bright amber color backlit shows legible realtime temperature information. Featuring longer battery life and auto power off, this infrared thermometer lasts longer between charges.

The Rosewill REGD-TN439L0 infrared thermometer is a great tool for detecting temperature of motherboard/video card, air condition outlet temperature and Auto engine temperature. With a large LCD screen, watch the temperature of objects in real time easily.

With two AAA batteries, the Rosewill REGD-TN439L0 can works up to 18 hours which is longer than traditional 9V thermometer. Available at Newegg for $24.99.

SWaP Rebel - a Smart Watch and a Phone

This is another James Bond era phone aqnd watch. It looks plasticy but functions more than a watch. See the specs below:

• 1.46” Touch Screen color 176 x 132 Pixels
• Frequency:GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• Supports audio in Midi, WAV, AAC and MP3 format
• For video: Supports 3GP, MPEG-4 formats
• In-Built camera for still pictures and video recording
• Time/ Date/ SMS/ MMS/ Calendar/ World Clock/ Calculator/ WAP/ Recent Calls / Missed calls / File Manager/ E-Book Reader/ FM Radio/ 500 Contacts/ Supports audio/video recording/ SOS support and much more

I am only wondering how to use the camera function without taking off the watch,perhaps you need to twist your wrist a little bit.

[Source Swap]

Google Shows The First Chrome OS Laptop Called Cr-48

Google will distribute the laptop through its Chrome OS Pilot Program, in a sort of public beta. You actually have to apply to join the program, and there are going to be a limited number of the laptops available. Retail Chrome OS models from Acer and Samsung will be available in the middle of 2011 for the masses. Google is doing a number of little promotions to give away the devices to interested users and businesses which will provide feedback, and it looks like there's no way to actually pay money for one right now. Now, for the specifications:

• 12.1-inch screen
• Full size keyboard
• Oversized clickpad
• Qualcomm Gobi 3G chip for Verizon data in the US, your carrier of choice internationally
• 802.11n dual-band WiFi
• 8+ hours of active use
• 8+ days of standby
• Webcam
• Flash storage

The "Cr-48" refers to an isotope of the material chromium, there's no logo and no design frills on the laptop itself, and it only comes in black. It seems Google is going out of its way to make it clear that this isn't a mass market device, with Chrome OS still in the beta stage, and no apparent intentions to compete with third parties in the hardware space.

[Source Engadget]

Power Your iPhone with iFan - Wind Power

This charger for iPhone is different from the ones we have seen before. It uses wind power so you will have to hold it where there is wind. The user who created this mod claims that it took him a good six hours to charge the phone, which probably is a little longer than most folks are willing to wait. Still, if you're by the beach at night and your phone is in need of a charge, it could come in handy. The user also thinks that he can reduce a few charging hours by redesigning the fan blades to be more efficient, which would be a welcome improvement. [Source Techzine]

Kwikset Door Lock Killer

A company called DG3 Locksmithing based out of Gilbert, AZ has a product called "LockKill", which renders any Kwikset door lock permanently disabled, preventing it from being picked, bumped, or jimmied.

The LockKill is a key with a notch at the end. You insert the key, then turn it, and the end snaps off, remaining lodged inside the lock. The product is intended to keep evicted renters from reentering a home, until the landlord can get the locks changed. 

[Source StrangenewProducts]

Zomm Wireless Leash Bluetooth Device

Zomm Wireless Leash is a device for drivers. A lot of people said that talking on your phone and steering your car with one hand is not a good thing to do. Now with this device you can talk on your cellphone handsfree while driving.
In case you forget your phone behind, this device will sound alarm before you get too far. It can also function as emergency assistance device because it can dial emergency number by pressing the "z" button for a certain period of time. It is available at Zomm's website for US$ 89.99 (special price for holiday season).

Apple Patents Show ConvertibleTablet

Apple may make a new product in the near future, a combo laptop-tablet computer, a laptop that can transform into tablet. In a Nov. 30 patent entitled "Application Programming Interfaces for Scrolling Operations," Apple depicts a laptop that slides into tablet form as an example of a device that would take advantage of the patent's scrolling operations.

The drawings first show a laptop with a traditional keyboard, body, display frame and display. Then, according to the patent, "the laptop device can be converted into a tablet device" by sliding the display across the keyboard.

Since the patent relates to scrolling operations, it would presumably not cover the convertible laptop to tablet form factor. Apple does, however, disclaim in the application that the patent contains "specific exemplary embodiments."

[Source and more reading... AppleInsider]

Black & Decker Pivot Vac 18V Cordless Pivoting Hand Vacuum Cleaner

This Black & Decker Pivot Vac 18V Cordless Hand Vacuum Cleaner is a 2-speed handheld vacuum cleaner that is easy to clean. It uses 18 volts of power and high performance motor with cyclonic action. It has on-board brush and extendable crevice tool, removable, washable dirt bowl and filters, also LED charging indicator light. Available at amazon for US$ 59.99.

Defense Department discusses new Sony PlayStation supercomputer

The Blu-ray function is disabled, so no, you won't find Defense Department engineers on the job watching "Avatar" in high def while running classified satellite images through their new supercomputer that harnesses banks of Sony PlayStation video gaming consoles.

Also, the Defense engineers didn't go to Toys R Us or Sears to buy those 1,760 PlayStations. They worked directly with Sony and one of its distributors.

"It wasn't something as simple as going to Best Buy or Wal-Mart," said Mark Barnell, the high-performance computing director at the Air Force Research Lab's operation in Rome, N.Y.

Barnell answered these as well as more technical questions this morning in a phone interview with The Plain Dealer, which in today's editions described how Defense Department engineers and scientists developed the biggest, fastest interactive computer the Pentagon has.

The supercomputer, nicknamed the Condor Cluster, will allow very fast analysis of large high-resolution imagery -- billions of pixels a minute, taking what used to take several hours down to mere seconds, Barnell said.

Its sophisticated algorithms also will allow scientists to better identify objects flying in space, where movement and distance create blurring, with higher-quality images than possible before.

Its capacity makes the PlayStation 3 cluster about the 33rd largest computer in the world, Barnell said. "It's in that magnitude. "

But what makes it especially useful for Defense work is the fact that it is highly interactive, allowing users to do what they want when they want to. Though the Condor will be housed in upstate New York at a center that is part of the Dayton, Ohio-based Air Force Research Laboratory network, other service branches and centers can access it.

[Continue reading... Cleveland]