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Asus has announced its P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n motherboard that claims to be the most energy-efficient of its kind in the world, bringing the following to the table :- Intel X48 chipset EPU technology DDR3 2000MHz dual-channel memory Dual PCI Express 2.0 lanes 802.11n WiFi connectivity Asus Express Gate for Internet accessThanks to its EPU’s automatic energy saving chip, this motherboard offers power savings of 80.23% - perfect for those who tend to spend long hours in front of the computer and want to help keep energy costs down. (Read the full post about ‘Asus P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP Motherboard’…)

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Posted Feb 3rd 2008 4:03PM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Misc. Gadgets Apparently, water is all the rage these days if you want to get a message seen. In Tokyo Bay Monster-fashion (sans holographic video monster), a designer named Julius Popp has created a system of displaying moving text and images using falling drops of water, thus creating a kind of virtual billboard that appears to be hovering in mid-air. The system — called AquaScript — works by utilizing magnet-valves which expel single drops of water on demand; proprietary software syncs the valves into a “freely definable bitmap-muster” which produces blocks of images with the falling liquid. Check the video after the break and see the wetworks in action. (Read the full post about ‘AquaScript paints words onto water’…)

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SYMA 603 Remote Control Super Flier Helicopter The Syma 603 RC Helicopter is the easiest and simplest remote control helicopter there is. This ready to fly model is ideal for the novice and younger people who wish to start flying their own helicopters! Gone are the days when a remote control helicopter would set you back hundreds of pounds. But dont think that because of the low price it is low quality! This is one of the best constructed helicopters on the market. The sturdy design and simple function make this helicopter ideal as it is light, strong and susceptable to a few knocks and crashes (which we all have to admit we do when we first get a new chopper!). (Read the full post about ‘SYMA 603 Remote Control Super Flier Helicopter’…)

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Posted Feb 3rd 2008 1:55PM by Darren MurphFiled under: Digital Cameras We already witnessed the overseas announcement of JVC’s palm-friendly GR-D850, but now it looks as if the firm is making it official here in the US of A along with a slightly (and we stress “slightly”) more advanced sibling. The GR-D870 High-Band Digital Video Camera features the same 1/6-inch 680k pixel CCD, 35x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD monitor, DV in / out and 3D Noise Reducer, but steps it up ever so slightly by tossing in a SD / MMC card slot for snapping digital stills (up to 640 x 480) while recording footage to miniDV. (Read the full post about ‘JVC intros GR-D870 miniDV camcorder with 35x zoom’…)

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Popcorn Maker An old fashioned popcorn brought back from the dead, reverse engineered shrunk down to a fraction of its original dimensions so it sits handily on your kitchen worktop See price (Read the full post about ‘Popcorn Maker’…)

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Posted Feb 3rd 2008 5:24AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Misc. Gadgets We’ve seen (though not felt, for obvious reasons) a few touchless interfaces before, but the latest development coming from Elliptic Labs is a real treat. Dubbed a “touchless human / machine user interface for 3D navigation,” the firm has somehow figured out how to allow mere mortals to manipulate on-screen images without requiring any sort of funky gloves to be worn or a microchip to be installed in your fingertip. (Read the full post about ‘Elliptic Labs shows off touchless interface for 3D navigation’…)

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Posted Feb 3rd 2008 9:53AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Robots C’mon, be honest — the unofficial cutoff age for playing with Legos sans kids is sometime way before puberty, but thanks to a new development from Carnegie Mellon University, we adults may soon be able to unashamedly indulge in those desires once more. Posey, hailed as a “hands-on way of interacting with computers,” features a plethora of snap-together, sensor-laden parts that can communicate with PCs through ZigBee. When a user attaches a leg to a body, for instance, an on-screen representation immediately mimics the movement, providing hours of fun and some real promise for future applications. (Read the full post about ‘Posey makes playing with snap-together blocks okay for adults’…)

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Posted Feb 3rd 2008 3:38AM by Ryan BlockFiled under: Misc. Gadgets You thought the goggles did nothing before? Shine the 38-million-candle Maxablaster and watch as faces melt Raiders of the Lost Ark style under its concentrated mercury arc plasma bulb powered by a 54 battery pack. Right now it’s just the pet project of a Dutch engineer by the name of Ralf Ottow, which is probably for the best, since this would be far more effective at boring holes in concrete than lighting any scene.[Thanks, Trev] (Read the full post about ‘Maxablaster mega-flashlight is a step away from lightsaber’…)

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IT Reviews has a review of the Nokia N8 8GB and writes, “It all sounds very swish, but there are some issues. If you want a good camera on your mobile then the N81 8GB isn’t the phone to provide it. The 2-megapixel unit lacks autofocus or macro modes, and shoots only average quality images.” Read more about the Nokia N81. (Read the full post about ‘Nokia N81 8GB Review - IT Reviews’…)

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What are the most important features of a camera for you? At present compact, multifunctional and stylish digital cameras are generally considered as the best ones. All these three features serve as the main criteria while someone is choosing which one he/she should buy. However, some companies trying to invent a high-end device neglect some of these criteria. Do you pay much attention to pixels while choosing a camera? Do you believe that the more pixels a camera has the better will be the quality of photos? Seitz company, for example, created a 160-megapixel 6 x 17 inch camera that is considered to have the highest resolution among all the digital cameras. (Read the full post about ‘160-megapixel digital camera’…)

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