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Trust the Japanese to bring the Internet from space - the technologically-advanced nation has just launched an experimental satellite that will eventually provide high-speed Internet access throughout Asia, allowing one to check e-mail and surf Coolest gadgets no matter the condition of terrestrial infrastructure. Developed domestically, the H-2A rocket which carried the Kizuna satellite was launched at 17:55 pm (0855 GMT) without facing any problems from the Space Centre on Tanegashima island off the southern tip of Kyushu Island in southern Japan. This communications satellite has been tipped to be in use for five years, and it has the potential to allow extremely high speed data communications that will be able to touch a whopping 1.2Gbps - something I would like to enjoy whenever I hit the Internet. (Read the full post about ‘Japan sends Internet satellite to space’…)

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FM Audio Transmitter The ultimate FM Transmitter for iPod - Small and compact with superior performance and innovative features.This FM Transmitter displays the FM frequency on the iPod?s screen. (Read the full post about ‘FM Audio Transmitter’…)

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Garmin will unveil nüvifone at CeBIT 2008. Nüvifone is a sleek all-in-one device with integrated mobile telephony, Internet connectivity and navigation. The nüvifone is completely finger-touch-operated, combining HSDPA capability with a mobile Internet browser, messaging applications and a personal navigator. An additional feature: a camera which automatically tags each photo with the latitude and longitude references of where the image was taken. (Read the full post about ‘Garmin nüvifone’…)

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Digisette FMXtra Mobile FM Radio and cell phone Mic Not only can the FM-Xtra serve as a mobile FM stereo receiver, it can also connect to your mobile phone for great listening through its two earbuds. The Auto-Scan FM radio automatically locks onto your favorite radio stations whlie the stereo mini-plug connects to portable CD players, MP3 players, laptop computers and more. Technorati Tags: Digisette (Read the full post about ‘Digisette FMXtra Mobile FM Radio and Cell Phone Mic’…)

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Posted Feb 24th 2008 11:15AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Transportation It’s really too bad nanotechnology is so gosh darn morally unacceptable, it could do so much good for humanity! Take this new wiperless windshield, for instance. Designed by Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina, the Hidra features an aerodynamic design, and a bit of a nanotech sandwich (mmm, sandwich) to keep the front glass clear of water and debris. The first layer protects from sun and repels water, the second layer features “nano-dust” to push dirt to the edges of the windshield and is activated by the third layer which senses the dirt, while the whole kit is powered by the fourth layer which conducts electricity to keep it going. (Read the full post about ‘Wiperless windshields in your future? Thanks, nanotech.’…)

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Ant Works If you thought fish were great for an instant bit of de-stressing, then you've got to get hold of one of these. A Space-Age ant colony that's truly mesmerising. You can have this for ?19.95 (Read the full post about ‘Ant Works’…)

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Posted Feb 24th 2008 5:05AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Desktops Anybody remember when a gigaflop was a big deal? Oh, how far we’ve come. Researchers are now talking about exascale computing, which means systems that can handle a million trillion calculations per second. To put that in perspective, IBM’s BlueGene/L (pictured), the fastest machine running, has a peak performance of 596 teraflops. A petaflop is 1000 times faster than a teraflop, and an exaflop is 1000 times faster than a petaflop. Yeah, that’s a lot of flops. (Read the full post about ‘Exascale computing: it’s the new terascale’…)

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Posted Feb 24th 2008 12:15AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Misc. gadgets We’re pretty certain this isn’t the first time researchers have dove in and tried to accurately gauge laughter, but it just might be the most thorough. (Read the full post about ‘Researchers craft laughter measurement system to gauge aH’…)

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Ever wanted to just quickly log in and check your email only to have a bunch of friends instantly hit you up on chat, well now you can do just that, just switch yourself to invisible. A new option that was added to Gmail Chat will let you switch yourself from visible to invisible. The nice part about this is that while you are logged in and invisible you will still be able to see your friends status, they just cannot see you, meaning you may actually be able to get your work completed. This new option works in the latest version of Gmail on Firefox 2 and IE7. The only limitation seems to be that you cannot switch yourself to invisible if you are logged in using another (gadget or desktop application) Gmail Client. (Read the full post about ‘Make yourself invisible in Gmail Chat’…)

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If you’re looking for a music phone that isn’t all that fancy, then the Motorola W270 might be a great phone for you. Considering all the features it comes with like support for Hinglish (Indian English) and seven African languages, Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology, FM radio with RDS, a dedicated music key for the digital audio player ( iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AMR), a microSD card slot for cards up to 2GB, and GPRS. So if any of you are planning to either a trip to India or Africa in the near future, you might wanna pick up this phone. The W270 will drop sometime in the first quarter for a varying price. (Read the full post about ‘Motorola W270 Cell Phone’…)

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