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It’s an ambitious project: trekking 4,000 miles of jungle paths over an 18 month period. I feel tired just thinking about it (then again, I feel tired just thinking about trekking into the kitchen for a snack, which might explain why it’s almost dinner time and I still haven’t had lunch. But I digress…) I can’t think why friends Ed Stafford and Luke Collyer, both from Britain, thought that an ipod (plus solar charger) wasn’t an essential item for their trip in the first place. Or why they believed that they wouldn’t get sick of each others’ company after so darn long. But they were optimistic and naive, and their story came to a sorry head on day 68 of their journey, when Luke told Ed he was sick of the sight of him. (Read the full post about ‘Jungle trek friends fall out… over MP3 player (kind of)’…)

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The Neonode N2 has received a new software upgrade that will see a slew of new features added (but of course, if not, there wouldn’t be any point to the upgrade now, would there?). This upgrade will see the addition of Winwap Technologies’ browser, a more manageable user interface, a new music player that provides an easier experience when it comes to performing housekeeping for tracks on your cell phone and a Sudoku game of all things. It is also nice to note that this software upgrade comes with an “extended area for text messaging”. Nice - but how many people do you know actually have the Neonode N2? (Read the full post about ‘Neonode N2 Software Gets Upgraded’…)

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This GPS tracking device was specifically designed to help keep tabs on patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, often loved ones stricken with this disease can become easily disoriented and can wander off. With the Keruve, tracking them down and preventing a tragic accident becomes an easier task. The system comes with a special waterproof GPS tracking bracelet with a battery life of 3.5 days, that can only be removed by a special tool. To track a missing loved one or patient, the owner need only consult the display unit to locate them, even if they go indoors thanks to a fallback cell tower tiangulation system when GPS signals can’t reach the bracelet. (Read the full post about ‘Keruve GPS tracker helps locate missing Alzheimer’s patients’…)

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Capcom has, not surprisingly, released a slew of new trailers for the insanely anticipated newest chapter in its seminal Resident Evil franchise. Among the offerings is an all-new teaser trailer for the expo, as well as two trailers detailing the co-op feature in the game. Co-op Resident Evil?

(Read the full post about ‘Resident Evil 5 E3 trailer deluge’…)

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Losing your laptop, or worse, having it stolen can be both a stressful and very upsetting experience. It may have sensitive business information on it, personal details that could be used for ID theft, or irreplaceable data such as family photos and video footage.

Adeona hopes to minimise the problems of a missing laptop, and hopefully recover it very quickly, by offering a totally free, open source tracking service to users.

Adeona works just by installing a software client on the laptop of your choice. That software then runs in the background of the machine and sends location updates to a distributed storage service using OpenDHT.

(Read the full post about ‘Adeona service offers free tracking for lost laptops’…)

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If you’re bored in the office (if you get a memo, don’t look at me!)  and you have nothing else to do, you can try to annoy your officemates and colleagues by sending them emails or instant messages using Flip Text! Flip Text basically flips your text upside down, haha. ¡buısnɯɐ ʎɹǝʌ ʇnq ‘ʍouʞ ı ’ssǝ1ǝsn Did you just flip yourself upside-down? Hahaha. [ Image source from IdentiFont ] Tags: Flip Text (Read the full post about ‘Website Fun: Flip Text Will Make Your Brain Bleed!’…)

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LG has finally released its KS360 Messenger phone in Europe, with young folks who primarily use their cell phones for texting, emailing and social networking as their main market. Features include :- Full sliding QWERTY keyboard 2.4″ TFT touch screen display at 240 x 320 resolution Tri-band GSM connectivity GPRS/EDGE support 2 megapixel camera with fixed focus and video recording MP3, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+ format support Integrated FM Radio Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity 15MB internal memory microSD memory card slot The LG KS360 will follow up on its Europe release with appearances in Asia and Latin America shortly after. (Read the full post about ‘LG releases KS360 In Europe’…)

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Nintendo looks set to have hit a rich vein of form, having announced some pretty interesting Wii peripherals yesterday with a new title, Wii Music ready to offer the regular joe a chance to orchestra a team of musicians, never mind if you have a solid musical background or not. Wii Music takes after Rock Band and Guitar Hero, albeit in a much more casual manner as gamers can simulate over 60 instruments simply by moving their bodies in tandem with the Wiimote and pressing the right buttons so that the tunes played won’t sound like a wailing cat. If you prefer to play drums, this is where you can make good use of your sweat-soaked Wii Balance Board. Do you think this will catch on with a frenzy? (Read the full post about ‘Wii Music at E3 2008′…)

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With kids living in a digital world these days, how many of them have experienced the joys of blowing out actual wax candles on their birthday cake? Chances are their parents would’ve gotten them LED candles instead, but the more industrious ones will be able to come up with the DIY LED candles that are able to be blown out whenever the thermistor is blown upon hard enough to warrant a temperature drop, resulting in the LEDs turning off. Guess you’ll get a digital wish when that happens, but only in your pixellated dreams. At least you don’t have to worry about eating some wax accidentally with this. (Read the full post about ‘DIY LED Candles can be Blown’…)

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The Juke Tower is a waterproof MP3 speaker that not only lets you share your favorite tunes with friends and family (basically anyone within earshot), it also comes with an embedded LED clock so that you will be able to tell whether it is time to make a move or not. In addition to the LED clock, you also get a track display which works much better as there is no need to memorize the track sequence of your playlist. Perfect for folks who want to save money on a custom shower sound system, as the Juke Tower retails for a mere $130. It can be powered via USB when connected, or you can also rely on a trio of AA batteries that provide up to a dozen hours of juice. (Read the full post about ‘Juke Tower Waterproof MP3 Speaker’…)

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