The Luna Crystal watch

Despite the fact that at present many different things such as cell phones, mp3 players and so on can be used to tell time, the watch is still considered as a necessary device. From the very appearance of the watch till present days there was an enormous amount of watch designs, yet the common feature is that given device has always served as an adornment as well. So nowadays the main function of the watch, i.e. to tell time, is not of great importance, because it's generally used as an ornament.


The Luna watch designed by John Pszeniczny and made of crystal, stainless steel and a spessartite garnet is not an exception to this rule. Moreover at the first sight given gadget doesn't even look like a watch, because there is no indicator that shows time. However if you want this device to tell the time, just touch two contact points and time seems to magically float inside the crystal.

Unfortunately this gadget can not perform any other functions. Yet despite its simplicity, from the aesthetical point of view it can be regarded as a very decent fashion watch. Thus you can expect to see it in a range of colors with coordinated signity gems.

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Two display LG cell phone with a touch screen

One of the first LG cell phones with a touch screen LG KF600 Venus. It has been created in continuation to Chocolate series. However, the main screen is not touch sensitive it's only the small one that can be controlled by touch.

Venus has two displays in the front and that makes it different from other LG mobile phones. The bigger display on top is a 2" 240 x 320 pixel screen. The second display is a 1.5" screen with resolution of 176 x 240 pixels and is called "InterractPad". This is where you can press buttons with your fingers. I think this idea is very interesting and somewhat useful.


The number of buttons and functions displayed on the lower screen can be different which helps simplify controls on the phone as opposed to two soft buttons, two hard buttons and a 4 position joystick with OK button as it used to be in older phones. Now the controls may be customizable by users.

Speaking of the technological aspects of LG KF600 Venus it's a pretty nice phone with decent features built in. Bluetooth and MP3 player have become standard features in modern mobile phones and KF600 is not an exception. It has 64 MB of built in memory and a microSD card expansion slot which is enough for this model.

As for the camera it has a pretty good 3.15 megapixel camera that can shoot photos and videos. The picture quality is very good as always it was in LG mobile phones, so no problems here.

Connectivity - one of the main features for some people. Venus will allow you to view office documents and e-mails right on the phone itself. It has a quad band GSM, features USB 2.0 for PC connections and EDGE for fast internet.

In general LG KF600 Venus is a good cell phone but it does not have some features that I would want to see in it. For example a top spec camera and 3G connectivity are missing here however I would like to see it in my next cell phone.

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Virtual Laser Wall will protect pedestrians on crossroads

We all know from childhood that red traffic light means stop. If you usually drive safe, you obey the traffic light signals every time. Unfortunately, not everyone obeys them, which constantly leads to accidents. Why does this happen? Maybe they just do not notice the red light. In any case, this behavior is very dangerous on the road. The police tries to frighten drivers with huge penalties, installs cameras that detect violators... However, this problem may need another way to be resolved. What about... virtual wall that is synchronized with traffic lights?


This interesting concept shows us how the problem of dishonorable drivers can be dealt with. The main parts of this system are two laser-equipped stands that stand just in front of each other at the different sides of the road. When the traffic lights turn red, lasers will display the wall that virtually stays in the way of drivers. This wall will show moving image of pedestrians walking across the road and will be clearly seen even in daylight. The real pedestrians will be viewable too, because of the transparency of this "wall". These lasers are simple ones, so they will not flat your tires or stall the engine if crossed, but apparently, this system can inform police about your fault and send some information about the car and its owner.

Very interesting concept, however, there is no information about cost of these things. Supposedly, they will consume very large amounts of energy and will be expensive too. It is still a possibility to show advertising on this "walls" to compensate costs, so nothing is impossible. Maybe such "walls" will guard pedestrians and reduce the amount of accidents caused by disobeying the traffic lights. Unfortunately, this is just a concept, with no real working prototype yet.

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Portable Wireless Projector

Surely sometimes we all want to show something on a bigger screen than your digital camera, PDA or laptop has. Usually, for these cases, we need a projector, but they are bulky to carry around and quite expensive. Moreover, they always need a laptop, which is not a very portable device too. There must be a way to show your photos or movies without any laptop and in much more convenient way... And there is!

The Micro Projector, as the name tells, is a very portable and compact version of projector. It will surely help you to transfer all your newly taken photos or video clips on a way much bigger screen than your device has. One of the best features of this gadget, apart from it being very compact, is its ability to play files directly from an SD card, removing the need in laptop or other video broadcasting device. It can still be connected to the video source, as it has component audio and video input slots, so you will be able to connect it to your DVD player.


However, the quality of image will not be comparable with expensive special projectors; the manufacturer does not even release information about resolution or contrast ratio of this compact projector. But who cares when all you need is to show some photos to your friends from your latest holiday? It even has a speakers at the rear side, so you will hear sound from your video clips or MP3 files as well. Batteries-powered, it can operate without any wires attached, which is also a great plus.

With this Micro Projector you can experience the advantages of using projectors without need in spending huge amount of money for professional one. It is very simple to use and operate, and performs its actions pretty well. Just ensure that you have dark enough room with a suitable projectable surface - we doubt that it can show a bright picture under direct sunlight. This interesting gadget can be purchased for about 0 - a nice price for a compact and portable projector.

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USB Photo Scanner makes digitalizing photo collection a lot faster

While the era of digital photos already arrived, most of us already have a pile of old-school printed glossy photos, which were taken from film cameras. Unlike its digital counterparts, they seem to fade with years; they can be easily torn or stained. Of course, the first thought that comes to mind is to scan them all and keep them in digital form. However, everybody who done that knows that this process is painfully slow, especially if the amount of photos to scan is huge. While you can just leave them as they are, it is better to think about some faster ways to digitalize your photo albums and make them last almost forever in the digital form. And this cool gadget will help you with this task.


USB Photo Scanner is a specially designed gadget that will help you in that boring task of digitalizing whole photo collection. Unlike usual scanners, it does its job a lot faster. Equipped with a 5 megapixel CMOS sensor, it can scan photos in just minutes, and they will be digitalized in up to 1800 dpi resolution, 10 bits per color channel, automatic exposure control and color balance. Taking in consideration that this gadget was especially maken to scan photos, it is designed to simplify this process: just put your photos in a tray and then slide it into the converter. After the button press, they all will have their digital copies, ready to be stored on every digital data storage device possible.

While this job can be surely done by usual scanner, it takes a lot more time to scan all your photos that way. However, the main disadvantage of this Photo Scanner is that it is specialized in only one direction - it can be used only for scanning photos, and after you finished this process it will remain unneeded. So think for yourself, will you buy a 9.95 gadget only for photo scanning, or a usual scanner for the same price, which can scan everything.

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Wireless Charging Pad

Wireless technologies became very popular and they develop day by day. All wires now seem very old-fashioned and uncomfortable to work with. However, all gadget lovers still face them every time they recharge their devices. Unfortunately, there are no ways to emit electricity wirelessly; it is theoretically possible but still too far to be a reality. Imagine how cool will it be to have some places, where you can put all your gadgets and they will recharge their batteries without any hassle with different chargers and charging slots. While this cannot be done now, there is a possibility that this cool gadget will be a step forward in this direction.


The Wild Charger looks like a small pad, but it is not a simple one. It is a charger pad that will charge your gadgets while they are on it! It can seem fantastic, but it is true - you can just leave your gadget resting on it and the battery will charge. Of course, this task cannot be done with each and every gadget, because there is a special adapter still needed to be plugged in the gadget, and this adapter must come in contact to the pad to work. It is a simple but effective combination - just put devices on the pad, without need to plug in and out charge cables constantly.

This idea sounds great, and it is not a concept - this Wild Charger pad is available now, 60$ for the pad and 35$ for the adapter. Unfortunately, it only supports Motorola Razr V3 for the moment, with an gadgets. Maybe in not so distant future we will get rid of all wires at all, and gadgets like this make it even closer.

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Siafu computer

Nowadays many scientists try to find a way to return vision to blind people. If they succeed, it will be one of the greatest achievements. Meanwhile PC producers, taking into consideration the fact that blind people can not use modern technologies, decided to create something that will improve and diversify their everyday life.

Given gadget named Siafu represents a personal computer designed to give people with vision loss a more intuitive computer experience. The designer of this wonderful device is Jonathan Lucas. It looks like a flat tablet that allows the user to fully interact with it by simple touching. The surface of the device utilizes a conceptual material called magneclay or magnetized liquid. This material has the ability to morph upward into any shape via a controlled electromagnetic field enabling the device to create a Braille (a system of writing for the blind consisting of raised dots that can be interpreted by touch) surface for reading and even pictures in 3D relief.


The main technology used in Siafu - Magneclay - represents an oil based synthetic agent that possesses limitless morphing capabilities. It has a loose molecular structure but can be infinitely rearranged when acted upon by electrical and magnetic charges. As long as the charges acting upon it remain stable, the magneclay will hold its structural rigidity, allowing it to be touched without deformation.

In addition to that Siafu’s magneclay surface can generate full spread Braille layouts, allowing users to enjoy reading digital content in a large book style relief. The surface of the gadget can form a working 9-button Braille keyboard. The Braille output allows the user to conveniently review what they just typed.

Moreover Siafu possesses a built-in microphone, which provides an alternative to typing. Its high performance voice recognition software allows the user to simply speak into the microphone, and the words are instantly appeared on the screen Braille relief.

But that's not the half of it. Given gadget also has the ability to display screen images such as web pages. It can even go one step further and convert all the active text on the screen into translated Braille relief. Device utilizes 2D to 3D image conversion technology to process screen images. It then generates a 3-Dimensional digital wire frame which is then processed through electrical currents into the magneclay. The end result is a highly accurate 3-Dimensional representation of the image.

Unbelievable gadget, isn't it?

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Bit Torrent downloader gadget

If you are connected to the Internet and use it often, you probably heard of Bit Torrent technology. It makes downloading big files, such as movies or games, much faster: you download file not from server, but from every user who already has this file. It became very popular, and almost any recent movie or TV episode can be found in Bit Torrent network right after its appearance. Still, you will need to reencode downloaded files and burn them to aDVD to watch them. But this nuisance can be avoided now, with help of this cool gadget!

MyKa is a nice looking white boxy, which is capable of removing the need in reencoding videos you downloaded to watch them - you will be able to watch them on TV right after they finished downloading! It has a full set of AV out ports from composite and S-Video to HDMI, and users can connect to this gadget via Wi-Fi or LAN either. Two USB ports at the back give you the ability to expand its storage capacity, if built-in HDD of 80, 160 or 500 GB are not enough for you.


Bit Torrent software is already installed, and the box runs completely on Linux. Moreover, of course it can hook up with the PC to be able to access downloaded content from your computer.

This gadget can be used not only for video playing function, it can do a huge help when you want to download a whole season of "Lost" or "Prison Break" but don't want to sleep with your PC on. It will quietly do its job, and will be able to broadcast it when it is finished downloading. In addition, you will never have to worry about your share ratio - just keep MyKa working and your ratio will always be in good state.

The only question left is legitimacy of Bit Torrent networks, but let us leave it out of this article. The price for this gadget is set from 299 dollars to 459 dollars

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