Digimo Camera Concept

As you can tell by the headline, this is a concept camera. The Digimo has three cool features, and even one would be enough to sell it on the existing camera market.

The first is that it can split in two. This comes in handy for situations where you need to take a picture of something remotely. You can even see a picture of what you are taking, as there is an LCD on both halves.

The second feature is that it can do 3D pictures. As you might know, 3D pictures are taken with two different camera lenses. When both halves are put together, this camera can get you the 3D pics that you want, if you are into that type of thing.

The third feature is that the Digimo is very modular. It has an extendable telescopic leg that can reach up to 50 centimeters, and you can see the ball and socket connectors that can stand one half of the camera at an angle.

The IRIS 9000 lets you talk to Siri like HAL

I am sure that by now you have heard about Siri, a feature on the iPhone 4S. I haven’t had a chance to try it out, but I believe that you should be able to ask Siri a question, and you’ll get an answer.

Yes, the age of conversing with computers has finally come. It was shown to us in films like2001: A Space Odyssey with the HAL 9000, and is now a reality. Granted, it is the year 2011, but ten years late is better than never.

If you go to ThinkGeek right now, you can check out the IRIS 9000, which allows you to use Siri from a distance. (Iris is Siri spelled backwards.) You can use the IRIS 9000 as a standard spearkerphone to make and receive calls, and an included micro remote triggers Siri with the press of a button.

Korg WAVEDRUM Mini Dynamic Percussion Synthesizer

For those who are into music, especially the percussion variety, then you definitely want to check out the WAVEDRUM MINI from Korg.

This device has the unique ability to turn any surface into a drum. I’m not talking about a drum that sounds like someone beating on a hard surface, but something much more musical. All that is required is to attach the sensor clip to the side, and you have two drums that you can play with. The second includes the pad on the unit itself.

The WAVEDRUM Mini has 100 ready-to-play sounds that range from acoustic tones to synthetic sounds, and it also has the same amount of rhythm patterns. The user also can select any effect and enhance any sound with 10 preset audio effects.

Nokia Lumia 710 Features In Action (6 videos)

Earlier today Nokia unveiled their new Lumia 710 smartphone which will be supplied running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and is expected to arrive in stores in early 2012 retailing for around 270 Euros before taxes.

A new range of demo videos has now been released showcasing the Nokia Lumia 710 features showing how updates will arrive and can be controlled on the new smartphone for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, together with Internet browsing and other features including email and Office integration. Watch all six videos detailing the features of the Nokia Lumia 710 after the jump.

Mint iPad App Finally Lands In The iOS App Store

After a long wait Mint.com has finally launched an iPad application which is now available to download from the Apple iTunes App Store. The iPad app comes as an update to the existing iOS application for iPhone and iPod Touch and wiull support any iOS device now running 5 or later.

The new Mint iPad application brings with it easy-to-understand, multi-touch graphs, detailing where your money is going and coming from providing a clear picture of your spending and your total net worth.

Skype App Directory And SkypeKit For Desktop Unveiled

Skype has today announced the arrival of its new Skype App Directory together with its SkypeKit for Desktop, which is intended to add native Skype functionality directly into third party applications and extending Skype’s developer service to include desktop applications.

Skype’s App Directory was unofficially launched back in August for testing purposes but today has now been officially launched and is ready for business. Providing a range of applications that can be integrated into Skype for both consumers and businesses.

Gorilla Glass Makers Corning, Announce New Lotus Glass

Corning the makers of the strong Gorilla Glass which is found in many smartphones and tablets, has today announced a new addition to their line of products with the launch of its new Lotus Glass.

Corning Lotus Glass has been designed with OLED and LCD screens on mobile gadgets in mind and is set to replace the well know Gorilla Glass in future products and will provide improved brighter and clearer displays.

iOS 5 vs iOS 4 Browsing And App Speeds Compared

The company New Relic has taken it upon themselves to put the older iOS4 and latest iOS 5 software up against each other in a head to head browsing and application showdown. To see how much of an improvement the new iOS 5 has brought to Apple’s iPhone device.

Two test were carried out : on to measured the average response time for more than 3,000 Web applications as used by New Relic customers, and second a controlled test that pitted two phones with the same hardware against each other, one running iOS 5 and the other iOS 4.

Toyota Touch Life Brings Smartphone Mirroring To Your Prius Using MirrorLink Technology

The new Touch Life infotainment system unveiled this week by Toyota allows you to mirror your smartphone onto the systems 7 inch touchscreen providing you with access to the smartphone applications such as navigation, music and media while in your car.

Toyota Touch Life has been designed to provide you with unprecedented smartphone-vehicle connectivity and will be available for the Toyota iQ city car towards the end of this year. Once connected your smartphone features can be easily accessed either using steering wheel-based controls or the large touchscreen surface in the centre of the car.

Toyota Touch Life Brings Smartphone Mirroring To Your Prius Using MirrorLink Technology

The new Touch Life infotainment system unveiled this week by Toyota allows you to mirror your smartphone onto the systems 7 inch touchscreen providing you with access to the smartphone applications such as navigation, music and media while in your car.

Toyota Touch Life has been designed to provide you with unprecedented smartphone-vehicle connectivity and will be available for the Toyota iQ city car towards the end of this year. Once connected your smartphone features can be easily accessed either using steering wheel-based controls or the large touchscreen surface in the centre of the car.

PlayBook OS 2.0 Launch Delayed Until February 2012 Confirms RIM

RIM has today announced that it has made a decision to delay the release of its second-generation tablet software until February 2012. Giving the company some much-needed development time to be able to tweak their new software to try and make it a viable competitor to Apple’s iOS 5 operating system.

RIM also announced that it was going to leave out a few elements of the service including its BBM messaging application. Which will cause more aggravations for BlackBerry users as they will still need to connect their BlackBerry smartphones to the Playbook to be able to send e-mail from it.

PlayBook OS 2.0 Launch Delayed Until February 2012 Confirms RIM

RIM has today announced that it has made a decision to delay the release of its second-generation tablet software until February 2012. Giving the company some much-needed development time to be able to tweak their new software to try and make it a viable competitor to Apple’s iOS 5 operating system.

RIM also announced that it was going to leave out a few elements of the service including its BBM messaging application. Which will cause more aggravations for BlackBerry users as they will still need to connect their BlackBerry smartphones to the Playbook to be able to send e-mail from it.

Winamp Android App Updated With Wireless Sync For Mac (video)

Winamp have today rolled out a new update to their Android Winamp application which includes Winamp for Mac bringing wireless music and video sync to Mac users. The new Winamp for Mac Sync beta app is now available to download and brings the same functionality Windows users have enjoyed for some time to Mac systems and is free.

Winamp for Android offers a complete music management solution for devices running Android 2.1 OS & above, bringing wireless desktop sync (Winamp 5.6 required), iTunes library import, & access to thousands of internet radio stations with SHOUTcast.

Twitter Expandable Timeline Quietly Being Tested In The Wild (video)

It has been revealed that Twiiter is currently quietly testing its new “Expandable Timeline” out in the open, as some Twitter users have reported already having access to the new features.

The new Twitter Expandable Timeline has been created to enable users to view media and related information inside the timeline instead of off to the side. Allowing you to then click on individual tweets to expand conversations, media, and retweets.Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

Laze-O-Matic Snowball Crossbow

Do you have any epic snowball battles lined up? If you do you might like to feast your eyes on this Laze-O-Matic Snowball Crossbow which has been designed to help relive your arm ache after an epic snowball battle.

The Laze-O-Matic Snowball Crossbow is equipped with a catapult mechanism that is capable of hurling snowballs up to 60 ft and even comes complete with it own snowball press to make sure you create the perfectly sized snowball for battle.

Nokia Purity HD By Monster Stereo Headsets Announced

As well as announcing its new Windows Phone smartphones, Nokia also announced a range of new accessories for its new smartphones, and one of those is a the new Nokia Purity HD stereo headset by Monster.

Nokia Lumia 800 Goes Up For Pre-Order In The UK

Nokia’s new flagship Windows Phone smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 800,  which was announced earlier today has now gone up for pre-order in the UK, and is available from the Nokia website, with a couple of mobile carriers here in the UK which include Three and Vodafone.

It looks like the versions of the Nokia Lumia 800 available to pre-order from their website at the moment are ones with a contract, there are no details of the SIM free version as yet.

AirCassette Transforms Your iPhone Into a Retro Tape Deck (video)

If you fancy a little retro styling on your iPhone as a change from the existing Apple music player a new application has been developed called AirCassette which transforms your iPhone into a retro looking cassette deck from the 1980′s music player, and even allows you to create your very own cassettes you can then share with your friends.

AirCassette supports Apple AirPlay and enables you to simply queue the songs you want to hear next within AirCassette and creates mix tape playlists, displating how many songs you have in your queue and their total play time.Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

Samsung Shows Off New 2560 x 1600 Resolution 10.1 Inch Tablet Display

We first heard about Samsung’s new 10.1 inch display back in May, which is a 10.1 inch LCD display designed to be used in tablets and it features a 2,560 x 1,600 pixel resolution.
Samsung is now showing off this new tablet display at FPD International 2011 in Yokohama Japan which takes place between the 26th and 28th of October, and Samsung plans to put the new 10.1 inch display into production next year.

Steve Jobs Biography iBook Customers Asked To Re-Download, To Correct Formatting Issue

Due to a formatting issue within Apple iBook copies of Steve Jobs Biography, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Apple has this morning sent out an email requesting that all customers that have already purchased and downloaded the iBook should delete their copies and re-download a new copy at no extra cost from the iBook store.

A few customers had reported that the pictures were not loading correctly and that the formatting within the pages was out of line, within the iBook edition that was released earlier this week.

Nokia Lumia 800 Official Photos Released

We have already seen some photos of the new Nokia Lumia 800 as well as some videos and now Nokia has released some more photos of their new flagship Windows Phone smartphone.

The photos below give us a good look at the Nokia Lumia 800, and it shares a similar design to the Nokia N9, and looks like one of the best Windows Phone smartphone designs we have seen so far.

Forza 4 Limited Edition Wrist Watch

Level Up Wear has unveiled a new limited edition Forza Motorsports 4 wrist watch for all your Forza 4 fans out there. But you might need to be a quick as there are only 500 of them being made available in the US and UK.

The limited edition watch is constructed from stainless steel and is waterproof down to 5 ATM and comes complete with stainless steel bracelet, links with carbon fibre insets, heavy duty s/steel deployment buckle. With a matt white dial with imprinted numerics and hour markers.

Indian Scientists Working On Compassionate And Sensitive Alarm Clock

Actually it’s neither. Instead it’s calculating and ruthless, striking at the precise moment when your sleep is most shallow, thus amplifying the pain. It’s supposed to measure brainwaves, see, then gauge the most opportune moment to wake you. So how does this make it exceptional? Well, because it measures brainwaves during sleep, this alarm clock can pinpoint the best time to nightmarishly jolt you out of slumber. Great idea, no?

DIY Tazer Gloves Pack A Serious Punch (Video)

Yes, that’s a box of Altoids. Rather, boxes of Altoids. Apparently, if left to his own devices Jair2k4 is fully capable of surviving the post-apocalypse. Check out the incredible home-made Tazer gloves he assembled after a conversation about superhero powers. Now if he only built himself a laser pistol. Alas, that is for fate to decide.

FoamBoat Multiplies Itself With Sentient Foam (Videos)

Ah, robotics. If it were only sexier. That’s pretty much the biggest hurdle of this exciting industry. You might think otherwise, however, and claim that a fully functional AI is the big challenge facing primitive robot kind at its current state. Fine, that’s valid too. But really, a good dose of aesthetics should go into robot manufacturing. At their best, most somewhat autonomous robots look like clunky appliances circa the Jetsons. Ugh!

Energy From Footsteps? Totally Possible With Pavegen (Video)

Simply put, you step on a Pavegen tile and it powers a small lithium battery. The energy stored can then be distributed to nearby city-owned infrastructure like street lamps or traffic lights. At least that’s the set up Pavegen are aiming to transform. This might be in a sidewalk near you sooner than you think.

XtremeMac Unveils InCharge Sync for Everything Apple

XtremeMac has unveiled another new charging stand for just about anything Apple. If the Apple product has the charge and sync port on the bottom like the iPad and iPhone, this stand will charge it. It works with the iPod touch, iPhone 4, 4S, iPad, and more.

Cinq USB Display for Laptops Ships

The thing I hate about using a laptop is that the screen space offered is too small even on the largest notebooks for my taste. If you feel the same way, what you need is a second LCD to hook to your notebook. The Cinq is just that, a small second screen.

Atari Flashback 3 Console Complete With 60 Retro Games

If you are a fan of retro gaming it might be worth you checking out the new Atari Flashback 3 which has just been launched by Atari. That will brings with it 60 classic retro games from the 1980′s.

The Flashback 3 has been designed to look like the old classic Atari 2600 from back in the day, comes complete with two classic Atari joysticks, and preloaded with 60 games including classic such as Asteroids, Centipede, and Adventure.

10 Minutes Of Battlefield 3 Single Player Campaign Leaked (video)

Even before its official release copies of Battlefield 3 have already landed in stores ready to be immanently shipped to their final destinations. But it looks like one box seems to have been opened a little ahead of the official release and has found it way on to YouTube.

Providing a 10 minute insight into what you can expect from the single Player campaign. Spoiler alert : watch the first 10 minutes of the new Battlefield 3 game after the jump, including boot-up screens through to the intro and then on to gameplay.

Casetagram Creates Custom iPhone Cases From Your Instagram Photos

If you are a big user and fan of Instagram you might be interested to know that a new service has started that allows you to create custom iPhone cases from your Instagram photographs.

The new service called Casetagram uses Instagrams API to allow you to use your own photographs and provides a range of templates with different layouts for you to choose from. Once you have decided on the look and feel of your iPhone Casetagra will then magically transform your design in to a real iPhone case.

Google Music’s “Twist” Is Song Sharing?

Earlier this week Google’s Andy Rubin confirmed that Google are developing their own music store, and revealed that when it is launched it would come with a Twist. Apparently and unnamed source within the music industry has divulged  that  the “twist”Rubin is talking about is music sharing.

Allowing Google Music users to “send” songs they have purchased to their friends. Exact details on how the system will work are still a little sketchy at the moment but its thought that the songs will be granted a certain number of plays or have a time limited applied to them in some way.

Microsoft Gives Us More Details On Windows 8 Tablets (Videos)

We have already seen quite a few different videos showing Microsoft’s new Windows 8 platform running on both tablets and PC’s, and now Microsoft has released a new video of Windows 8 running on a tablet.

The tablet in the video is the Samsung Windows 8 prototype that we saw previously and this time we get to see how Windows 8 will look on tablets in both landscape and portrait modes.

Gears of War 3: RAAM’s Shadow DLC Lands December 13th

Epic Games has today announced the arrival date of their second DLC for Gears oF War 3 , “RAAM’s Shadow” which will now be landing on December 13th and will be available for 1200pts or for free if you purchased the Season Pass.

The new Gears of War 3: RAAM DLC content will star a cast of characters both new and eerily familiar to the series and provide 3 hours of campaign play, but in a prequel storyline. Its will also include 6 new multiplayer characters, a chocolate weapon set and 250 addition Gamerscore to earn.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich In More Detail

Earlier this week Google unveiled the latest version of its mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and Samsung unveiled the first Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

We have already heard a fair bit about Android Ice Cream Sandwich, including some videos and screenshots of the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, the guys over at Wired have had a more in depth look at Ice Cream Sandwich.

BioWare Unveils Mass Effect 3 Demo Details

BioWare have today unveiled new details about their Mass Effect 3 Demo which is expected to arrive sometime in January 2012. The pre-release demo will have both single player and multiplayer gameplay sections and will be released in all regions.Providing a good slice of what you can expect from the main game once its officially launched on March 6th 2012.

If you are thinking of purchasing the Battlefield 3 game, redemption of the online pass included with this release, will provide you with early access. But dont worry if you not buying Battlefield, 3 as BioWare says it will be revealing other ways to access the earl demo towards the end of the year.

Google TV 2.0 More Details (Photos)

Google recently released the final version of Google TV 2.0 to developers, and now the guys over atZatz Not Funny have been having an in depth look at the latest version of Google TV, as well as its new range of features.

The photos below give us a look at Google TV 2.0 which is running Android 3.1, including the new Android Market for Google TV and lots more.

Google Android Movie Rental Service Arrives In The UK

Today Google has launched their new Android movie rental service in the UK, allowing any resident within the UK to rent films from the Android Market. With prices starting from as little as £2.49.

The Google Android film rental service has already been rolled out in the United States and in a UK service users will now have access to a library of around 1000 films. To be able to watch rented films on your Android devices you will need to install the Video application first.

iPad 2 Smart Cover Security Flaw Found (video)

The guys over at 9 to 5 Mac have found a security flaw on the iPad 2, when it is being used with Apple’s Smart Cover, and basically the security flaw will let you unlock the iPad using just the Apple smart cover, even if the passcode lock is on.

The security flaw doesn’t give full access to everything on your iPad, but say you were last in Safari or Contacts, when you closed your iPad, the hack would allow access to the last app you were in, as you will see in the video below.

RIM In Trouble Over BBX Platform Name

RIM has this week dropped its self in a little hot water after it announced its new BBX Platform name. Unfortunately the BBx name is already in use by another company Basis International, who claims “BBx” is the name of their software platform that it has already trademarked.

RIM has not been having much luck of late and the launch of their new BBX Platform was hoped to help it regain a little faith in both investors and consumers with its products. After a network outage for a number of days in the second week of October further dented the troubled mobile manufactures customer base.

Apple Shows Off iPhone 4S Siri In New TV Ad (Video)

When Apple announced the new iPhone 4S, one of the major new features it announced for the device was its new voice activated assistant, Siri, and now Apple has released a new TV advert featuring Siri.

The video below shows Siri in action, although it seems to work perfectly in the TV advert, something that we haven’t found so far whilst testing it out.

HTC Amaze 4G PowerSkin Skin Provides Extra Juice (video)

If you find the battery life of your HTC Amaze is always catching you short and forcing to forever look for the next charging point a new case from PowerSkin called the Skin for the HTC Amaze might just be able to help you and provide you with a little extra juice to see you through the day. As well as offer a little extra protection along the way.

The PowerSkin Skin is equipped with a 1,500mAh which will provide your HTC Amaze 4G with an extra 410 minutes worth of talk time and 260 hours of standby. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

Ice Cream Sandwich Provides Android With Native Stylus Support

Google’s latest build Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0 now has native stylus support enabling developers to easily take advantage of pressure recognition, hover tracking and nib-tilt, together with differentiation between stylus and finger use, as well as providing support for styluses with up to three buttons.

The discovery was made by Reddit who discovered the native Stylus support within the Android 4.0 highlights, and has been added by Google to enhance the sketching and drawing capabilities of Android 4.0 devices.

Android Google Maps Update Brings NFC Support

Google has updated Google Maps ahead of the launch of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and the latest version of Google Maps now comes with support for NFC (Near Filed Communications).

According to the guys over at Phandroid, the update notes say that the only change in the latest version of Google Maps for Android was related to reduced app storage size for devices with different screen resolutions.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Ported To Nexus S 4G

Google has already announced that they will be releasing the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Google Nexus S, and yesterday we heard that Google had released the Android Ice Cream Sandwich SDK.

According to the guys over at Android Central, one of the members of their forums, Beezy has already started work on porting Android Ice Cream Sandwich to the Nexus S 4G.

Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Introduces ‘Strike Package’ Classes (video)

A fresh trailer has been released today revealing the ’Strike Package’ Classes within the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game. Strike Packages have been added and designed to reward different play styles and skill levels.

Breaking the player base down into three classes: Assault, which earns the standard set of offensive killstreaks; Support, which unlocks less offensive killstreaks (like UAVs and turrets), but doesn’t have their streak reset upon death; and Specialist, which earns no killstreaks, but unlocks additional Perks every two consecutive kills.

Watch the video after the jump to hear details about the new Strike Packages from the developers themselves.

Major Gmail Update And User Interface Redesign Arriving Soon (video)

Google has been working hard lately revamping a number of its applications and services and soon Gmail will also be receiving a major update and new user interface redesign. The new Gmail interface is based on the Preview theme that is already available in Gmail. But new features will also be arriving with the update, including a new action bar that uses icons instead of the traditional text labels Google has used in the past.

Together with a flexible layout design that you can adapt to fit any window space that you desire. Watch a video after the jump running you through some of its new features.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus To Hit The UK 17th November

We recently heard that the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus is expected to retail for around £515 when it goes on sale here in the UK, and that it would launch some time in November, and now it would appear it will be available in the UK from the 17th of November.

According to the guys over at Clove, Samsung has confirmed to them that the Galaxy Nexus will be available in the UK from the 17th of November, and the company has also said that they will start selling the device from that date.

Nokia Sabre Windows Phone Prototype Leaked?

Next week at the 2011 Nokia World, which starts on the 25th of October and takes place in London, we will finally get our first look at Nokia’s new Windows Phone 7 smartphones.

Yesterday we saw some leaked photos of the new Nokia 800 and today we have another photo which is reported to be of the Nokia Sabre Windows Phone, and from the looks of the photo below it is a prototype version of the device.

Adobe Finally Launches Adobe Reader On iOS Devices

Finally after a long wait Adobe has today launched its PDF Reader application onto iOS devices, joining its other iPad and iPhone applications which have been launched over the last couple of months.

Since the arrival of the iPhone and iPad plenty of other PDF viewing applications have been created, but if you use PDFs regularly in your day to day activities then the new Adobe iOS PDF Reader application might be worth a look. As it brings a number of features for sharing your PDF files and the ability to e-mail and even print using Apple’s AirPrint feature.