Gadgets
New PS4 Concept Design To Look Forward in 2010
On 23, Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | In Blog, Gadgets | By grapikom
All of you maybe already know that the last available version of PlayStation is still PlayStation 3, but at this time you can guess the design of PlayStation 4 will looks. Below is one of the New PS4 Concept Design that you can imagine will be yours someday. Enjoy..
How iPad Affects the Way we Design Websites?
On 23, Mar 2010 | 5 Comments | In Blog, Gadgets | By grapikom
The iPad has received mixed reviews. While the geeks (people like you and me) have looked at it with disdain for being “just” what we expected, the media publishing industry (read print media) has seen it as the salvation they had been waiting for. Whether the iPad is able to change the world or not, is not the issue of this article. But the fact of the matter is that it is here and sooner or later we need to learn to design the web keeping it in our minds. So what are the things we need to consider?
Fluid Width Design
The iPad has no RIGHT way of viewing websites. That means you can view it either in landscape or in the portrait mode. But for the designer that means two completely different layouts for which to design. It is for this specific reason that the iPad highlights the need for smart fluid width design. Using a smart combination of CSS and Javascript the User Experience can be made to improve drastically.
Resources:
- Smashing Magazine talks of Fluid vs Elastic vs Fixed Layouts
- Smashing Magazine gives smart fixes for Fluid Layouts
Adaptive CSS
It is time for designers to get their skills together for designing for the iPad is going to be a roller coaster. While Fluid layouts are the best bet, but there are many instances where we just cannot use them. In such cases, we need to look beyond them to the basic styling.
A prominent option would be to use multiple CSS styles for different configurations and devices. Another is going for an adaptive content that changes according to the screen resolution.
Resources:
There is NO Fold: Vertical or Horizontal
The iPad establishes one thing for certain. The website need not look the same on every platform. We have gone on to include Style Sheets for iPhone to include mobile devices, now we need to include them for iPad to keep in view the No Fold Policy.
In Portrait mode a very good portion of the website can be seen at one go. At the same time in the landscape mode the touch interface makes it very natural to browse sites that display content horizontally.
Further Reading:
Links and Hover Effects
Primary method of user interaction with the iPad is and will be the fingers. The users will interact with our websites using fingers. So all those brilliant hover effects that were favorable for pointer-based devices, will be a hurdle in user experience on the iPad.
Also the links can no longer be concealed in a text and left for the user to dexterously click upon it. We might want to resize the links so that the user experience does not suffer.
Flash & HTML5
While the world has been divided over Apple’s stand on doing away with Flash, we need to understand that the step in the direction has already been taken. With Google openly adopting HTML5 for Youtube, it is only a beginning of the things to come with HTML5.
As designers we need to understand this paradigm shift and devote our efforts in not only learning about HTML5 but at the same time doing away with Flash. I understand that is a bold statement to make. But answer this:
“Would you rather have a Blue Lego?”
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Conclusion
While a lot of hidden points can be further raised 9 (Issues like typography, and webkit) I think the article serves as a good and sufficient point for the discussion to begin. I would love to hear your views on how exactly Apple’s iPad changes the way we design websites.
10 Unusual Watches Design You have to Watch Out
On 23, Mar 2010 | One Comment | In Blog, Gadgets | By grapikom
We compiled for you a collection of time peices that show the time using an intuitive and often very unusual display. Watches are becoming gadgets that do more than showing the time. These gadgets bring the idea of supreme functionality and combine it with an appealing design.
Brando’s MP4 Watch & Camera
Classy Black Tima Watch Design Concept
10 Amazing Future Mobile Phones Concept Design
On 23, Mar 2010 | 7 Comments | In Blog, Gadgets | By grapikom
Ever wondered how the phone of the future will look like? I surely did. Phone producers show us every year some really superb concept phones and even if 99% of those phones never see the production line they give us a small glimpse of what the phones may look like in a not so distant future.
Kambalaphone is not only a hybrid headset and cellphone but can camouflage itself to your face, all thanks to a flexible screen and sensors.
An Emotional Phone
The more we get hooked to technology and cyberspace, the more we depend on them to reflect our moods and emotional status. One such device of the future is Gaia Phone and it promises to become your Identity. It’s the kinda phone that supports a virtual wall full of pics of contacts in our phonebook and depending upon the strength of your relationship (detected by the number of calls to/from that person); it brightens or fades-out their photo. Not surprisingly, it comes to life with its master’s touch!
A spectacular show of lights, sound and vibrations greet “a best friend’s call, text message, a brother’s new picture upload or status update, or a girlfriend’s presence close by.” As I mentioned earlier, this palm-sized device sports an infinite virtual ‘Wall’, which allows never-ending scrolling, and zooming using multi-touch screen technology. Statuses, pictures, news feeds get updated automatically and inform you via lights and vibrations.
I’m all for these “emotional” gadgets, but somehow nothing can replace a warm, vocal, real life greeting with an emoticon or lights!
A hidden Big screen consists of 2 layers: a soft OLDE – touchscreen and soft nano material hardening in the filing of low-voltage nego. At the time opening screen hard and bouncy, after work on the side of the screen is pressed Eject, and becomes soft and mosey inside.
The “Mobile Script” mobile phone does not require a power charge, its case is covered with a nano material, converting the Sun light into the energy for your phone feed. At your phone’s display you can watch how much charge is left at the battery and how strong the power of the light which charges the battery is. The mobile phone will automatically give the pieces of advice and clues, when a power recharge is needed, also it is possible to put the mobile phone for a night on a special wireless recharge rug or to recharge the device with a similar wireless way in any public place, where this service is rendered, whether it be: the public transport, a bar or a club.
Diagonal internal screen is 9.5 inches. And you get a Laptop in Your Pocket.
Nokia CLIPit Concept Mobile Phone
- Finger print as your SIM.
- CLIPit has all the cell phone’s data web based and you can reach not only by CLIPit but from multiple devices like other cell phones, disposable cell phones, your car kit, your home phone and so on. The key is your finger print.
- On top of the CLIPit you have a steel touch screen made by a group of small Light Emitting Diodes installed in the steel touch pad. So you have dynamic buttons and can dial, send and receive SMS and navigate your music easily.
- You don’t need to hold the phone in your hand or use any other device like Bluetooth hands free. When you have a call, just pull down the clip and CLIPit becomes a hands free.
- The ear phones of CLIPit have two sockets. You can hang your CLIPit around your neck with them when listening to the music. Like a beautiful necklace made by turquoise and steel.
- The way to connect with other devices for CLIPit is to Clip it to them. You can clip it to so many things to have connection with them. For example back panel of public bus seats.
- You can clip the phone to any part of your clothes or your bag. You can hang it around your neck with its earphones. You can wear it like a Bluetooth hands free. And also it is enough small to put it in your pocket.
- PHILIPS has developed a new technology called “Lumalive”. They have fabricated some kind of cloth that has internal OLEDs and is quite a color fabric screen. The design team used a developed form of that technology in the CLIPit and has two fabric screens. The 3- inch screen is just a formable, flexible cloth that has a “Lumalive” screen as the upper layer. You can clip your CLIPit to this 3-inch screen and have a mobile phone with a 3-inch color screen. It is quite BIG for a mobile phone. But the 12-inch screen is a combination of “Lumalive” and a concept fabric called “Smart fabrics”. “Smart fabrics” are cloths with a net of sensors between its layers for touch sense. The net is cut able and the fabric can be cut or sewed. In fact smart fabrics are touching sensitive cloths. This fabric is combined with “Lumalive” and to become a multi-touch color screen. Clip your CLIPit to it and you have a folding pocket 12-inch laptop.
- The 12inch touch screen is also a medium for CLIPits to share their data with each other. Quite easy. Quite funny.
- Designers: Ziba Hemmati, Mohammad Zamani, Mir Kazem khalifezadeh, Rasul Shokrani & Ali Khajuee
Lupa
Mac Funamizu over at Petitinvention is well known for his ultra-sleek gadget concepts that often favor form over function; his Lupa phone is part Aura, part iPod and all sexy.
It is a soft mobile phone concept. The phone is encased in a flexible plastic housing. A soft polymer insert is located between the microchip module and the casing. You can drop it, bend it, sit on it, toss it around, and give it to Naomi Campbell to throw at her assistant without detriment.
A flexible display (a 2,75-in. diagonal, a 433 × 266 pixels) and the keys are located on the surface. The display itself looks like paper, but the ink incorporated in it can change its position when affected by electric signals. This process called “electrowetting” is so quick that you can even display video. And it’s not a fairytale technology either. The display was developed by Robert Hayes and Johan Feenstra. They better patent that ASAP.
And some more inspiring phone sketches by Mac Funamizu
Beautiful And Original Product Designs that You’ll be Amazed
On 23, Mar 2010 | 470 Comments | In Blog, Gadgets | By grapikom
An overview of some beautiful and original product designs which will hopefully make the cut and will be available in the next years.
Bracelet Watch
The idea for this watch is classic plastic bracelet, with incorporated lines inside the watch that show the current time. Those three lines are rotating around the watch and show the time, while the second line is going around all the time. It is a simple concept, atractive and eye-catching. Adjusting the clock is easy as the watch is the touchscreen. All you have to do is to touche the line, click the adjust icon and slide current time line to correct time. Design by Djordje Zivanovic.
Made in China
This product targets the entire 1.3 billion Chinese population. Each aspect of the hardware derives from an oriental inspiration which improves the PC experience for the targeted market. The hardware features a “No CPU, No Hard drive, No Graphics Card and No Sound Card” concept. These PC components are stored in a Service Provider of the new infrastructure.
Thus, subscribing to a plan of the Service Provider will allow the use of these components. The data from the components is then wirelessly transmitted to the user’s hardware. Thus, all PCs are administered by the Service Provider. MADE stands for Massively Administered Digital Entities.
MARRO computer system
This computer system analyzes, organizes, and customizes daily media activities. It is comprised of a stationary central unit and a separate mobile satellite unit. The central unit contains components such as the media card, CPU, drives and network card. The satellite unit houses the built-in Life OS, CPU, and flash memory.
Compared to the typical OS, which are limited to the resources and hardware of their physical location, the Life OS operates digital files and electronic devices that we use day to day. The MARRO ring records users’ daily media activities within the life system, constantly learning life patterns and making suggested improvements.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had an external touch screen that works as a keyboard, macbook cover and a photo/movie stand?
This concept is supposed to be “integrated device for all” that is easy to use. The “DDM” is normally used as a typical LCD display for a powerful desktop CPU yet can be detached from the main body. In this detached form, the DDM acts much like the desktop PC yet supports portability. In this way, multiple DDM’s can be taken away from the main CPU and used separately. When placed back in the CPU cradle, each unit automatically syncs the its data with the local machine’s database offering one-step, seemless back-up and shareability.
“Concrete Art” is a beautiful way to enhance any room with pretty much any design you can think of. Contrasting the cold austerity of concrete, these floral designs are a great way to enhance any room. This design concept allows for the application of any pattern to the surface, either when pouring or afterwards when the concrete has set.
The “Action Runner” includes standard 3″ x 5″ sheet (when ripped), and keeps you focused on Action Steps with the elegance of the silky and sexy covers and blended paper. This ultra matte finish is spiced up with an ultra glossy UV varnish.
The ‘Slice’ concept is an organically inspired computing system which envisions a new approach to accessing, organizing and interacting with information and data stored on the PC. Current file management systems force users to store and manage files in a hierarchy of folders. The files are buried deep within folders providing no visual indication of where files are located, further adding to the confusion.
Slice brings the information out of the computer putting it into the users hand. By physically interacting with the slice, users can organize and place files accordingly. Each of the slices visually represent different folders seen in current operating software such as My Documents, My Music, My Videos, etc. The visual and touch based experience associated with slice provides the user with a tangible connection to their information stored on the computer reassuring the safety and placement of their files.
In times wenn all-rounder-phones dominate the market, more subtle, intuitive and minimalistic designs provide a sound alternative. This is just a cell phone to provide communication. No mp3, no video or camera etc. Designed by Tamer Koseli.
A concept and a modern interpretation of a rocking chair. The near circular form seen from the side is what makes the design unique. It allows for the rocking motion without being an attachment, but instead flowing into the rest of the chair. The upper part features a light source, which can be used as a reading light.
Airtrav is an electronic boarding pass concept. The touch screen interface allows for users to access airport information. Travelers can know anything and everything about their flight, dual headphones are available for multiple users and the deaf or hearing impaired can stay alert to important changes. The system has a stackable charging system (charged by an alternative power source).
This is a design we’ve all been waiting for a long time now. The Easy PB&J Jar is a jar with two lids that allows you to access all of your peanut butter easily without having to resort to breaking open the jar. As you near the end on one side, simply flip the jar over to get the rest. The straight and smooth internal walls also ensure that no peanut butter is ever left behind a nook or cranny like existing jars.
A carry-on luggage to articulate the lost romance of air travel. The design also pulls from the golden age of ocean liners: the black lacquered finish will become beautifully scraped and chipped as the suitcase travels with you, revealing the bamboo plywood beneath. The patina will develop with each trip you take. Designed by Joey Roth.
In Nokia 888 form follows you: it is a light personal mobile communication device. You can change its form according to your needs during the day. You don’t have to carry it in your pocket or on your wrist. You can carry it anywhere, in any form. You can roll it, bend it, put on your clothes like a clip.
It also makes some form changes that makes it more ergonomic: i.e. when you want to talk on the phone, the body form turns into the form of the good old telephone. You can personalize these forms and record them. Communication takes place via electronic motions that 888 has. E.g. you can send a heart shape to your girlfriend, so her telephone turns into an icon of heart.
Zeed+ is a computer which maximizes the mobility of its hardware components. All the hardware, such as the video card, sound card, CPU and network card are no longer located inside the box. Instead, each of the stem-shaped devices are well packaged standard units that sit on the vase base.
Zeed+ has the meaning of when you need something, you seed something. Each stem, or “zeed”, can be easily upgraded or changed, since they are located outside of the vase base. This also offers the benefit of trading or recylcing old “zeeds” to different market segments. Under the “zeed++” project, the older, but still usable zeeds, can be collected and reused in other Zeed+ computers for special groups, charities, education.
The overall design concept of the form is inspired by “Ikebana”, the Japanese traditional art of formal flower arrangement with special regard shown to balance, harmony, and form.
Slick, compact, beautiful and elegant watch design by Julien Soret.
Ryan Han has developed a concept with an interesting conceptual feature. The standard finger clicks, swipes and flicks are all incorporated, but the most interesting features involve utilizing shaking and pouring motions.
For those of us cursed with limited space, this is the answer. It’s a combination printer and table that blends in well with small offices as furniture. The faux drawers are actually paper loading trays and the slit is where your prints come out. Now nobody will scold you for setting your drink on top of the printer. Designer: Lukas Koh.
A next-generation phone concept, Onyx. Enabled through Synaptics clear, capacitive sensing technology, Onyx illustrates the future of mobile communications by combining an intelligent and adaptive user interface with sleek industrial design and next-generation user interaction design. The Onyx concept does not base its experience on treating applications as separate windows or entities that work in isolation. Rather, the Onyx concept seamlessly integrates functions into activity based experiences.
Moody is not only a simple washbasin, but also an aquarium for goldfish, a Zen garden or a simple pebble river bed or whatever you would like it to be. It is completely watertight with a sand bed for fish, and provides the necessary lighting for maintaining your fish in healthy conditions. Price: $4,700.00.
Designer Pavel Balykin believes that retro timepiece is on schedule for a comeback. It’s fittingly called the Sand+Time Watch and has the distinct feature of a digital hour glass screen saver mode. It’s a “screen saver” mode, because this particular feature does not actually count time for you.
If you want to know the real time, click a button and a more modern interpretation of time, we like to call “numbers”, will appear. Add a motion sensor, like the one used in Apple’s iPhone, and this screen saver mode might get that extra little cool factor to push it into production.
Reconditioned phone based on a vintage Bundespost design. It is a beautiful and original product design. Which is why it is in this overview. Price: £ 215.00.
The Circle sofa unit is made up of four parts, two of which make up a semicircle; all of which together create a round sculpture. The outline and contour looks highly sculptural and vigorous – and it is left open how one arranges these sofas in a room. Due to the “segmentation” of the circle, the sofas facilitate a great diversity of options and multifunctional solutions as well as interesting sculptural forms and lines. Designed by UN Studio, Amsterdam (Ben van Berkel).
The Bulbdial Clock has no hands — just one pole in the center of the clock, and three light sources of varying heights which revolve around the pole casting shadows. In the model illustrated above, the light sources are each attached to a ring which rotates around the pole. The innermost ring rotates once per minute, casting a “second hand” shadow. The middle ring rotates once per hour, and casts the “minute hand” shadow. And the outer ring rotates once every 12 hours, casting the “little hand” shadow.
Models available for notebook computers and desktop keyboards. Molded exactly to fit your keyboard like a glove. Quick to remove and reapply as often as you wish.
The Barbapapa transform themselves at will since 30 years. Marie Leblon, very inspired by their universe imagined and created all a series of objects, such these blackboard. Isn’t it just perfect for brainstorming sessions? Price: £19.86.
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Alienware: Ultimate Power Is Finally Yours
On 05, Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | In Blog, Gadgets | By grapikom
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Graphics to Be Reckoned With Run the most powerful gaming laptop in the universe with a powerful graphics card. NVIDIA® GeForce® SLITM graphics deliver high frame rates with excellent resolution — so go ahead, crank up those game settings. Experience incredible scalability, performance and compatibility while obtaining desktop quality imagery. You’ll be amazed by what you’re now capable of. BinaryGFX — With Alienware’s BinaryGFX technology, users have the ability to switch between discrete or integrated graphics. Stealth Mode — While in Stealth Mode, discrete graphics cards are turned off and other components throttle down to achieve a 65W power limit. |
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Your Command Center AlienSense — This facial recognition software identifies numerous distinguishing features, utilizing the M17x’s webcam to read and verify biometric measurements that cannot be faked or stolen like a typed password. |
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Stunning Display — See bolder colors on the 17¨ widescreen LCD display. Featuring a dual CCFL back-lit LCD with higher brightness, the Alienware M17x will display more detailed, higher-quality imagery than single CCFL displays. And with an 8-ms response time, ghosting will be a thing of the past. Webcam — The 2.0-megapixel webcam and digital microphone array lets you broadcast across the web, while wireless capabilities have you up and running anytime, anywhere. |
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Personalized plaque — Turn over your new Alienware M17x and check out the laser-etched nameplate* that proclaims your custom-built M17x is unique to only you. (*Personalized nameplate is not available in Nordic languages.) Anodized aluminum — Sophistication. Protection. Durability. Alienware M17x’s case design combines a long life span with naturally textured beauty that can withstand normal wear and tear. Considering the amount of gaming power the M17x pumps out, a case that can manage thermals efficiently and has plenty of strength to protect everything inside is essential. The M17x’s anodized aluminum case design boasts aggressive lines and an in-your-face attitude. |
The Hottest Gadgets You Wish to Have for 2010
On 30, Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | In Blog, Gadgets | By grapikom
There’s nothing better than a hot new gadget, and 2009 had plenty of them. A plethora of smartphones, laptops, netbooks and software have given technology fans enough to keep them satisfied over the past year. With new features and services released every month, it’s becoming harder and harder to keep up with the industry’s innovation.
The rise of the applications market, new smartphones, touch screens and more powerful processors have ensured our day-to-day interactions with technology is becoming faster, easier and simply more entertaining.
But tech companies are continuing to innovate, with more goods on the way over the next 12 months. Here are the top 10 gadgets of 2009, and another 10 of the hottest gadgets to look forward to in 2010.
The top must-have gadgets of 2009:
iPhone 3GS
While the iPhone 3G first debuted in Australia to a massive reception in June 2008, this year’s release of the updated 3GS model was even bigger.
The gadget had benefited from two years of strong reviews and the sustained growth of its App Store as more developers, even some Australian, got in on the action. But many users resisted, hoping Optus and Telstra would reduce their prices and offer higher-capacity download packs.
Consumers’ prayers were answered when VHA offered the iPhone 3GS on a number of plans, reducing the price of the hit device. Optus and Telstra soon followed by price reductions of their own, and the release was a hit with the device selling out even in the pre-order stage.
Apple hasn’t released detailed figures for Australia, but analysts suspect there are several hundred thousand iPhone users in the country. So why the hype?
The iPhone 3GS is the most powerful smartphone on the market. It boasts the typical features of a touchscreen, iPod media player functions, Wi-Fi, 3G capability, “push” email functions, calendar and contact integration with Exchange servers and a three megapixel camera.
Additionally, the new OS 3.0 software also released this year gives the phone a faster speed, with multimedia messaging, tethering, longer battery life and voice dialling support. Higher graphics functions have enabled developers to create high-end applications, while in-application commerce has given these creators entirely new revenue streams.
And with the huge App Store providing over 100,000 apps from games to useful everyday utilities, the iPhone craze isn’t about to die any time soon.
Kindle
Australia is beginning to catch up to the e-reader craze, which has been ongoing in the US for some time. The decision by online retail giant to release the Kindle internationally has been touted by analysts as a move that could spark Australians’ interest.
The device, which costs $US259, allows users to read books, newspapers and magazines tailored for the gadget. The Kindle connects to a 3G network in order to access Amazon’s library of over 280,000 books, with most around the $US10 range.
The best part – no subscription or data plans are needed to take advantage of the gadget’s wireless connectivity. While the Kindle is facing competition from the Barnes & Noble Nook, along with a variety of other e-readers, analysts say the Kindle remains the clear market leader.
TomTom Car Kit
TomTom’s decision to announce the creation of an iPhone App was met with applause at the World Wide Developer’s Conference in June, but its accompanying Car Kit has been the most anticipated GPS device of the year.
The device, which works in conjunction with the app, allows users to plug their iPhone into a dock mounted on a car’s windshield or dashboard.
Once plugged in, the GPS signal is amplified through the kit’s own microchip, while directions are played through the car’s own stereo system.
Users can play their iPhone’s music through the stereo system as well, while the dock automatically charges the gadget. The Car Kit even twists horizontally and vertically, allowing users to view the app’s directions in portrait or landscape mode.
It’s on the slightly expensive side – the kit and the app itself will set you back about $260 – but the quality of the device itself is as good as any standalone GPS unit.
Windows 7
Microsoft’s release of Windows Vista was attacked by analysts as premature, but there has been nothing but praise for the company’s newest operating system.
The interface looks similar to Windows Vista, but there are a number of subtle changes which only improve the software’s usability. Gadgets and widgets can now be placed anywhere on the dashboard, with no programs located in the quick-launch bar – instead, they are “pinned” to the taskbar.
Networking has changed, allowing users with multiple PCs on a network to share files and stream media content with Windows Media Player 12.
Thumbnail previews give users the option to interact with programs without actually opening them, while a new library feature allows users to create folders of content containing files strewn across the computer in different locations.
Compatibility issues have also been addresses with the addition of “XP Mode”, which allows a programs not supported by Windows 7 to be opened via a virtualised desktop system.
Best of all – it’s much, much faster.
Droid
Handset manufacturers have struggled to keep up with the iPhone’s power in the market, but Motorola has come close with its Droid smartphone.
The device, powered by the Google Android mobile operating system, is a rectangular handset featuring a touchscreen that nearly fills the device to its edges, a QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a button for the five-megapixel camera.
The Android software also features an onscreen keyboard, with Google’s marketplace now providing a number of apps to download, similar to the Apple App Store. The OS also features Facebook integration, with a number of sync adaptors soon to be released allowing more third parties to develop contact and calendar integration.
Its sleek design, along with a variety of innovative features, makes this gadget one of the most advanced smartphones on the market. No Australian release date has been announced, but some analysts suggest a 2010 release may be in the pipeline.
Girard-Perregaux Opera Three
Every tech-head and gadget-freak needs a watch, no matter how good the clock on their smartphone might be. This collector’s item features a mechanical manual wind movement feature, an hour striker with the ability to play two different melodies and a leather band.
Crafted in platinum, the watch also features a power reserve to indicate how much force is left in the mechanical spring mechanism and a sub-second counter.
Before you get too excited, there is one thing – the company has told SmartCompany the watch carries a recommended retail prices of $934,840.
Alienware Curved Monitor
No desktop computer is complete with an impressive LCD monitor. Thanks to Dell, tech-heads now have the ability to deck their kit out with one of the most technologically advanced, and largest, screens available.
The curved monitor boasts a massive 2880×900 resolution with a 48-inch diagonal, mimics peripheral vision and has an astounding .02-millisecond response time.
The LED illuminated screen uses rear-projection to obtain such a wide display. And while the monitor actually works by stitching together a number of different displays, the integration is seamless.
The screen is designed for gaming, but there’s no doubt a number of tech-savvy entrepreneurs wouldn’t mind having this $US6,000 toy to spruce up their office.
MacBook Pro
Apple’s MacBooks have been at the top of their market ever since their introduction in the late 1990s, and the new 17-inch model is no exception.
Its large screen size aside, the case itself is just as thin as the company’s other models. The device features the capability for a 256GB solid state drive, a 500GB drive, a maximum eight hour battery life, 8GB of RAM, three USB ports, faster processor options and the ability to choose a different type of screen surface.
The 17-inch model is at the top end of the market, and not designed for the mainstream – but this device caters for much more than the everyday user needs. This model will power high-end video editing and playback capabilities with its NVIDIA GeForce 9400M chipset, and is essentially a desktop in a laptop’s body.
Its price of $3,229 may deter some buyers, but the computer’s power can be matched by few rivals.
Nickon S1000PJ
Virtually all handsets come with mobile cameras in today’s market, but it’s widely accepted a stand-alone device will generally deliver a better result than a lens used within a phone’s framework.
The Nikon Coolpix S1000PJ is one of the hottest of its kind. The camera itself delivers 12.1-megapixel quality images, with a 2.7-inch viewing monitor, while the Nikon image processing technology renders these images within the camera itself.
It also comes in a silver or black casing, along with a 5x zoom lens. A new type of automode allows the camera to automatically choose the best setting based on the contents of a photograph, while five extra functions reduce blur and the effect of shaking.
But the camera’s draw card is its projection technology. The S1000PJ gives customers the ability to instantly share photos and videos by including a one-touch projection technology. Users simply point the camera towards a flat surface, and photos and images can then be shown on a screen up to 40 inches long – a feature sure to impress tech-heads.
An Australian tech company is even on the forefront of this technology. Digislide, which was recently floated on the ASX, has even struck a deal with two mobile manufacturers to include it in future devices.
Dyson Air Multiplier
Most of these gadgets have a thousand tricks and features, but the Dyson Air Multiplier’s concept is simple – it’s a bladeless fan.
Purely designed for showing off, this circular gadget rests on a cylinder and delivers an uninterrupted flow of air. The device works similar to a vacuum, routing the air up the bottom canister and through the circular barrel on top.
The result is a fan which allows curious onlookers to fit their entire hand through the device without hurting themselves.
The device costs $US300 for the 10-inch model and $330 for the 12-inch, and while the massive noise may make some gadget fans hesitant, there’s no doubt this unique device would make a great addition to any office.
