December 30, 2006

Sensuality for Eyes and Ears: MBL 101E

MBL 101E Speakers

Are you interested in the best of the best speaker ever designed? We really mean the extreme, the supreme speaker there is on the planet earth as of this date. Here it is! 101 e Radialstrahler by MBL of Germany.

It looks like a blender and actually what it does is to blend the sound into your room. The position of the omnidirectional speakers could hardly be found out. Speakers release waves so naturally and perfectly that you can explore new sounds in your favorite songs you’ve listened hundreds of times before.

Due to its revolutionary construction the Radialstrahler is able to produce three-dimensional sound in the living room at home that corresponds to that of a concert hall. In theory, this concept is simple, but brilliant: Like a musical instrument, the Radialstrahler radiates the sound waves in all directions – and not only in one direction like other speakers.

Radialstrahler isn’t a tiny thing. This also makes it a statue, a piece of art in your living room-?

WxDxH= 450 x 500 x 1700 mm (16 x 18 x 67 inch)
Weight= 80 kg (176 lbs)

Price? You better don’t ask! or - expect to hear “only $48,000.00, Sir. Shipping is free!”

December 22, 2006

Semi-Professional Digital Camera - Samsung Pro 815

Samsung Pro 815 Digital Camera

The Samsung Pro815 is a high-end digital camera with a non-interchangeable zoom lens, offering features and image quality comparable to an SLR camera. A hybrid model filling the gap between expensive SLR cameras and “poor” compact models.

  • Its huge 15x zoom Schneider-Kreuznach lens is the most powerful on any non-SLR digital camera.
  • It has the biggest display on any digital camera, a massive 3.5in screen.
  • It has the largest battery of any digital camera, with 1900mAh of capacity.
  • 8.0 effective Mega-pixels, 8.3 total mega-pixels
  • Auto-focus & Professional manual focus, zoom ring
  • Superb fast shooting mode - 10 shots per second @ 1024*768 resolution.
  • Built-in flash and external flash bay
  • Normal, macro, super-macro modes without changing the lens. Super-macro from 3cm.

If you need to be able to shoot higher quality, more detailed images and think that it’s time to upgrade your compact mini-lens camera, Samsung Pro 815 might be the one.

December 13, 2006

Pocket lie detector

Pocket lie detector

DeFIBulator is available for about a year now but worths a revisit. It measures vibrations in the voice to work out if the person speaking is being dishonest.

The maker of the product, Spion of Singapore says that “These vibrations are caused by the user going from a state of calm to being a little nervous as you would be when you lie. Even an FBI polygraph isn’t 100 per cent accurate but after extensive testing the DeFIBulator was shown to have a 65 per cent accuracy rate.”

A key feature is the character on the screen, “Demonochio”. The greater the tension in the voice, the longer his horns and nose become.

Spion says the device shouldn’t be used for serious purposes, but its success rate means it can spice up a game of truth or dare at a party.

To train the device to the subject’s voice you ask three yes/no questions and then record the voice to establish a baseline. Connecting it to your mobile phone improves levels of accuracy because of the digital connection.

December 3, 2006

Canon PIXMA iP6600D Photo Printer

Canon Photo Printer

Pixma iP6600D is based on Canon’s bubble-jet technology and makes use of six different ink colors. The ink droplets are 1 picolitre small, allowing good printing accuracy and a high resolution of 9600×2400. This makes the PIXMA iP6600 a good choice for both enthusiasts and semi-professional photographers.

This A4 printer features a second paperfeed, plus an extra feed to print onto CD and DVD discs. Pictbridge and Hi-Res color LCD screen allows printouts to be made directly from digital cameras and cellphones or from the memory-card.

Some users have noticed scratches on pictures but that is solved by choosing the right paper type. The printer may revert back to plain paper, so making sure that it’s set to glossy paper just before printing a new photo would solve the problem.

The Canon PIXMA iP6600D is a high-speed photo printer with an excellent quality for an affordable price. Hard to beat at its $150 -$250 price range.

December 1, 2006

SanDisk Extreme IV for high-end digital cameras

SanDisk Extreme IV

The SanDisk Extreme IV is the fastest card available at the present time. Apprx. 20% faster than the previous Extreme III version. The card can withstand moisture, dust and shocks, making it the most reliable card for the semi-professional and professional digital photographers who require the highest possible performance and the largest capacities for their medium format and high-end digital SLR(Single Lens Reflex) cameras. SanDisk Extreme 4 has extremely fast read/write speeds of up to 40MB/sec.

Specifications:

  • 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities
  • Extreme performance: Read and write performance of 40MB/sec with ESP Technology
  • Extreme reliability:
    - Extended temperature testing (-25 to 85 C)
    - Shock-vibration tested (RTV silicon)
    - Water resistance
    - Included RescuePRO Deluxe™ data recovery software and premium travel case
    - Lifetime limited warranty

The RescuePRO is a strong data recovery software which can recover most photos even after several full card formats. It is a very useful yet “dangerous” tool.

InFocus IN76 Play Big Projector

InFocus IN76 Projector

The InFocus IN76 is a very fine design with a nice aesthetic. Glossy black is always good.

IN 76 is a DLP video projector with 1280×720 wide-screen resolution that is capable of providing bright(1000 ANSI lumens), sharp(3000:1 contrast ratio) and bigger images than any current flat screen technology.

IN76 is the highest resolution model of InFocus’ Play Big series. Other models include IN74 @ 1024×576 and IN72 @ 854×480 resolutions with the same black & silver casework.