Though I’m not a Palm user myself, if you are and have been feeling just a bit jealous with all the fuzz that’s been going on about the recent launch of the iPhone 3G, the TouchLauncher might just be of interest to you. As you can see TouchLauncher is a software for Palm OS which modifies its look so that the appearance of your Palm appears to be much like that of the iPhone OS. From icons and wallpapers to distinct functions like drag + drop, categorisation, add weblinks/contact links and even screen finger scrolling! TouchLauncher isn’t a freeware though, it costs $6.99, that’s not too bad for what it can do I think.
Check out this video which covers what I’ve said in greater detail…
The latest ‘Jump Jet’ from Snelflight remote controls offers you the latest technology in flying R/Cs, it’s design is like a jet plane but only to find that it takes off like a helicopter – vertically!
Jump Jet is a genuine VTOL fixed-wing plane especially designed for flying indoors. It can take off vertically and hover, then fly forwards, backwards, even sideways. It can swoop and dive just like a real jet plane, and then land on the palm of the hand!
Uniquely, it combines the self-righting stability of fixed-wing planes with the hovering capability of helicopters.
Jump Jet offers the same precision control and robust mechanical simplicity which together made the Hoverfly helicopter so popular. And Jump Jet offers what no other currently available model can – full three-axis controllability combined with extreme self-righting stability, all from minimal moving parts. This makes Jump Jet ideal for learning to fly rotorcraft. It has all the controls of a helicopter, but it is easier to fly.
A triple axis gyroscope contributes to incredible stability and precise flying control. Experienced flyers can hone their skills indoors, independent of the weather.
The relatively low cost for this level of control and stability is an additional bonus.
To me I think what is great about the Jump Jet’s design is that the spinning rotors aren’t pointing out like R/C helicopters and there are no propellers to get bent and broken in a fall or crash. If you’ve played with R/C helicopters you would know exactly what I mean, sometimes those rotors are actually quite difficult to manage for beginners and I think the Jump Jet has an advantage over that. It’s battery is also charged from a brick like power source and not the remote control (that’s brilliant, much more convenient), however, as usual battery will only last you six minutes of flying time!
Here are some more pics…
Watch this video as the latest flying R/Cs are demonstrated at this year’s toy fair (includes the Jump Jet of course), notice the cool remote the guy is holding…
[via Gizmodo]
Forget about the modern technologies for just two seconds, forget about computer mouses with fancy wireless infra-red technologies, bluetooth compatibility or those that don’t even need to be held under the palm of your hands and can easily clip to your index finger – behold the first mouse ever to be built / created!
The mouse itself was invented by Doug Engelbart in the year 1964, at the time he and his team were heavily criticised and doubted for his idea and imagination to promote computers (especially the mouse) as a future tool of communication, rather than just a machine for writing out papers more neatly.
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If perhaps after Christmas, you’re still wondering whether you should get your hands on that new iPod Touch, this little comparison might help you out. Here we have a video showing the comparison of the iPod Touch with one of it’s latest mp3 player rival, the Samsung P2 aka Samsung YP-P2. The P2 looks alot like the latest LG Viewty, with its glossy black candybar design it looks rather like a touch screen mobile phone!
The Samsung P2 comes in 4 Gb and 8 Gb memory capacities, for some good specs, we recommend visiting CNET, watch the video shortly after the break…
Check out these very tiny robots, smaller than the size of your palm measuring about just 1.8 cm wide and 2.5 cm tall. They are powered by tiny wristwatch motors and batteries and are controlled via an infrared remote.
Here’s some news about a soon to arrive video / mp3 player to look out for, SanDisk’s latest version of Sansa View!
Following the news about the launch of redesigned new iPods and iPod Touch, SanDisk decided it was also time to tell the world about their newly improved media players. The new Sansa Views has been redesigned with a new 2.4-inch, 320×240 pixels screen, if you can recall the old Sansa View which was abit chubby both in size and thickness, this new one will instead be more comfortable to hold in the palm of your hands.
The new Sansa View will support video formats like MPEG4, WMV and H.264, it will also come bundled with a converter software, allowing you to convert DivX formats for viewing.
As you can see in the pic above, at just 0.35″ thin, it will be a convenient handheld media player / device, along with a battery that SanDisk has claimed to be able to last up to 7 hours of video play and 35 hours of music play.
Additionally, the new Sansa View will be available in 8 Gb and 16 Gb. Although it isn’t available to the UK yet, based on its pricing, what you pay for a 8 Gb Sansa View will only get you a 4 Gb Apple iPod, which is about $149 USD, equivalent to approximately £73 pounds.
[via Gizmodo]
