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NEWS: Twinned MP3 players concept revealed

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:05:32 +0100

Build the soundtrack to your relationship

Liberty Fearns has designed the Twinned MP3 player: two devices that act as one. After an initial breaking apart ceremony with you and your loved one, the two players will play exactly the same music at the same time. ...

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NEWS: Nikon announces Media Port UP multimedia headset

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:41:13 +0100

Watch movies, view pictures and listen to music hands free

Nikon has announced a multimedia playback headset device called the Media Port UP, currently to be released only in Japan. ...

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NEWS: Ford MyKey gives parents control over their car

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:08:35 +0100

Even when their kid is driving it

Aside from insisting on sitting with them every time they opt to take the car out, handing over your car keys to your child is a sentence for months, if not years, of worrying. ...

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NEWS: Sony researchers create bendy TV screens

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:01:34 +0100

Could revolutionise phones, TVs and PCs

Here's one for the future - scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany have teamed up with the clever bods over at Sony to create screens that you can bend. ...

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NEWS: Nokia shows off touchscreen concept

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:44:09 +0100

From a phone to a MID in a mere twist

Nokia might have only just launched its first consumer touchscreen device, the 5800 XpressMusic, but if this picture is anything to go by it looks like we've got plenty more where that came from. ...

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NEWS: KDDI shows 3D mobile phone display

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:39:47 +0100

Another dimension for your handset

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NEWS: KDDI unveils concept layered handset

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:32:23 +0100

Compete with pico projector

KDDI has unveiled its multi-layered, future concept handset the "PLY", during CEATEC 2008. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: First glimpse of Olympus Micro Four Thirds model

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:22:19 +0100

Isn't she lovely

Olympus had its new Micro Four Thirds on show at this year's Photokina tradeshow, and our very own Stuart Miles fought through the crowds to have a look. ...

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NEWS: Fujitsu produces Keitai mobile prototype

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:51:09 +0100

Separates for calling and email scribing simultaneously

Fujitsu and Japanese telecoms company, NTT DoCoMo, have released a new concept mobile phone which literally falls to pieces. ...

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NEWS: Art Lebedev designs a mobile phone

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:57:44 +0100

Scartel concept revealed

Russian design geniuses (genii?) at the Art Lebedev studio have turned their attentions to the humble mobile phone. ...

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NEWS: The future is 3D, says Fujifilm

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:22:11 +0100

"New ways to capture and process images"

Photokina has been open for just 1 day and already there have been masses of camera - both compact and DSLR - announcements. ...

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NEWS: Panasonic previews Lumix G HD DSLR concept

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:41:59 +0100

Identical to the G1 but adds HD video recording

Nikon has the D90, and last week, Canon launched the EOS 5D Mark II, which offers HD video capture at full 1080 resolution at 30fps. ...

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NEWS: Sony shows wireless OLED TV

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:29:44 +0100

Sony has recently shown off a battery-powered, and therefore wireless, version of its skinny 11-inch XEL-1 OLED television. ...

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NEWS: Minimalist "Hidden Radio" concept revealed

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:11:27 +0100

Super simple design

John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen's "Hidden Radio" concept design is beautifully simple. Tuning is done by twisting the top of the radio while volume is controlled by lifting or pushing down the top part to reveal more, or less, of the speaker. Genius. ...

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NEWS: Zune phone mock-up revealed

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:51:48 +0100

"Contact" concept

Despite the fact that no-one really seems to want the Zune players, there are folk still banging on about the possible Zune phone. Latest is Adam Huffman's skinny "Zune Contact" mock up that sees the Microsoft device get a 5-megapixel camera and a touchscreen. ...

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NEWS: Solar tree concept revealed

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:16:02 +0100

Charger inspired by nature

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NEWS: Toshiba develops 3D photocopies

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:02:01 +0100

IFA 2008: Innovation uses off the shelf kit for 3D imaging

Toshiba says that 3D photocopying in your own home could become a reality in the very near future. ...

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NEWS: Toshiba demos gesture-controlled television

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:44:09 +0100

IFA 2008: Wave on- and off-able telly

Toshiba has used the same kind of gesture controls seen in its recent high-end Qosmio laptops to create similar gesture-based controls for television. ...

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NEWS: Mock-up of the new iPod nano

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:25:48 +0100

Could this be the next-gen model?

It's all Kevin Rose's fault. ...

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NEWS: iBasket washing machine for the lazy concept

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:47:21 +0100

Starts going when it hits a set load

A finalist of the Electrolux 2008 Design Lab competition has come up with a novel way to stop that dirty pile of clothes festering in the corner. ...

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NEWS: Peel apart the "Ply" Phone concept

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:37:34 +0100

"Layers" of technology

Six different "layers" of technology make up the "Ply" phone concept. ...

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NEWS: D-Link delivers FuChat phone concept

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:18:09 +0100

And wins an innovation award

This rather bizarre looking gadget is the D-Link FuChat phone concept, which has just won a Bronze award at the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2008. ...

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NEWS: Solar powered tie

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:27:42 +0100

For the dedicated follower of (eco) fashion

So you're walking to an incredibly important meeting, your presentation is ready, your laptop at your side and you just need to make one key call before the negotiations kick off, only to be faced with the dreaded red line as your mobi turns itself off. ...

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NEWS: Lexus Nuaero Car Concept

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:53:29 +0100

Superhero powers not included

This is Jon Rådbrink's design for the Lexus of the future. ...

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NEWS: Russians create glowing iPhone

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:43:01 +0100

(Sun)shine on a rainy day

They've made it shine with tarnished gold, glitter with diamonds, but now a design team has made the iPhone literally glow. ...

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NEWS: Audi O car concept

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:23:41 +0100

See what they did with the name eh?

A design student from the Czech Republic was inspired by his iPod to come up with the Audi O - a car for Audi O philes. ...

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NEWS: Electronics Keyboards' dual display laptop

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:34:04 +0100

Company looking for backers now

This wouldn't look out of place with Gordon Gekko typing away on it while he yells into his massively oversized mobile: "Buy, buy, buy, sell, sell, sell...". ...

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NEWS: Daily news roundup - 14/08/08

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:58:02 +0100

What's been hot today

Haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today? Well here are the highlights. ...

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NEWS: Rat's brain powers robot

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:01:23 +0100

Could help prevent Alzheimer's

Scientists at the University of Reading are hoping to drive research into diseases such as Alzheimer's with a new robot, whose actions are driven by neurons from a rat. ...

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NEWS: Touch Sight camera takes "3D photos" for the blind

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:19:14 +0100

Uses braille and sound to help people "see"

Touch Sight is a new camera that has been developed for visually impaired people, enabling them to "see" the picture they have taken using their other senses. ...

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NEWS: US scientists develop eye-shaped camera

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:34:29 +0100

Could help make bionic eyes in time

Scientists in the US have built an eye-shaped camera using standard sensor materials, and say it could improve the performance of digital cameras as well as enhance imaging of the human body. ...

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