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Digital Thermometer Fry Pan

The revolutionary new “digital” frying pan Thermometer Fry Pan created by Mingle Instrument company, Hong Kong, will help you cook perfect pancakes and beefsteaks. The frying pan ET541, which has non-stick coating, displays exact temperature of the bottom of the pan as well as the optimum temperature for cooking various foods on the LCD display. The ideal temperature menu consists of 11 entries for cooking such foods as lamb, beefsteak, pork, fish, poultry, and vegetables. When the actual temperature matches the optimum one the frying pan gives alert. This way the owner can avoid wasting electric energy as well as reduce the loss of healthy elements contained in the food when it is overheated. The warning signal is also produced when the actual temperature exceeds 250 degrees Celsius (482 degrees Fahrenheit), as over this temperature the Tefal coating can get damaged. Another “ring” warns the owner about low battery in the device. In addition, the frying pan “remembers” the te...

New Gphone from Lenovo

The first Gphone , or smartphone based on the Google Android platform, is finally out on the counters as G1 from T-Mobile. However, other manufacturers are also open to develop their own products, which would be based on this promising platform. One of those companies is the Chinese company Lenovo . Photos of an Android-machine confirm their intentions. The machine is very interesting and unique in terms of design and functionality. The Gphone is very stylish; it has nothing unnecessary. It is pure elegance and functionality. I think any woman would not mind having one in her purse (and any man perhaps as well). One of the key new features of the phone is a large touch-screen in addition to a single control button, in this sense the device is very similar to the Apple iPhone. Furthermore, the phone is equipped with a 5 MP digital camera with an autofocus system, a microSD memory card slot, and supports wireless data transfer through Bluetooth 2.0.

Electric Cigarettes Invented in Japan

Do you live or contact with a smoker frequently but would like to be protected from tobacco smoke? Good news for you! Japanese invented new electric cigarettes ECO Smoker , totally harmless for active and passive smokers. This high-tech thing has been developed by Japanese company Bikoudo Co., Ltd . New cigarettes fully simulate the process of smoking . Smokers will still enjoy burning, puffs of smoke and tobacco smell. One of the most important things about new cigarettes is that there is no nicotine , so they are absolutely harmless both for smokers and people around them. ECO Smoker costs $130 and you also need to buy detachable filters (per 0.87 each). You can use the filter 20 times before you should change it.

USB Pregnancy Test Kit

It has become really easy to find out, if you are pregnant or not – and you don’t even need to visit a doctor. Regular pregnancy tests you could earlier find in drugstores are no more actual, as there’s something much more interesting, something hi-tech – USB pregnancy test kit . Just do the same procedures as you do with the regular pregnancy test, but with an exception: the stick goes into a USB port. Sounds like somebody’s fantasy? No, it’s reality! As already said, you should start as you do with most pregnancy tests . Pee on an absorbent test stick at one end. Then remove the cap from the other stick end, where you’ll find the USB connector, and pop it in your computer. The power from the USB port starts the electrospray ionization process on the device and creates a spectrograph of you urine. It analyzes your hormone levels inside the device: hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin), hCG-H (hyperglycosylated hCG, which is needed for detection before your first missed period), and LH...

Smart Bikini Protects From UV Light

Many girls like to sprawl out in the sun , reckless of protecting their skin . Of course, sunlight is good for us to a certain extent, and sunscreens protect the skin well enough, so sunbathers are encouraged to stay longer in the sun in hope of a bronzed tan. But how do we know when it’s time to retreat into the shade? A new swimsuit was developed in Canada to provide protection from “post-tan” problems by warning of excess UV light . How the New Smart Bikini Lets You Know It’s Too Much Sun Innovative swimsuit is no more than a regular bikini decorated with beads of plastic that can change their color depending on the intensity of UV emission. Exposed to low or medium emission, the beads are of white or lavender color. Abnormal rate of UV emission makes the beads glow deep violet, alarmingly indicating that tanning should be ceased.

SmartSwim UV Meter Bikini

Here’s another variant of the same idea: a high-tech silver colored SmartSwim UV Meter Bikini. It has a LED UV meter built into the belt, which also shows if it’s time to stop sinbahting. The LED UV meter is solar powered.

Portable Washing Machine for Vacation

Sure enough, you have faced the following problem about million times. You go on vacation and pack the pile of clothes . What happens next you mess them all up but you can’t wash your clothes anywhere! Of course, you can hand-launder them but you don’t want to waste your time. And it is your vacation, anyway! With Astone’s new portable washing machine , you can easily handle the problem. You can take it with you on a trip, walking holiday or to your vacation home. It weighs just 4 pounds (2 kg) and it’s inflatable! This amazing gadget can hold up to 6.5 liters of water and costs about $70. The washing machine is not only useful but it has a nice and stylish design. It doesn’t look like the machine you have at your home at all. The portable washing machine is more like a blender when unpacked and resembles a CD-player when packed. And you can watch your favorite blouse spinning right through its walls.

Your Glo Pillow Will Wake You Up

All modern alarm clocks wake you up at a particular time independent from the sleep phase you are in. As a result, the risk of waking up with a headache and in a bad mood increases a lot. Traditional alarm clocks wake you up by the sound you hate, no matter how nice the melody is. Even if you set your favorite song as a waking melody, you will hate it some morning, because nobody likes to wake up early. But here’s a solution, how to make the waking up process more natural and smoother – the glo Pillow . This pillow was designed as an alternative to the usual alarm clock. It works the following way. Using a LED fabric substrate, it starts to glow 40 minutes before the alarm time pre-set to wake you up. So, it brings you out of sleep very gently, without contradicting your natural body clock. This means, that the glo pillow allows you to wake up every day the healthy way. By the way, the mentioned LEDs also display the time on the pillow, so you don’t need traditional alarm clock at a...

Solar Powered Bra for Your Maximal Comfort

Literally every woman wears bra s. They support the bosom , they are used to adjust visually its from and size. There are special bras designed to be worn during the workout. The form and material of the bra is chosen according to the outfit one intends to wear . Nevertheless, scientists keep surprising us with new innovations which make women ’s life more comfortable! This time the new invention was introduced by a Japanese underwear manufacturer, the new item was announced to be an ecologically clean device – a bra with solar batteries. A usual bra acquired a removable solar - battery panel, so that ladies no longer have to worry about their iPod or cell-phone running out of energy. The product also has special plastic water-filled “pockets”, which makes it easy to stay well-hydrated at all the times. The new product is characterised with excellent, high-quality organic cotton, making the underwear extremely ecologically clean. Unfortunately, the product will not be publicly relea...

Safe Romantic Dinner with Philips Imageo

Have you ever had that romantic dinner with your beloved – with red wine, tasty heart-shaped food, calm music, candles? This scenario may seem banal, but lots of women are romantics and dream of such a nice evening, when there’s only her wearing something sexy and him admiring her, adoring her, loving her – and nothing and no one disturbs. Philips has created something, that could make such an evening beautiful and safe. They have made Philips Image o, nice LED lamps, which look like candles. This device doesn’t need any cables or outlets – just rechargeable batteries will do – and no warm wax. It can emit light up to 24 hours and is waterproof, so, it can also be used in the bathroom. Even near the open window it will never be extinguished by the wind. The candles start “burning” after a light shaking. They are perfect for creating a romantic atmosphere. They look just as nice as real burning candles, but have no flame inside. The shimmering candlelight created by Philips Imageo ma...

Translater from Dog Language into English

As a dog lover and a former owner of a puddle I couldn’t miss this gadget – LED Dog Tale Communicator . All dog owners sometimes want to know, what their dogs are thinking about at a particular moment, but how? This device makes it possible. There were similar ideas before, but, anyway, this one seems interesting. It’s designed by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau and can be seen at Modern Museum of Art in New York City for the Elastic Mind. So, how does LED Dog Tale Communicator work? The gadget should be fixed to your dog’s tail. It is programmed to give you particular messages depending on how fast your dog’s tail wags. It doesn’t speak, like the “pet interpreter-gadgets” produced before. This one translates your dog’s tail wagging into a string of words hovering in the air. It resembles one of the LED-arm clocks we all know. As far as I’ve understood, it can’t tell (write) a lot and I’ve no idea, how accurate the device is. Ok, I agree, it’s absolutely not needed: you know your dog b...

Mobile Phone Combining Sound and Text

People who are completely or partially deaf will certainly appreciate the idea of a cell phone that is able to print out voice messages and make your typed-in text sound at the other end. The considerate concept belongs to Suhyun Kim, a student at Pratt Institute. Not only will those whose hearing is impaired recognize its worth. If you attempted to converse at a noisy place asking your friend again and again to repeat what they were saying, you will also join your laudatory voice in the chorus.

Samsung Galaxy S' amazing graphic capability explained

Samsung's recently launched Galaxy S smartphone is characterized by a standout four inch touch screen super AMOLED display and never seen before vibrant 3D graphics. There is a very good reason why the Galaxy's graphics capability stands out, a reason that Samsung's Omar Khan mentioned during his keynote address at the launch of the smartphone at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas on March 23, but Samsung never hyped in its accompanying press release. Khan mentioned that the Galaxy S Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) can handle 90 million triangles per second against the 22 million that a Snapdragon based smart phone can handle. (See at 5m 22s in video below.)

Electric Candle

This graceful white candle is especially designed to be gazed at more than once and incite a short spell of wonder as to how it works exactly. At the first glance the power socket it is equipped with looks very much bona fide, and the candle seems to be powered from the mains.

USB Cup to Take Care of Your Coffee

You can rely on this cup to keep your coffee perfectly suited to your needs – as long as it has been charged from your computer via a USB port. This rechargeable battery-fitted gadget measures 150*55*55 mm, weighs 170 g and holds 130 ml of coffee. It will warm up your bolstering drink, and you can avail yourself of a stir button to give it a good stirring.

Google launches AT&T 3G compatible Nexus One

Google has launched a new Nexus One version that will support 3G with AT&T in the US, and Rogers Wireless in Canada. Google launched Nexus One on January 5 with 3G support just for T-mobile network in the US. The Nexus One is powered by Android 2.1 and retails through Google's online store for $180 with a two-year T-Mobile plan, and $530 without a plan. The AT&T compatible Nexus One is currently not available at a discounted price with a contract. Sales of Nexus One have been sluggish as compared with game changing smartphones launched in the past. The Nexus One has reportedly sold just 135,000 units in the 74 days since its launch, according to mobile analytics company Flurry. [via Wired ] In a similar timeframe, Verizon's Droid, which is also powered by Android, sold 1 million units. Apple's iPhone with 3G support sold 1.6 million units within a week of its launch. The reasons why Nexus One hasn't done so well include Google's decision to retail it ...

JVC launches HD Everio GZ-HM550

A back-illuminated 10.6 megapixel, Bluetooth support, excellent zoom and image stabilization are some of its outstanding features. The GZ-HM550 blue-tooth allows you to control the camera using a smartphone, geo-tag of videos and stills and use a compatible Bluetooth headset. The back-illuminated 10.6 megapixel CMOS sensor facilitates more efficient light gathering, allowing you to record 1920 x 1080 Full HD video and nine megapixel digital stills to its internal 32GB flash memory. An SD/SDHC card slot provides the camera with additional storage. Its Konica Minolta HD lens, claimed to be the world's smallest and slimmest HD lenses, offers 16x dynamic zoom without any degradation of picture quality. It supports low light recording using Super LoLux and Advanced Image Stabilizer. Super LoLux improves low-light sensitivity to capture clear images with precise colors even in low-light environments. The GZ-HM500 is also equipped with both an LED light and a flash for shooting in ...

Cell Phone That Reports to Your Employer

There may be plenty of controversy over this, but there it is: KDDI, Japanese phone makers, hit upon the idea of producing a cell phone that will be able to keep tabs of whatever you are doing during your working hours and send reports to the authorities. A cleaner’s personal KDDI mobile, for example, is designed to recognize such actions as sweeping, cleaning, emptying rubbish bins and send signals to whomever it may concern. It also knows when the person is sitting or walking. The vista of possibilities for employers to evaluate, supervise or spy on the performance of their employees is breathtaking, and they say that one of Japanese employment agencies is already breathing down the KDDI’s neck intending to make full use of the new mobile. The question of the new phones’ discretion as regards the bearer’s private life is still obscure.

Super-slim Digicam

The new Winait CD130BT camera seems to have been designed with the single purpose of entering the conquest of the smallest gadgets . Apart from the size, however, everything else about it is fairly small as well. This digi-device is half an inch thick, holds a little over 50 pictures with resolution no more than 640×480 and allows USB 1.1 download which sounds rather dated but in keeping with files of that size.

Camera Hermes for Leica

It seems that leading fashion houses and fashion designers have worked on just about anything already, from clothing, footwear, accessories and mobile phones to domestic textiles, furniture, houseware, even car interiors! It has become increasingly harder to find new areas for their design ideas , but Hermes was resourceful enough to launch a design camera for iconic Leica. Leica M7 Hermes Edition includes a Leica Summilux-M f/1.4 ASPH. wide-angle lens, lens hood and Hermes leather carrying strap. There will be only 100 cameras with orange finish and another hundred with silver chrome.

Intel Core i7 Processor

Intel unveiled its first six core desktop processor - Core i7-980X Extreme Edition - at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco on March 10. The processor that targets PC gamers can run 12 threads simultaneously at clock speeds of 3.33GHz Developed under a project code-named Gulftown, the processor is based on the Westmere architecture made using the 32-nm process. The architecture improves processing speeds and reduces power consumption. Intel currently offers a four core processor for gamers based on the Nehalem architecture using the 45-nm process. GDC attendees can see and experience applications enhanced for this new platform - including newly released Sega* Napoleon Total War, the soon-to-be-released Ubisoft* RUSE, Geomerics* Enlighten and Cakewalk* Sonar at the Intel booth (South Hall, Booth 1212) and Intel lounge area during the event.

Sony Alpha PMA

Sony is experimenting not just with new technology, but also advanced interface concepts in its ultra compact mirrorless DSLR concept. Compact DSLR cameras are set to blur the distinction between amateur and professional photography, characterized by compact and DSLR cameras. Compact DSLR cameras eliminate the mirror and the optical view finder, allowing the camera lens to be positioned closer to the camera body and sensor, making the format more compact. They feature sensors that are as large as those on DSLRs allowing for good low light performance. Eliminating the optical viewfinder, of course, forces you to use the live view for composition. Unlike compact cameras, compact DSLRs let you change lenses like, just as regular DSLRs. Sony unveiled its compact DSLR concept - Alpha - at the PMA 2010. Briefly, Sony's compact DSLR features An Exmor 14.2-megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensorInterchangeable lenses: 16mm, 35mm and 60mm, a 1GB of internal memoryA microSD card slotIn-body image ...

Alarm Tech Clock by Hasbro

As for me, there is nothing like my mobile phone as an alarm clock . And it has been so for many years. Lots of people use their mobile phones not to oversleep . You can easily change melodies and put it somewhere far from bed to be sure to wake up and not just to turn it off and go on sleeping. It’s practical, but there is another, better way to wake up , claims the “ Hasbro ” Company – their new Room Tech Clock . What Is Hasbro’s Room Tech Clock A new device created by Hasbro consists of two wirelessly linked parts – the clock itself and the shroom -shaped Room Tech Lamp . When one turns off the alarm, two things happen. Firstly, the alarm clock starts to stomp its fists on the table, play the radio or the tunes from a MP3 player connected to it. Secondly, the will turn on the illumination .

iRing Will Control iPod

The list of accessories for one of the most popular Apple products, iPod player, has been recently enriched with an original iRing . It looks like a common ring with the Apple logo and allows you to wirelessly control the playback functionality of your iPod and iPhone devices via Bluetooth connectivity. iRing features a bright OLED status display with touch-sensitive function strip. Just touch the Apple logo to get access to Skip, Pause and Play functions. In order to control the volume, run your finger over the touch-sensitive strip in the needed direction. It has a rechargeable battery lasting up to 2 days. It’s very simple to recharge iRing – just use the included cradle. Unfortunately, I’ve no idea, how much iRing costs. This stylish gadget is available in two colors – white and black (iPod and iPhone styles). Look at the picture, how cool it looks on the finger. I think, iRing is a very nice thing!

Computer Speaker Fulfils Wishes

I’ve seen a lot of speakers. But when I saw these ones, I was so amazed. Look at them. JBL Spyro is a pair of satellites and a subwoofer: this little UFO shaped bug is a subwoofer, and those two delicately beautiful flowers are speakers! As for the audio quality, it’s great. Concerning the usability, one touch increases or decreases the volume, another one mutes or unmutes the system. When you turn your system on, JBL Spyro remembers your previous settings – isn’t it nice? You may tell your husband several times to put the cup only on the coaster, and he will leave the cup on the table every time. This gadget doesn’t forget your preferences and fulfils your wishes every time you need it. JBL Spyro can be easily connected to a variety of multimedia devices with a minimum of desktop wiring. You can enjoy your favorite music from desktop, laptop computers, iPod and other MP3 players, satellite radio, game consoles and others much more with JBL Spyro. This beautiful gadget costs $129.99....

USB Drives by Philips & Swarovski

Welcome technology and style in one – new USB memory sticks made by Philips and Swarovski . We all know those usual USB drives , that have already become so boring. These new ones will shine and shimmer and create a luxury look. Philips and Swarovski USB drives from Active Crystals collection differ from the old USB drives in the beautiful crystals embedded in them. The whole collection includes four different designs of USB memory sticks : Heart Ware , Heart Beat , Lock In and Lock Out . Heart Beat is a fashionable two-piece heart-shaped locket drive and can be worn as pendant. And Lock Out is a retractable padlock-shaped USB drive attaches to a keychain. Each USB drive holds 1GB of files. The whole collection will be available in department stores in August and will retail for $179 in the U.S . Here’s how they all look. They are so luxurious!

Swarovski and Altec Lansing Earphones

Today I’d like to tell you about a new gadget, that impressed me very much. I’ve already written about USB drives produced by Philips and Swarovski in “Active Crystals Luxury USB Drives by Philips and Swarovski“, they look really unusual and glamorous. But what I’ve found recently is something chic – the Swarovski earphones. They look so stylish , they are created for true women . They sparkle, but not that much as the USB drives, they are more moderate, modest, neat. This time the shining gadget was brought not by Altec Lansing . I know nothing about the quality of the sound, judging by the price ($28), you shouldn’t expect anything outstanding. But just the way Swarovski earbuds look make them a perfect gift for a woman or girl. This is not just a gadget, this is a very beautiful and feminine accessory – you need no earrings with them. I think a woman wearing these earphones would look like a princess.

Kodak Smile G150 Digital Photo Keychain

The digital photo frame can store up to one hundred photos so it will remind your loved one of you, your pet, your mom and many other close people he can’t live without. Kodak Smile G150 digital photo keychain is available in red or black case. The price for the gadget is $30.

Golden Cell Phone

This tiny gadget looks as if it were a magic talisman to be found in a colorful quest. Shaped like a compact powder case , it is designed to imply ancient knowledge and luxury . Oddly enough, these two concepts don’t clash. The ancient treasure cell-phone weighs 40 grams and measures 75 x 60 x 20 mm. The biggest thing about it is its name – the C91 Dual Card Quad Band Super Mini Cell Phone Golden (2GB TF Card)(SZ05120046) . The price is somewhere in-between -$122.99. Being Mini, the name tells us, it’s still Super – in terms of the features included. Among them are a media player, an eBook reader, FM radio, Bluetooth, a built-in camera, mobile Internet, and a choice of MP3 ringtones. The display is a 2-inch 256K color; the Super Mini Golden is fitted with USB connectivity, a memory card slot, and a round keypad. A fairly long list of tools runs through World Time, Calendar, Calculator, Alarm Clock, Currency Converter, Voice Recorder, To Do List, to name but the most commonly used. T...

Qisda Phone Revolutionary

What Qisda phone did was astonish at the first glance at its specs. Oh yes, let’s be more to the point. The new Qisda QCM-330 to be presented at the CeBIT tradeshow in March claims to offer a 1,280 x 1,024 resolution on a 4-inch screen, thereby beating an impressive number of laptops! Of course this much sounds very considerate for us users, but such pixel density does seem an overkill on such a small display. It makes for an amazing spec, but will it gladden the eye? Vodafone will be supplying Europe with the Qisda QCM-330 and as the time when it will be unveiled draws nearer we can get more information about the surprising gadget .