AH - New ELECTRONIC and GADGETS

The general run of alarm clocks are vicious gadgets designed to get you up in the morning – and boy, they mean it! They employ all kinds of dirty tricks to whisk you out of sleep with a pounding heart and a feeling that you’ve died and gone to hell. Many of them do it with raucous battle cries that announce the beginning of a new day for you and everyone else within half a mile. For everyone who is sure that alarm-clocks have been invented by devils here’s one that must have been designed by an angel, and it’s dubbed an un-alarm clock to show you that it is a thing poles apart from your demanding announcer. The un-alarm clock is a wristband that you strap on before going to bed. It works in collaboration with your iPhone , iPad or iTouch, and when the time is ripe it just vibrates without disturbing your partner’s beauty sleep . Those who care to know how they were making it through the night will be informed by the un-alarm clock on various aspects like the time it ...

However much they color and adorn them common-design speakers they are bound to pall – especially when something really cute like this comes along. If you want your speaker to be a thing of beauty unrecognizable as a mere gadget , give a thought to this chicBuds Fauvette Bird Speaker . It is a real songster, that is, a portable 2-watt speaker, and it needs but a standard 3.5mm jack to connect it to any portable gadget you are in the habit of carrying about. You have about 4 hours to go until it needs a recharge. Birdie is nicely done in pink and gold and will be ready to sing for you for $34.99 from August onwards.

The Pentax Q is the first interchangeable lens or mirrorless camera from Pentax, and also the world's first mirrorless camera based on a 1/2.3 inch sensor. So far mirrorless cameras have either featured the 4:3 (17.3 x 13.0 mm; Panasonic and Olympus) or the APS-C (23.4×15.6 mmj; Samsung and Sony) sensors. The Pentax Q features a 12.4 megapixel, backlit CMOS sensor and a newly designed Pentax Q-mount lens system. The camera will ship with a F/1.9 PENTAX 01 Standard Prime kit lens with focal length equivalent to 47mm in the 35mm format. Pentax has also launched more Q lenses in addition to the prime lens. These include a 27.5-83 zoom, 35mm and 100mm 'toy' lenses and a 160-degree fisheye (All 35 mm equivalent.) Thanks to its smaller sized sensor, the Pentax Q is now the world's smallest and lightest digital ILC The recently launched Panasonic DMC GF3 was the smallest ILC till date at 107.7 x 67.1 x 32.5 mm / 264g. The Pentax Q's 1/2.3 inch backlit sens...

Google's next Nexus will reportedly push the envelope with a powerful processor, a monster display and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Sources tell the bgr.com that the device, possibly called the Nexus 4G, will feature a dual-core processor running at 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz.; either the TI OMAP 4460 or Qualcomm's 28nm Krait-based Snapdragon TI's OMAP 4 platform is a highly-optimized system-on-chip (SOC) leveraging two ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore general-purpose processors, reaching speeds of 1.5 GHz per core. Qualcomm's Krait architecture chips offer up to 23 percent more computing headroom than the ARM Cortex-A15 while using 47 percent less power. The Nexus 4G will use its processing horsepower to drive a 720p HD display sans physical buttons; even the four buttons - menu, home, back and search - found on all Android devices will not be there. Other features expected include 4G LTE radio, 1GB of RAM, 1080p HD video capture and playback, a 1-megapixel front-facing ...

Professional photographers have so far frowned upon Contrast Detection Autofocus (AF) used in compact and mirrorless cameras, but that maybe about to change. Traditional DSLRs used by professional photographers use phase detection AF, which till recently was considerably faster than contrast detection AF, albeit more expensive to implement since it required finely engineered mechanical components. Contrast detection AF is both simpler and cheaper to implement. he introduction of mirrorless cameras in end 2008 by Panasonic and Olympus proved to be a game changer in AF technology. Mirrorless DSLRs are compact camera sized but have large sensors like traditional DSLRs, because of which the quality of their photographs is as good as those of DSLRs. Mirrorless DSLRs achieve reduction in physical size by doing away with the bulky mirror-box assembly and optical viewfinder of a traditional DSLRs. Without the mirror-box they cannot implement phase-detection and are stuck with co...

It seems like a cute little bird nest, but it’s something more sinister then that for you can in fact spy your entire neighborhood with this little bird home. This little Infra Red Camera Ready Nest Box holds all the relevant electronics inside so that you can always capture the goings-on of your neighbors. Besides you can also study your feathered friends with this camera, without their knowing. It has a high quality color camera and audio kit to capture your little friends and make it a perfect choice for variety of species. Plus it has a copper entrance hole protector and its made from naturally durable timber. Other technical specifications include CMOS color sensor, 8v, 380 TV lines (PAL), 3 Lux/F1.2 minimum illumination and Long screened extension cable, low voltage power unit and start adapter to plug directly into your TV or recorder and view. What’s even more amazing is that this little camera doesn’t stop working, when the sun goes down as it has infrared lights ...

Panasonic announced the launch of its DMC-GF3 camera on Monday, June 13, the latest offering from the company's Lumix G Micro Systems range. Panasonic's Lumix G Micro Systems cameras are sized like compact cameras but have interchangeable lenses. They are much smaller in size than traditional DSLRs because they do away with the mirror box assembly and optical viewfinder unit. When it comes to image quality and versatility, they match DSLRs. The G series cameras use a Micro Four Thirds sized (17.3 x 13.0 mm, 4:3) CMOS sensor. The 12.1 MP GF3 features a new Venus image processing engine that improves image sharpness when shooting in low light at high ISO sensitivities. The supported ISO range is 160-6400. Mirrorless cameras use contrast AF, which is considerably slower than the phase detection autofocus used in traditional DSLRs. The GF3 is claimed to bridge the gap somewhat with an autofocus speed of 0.18 secs. In burst mode, it can shoot at 3.2 fps. The DMC-G...

As Bluetooth headsets go, a Hello Kitty one has the right to be regarded as a runner for the best one to have, doesn’t it? If your heart goes out for HK gadgets , here’s Hello Kitty SL100 Bluetooth Headset: Polka Dot that puts in a good claim for the cutest one around. It is just downright nice with the kitty wearing blue and a quietly retro polka dot design. If you don’t fancy the retro touch you can go for an impeccable bright pink design or the classic HK model. Retailing for $50, the Hello Kitty SL100 Bluetooth Headset: Polka Dot goes with a lanyard necklace, 2 earhooks, 4 earbuds, and a user manual. It works off a lithium battery and you have 6 hours before you recharge. A USB charging cable is included.

As if style were not enough – or is it the modern tendency to make everything doubly and triply useful in many different ways? Anyhow, this new creation by the Diffus Design team is more than just a cool quilt-patterned messenger bag . The pattern is laid out in so many small solar panels . So the high-on-energy bag carries 100 undersized monocrystalline silicone panels that double up as sequins. They imbibe solar energy which is used to recharge your gadgets like cell phones or media players. The energy that’s left unused after sunset keeps the bag glowing through the night, so you can locate the necessary things without the aid of a night light.

The NEX-C3 features a 16.2 MP APS-C sensor that can capture 720p HD video; it is claimed by Sony to be the world's smallest, lightest, interchangeable lens camera. The camera weighs in at 225g, nearly six percent lighter than its predecessor, the NEX-3. It features an attractive new body design that combines a satisfyingly solid metal top casing with an easy-to-use streamlined grip shape. A tilting 3-inch LCD lets you compose and preview the effect of your settings, even in bright sunlight. The camera features a simplified interface for amateurs that abstracts technical terms like 'aperture', 'exposure value' and 'white balance' with with friendlier and more intuitive terms like 'background defocus', 'brightness' and 'color'. A traditional interface with Aperture/Shutter Priority, Manual and custom functions is accessible for experienced users, along with highly customizable soft-keys for programming direct access to imp...

As summertime is warming up for an overwhelming heat attack we will be gradually shedding pieces of clothing. Yea, that’s all right, but we begin losing on pockets at a great rate while the number of small items we have to carry about doesn’t diminish. The problem grows acute when we head for the beach, for having our best smartphone dangling loosely in a wide shorts pocket or thudding against other stuff in the only pocket we have is pretty unbearable. Now these ArchPort Flip Flops provide you with a fairly good container for your money, credit cards, players and other small gadgets . There is a hideaway concealed in the arch support. If you think it’s not exactly convenient to get the stuff in/out, consider what the inconvenience makes up for – there’s not a chance you will mislay or leave behind money or important things, you don’t have to fumble for them in your pockets, and they are perfectly safe from any attempts at stealing. This personal carry-about safe and footwe...

When there are emotional storms raging within you and the heat wave raging outside you stand a good chance to be deprived of your sleep . Now that’s not healthy and better avoided, especially when you have great assistance from your pillow. Unfortunately, not every pillow is capable of providing such excellent service – on the contrary, they have a habit of becoming unbearably warm. But you can fork up $100 and get a real cool pillow that will calm you into sleep.Aptly dubbed the Polar Pillow , the device (likely to be the coolest spot in your bedroom) is filled with endothermic gel that sucks in your body heat and disposes of it into the air. Outwardly it is soft and comfortable as a good pillow should be. In for heatproof nights?

Sony's A35 DSLR features a 16.2 MP APS-C with a Translucent Mirror (also called pellicle mirror) that allows image capture while continuing to focus while recording stills or HD video. The A35 builds on the Sony A33 and A55 cameras announced in August 2010. The A35 introduces a new feature: Tele-zoom High Speed Shooting that magnifies (1.4x) a central portion of the image area while shooting at up to 7 fps. Providing continuous tracking autofocus of still or moving objects, this feature is ideal for capturing fast-moving sports, children's expressions at just the right moment or distant subjects with a high-speed burst of frames. A full-resolution continuous shooting mode with tracking AF allows you to shoot at up to 5.5 fps. The camera's Exmor APS-C sensor allows for a maximum sensitivity of ISO 12800 that can be extended to ISO 25600. A 3-inch LCD lets you compose with 100% field of view, displaying a high contrast image. Three selectable grid line patte...

Microsoft is reportedly considering launching its own Windows 8 tablets in partnership with processor chip manufacturer Texas Instruments and Taiwan-based OEMs/ODMS. Microsoft hopes to emulate Apple and Google by marketing devices honed for its own operating system. In the past, Microsoft's success with its own hardware - Xbox 360, Zune, Kin smartphone and TV - has been mixed; only the Xbox 360 turned out to be a unqualified success, with the Kin smartphone being a veritable disaster. Microsoft is proceeding with its tablet plans cautiously, keeping a low profile, a source tells Digitimes. Microsoft demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named "Windows 8," for the first time on June 1 at the D9 Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Windows 8 targets PCs as well as tablet computers; its interface is designed and optimized for touch, but works equally well with a mouse and keyboard.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer production will meet its 300,000 unit target for the month of June, up from 100,000 units in May, according to company chairman Jonney Shih. [via Digitimes] The Transformer, an impressively speced Android 3.1 tablet computer with an optional keyboard-cum-battery dock, is now freely available at retail outlets and selling at its manufacturer recommended price of $400. Last month, the tablet was selling $50 over its recommended on Amazon. The aggressively priced Eee Pad Transformer is fast catching up with Motorola Xoom in terms of shipment. The Xoom launched in March is expected to sell 500,000 units by end June, and the Transformer, launched in May, 400,000. While Transformer sales are surging, those of Samsung's Galaxy Tabs and HTC's Flyer tablets have been flat so far.

The ultra slim Bellperre Luxury phone is all you need to flaunt ultimate luxury and fashion with its stylish yet sexy appeal. Apart from 5 MP camera, 3G, GPS and e-mail, what makes it so exceptional is its sleek frame crafted in a singal piece of metal and is available in different authentic furnishings: brushed steel, high polished silver, 18K rose gold and 24K yellow gold finish. The leather collection is of the highest standard, and offers 100+ genuine exotic leather options. In addition to that, Bellperre offers a collection of 6 precious gemstones to decorate your Bellperre . With every Bellperre , finished to exceptional standards by the best technicians and craftspeople. Its this approach that makes every Bellperre so very special!

Asus Padfone will release on Christmas and Google is excited, and not just because the Padfone will feature Ice Cream Sandwich, the next iteration of Android that can power both smartphones and tablets. The Asus Padfone, announced on Monday, May 30 at Computex in Taipei, is a combo device with a 4.3-in smartphone that docks into a 10.1-in tablet shell. At the Padfone launch, Asus VP and GM for the Personal Mobile Devices Business Unit, Benson Lin told Pocket-lint in an interview, "We are working very closely with Google and they are excited by the PadFone," According to Pocket-lint, Google's excitement over Padfone's launch has another dimension, besides Ice Cream Sandwich. The concept of a smartphone tablet combo was first demonstrated by Israeli company Modu. The company went broke earlier this year and Google acquired its patents. It is likely Asus is using some of those patents for its Padfone device. The Padfone lets you treat pad and phone as on...

After Invisible iPhone prototype , lets see the latest bodygaurd gadget. You might have heard, when a nervous shy boy handshake a beautiful woman receives a sensational volt of electricity cum love, which reaches directly to his heart and takes him to the land called pleasure! But I m sure you have never heard of bodyguard giving in a 500,000 volt current with a handshake!! But you will definitely hear it and see it now with this new bodyguard gadget called BodyGaurd Electric Gauntlet , which is an electro-gauntlet and delivers a 500,000 volt current with handshake. This Bodyguard has some other features, like a laser pointer, video camera, and a hefty taser of with 500,000 volts. We can also classify it as weapon but less harmful than a gun. Plus, it also has a video camera and you can watch the victim get some serious shock therapy. The gauntlet also has a hard outer shell, which means this device is a good defense as well as an offense. It definitely looks like somet...

We have long acquired the habit of carrying laptops with us everywhere, but sometimes we feel like there’s no getting around the prodding corners or the bulk or the fact that it seems to grow heavier as the day is wearing on. Presumably designer Dae Hoon Jung suffered most from the inconvenience, for he thought out a laptop called the Split showcased at the Fujitsu Design Awards 2011. The idea behind the Split is that you can have on you only the most essential parts of a laptop. Packed in a slim stylish case are a tablet screen, a wireless keyboard, a stylus pen and a track-pad mouse. It looks unbelievably compact and neat, and we will surely see some of them around quite soon. Besides, there’s something intrinsically feminine in the sleek design , don’t you think so?

Here’s a gadget you would do well to check out if you don’t have a fireplace at home – oh, maybe if you do, too. It’s a device of an exquisite design that will help you keep the inclement weather firmly outside. Besides, it will bring along a touch of the oriental beauty. This one is a heating gadget called the Canoon Green Heater . It owes its shape to Eastern graphics and Moroccan traditional hearths, will look nice in your room and won’t clash with office surroundings. It’s knocked together from recycled plastic pieces, doesn’t eat up a lot of energy and won’t be in the way; on the other hand, you can tow it around easily. The indicators will give you all the information about the temperature. Designer Younes Duret is responsible for this pretty home gadget.