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AvA 299 DROP Heliboarding concept
Lawn Mowing with your iPhone 101
Cordless Backyard Mosquito Mister
UNO III Streetbike
Zing Zcurve Launcher
Razer Hydra gaming-grade motion sensing controller
Sceptre 46″ LCD Full HD TV
Alienware unveils M18x gaming machine
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Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:02 PM PDT

This is a concept copter that addresses an issue that I don’t really have. If you or someone that you know likes to go up to the summits of high mountains in order to ski or snowboard down, then this is probably the chopper you want to take to get there.

As it is, if you are into the current version of the extreme sport of heliboarding and heliskiing, then you might find that the helicopter can’t land and you will need to jump out.

The AvA 299 DROP is a heliboarding transport which has a passenger compartment that can drop down on wires, so the skiers and snowboarders can just step right out instead of jumping.

This is one of those concept devices that I just don’t see being built. It isn’t because the technology isn’t possible, but it probably won’t be wanted.

I’m going under the assumption that those who are into heliboarding and heliskiing want to jump out of a helicopter with whirling blades spinning overhead. I mean, if you are willing to pay the money for the ride and are willing to risk injury or even death on a mountain without a ski-lift, then you probably have some thrill issues that would rule out this AvA 299 DROP. Leave a comment if you agree or disagree with me.

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Lawn Mowing with your iPhone 101

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:43 PM PDT

In case you missed it, Husqvarna has been in the robot lawn mowing business for quite a while now, we have been reporting on them for a few years already. Ahhh the pleasures of sitting in air conditioned comfort while the mower tackles your lawn all by itself.

It appears that the newest update to this idyllic scene, is that now you can be sitting in an air conditioned movie theater or lying on your favorite beach, because Husqvarna's new iPhone app lets you mow the lawn without even being at home. Any Automower® robotic lawnmower equipped with a GPS Communication Unit (available separately) can be remotely started and stopped, as well as tracked on your iPhone screen. The app also has installation movies, a buying guide and FAQs, in case you're considering a $5000.00+ lawnmower purchase.

“We all want a well-kept lawn, but few are willing to invest the time needed. With the help of Automower® we made life a little easier for house owners. With the iPhone app we take gardening one step further. With its help you take control of your lawn as easily as making a phone call,” says Stefan Axelsson, Business Development Manager at Husqvarna.

The new GPS Communication Unit is available for most of the Automower® range and from 2011 on, it comes as standard for the 260 ACX model. The GPS Communications Unit also enables GPS theft tracker and SMS alert a good thing, because I had pictured folks marveling at my unmanned mower, you know, right before they grabbed it and loaded on their pick-up truck.

SOURCE: The Husqvarna Group

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Cordless Backyard Mosquito Mister

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:30 AM PDT

If you sometimes feel as though you were the only person in the whole group whom the mosquitoes are feeding on you, then we would highly recommend getting the Cordless Backyard Mosquito Mister. This cordless mister comes without any wires for a very obvious reason – so that you can roll it anywhere within a yard, creating a 2,000′ square area of “silence” for mosquitoes, thanks to the use of EPA-registered permethrin – a synthetic form of naturally occurring pyrethrin derived from chrysanthemum which is able to kill up to 90% of mosquitoes, flies, gnats, ticks, and other biting insects.

We’re quite surprised to hear that a three-minute misting is able to last for up to half a dozen hours, that’s a superb return for your investment. Not only that, permethrin biodegrades quickly so that it won’t harm the environment in any way. The mister itself comes with a rustproof, two-gallon polypropylene tank which will accept a bottle of permethrin that is mixed with water from a garden hose, while a trio of nozzles generate a fine mist.

The asking price? The Cordless Backyard Mosquito Mister will cost you $299.95.

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UNO III Streetbike

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:30 AM PDT

For many kids living in South East Asian countries, hitting their teens would often mean one thing – gaining the freedom and independence of movement through the use of motorcycles, and after that, moving on to cars when they’re of legal age to drive. Well, when they first start off on those two-wheelers, they’re certainly excited like all get out, and would do their best to modify and trick out their bikes to stand out from the rest of the crowd – not to mention impress the chicks.

The UNO III Streetbike is no vehicle for teens though, considering the rather expensive £8,500 price tag attached to it. What makes this piece of engineering so different from others is the ability to deftly switch from a two-wheeled dicycle to a sleek, three-wheeled sports bike (and of course, back again if the need arises) at a moment's notice.

When in Uno Mode, the U3 can prop itself on two rear wheels, where internal gyros will control the bike to maintain stability even as it makes tight turns and slow, controlled movement a breeze. Whenever you start to go faster, the third wheel will fold out automatically, whereas the rear wheels slide back to transform the U3 into a sleek urban streetbike, now how about that! A single charge will give you a 30 mile range, while juicing it up from empty might take the better part of four hours.

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Zing Zcurve Launcher

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Love playing cowboys and Indians with your kids? Of course, you might have the edge in terms of holding a gun as a cowboy, but the Indian is more that ready to take on any challenge that comes his way, never mind the fact that he knows the land like the back of his hand and is a mean shot with his crossbow. Enter the Zing Zcurve Launcher, a £19.99 purchase that will bring some technology to the world of archery.

This is a high performance foam arrow shooter, so you don’t have to worry about putting anyone’s eyes out. Relying on safe, soft, long range arrows that are able to soar up to a range of 100 feet, that also depends on wind direction and how you release the arrow. Each purchase will come with a bow, a couple of long range arrows and a “stick anywhere” Zartz ultra-light foam suction cup tip arrow as well as a “Zip-clip” holder for arrows.

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Razer Hydra gaming-grade motion sensing controller

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:30 AM PDT

When Razer called their Hydra a “gaming-grade motion sensing controller”, it left us wondering – isn’t the Wiimote the first gaming grade motion sensing controller? Of course, upon reading the fine print (and being more careful with our eyes), we realized that the Razer Hydra is slightly different from other gaming-grade motion sensing controllers because it is powered by Sixense and has been specially built to draw you deeper into your library of PC games.

Razer has made sure that they worked closely with Valve and Sixense in order to churn out exclusive Portal 2 content so that they can showcase the power of the Razer Hydra in making you feel as though you were really part of the game environment. Before we continue, it must be said that Portal 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to 2007′s game of the year, and the full version of the game including exclusive Portal 2 content can be yours – if you decide to pick up a special edition bundle with the Razer Hydra.

Now, the Hydra in folklore is a creature that has many heads – cut off one and another two will regenerate in its place. Good thing you don’t have to grapple with so many heads on this gaming peripheral, but on the other hand if it breaks, you can “regenerate” it by purchasing a new one.

To put it in a nutshell, the Razer Hydra will allow you to extend your natural body motion directly into your PC games. Portal 2 would be the perfect platform to make sure this happens – letting you intuitively reach out, interact with physics puzzles, shoot portals and leap across wide chasms in a complete 3D environment. Of course, you will realize that Razer's trademark ultra-low latency and highly precise one-to-one tracking to the exact millimeter and degree is also thrown into the mix, hence maximizing your portal testing immersion experience.

Optimized with more than 125 popular PC games out of the box, you can be sure that the Razer Hydra is going to be worth looking into if you’re serious about gaming and want to move beyond the standard mouse and keyboard combo. The question is, would casual gamers be willing to spend $139.99 on this, or use that money for more useless in-game merchandise?

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Sceptre 46″ LCD Full HD TV

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Let’s face the cold, hard facts – most folks these days have already upgraded to a full HDTV in their living rooms, and be they LCD, LED or plasma, one common factor that binds all of them would be this – they’re super slim (although the later generation models tend to be a whole lot more slim compared to the first few generations, not to mention thinner and thinner bezels) and getting cheaper by the day for a similar screen size.

Sceptre intends to further confuse consumers with the 46″ LCD Full HD TV, bringing along their expertise of manufacturing LED and LCD HDTVs and PC monitors right into the middle of your living room. You will find that this newly unveiled 46-inch LCD Full HD TV will sport premium surround sound while coming in an elegant glossy black finish with silver highlights. It measures under an inch thin at the thinnest point, and will deliver SRS TruSurround HD and TruVolume as well.

The inclusion of SRS TruSurround HD and TruVolume will definitely do the part of complementing Sceptre's image quality, features and aesthetic design in order to have you enjoy the ultimate home theater experience, all rolled into a single unit. Some of the more common features that one ought to take note of when it comes to HDTVs would be checking out the 100,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 7-band Equalizer, carrying a quartet of HDMI ports, while being able to swivel up to 30 degrees – you might not think that is important, but it sure beats purchasing a Lazy Susan to put your TV on it later on when the need arises.

SRS TruSurround HD will deliver a three dimensional surround sound despite using just a couple of speakers, while removing background noise, increasing dialogue clarity and optimizing bass for a more engaging experience. TruVolume will also prevent volume fluctuations when you switch between sources, channels or programming, whereas the 7-band equalizer enables users to adjust to 7 unique frequencies depending on their preferences.

The asking price of $699.99 is surely not out of reach for most folks, although we are hard pressed to find a good reason to buy this since nothing apart from its aesthetics make it truly stand out from the rest of the crowd. Perhaps it is meant to appeal to loyal Sceptre fans only?

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Alienware unveils M18x gaming machine

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:30 AM PDT

Dell, when they bought over the Alienware brand some years back, had many people wondering whether this is going to be the start of the brand going downhill since Dell doesn’t really know much about dedicated gaming notebooks as their lineup had been more of the casual user types. Well, we’re rather pleased to say that Dell has done a pretty good job thus far, leaving Alienware intact in terms of branding without really interfering on what’s going on, so most users would not really be able to tell the difference in the newer Alienware offerings.

Well, Alienware is proud to attempt to redefine mobile gaming yet again with the M18x gaming notebook, and is proud to announce that said machine is the "most powerful 18-inch gaming laptop in the universe". We’ll see about that in the extended post as we pore over its specifications, so make sure you’ve got a tub of chips ready just in case there is more than a pinch of salt in that claim that you might want to season those chips with.

The M18x is touted to deliver dual-graphics technology, making it the industry's only Intel Core i7 Extreme CPU option that has been factory overclocked to 4GHz. With optional wireless HD audio and video that delivers latency-free streaming to larger displays, you will also find that HDMI 1.4 connectivity will be able to send over 3D images and video – over to 3D-capable HDTVs, of course.

Apart from that, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports ensure you will be able to enjoy up to 10x the speed of USB 2.0 connections, making data transfer a snap even for super large files. Some of the features and specifications of the M18x include :-

An 18.4-inch FHD WLED 1080p display for the best visuals possible
Powerful Dual GPU options with the fastest graphics memory (GDDR5) on all graphics options
Both AMD and NVIDIA graphics options, in Crossfire X and SLI, respectively
New Intel "Huron River" Architecture with a new factory overclocked Intel Core i7 Extreme Quad Core processor up to 4GHz
Upgradeable to up to 32GB 1333MHz memory
HDMI/Display Port output & HDMI-in
Wireless HD & 3D output options, delivering low-latency high-def content wirelessly or output to 3D displays

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Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:01 PM PDT

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Wacom announces Bamboo Stylus

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:00 AM PDT

When it comes to pen tablets as well as interactive pen displays, then you can’t really go wrong with the name Wacom. After all, the company has been involved in both kinds of devices for the longest time already (some even say time immemorial), and they have just announced the Bamboo Stylus that is a culmination of their experience in the field, coupled with feedback from users as well as the wish list of the general populace.

The Wacom Bamboo Stylus is a spanking new input device that was specially developed to see action with the Apple iPad, delivering an intuitive and natural method to experience note-taking, sketching, drawing, and other forms of creative expression on the iPad. Wait a minute here, isn’t the iPad supposed to run perfectly fine using nothing else but your fingers? Guess this is where we find out more about Wacom’s Bamboo Stylus – in the extended post, of course.

The Bamboo Stylus has an authentic look and feel to it, where this is achieved thanks to subtle design elements, including a sophisticated black and silver design with satin-textured metal body and balanced weighting. At the tip of the stylus, one who is mathematically inclined would realize that it is 25% narrower (6mm vs. 8mm) in diameter compared to the rest of the popular solutions that are available on the market today.

When merged with ergonomic comfort and a firmer feel, the Bamboo Stylus is capable of delivering a premium digital inking experience for handwriting notes, highlighting text, editing documents, drawing and sketching among others. Despite touch being still the primary input method for the iPad, this stylus will definitely still have a place in the hearts of users, where it will enrich the way the iPad is used.

For instance, it will not only be more accurate but also delivers a precision that is unprecedented when you want to take notes in meetings and classroom settings, or perhaps even to sketch out rough ideas whenever you are on the move. The Wacom Bamboo Stylus is available for $29.99 a pop and is tipped for a mid-May release.

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