Your's Web Tech Power Blog's: Apr 3, 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011

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Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Camera
Sega MegaDrive Console
Songbird launches Songbird Clear sound enhancement device
Advantech announces TREK-550 in-vehicle fanless computer
Gadget Thumbnails for 01-Apr-2011
Hasbro My3DNow comes to the iPhone
Sega Toys Tokyo Sky Tree Indoor Planetarium
Remote Controlled Snake comes from National Geographic

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Shooting photos in low light conditions is always a challenge, no matter how you look at it. Of course, having a good quality camera with high ISO capability goes some way in helping, but it still isn’t going to capture everything in full detail unless the flash is turned on. What do you do then? Here is where the Midnight Shot NV-1 Night Vision Camera comes in to help.

We are proud to say that this digital camera basically enables you to shoot in absolute darkness – yes sir, even if there is no light at all, you can still get your subject in question clearly. Clearly this is one method to let you experiment with infrared photography which allows you to see through some types of fabric and materials. Currently retailing for $129.99, this might be just the device to purchase if you want to surprise the resident shutterbug with something else apart from a new lens.

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Sega MegaDrive Console

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Roll back the years with the Sega MegaDrive Console from Firebox – makes you wonder what you’re doing with a 16-bit console when today’s gaming devices are even able to offer 3D – and on the road, to boot? Well, sometimes classics just don’t die, and neither do they fade away. Take the Dreamcast (another Sega product) for example, now that’s a console that died way before its time, and yet had independent developers continue churning out games for it.

Today, we shall look at the Sega MegaDrive that is available for a mere £34.99, pocket change for some. Featuring old school titles that will definitely bring back fond memories of your formative puberty years, you will get 10 pre-loaded titles such as Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Columns, ESWAT, Fatal Labrynth, Golden Axe, Shadow Dancer, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 3 and Sonic Spinball. All you need to do is plug it into your TV and you’re good to go, since it already comes with a couple of six button controllers.

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Songbird launches Songbird Clear sound enhancement device

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Songbird has a heart for those who are hard of hearing, hence the rolling out of the Songbird Clear sound enhancement device as part of its range of high quality hearing devices that do not burn a hole in your pocket. Touted to be one of the first of its kind in the world that is available at retail stores for those who want to sharpen their hearing in hard-to-hear situations, we do wonder in amazement at just how good it is supposed to be until we actually give it a go ourselves.

According to Christopher DiCostanzo, President and CEO, Songbird Hearing, Inc., “There have been millions of sound enhancement devices purchased to date, and while they are very inexpensive, they are generally of poor quality. We want to use our technology to change that. Songbird Clear is the first high-quality, low-cost option that uses digital sound processing based on Texas Instruments technology, along with high quality components, to provide outstanding sound quality with low distortion unmatched by any other sound enhancement device.”

What does the Songbird Clear offer? For starters, it comes with a compact behind-the-ear design that makes it more or less invisible when worn, where it will also sport an adjustable cord and soft tip that delivers a comfortable and personal fit. There is also an integrated sound processor which adjusts itself to make soft sounds louder and clearer while keeping loud sounds from getting too loud and distorted.

The Songbird Clear has a patented compression circuit which will automatically limit sounds that exceed safe levels, so you can be sure that your ear drums are spared from any unexpected torture. Ready to use right out of the box, the Songbird Clear will require you to insert a battery and turn it on.

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Advantech announces TREK-550 in-vehicle fanless computer

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Advantech has just announced the brand new TREK-550 in-vehicle fanless computer which will see action in transport trucks, buses, vehicle fleets and taxis, where it will be able to hook up to a range of monitoring systems. We’re talking about onboard diagnostics (OBD-II), a car area network (CAN), and tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) amongst others.

Apart from that, it offers built-in wireless communications (comprising of WWAN, WLAN, Bluetooth) which enable the TREK-550 to send data back to a central site, not to mention to receive over-the-air (AOTA) updates and communicate with central dispatch. The $1,400 TREK-550 is also ISO7637/SAE J1455 Class A/ SAE J1113 certified; making it work just fine even in extreme temperatures as well as transient power conditions; as it can endure shocks and vibrations.

Besides that, the TREK-550 will offer dual-audio and video outputs that enable independent displays such as the TREK-303 to be attached, delivering in-cab or passenger display applications. As for the TREK-550 itself, it was constructed from ground up for use in vehicles, where obviously a rugged industrial design is more than essential. With an ISO7637-2 rating and car power management software (ignition on/off, delay on/off, and low battery monitor) that guard against electrical noise and surges, the TREK-550 is man enough to function environmental extremes common in vehicles. For instance, it is able to operate at a range of -30°C to 70°C, and its sealed unit carries a military grade certification (MIL-STD-810F, Method 516.5) against vibration and shock.

The TREK-550 will also overcome inherent limitations to satellite technology thanks to assisted GPS (AGPS) that allows positioning data to be sent to the unit using GPRS communications from an AGPS server, alongside dead reckoning, where the vehicle will continue to update its position based on velocity and gyroscopic calculations. To put it plainly, the TREK-550 can also report its position to driver and/or dispatch regardless of terrain or driving conditions.

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Gadget Thumbnails for 01-Apr-2011

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:01 PM PDT

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Hasbro My3DNow comes to the iPhone

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:08 PM PDT

If you grew up in the seventies, you might remember a toy known as a Viewmaster.

If you don’t remember it, it sort of looked like this My3DNow that you see here, except instead of sticking an iPhone in front of the binocular viewer, you stuck this circular reel, and you could see still images in 3D.

I guess since many people are demanding 3D for their movies and home content, it was only a matter of time before someone perfected it for the iPhone. If nothing else, this should tide you over until the iPhone does get a glasses-free 3D screen. (I’m sure that will happen eventually if these glasses-free 3D mobile phone screens make it big.)

The plan for the My3DNow is to get programs with 3D content on the iPhone, and then view it with these along with headphones. I wonder how Avatar will look on these, but it will probably not be as good as the theater.

If you want to get the My3DNow from Hasbro, then you should be able to get to Target on April 3rd for a price of about $35. If you want, you can get more information and even possibly pre-order it at My3DNow.com.

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Sega Toys Tokyo Sky Tree Indoor Planetarium

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:20 PM PDT

There is nothing like a starry night, but if you can put the beauty of the celestial heavens indoors, there’s a way to do that.

We have reported on a lot of indoor Planetariums before, such as the Death Star Planetarium. This particular is the Homestar Aqua Tokyo Sky Tree, and like the Star Wars themed one, this shows more than just the stars.

Actually, the Death Star Planetarium showed a fake universe with labeled planets, but this particular planetarium shows real constellations like Orion and the Big Dipper. In addition to the stars, it also shows the Tokyo Sky Tree, one of the tallest buildings in the world at 634 meters.

This Homestar Aqua Tokyo Sky Tree is from Sega Toys, and the planetarium in a can has the dimensions of 85 x 87 x 118mm and it works for about 3 hours on four AAA batteries. The projection is about 1.8 meters in diameter, which is enough to cover most of your ceiling. Hopefully, you do go out and look at the actual stars, and don’t depend on these planetariums as your only astronomical experience.

The Homestar Aqua Tokyo Sky Tree is on sale in Japan on April 2, but I don’t know the price. I have heard that only 6,340 are going to be made, so the price might be a little “up there”.

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Remote Controlled Snake comes from National Geographic

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:47 PM PDT

I realize that I am too little too late for April Fool’s Day, but this Remote Controlled Snake would be a good prank to pull for anyone who is afraid of snakes, like Indiana Jones, for example.

This wouldn’t be the first time that we reported on remote controlled snakes. About a few years ago, we covered an RC Snake from IWOOT (I Want One Of Those), and it had a weird set of wheels underneath its jaw. This doesn’t appear to be the case with this guy, which is made from the real nature pros at National Geographic.

The National Geographic Remote Controlled Snake is about 20 inches long and runs on 2 AA batteries. It is able to move with a “life-like slithering action”, but it does something that isn’t very life-like as its eyes light up.

Yeah, that eyes lighting up feature would scare any ophidiophobe (someone who is afraid of snakes). Right now, it is available with the Banana Boa and the Green Mamba, and I am glad that there is no cobra model after that incident at the Bronx Zoo.

You should be able to get one of these snakes on the National Geographic site now. the Banana Boa is about $39.99 and the Green Mamba is $36.99.

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