Archive | September, 2006
Zune Pics! Zune Vids! Zune Specs!
Microsoft Zune is finally officially announced! Will it really become the iPod-killer that some have wished for? Well, let’s take a look at the features it offers. Wireless Zune-to-Zune file-sharing (the star feature!) 30GB of storage 3-inch display Built-in FM Music, video and photo playback Audio supported: MP3, AAC and WMA Video supported: h.264, MPEG-4, WMV Photo supported: JPEG 12 hours of [...]
Continue reading...Lighter with Hidden Camera
17. September 2006
Whether you are on a stealthy spy mission or just a sicko wanting to secretly take some snaps of babes you see on the street, the Digital Camera Lighter is a good gadget to have. Sized just like a typical Zippo, the lighter takes one AAA battery and shoots up to 30 640×480 pictures with [...]
Continue reading...Power-Sprint with Russian Power Boots
16. September 2006
Created by Russian scientist Viktor Gordeyev, the Power Boots is capable of propelling the wearer up to speeds of 25mph, with each step up to a distance of 13 feet! The boots use bio-fuels such as bio-diesel, vegetable oil, SVO and waste vegetable oil (WVO) to produce the propelling power whenever the user steps down [...]
Continue reading...Claudia Mitchell, First Woman to Receive a Bionic Arm
15. September 2006
Claudia Mitchell, 26, lost her left arm some time ago from a motorcycle accident. It is a painful experience as she describes how it changed her life, such as having to overcome something as simple as peeling a banana. Now, her life is getting a dramatic change again, but for the better. Defense Advanced Research Projects [...]
Continue reading...Watch Out, Self-Driving Car Hitting China Streets!
14. September 2006
Chinese company First Auto Works has wowed everyone with its latest Hongqi HQ3 self-driving car! The luxury sedan features two onboard cameras that detects the car’s surroundings and feed it to a computer, which analyzes the situation for safe steering. The company claims that the vehicle is able to recognize turnoffs, street crossings, and stay [...]
Continue reading...Apple Upgrades its iPods
13. September 2006
VIDEO IPOD Firstly is the video iPod. Not quite a major upgrade, but a welcomed one nonetheless. The hardware goodies: Screen is now 60% brighter Battery can last up to 3.5 hours during video playback New headphones 30GB and 80GB versions The software goodies: Gapless playback Text-based search Brightness controls Games! Bejeweled, Cubis 2, Mahjong, Mini Golf, Pac Man, Tetris, Texas Hold ‘Em, Vortex, and Zuma [...]
Continue reading...Happy Birthday HipTechBlog!
13. September 2006
Today marks HipTechBlog’s one year of 24/7 online presence! Oh how it felt like it was only yesterday when I sat down and wrote the very first post, “Apple introduces iPod Nano“. Never could have done it without you readers’ support. So here’s a big THANK YOU to everyone of you, especially to those who [...]
Continue reading...Mini Canon 1Ds MK II with EF 600mm Lens. So Cute!
12. September 2006
Aww…isn’t it cute! The mini Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II body + EF 600mm f/4L IS USM lens is said to be a commemorative model to celebrate 30 million Canon lenses produced since 1987. If dropping $7,000 for the real 1Ds Mark II and another $7,000 for the 600mm L lens is not your kind [...]
Continue reading...The Ultimate Lego Rubberband Chaingun!
12. September 2006
Eight barrels. 64-shots capacity. Eleven rounds per second. Excited yet? Checking out the video might just make your jaw drop! The Ultimate LEGO Rubberband Chaingun took a dude named Sebastian over a month to build. And he is already having plans to mod up the gun with cool stuffs like ammo counter and faster firing rate.
Continue reading...Charge Your Cellphone with Your Legs!
11. September 2006
Nineteen-year-old Pankaj Sharma from India has invented a pair of shoes that can charge your cellphone while you are on the move – literally! By simplying walking, your cellphone can be charged within an hour’s time. The way it works is pretty simple. A dynamo is attached to the shoe, which converts the mechanical energy, generated [...]
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18. September 2006
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