Transform your Wii Remote into a digital whiteboard, a multi-touch screen and more…

 

Here’s a cool video showing how inventor Johnny Chung Lee transforms the Nintendo Wii Remote - a $40 game accessory into a digital whiteboard, a multi-touch screen and a head mounted virtual reality gear. Johnny is a PhD Graduate student at the Human Computer Interaction Institute at the Carnegie Mellon University and his project was recently featured on TED.

I needn’t say more… the video speaks for itself. There’s just one word for it - breathtaking.

The software required to make this hack work can be freely downloaded from Johnny’s Projects homepage. And while I was digging up more information on Johnny Lee, I came across one more of his innovations… a foldable interactive display. Here you go…


Lightning fast Nikon DSLR D3 hits the market

 

Following a long wait and a series of rumours, Nikon has unleashed what is being deemed as the fastest camera on this planet - the D3 DSLR (SLR Digital Camera). The new flagship product of Nikon features a mind-boggling ISO equivalent of 25,600.
This 12.1 Megapixel baby doesn’t just stop at that. It sports a 920,000-pixel VGA viewfinder with a 170-degree …

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Make your online payments safer with PayPal’s hardware Security Key

 

PayPal, the reknowned online payment service has recently rolled out a hardware key, that adds an extra layer of security to your online transactions.
How does the so-called “Security Key” work?
The key is actually a small hardware device that works in conjunction with your PayPal and/or eBay account. Everytime you try to login into your account, you’ll be asked for a …

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SkyKap: For all avid golfers, here’s a glimpse into the future of hi-tech Golfing

 

Are you one of those fanatics who hit the fairway even before the first rays of dawn? Do you really take your game seriously and are continuously striving to improve your gameplay? SkyKap LLC brings you an all new and unique cool-tool which might help you do just so. The product - a GPS accessorised golf-cap called Advisor and was …

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Multi-touch driven touch-screen technology similar to Minority Report might not be a distant reality !

 

I just came upon a really cool video demonstrating an amazing touch-screen technology that’ll soon go into mass production. The video distinctly reminds you of the movie, Minority Report. In the video, Jeff Han and Phil Davidson demonstrate how a multi-touch driven computer screen might change the way we work

What remains to be seen is how cost-effective this new technology …

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Here’s a cool video demonstration of the iPhone & it’s features

 

CBS News managed to get an exclusive demo of the fabled iPhone from Apple. The full video is up at Apple’s site - but the same up for grabs at YouTube too. Here’s the YouTube version for you…

The finger-based navigation blew my brains and looking at it you’d feel that even a child could play pro with it !! What’s …

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Belkin TuneStudio: Turn your iPod 5G into a full-fledged mixing station / DJ mixer

 

Belkin’s TuneStudio, another recent introduction at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as well as at MacWorld Expo, is this wonder gizmo that turns your fifth generation iPod into a full-fledged mixing station.
TuneStudio innovates on one of iPod’s weaknesses - recording music - and proves once over again that with the right kind of accessories the iPod can be used virtually …

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iPhone… the king is born

 

After years of speculations and wild rumours flying around, iPhone finally made it’s debut at the MacWorld Expo. Even recently, it narrowly missed enlistment in the top Vapourware List of 2006, published by Wired News.
Apple CEO Steve added a super-punch to his shocking, stunning, surprising keynote address by unveiling the long awaited iPhone. The iPhone brings features of the …

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