If you are looking for a mini stick PC with a little bit of extra
power you might be interested in the new Hiapad Hi-802 which has been
announced this week by Chinese manufacturer Hiapad.
The Hiapad
Hi-802 is one of the first Android TV mini stick PCs to be equipped with
a powerful quad-core processor, being powered by a Freescale i.MX6
quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip supported by 1GB of RAM.
Other
features of the new Hiapad Hi-802 mini PC include Bluetooth and 802.11n
WiFi connectivity, together with a microSD card slot for storage
expansion.
As expected there is a HDMI port
at one end, allowing you to insert it directly into your HDTV’s HDMI
port, together with a USB 2.0 port at the other, enabling you to add a
keyboard or mouse. The new Hiapa
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Engineers at Autodesk have this month unveiled a new device they have
created that allows any surface to become a touchpad. The new Autodesk
technology called Magic Finger is a small device that attaches to the
end of your finger.
The Autodesk Magic Finger is equipped with a
micro camera and optical flow sensor to identify services and detect any
motion from the user. Watch the video after the jump to learn more
about the Autodesk Magic Finger device can see it in action.
The
Magic Finger attaches to the user with a simple Velcro binding allows
you to use gestures such as slight pinch on tap to navigate computer
applications.
"The Autodesk team hopes one day to make the
Magic Finger into a self-contained
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A new video has been created with footage taken from the
International Space Station (ISS) which shows the world from a different
perspective with stunning effect.
The video effects were created
by stacking image sequences provided by NASA, which then created the
star trails and unique patterns, formed by lightning storms, satellites
and even meteors.
The video was created by Christoph Malin who explains: "This
video was achieved by "stacking” image sequences provided by NASA from
the Crew at International Space Station. These Stacks create the Star
Trails, but furthermore make interesting patterns visible. For example
lightning corridors within clouds, but they also show occasional
satellite tracks (or Iridium Flashes) as well as meteors – patterns that
interrupt
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iTwin has today announced the launch of a new product to its range in
the form of the new iTwin SecureBox, which has been specifically
designed to bring hardware key-based security to your Dropbox account.
The new iTwin SecureBox device has been created to provide extra
security to those who are concerned about the security of their data and
files whilst stored within the cloud. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
Once the iTwin is plugged into the USB port on your computer
the iTwin SecureBox automatically encrypts files dragged into the
SecureBox folder, and then seamlessly integrates them with your Dropbox
account.
The iTwin SecureBox is equipped with two factor authentication which includes
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If you are looking for something a little more unique to type out your emails and documents on, you might be interested in this beer can keyboard which has been created for Staropramen, and was on show at Webstock a large blogging and social media event in Romania
The unique beer can keyboard has been created to act just the same as
a standard keyboard, but instead of keys 44 beer cans have been used,
that when touched create the input required. Check out the keyboard in
action in the video after the jump.
"We did this at Webstock, event which took place in Bucharest in
September. Staropramen, one of the
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We have been hearing rumors over the last few weeks that Apple will be holding a special event this month to unveil their new iPad
Mini, the last date we heard was the 23rd of October and Apple has now
sent out invites for an Apple event on Tuesday the 23rd of October.
The Apple
iPad Mini event will take place at 10.00 AM Pacific Time in San Jose on
the 23rd of October, you can see the invite Apple sent out below with
the tag line ‘We’ve got a little more to show you.’.
Apple’s iPad Mini is rumored to come with a 7.85 inch multi-touch
display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, the device is rumored to start at
around $249 and there are apperntly going to be a number of different
models both WiFi only and WiFi and 4G LTE with varying storage options.
Anyone who enjoys time-lapse video footage is sure to be delighted by
this five-minute video which has been captured using a Nikon D300,
GoPro Hero 2 and Canon 5DMII. Sit back for 5 minutes and check it out
after the jump. Enjoy!
The video has be created by time-lapse capturing master Reid Gower, who explains on the Vimeo site:
"Humans are part of the natural order. We’re risen apes that
acquired language and learned to use tools. Skyscrapers and spacecraft
may seem unnatural, but they’re just as much a part of the natural order
as beaver dams and bird nests. Boring electrical lines hint at the
energy solution of a mammalian species. Open your eyes to the world
you’ve grown accustomed to, and rejoice in the fact that you can
participa
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After four long years of development Carl Zeiss has finally started
shipping its Cinemizer 3D OLED Head Mounted Display (HMD). Carl Zeiss
has released a number of different versions of their Cinemizer HMD since
its introduction, and the latest version is now equipped with OLED
displays.
The latest version is equipped with 850 x 600 resolution displays and
is equipped with HDMI (v1.4), Apple (iPhone 3/4 and iPod touch)
connectors and A/V inputs, ideal for Blu-ray players, gaming consoles
such as PS3, XBox, or PCs and notebooks.
Apple is expected to announced their new iPad
Mini next week, yesterday we heard a rumor that Apple would also be
announcing their new Retina Display 13 inch MacBook at the same time,
and now it would appear that Apple will also be unveiling a new Mac
Mini.
According to the guys over at 9 to 5 Mac, Apple will unveil three
different Mac Minis at their iPad event, which will include two models
with standard configurations with different storage an processor
choices, and a third version of the Mac Mini which will run OS X Server.
As with other computer system manufacturers that have unveiled new PC systems for the upcoming launch of Windows 8. Acer
has today announced pricing and availability for its new line of
touchscreen Windows 8 all-in-one systems, in the form of the new Aspire 5600U and 7600U.
Acer
first unveiled its new Aspire 5600U and 7600U back in Computex 2012,
and has now revealed that shipping for the new system will commence on
the Windows 8 launch date of October 26th.
The Acer Aspire
5600U prices start at $999 and come equipped with a 23 inch screen and
is powered by a processor up to an Intel Core i5 3110M, with 1TB of hard
drive fitted.
The Acer Aspire 7600U systems start at $1,900 and
come fitted with a larger 27 inch display with up to a Core i5 3210M
processor fitted, support by a Nvidia’s GT640M graphics cards with 2GB
of RAM. For more information jump over to the Acer website.
