Gizmodude

Sanyo have introduced the smallest 1080p HiDef camcorder that goes by the name of Xacti DMX-HD1000. Long name, I know, but the camera has some really cool specs. Basically shaped for a pistol grip, it also has a large 10x lens and a whopping 8 GB memory capacity. Thus, with a memory capacity of this magnitude, it is possible to shoot 1080p videos for up to ninety minutes. It uses a MPEG-4 AVC codec and a 1/2.5-inch CMOS sensor that can capture 1,920 x 1,080 resolution videos at a rapid 60fps. The camera is the smallest in its category. The design is very helpful for shooters, both novice and professional. Other features include a 2.7 inch LCD and face recognition for 12 faces.

When parties get a little more interesting we have games like ‘spin the bottle’ or ‘truth or dare’ to keep us entertained. However, years and decades have gone by since my grandpa played these. It’s a new century and new innovations that make life a lot more fun. In our drunken state, we often have to rack our feeble minds in search of a perfect question to make our fellow players look up with solemn respect to the victim. The Electronic Spin Bottle Game works with three AA batteries and comes with 130 new questions. You can also find a new “Forfeit” mode as well as the “Standard Play Mode”.

Nokia are all set with their latest venture, called the Ovi. It is their first step in internet service provision and will harbor services like Nokia Maps, N-Gage and the Nokia Music Store. This simply means that all services and facilities will be centralized and thus more easily accessible. These shall be made available directly to the cellphones or PDAs or even can be ported from computer terminals. The concept has been bred by giants like Microsoft and Apple as well. However, we have to see what Nokia can make of it.

LG are making some pretty good releases at the IFA this year. starting off with an announcement about the release of the eagerly awaited ‘Viewty’ phone, which we saw earlier, the folks out there are all set for another stunning release called the LG KS20. It comes with a 2 megapixel camera and a 2.8” LCD display screen. It stays in the big league with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and also incorporates a MP3 player. And that isn’t all. The LG KS20 is a 3G HSDPA phone measuring 12.8mm in thickness.

I’d like to buy this if I owned a boutique or a designer store or maybe if I were forced to blow off some money for a mere hanger. This hanger however, does have some novelty for which the rich may be tempted to shell out some extra cash. It comes with a light bulb somewhere in between it that is so placed, so that your shirt will glow as if worn by ET in his last moments. I’m sot saying that this cannot be made by just about anyone with a little knowledge in basic electronics. However, as far as the branded folks love it being done, here’s a way to please them.

The Jaguar XF seems pretty good to be of concept car material. Heavily inspired by the looks of the C-XF, this sports saloon by Jaguar has all the makings of a classic. It comes with one 2.7-litre V6 diesel engine (0-100kph in 8.2 secs and a top speed of 229 kph) and three petrol engine options, namely 3.0-litre V6, 4.2 n/a V8 petrol and 4.2 s/c V8 petrol. The V8 engines can speed up to 250kph. Safety is a major issue in sports cars. The features stuffed into this one include electronic brake assist, electronic brakeforce distribution, anti-lock braking system, a pedestrian contact sensing system, blind spot monitor, front and rear parking aids, rear camera parking aid, adaptive cruise control, automatic speed limiter, tyre pressure monitoring, dynamic stability control, cornering brake control, and engine drag torque control and understeer control logic for deceleration.

For all those who didn’t take the Jetson’s seriously, here’s a dose of reality. We after do have some futuristic robots all ready to entertain us. It is basically a unit of three instrument players, including a guitarist, a keyboardist and a drummer (don’t mind the single snare and top-hat kit). The robots are miniature in size and are connected so that their heads, torsos, arms and feet can all move in unison. You can connect this eccentric band to your media player and watch them jam to your tunes or else, simply pick from the nine digital loops that are saved in them and sit back to enjoy the show.

Many guys do this, at least the gentlemanly ones do. Invite your girl over for dinner, set the table, the bar, the lighting and the ambient music and freshen the room with an air freshener. For those who have air conditioned rooms there’s no problem but those with fans over their heads have a major pain in trying to position the candle so that it doesn’t get blown out. So here’s an LED Candle that will allow you to turn on the fan full on without any worry. They don’t even have cables needed to power them. Instead, the batteries can last you 300 hours.

From a line of decent MP3 players, Toshiba have the Gigabeat T401 ready for a showdown. Everything from the display to the connectivity has been revised; I can say that, because no matter how critical I get about these specs, they simply sound good. It comes with a 2.4-inch LCD display screen (320 x 240 pixels resolution). Also, there’s a 4 GB flash memory so that you can utilize the 16 hours of audio playback or 5 hours of video that a single charge can offer, without repeating tracks. There is a bit of novelty in the cross shaped design of the number pad. It makes for a perfect little PMP with more than a little to offer.

Griffin is roaring loud this time with their latest Amplifi speaker system. It comes with an IR remote for easier use and also makes using your iPod more mobile. The remote handles play/pause, track skip, volume, and power. It has stats of 13.75” x 8.75” x 5.5” and can make your window sills vibrate with its brilliant output. An AC adapter accompanies the set. The Amplifi is blessed with a universal iPod dock and some cool rubber fittings to keep your iPod securely mounted on it. Other features include an 8 inch line-in jack, an included audio cable and a single knob control for on/off as well as volume control.

Well, if you want to hint something to your employer then here’s your chance of doing so without using your vocal chords. These are basically paper clips that are shaped like talk bubbles. You simply have to clip your papers together and write your little shout-out in the bubble shaped pin. I love the concept. Imagine putting in ‘I’m poor because of you’ as you forward some files to him. Oh boy! It will surely boil his blood and you can pass it off as a mistake (lame!).

Oh dear dear, I hope this doesn’t pass off as another rumor. But Sony seem to be cooking up something soon enough. According to Peter Ahnegard it seems that it’s more than just a rumor. A site quoted him saying, “Up until today we haven’t felt we could launch a PlayStation phone because it wouldn’t be recognized as a true continuation of that brand of products. It’s obviously something that we’re looking at but right now I can’t really comment. Before Christmas, certainly… but exactly which Christmas I can’t confirm!” that’s a very diplomatic way of putting it. We can probably expect a gaming phone or a gaming console from which you can make calls. Gosh! This is so confusing!

So we’re back to the gizmos that keep shrinking in size. This time it’s a Bluetooth adapter. Princeton claim this one too be the smallest yet. It has dimensions of 1.9 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm and runs with Windows Vista and Mac OS X. It is in fact so tiny, that it can be left on your laptop as you move around. It looks rather small and insignificant for its use and weighs just 5.5 grams.

Logitech have dug up some gold from their research desks and have pioneered a couple of great sound quality headphones. The ClearChat Pro comes with easy-to-use volume controls and has a background noise-canceling microphone. With these ready at hand, chatting with a loved one is simply as delightful as a telephone call. Behold, the USB headphone also has a good control for mute as well as a light indicator telling you when the mute is on. You also have a one-click equalizer. Next on is the Logitech ClearChat. Surely, as the name suggests, it has a un”Pro” specs can be expected. However, it has laser-tuned speaker drivers (figure out the meaning of that yourself).

Something’s spilt somewhere and it smell real good. I’m not talking of milk. It’s the HTC TyTN II that has its specs smudged all over the gizmo world. With a 65K color TFT touchscreen display, it also has a 400 MHz processor and a GPS receiver. It also has video calling and HSDPA (3.6 Mbps) support. There’s also a HTC TouchFLO technology for navigation and a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus. Other features that have come around to be known include a Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS platform and Wi-Fi. Something’s yelling deep inside my head. It says that the N95 is in mortal danger.