Carmen's Gadgets

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39874336260160667262012-02-16T23:09:04.520ZCarmen's GadgetsBlogging About Gadgets - good, bad and weird!Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-79194756824345455312009-11-29T10:13:00.007Z2009-11-29T10:34:11.937ZNokia X-6 with music

Nokia's new X-6, touch-screen smartphone really is built for music.The new Nokia x-6 has 32gig of storage and 35 hours of music-playing battery life. The best thing about this phone is it will come with access to UNLIMITED music downloads.Let's hope that unlimited actually means unlimited.

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-42741356963558693972009-10-06T22:25:00.005+01:002009-10-28T09:05:51.656ZMonopoly Online with Google Street Maps

If you got some time to kill, why not try playing Monopoly online using Google Street maps. It's made by EA and actually uses real streets on the Google Street Maps Application to play.You get to choose any street anywhere in the world to play on so you can choose the glamours high priced locations in and around the major cities of the world like London or even your own street.You'll find

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-58895105161381157512009-08-25T10:23:00.000+01:002009-08-25T10:23:00.508+01:00Gotta Love The New PS3 Slim

And with a $100 price cut in the States sales are expected to increase 40 -60%.

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-50428409647488900442009-08-23T09:45:00.000+01:002009-08-23T23:49:57.346+01:00Why An Apple Has To Build a Netbook

There are a lot of rumours floating around about an Apple tablet or Netbook device. It would make sense for Apple to get into this market as all the other PC manufacturers are cashing in on the Netbook craze, the success of which is partially attributed to the recession.In the past Apple have gone for the high-end market and worked their way down to a low cost product. The iPod shuffle was a

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-71917992780380628722009-08-19T22:08:00.005+01:002009-08-19T22:13:21.031+01:00Lightswitch FAIL

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Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-49823550351742003822009-08-12T11:54:00.007+01:002009-08-12T12:23:17.353+01:00Robots Can Run On 2 Legs

The latest in robotics from Toyota: A robot that can run on two legs.For robots, bipedal locomotion is very difficult but Toyota have managed not only to get this robot to run but also to correct Gizmodo its balance if shoved.Source:

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-79423707215499899762009-07-26T12:28:00.007+01:002009-07-26T12:42:16.165+01:00White Pearl Tom-Tom - Skin deep beauty

Designed for the fashion and style conscious: The new "White Pearl" edition sat nav unit is really just a re-styled exterior of an existing Tom-Tom model. Looks fabulous but aside from a new start up screen tere are no new or features or capabilities to the software that runs in this device either.

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-77783353357589068172009-07-21T13:09:00.006+01:002009-07-21T14:26:25.211+01:00A perfect set of balls

Yes here are a perfect set of balls... well almost. They are smooth to the nearest 0.0000000003 meter (1.18110236 × 10-8 inches), and round to within 0.00000005 meters (1.96850394 × 10-6 inches).The silicon sphere's are made by meteorologists from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, I have no idea what they do. All I know is they're just a nice pair of

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-31953425736067625582009-07-19T09:29:00.009+01:002009-07-19T22:24:39.686+01:00London Calling Mobile Phone

The iconic K6 red phone boxes which used to be such a common site in England can now be yours in the form of this cool looking mobile handset.The London Calling handset comes with colour LCD screen, SMS and MMS capability and travel charger and includes pre stored ringtones such as "Rule Brittania" "God Save the Queen" just to complete the British theme.This handset is available unlocked for

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-51227400014734852072009-07-12T11:35:00.006+01:002009-07-12T12:22:06.087+01:00Kindle Rip-Off

It maybe hard to believe, but the image below is not of an Amazon Kindle!Spotted in Digital Publishing Fair 2009, in Japan this E-Book reader from Founder International bears a striking resemblance to the Amazon Kindle. It has E-Ink's Epaper screen, just like the Kindle.Founder International claim that they haven't ripped off the Amazon Kindle but developed their product independantly. It will

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-28602666099727753752009-06-12T07:19:00.006+01:002009-06-12T07:56:51.125+01:00iPhone 3G S (what else?)

The gadget most on my mind today is the iPhone 3G S... I know everyone's talking about it and I like to generally blog about the more unusually gadgets, gizmos and inventions but this latest iteration of the iPhone does have some useful improvements.Most noticeably the built in compass which helps you to orientate your position and the direction your facing when looking at maps, I know I'm going

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-41839281585093312772009-06-01T16:32:00.004+01:002009-06-01T16:48:12.191+01:00I heart guts!

First prize for originality here from novelty toy makers http://iheartguts.com. The sell stuffed toys in the shape of various body parts such as the Colon, Spleen, Pancrease and Uterus. Yes that's right "Uterus".Above is an image of the Uterus which has fallopian tubes for arms and detachable Ovaries.its as brilient as it is strange!

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-37408598950386159772009-04-28T12:35:00.009+01:002009-04-28T12:49:02.563+01:00The Bus Stop That Displays Your Weight

Take a seat at this bus stop in Rotterdam and an ad by Fitness First, a local fitness club, displays your weight for all to see. A great way to shame people in to going to the gym. it would be interesting to see how we would take to this in the UK where obesity is becoming a real issue.

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-67688167887191524312009-04-20T08:18:00.005+01:002009-04-20T08:38:29.602+01:00Apple Strikes Back at Microsoft Ads

Apple have released a new set of Mac v's PC ads. They are as funny and entertaining as ever and are more than likely as a counter to the recent Microsoft Ads which focused on the high price tags associated with Apple computers.You can view the ads on the Apple homepage.

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-72613016656501213942009-04-16T22:35:00.000+01:002009-04-17T10:59:07.874+01:00The Deka Arm - Break Through in Bionics

The Deka Arm is has been developed by the US military and uses state-of-the-art robotics to give amputees the ability to use it like it a real arm allowing them to pick up objects as delicate as a piece of fruit and be able to tell the difference between delicate and hard objects and apply the correct amount of pressure.Source: CBS News

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-71444668323205469622009-04-14T09:57:00.000+01:002009-04-17T10:59:58.510+01:00The World's Most Expensive CD Case

That's right, CD case! Made by a Japanese jewellers, this diamond studded case made from solid platinum, even has an actual CD which features 18 audio tracks from famous female artist.I wonder how long it will be before it ends up on bittorrent as an illegal download? ;-)

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-13171201209972489602009-04-04T23:08:00.001+01:002009-08-19T22:15:38.308+01:00Marketing Failiures

WTF?Source: Failblog.org

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-60398962728120444872009-04-02T11:34:00.000+01:002009-04-02T12:45:48.252+01:00Paris' Pink Bentley with Diamond Encrusted Dashboard

It's just sooo Paris Hilton! A pink Bentley with a diamond coated dashboard worth $283,000 dollars!!! Thats more thn the cars worth isn,t it?Bling-bling on wheels, nice but could you ever leave it anywhere in public without it getting broken into...?Source: WWTDD

Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826274438953558105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987433626016066726.post-40562368326596081792009-04-01T12:06:00.000+01:002009-04-02T06:58:27.651+01:00My First Post!

Hi all... There's not much to see right now but bookmark my page and call back again soon for more content.ThanksXCarmen

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