Archive for October, 2007

NEC develops Wideband Wearable Antenna

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Filed under: Wearables

TV’s important right? Sure, now ask yourself: Is it important enough to turn your meat sack into a wideband antenna? NEC thinks so and just announced (officially, that is) its wideband wearable antenna which turns a small, flexible print substrate into a high-performance mobile antenna. The prototype is said to work equally well […]

British Army looks to make tanks, troops invisible

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Filed under: Transportation

While not the first bunch to try and mesh invisibility with military equipment, the British Army is reportedly staying busy by “testing technology it claims makes tanks and troops invisible.” Apparently, the (previously) uber-secret trials were conducted by the Royal Engineers and scientists from QinetiQ, and if eyewitness reports are to be believed, […]

Meizu’s M8 MiniOne gets touched

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Everybody’s favorite IP duplication engine is back in the news. Meizu’s M8 Mini One iPhone clone just received an iPod touch makeover in a bid for protection from Apple’s lawyers. See, the M8 is a phone, the touch is an MP3 player — so toootally different your honor. They’ve […]

Meizu’s M8 MiniOne gets touched

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Everybody’s favorite IP duplication engine is back in the news. Meizu’s M8 Mini One iPhone clone just received an iPod touch makeover in a bid for protection from Apple’s lawyers. See, the M8 is a phone, the touch is an MP3 player — so toootally different your honor. They’ve […]

Chrysler 300 sports display-equipped wheels at SEMA

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Filed under: Displays, Transportation
One may wonder how on Earth a wheel manufacturer can top the sheer gaudiness displayed on the world’s biggest spinners, but apparently, somebody’s already all over it. Shown at SEMA 2007, the pictured Chrysler 300 was sporting a set of LED-equipped wheels (PimpStar, anyone?), each of which contained its own (effectively worthless) […]