Now social networking at your finger tip

The Desktip is a design project by Ofer Leshem in Kfar Saba, Israel. The Desktip has seven buttons which can each be configured to a different internet service i.e. Twitter, Facebook, IMAP (internet mail box), RSS, POP3 mail box and more. The relevant button of the particular service gets illuminated whenever there is a new service. No matter what you are doing on your computer, by pushing the button you will be directed to the particular service. Moreover, in spite of the button illuminating a particular service site, you can also use the desktip to open any other website, as it can direct you to the web page you want.Read more after the break...

Desktip by Ofer Leshem

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Although all the smart phones alert us about new updates but imagine it all centered together, on your work table. If you are away from your computer for sometime, the Desktip gives you a compilation of all the things while you were not present. You can simply and easily switch the buttons on the Desktip, which are actually magnets. Twenty such buttons or magnets of popular websites are provided. Besides, you can also add your own services which are not in the standard package already.

The Desktip has a small disk on key which has the software, and would run on any computer automatically without reinstalling the services. A site listing option helps you correctly define the site you want including the RSS parameters of the particular sites. Desktip users will be able to find new sites of their interest via a list. 

Though the prototype is working, it still needs some improvement, according to the developers. The software is in the final stages of development. Available in various colors, the Desktip is priced between $49 to $59.

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Miracle of modern Engineering

Eurotunnel 

The Channel Tunnel, more popularly known as the Eurotunnel, is the longest under-sea rail tunnel in the world in terms of length of the tunnel under the sea. Connecting England and France, it starts out at Kent in England and finishes at Coquelles near Calais in northern France. Creating a bridge over water is hard enough but to plow under the sea to create a rail tunnel! This is one ride that you will never forget.Read more after the break...

Akashi bridge longest suspension bridge 

The Akashi Kaikyo Suspension Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world and is a spectacular visual delight. It apparently took 2 million workers 10 years to construct the bridge, 181,000 tons of steel and 1.4 million cubic meters of concrete. The four-mile bridge links the island of Awaji and the mainland city of Kobe. This is probably one man-made marvel that even the Japanese are proud about and look at in awe!

Genisis cruise ship 

When finished in 2009, Royal Caribbean's Project Genesis luxury cruise ship will be the largest cruise ship the world has ever known. This modern-day luxury-on-ocean will end up costing a cool $1.24 billion to make. It will measure 1,180 feet long and carry 5,400 passengers. When ready, the ship would have a central park, luxury hotels, restaurants, public spaces, picnic spots and bars. Yes, it is like a little city of its own!

Lake mead 

Lake Mead is one of my own personal favorites not just because it is such a spectacular human creation among nature’s brilliant creations, but it also brings in the aura of the Hoover Dam into the list. When it was completed, the Hoover Dam was the largest concrete structure in the world, and also the largest power-producing entity. With time all that might have gone, but the artificial lake it creates among the gorgeous Grand Canyons—Lake Mead—is still the world’s largest man-made reservoir. Simply spectacular!

Largest ferry wheel singapore 

These big giant wheels that go round and round giving you a spectacular view of the city are so cool, and the one in London is obviously pretty famous. But there is plenty of hard work and engineering skill behind the apparent simplicity. The Singapore Flyer is the world’s largest Ferris wheel and reaches 42 stories high, it comprises of a 150-metre high wheel built over a three-story terminal building, thus giving it a total height of 165 meters. It not only gives you a view of Singapore in totality but parts of Malaysia and Indonesia as well... Awesome!

Largest road bridge 

There is something about bridges that we just cannot get enough of. It is just the scientific knowledge and the engineering skill involved in building them that makes them stand out as technical pieces of art. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is the longest road bridge in the world and another Chinese marvel that made it to our list. The £840 million Bridge, measuring 36km, spans Hangzhou Bay to link China’s financial hub and the port city of Ningbo to the south. The fact that it is anchored in waters that are 60 meters deep in places and yet is so solid and spectacular makes it a feat of accomplishment indeed!

May day stadium largest capacity 

Located in Pyongyang, North Korea, the May Day stadium is the largest in the world and has seen some pretty big crowds. The May Day stadium has 150,000 seats and a total floor space of more than 207,000 square meters. The inner stadium floor area covers 25,000 square meters, including 14,000 square meters of which its athletic field is artificially made and 8,300 square meters of lawn. Vertical axis of stadium is 450 meters and horizontal axis 350 meters. Those are just a few numbers from this humongous stage for sporting extravaganza!

San alfonso del mar 

After taking a trip across the planet in search of the mind-boggling modern technological wonders, it is better everyone takes a cool dip on our final spot, and that is exactly why we reserved this one final spot for San Alfonso Del Mar in Chile. This amazing resort in the beautiful South American country sports the world’s largest swimming pool, and when I say large, I mean it. The San Alfonso pool is 1km in length and contains an incredible 250,000 cubic meters of water. The technology used to create the crystal clear water that is transparent to a depth of 35 meters is the real technological aspect of this pool, and an exclusive secret for now. The pool, spread over 8 hectares, is surely good enough for all those who came along on this fabulous journey!

Super computer 

It is not often that science and religion get along well, and that makes the MareNostrum all the more special. MareNostrum is the most powerful supercomputer in Europe and while Europe does not cover the world, it is the only one where you will find a church. The supercomputer consists of 2560 JS21 blade computing nodes, each with 2 dual-core IBM 64-bit PowerPC 970MP processors running at 2.3 GHz for 10240 CPUs. All this in a chapel, and the ironic part: it is used for human genome research!

Worlds largest digital camera mud

 Built at Manoa’s Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu at the University of Hawaii, the largest digital camera has been installed on the Pan STARRS-1 telescope on Haleskala, Maui. This digital wonder along with the telescope will form one of the most powerful observatories on the planet and will monitor the cosmos

constantly.

World of Luxury : Mobile Phones

BlackBerry Bold 9700

The  BlackBerry Bold 9700  family is known for its distinctive form factor; efficient, finger-friendly QWERTY keyboard, typical BlackBerry messaging capabilities with a distinctive, more premium keyboard than the Curve series. The Bold series is usually more expensive and has more premium materials (eg. leather, soft touch, carbon fiber, metal) unlike the curve (plastic, glossy), and has much better specs.More Images after the break...

Blackberry Curve 3G 9300

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Violet

BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Silver

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Violet

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Storm 2

BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

world's thinnest laptop

Laptop maker Acer has unveiled the world's thinnest laptop computer in the series of "ultrabook". The device measures 15mm at its maximal point and weighs only 1.35 Kgs. It has what Acer describes as a 'delicately curved chassis' which comes in "onyx black". The Acer Aspire 5 models, whose prices are yet to be disclosed, would be shipped in the second quarter of this year. The laptop comes with a 13.3in LCD screen and a motorised Magicflip panel that opens to reveal HDMI, USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt ports .

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Samsung Dual View cam comes with built-in Wi-Fi

Samsung has announced a brand new upgrade to its famous DualView series of compact point-and-shoot cameras, dubbed the Samsung DV300F. The new version of the DualView camera, which is slated to be put on display at the upcoming CES 2012, is special with its built-in Wi-Fi capability. Well, you no longer have to load your snaps to a computer to update them on social networking sites and to send as emails. Everything can be done on the camera itself.Read More....

Functionality

Samsung DV300F, like its predecessors ST600 and ST700, is a digital camera with dual screens. The additional front-facing LCD screen is meant for taking self-portraits. The new Samsung DualView digital camera comes with a 16.1-megapixel sensor and 5x wide-angle optical zoom lens. The key feature of the DV300F is its built-in Wi-Fi capability. It means users can upload images on the web and send them wirelessly to a computer beyond the traditional ways. This way, you can unload fresh snaps ad video clips to Facebook, PhotoBucket, Flickr, YouTube and other in a matter of seconds. The camera, however, features a microSDHC card to store contents and it has optical image stabilization and ISO up to 3200.

What to expect?

With a pair of 3-inch 460k main LCD display and a 1.5-inch 61k LCD screen in the front, the Samsung DV300F camera can grab images and video clips up to 720p 30fps with mono sound. Apart from its Wi-Fi capability, the new Samsung DualView camera comes up with a pick of other features also. The cam features 12 Magic Frame background templates, picture-in-picture function to insert one snap within another image or video. You have 8 Funny Face modes to add comical touches to eyes, nose, mouth and other parts of your snaps on the camera. Artistic Brush special effects filter, SplitShot function and Motion Photo function are other leading features of Samsung DV300F. The new DualView digital camera will be up for grabs in black, navy, silver and red body colors.

Where it lacks?

The Samsung DualView camera is yet to come up. It has just been announced by the South Korean technology maker and it will be shown up at CES 2012 in Las Vegas next week. So it is not the time to look into the drawbacks of the camera.

Wrap up

The DV300F is certainly an advanced version of the well-known Dual View camera series from Samsung. The company has planned to ship the new version of camera for a price of just $199. It will be demoed at CES 2012 and no details are available of its release date. The major feature that will make the Samsung DV300F noteworthy is its Wi-Fi compatibility along with DLNA support. However, the DualView screen is not a huge attraction point for the camera series, because the front screen is mainly useful to capture self portraits.

Watches for New Generation

The leading name in luxury watches, Rolex has been the pre-eminent symbol of performance and prestige for over a century. More after the break..

Watches that inspire Swiss watch making toward new possibilities reinforces the authenticity that made Oakley a global icon.. Genuine innovation brings New World technology to Old World craftsmanship in creativity that delivers the unexpected, and in art that turn instruments of performance into objects of desire. We create each wrist watch by looking beyond the conventional ideas of industry standards, inspired by those who challenge all limits and measure life in fractions of a second.

casio

Citizen

 It has the standard Aqualand features: a depth sensor, 200m water resistant, depth alarm, dive time alarm, max depth indicator etc.

Omega

Patek-Philippe

SEIKO

Timex

Best eco-friendly gadgets

The destructive human activity, since industrial revolution, has been increasing at a rate which no one could have imagined. In past 100 years, the earth’s temperature has risen considerably. And, if we don’t come up with ways to tackle problems of global warming and climate change, our future lies in dark. But the situation is still not out of control, there are myriad ways in which we could go green. Using eco – friendly gadgets could be the best way to join the green campaign. And, with New Year almost a month away, using eco-friendly products could be on top of your New Year resolution list. Here are some eco-friendly gadgets that could help you in making our planet greener.

Eco-Friendly Water-Powered Clock Green

The green time has finally arrived. For all those who wish to go eco-friendly by their soul, here is this clock is powered by water.

Price and availability: This small piece of beauty would not burn your pockets. It is available at just $19.

Why you should buy: It uses no harmful things such as chemicals or batteries. Costing $19, this green clock can run up to six months on water. And, the best part is when it’s time to refill the clock; it still tells you the time. Thanks to an in-built chip in the clock. You can also set in alarms on hourly or daily basis. Measuring 4”x3 ½ “, the clock provides the user the prerogatory to decide the hourly increments.More gadgets after the break...

Samsung Replenish eco-friendly smart phone

For the techie propagators of the green theme, this is The Thing.

Price and availability: Priced at $49.99, this Android based Smart Phone is ready to snatch your glances.

Why you should buy: It is the creation of Sprint and Samsung. Made from recycled plastics and packaging materials, the Samsung Replenish has a QWERTY keyboard and can be charged with the help of sun’s energy. Owners of this phone can also download green apps and content. Thanks to the Sprint ID. A perfect example of a green smart phone!

Grassy Lawn Charging Station

Tired of cables and wires! Well, the solution awaits you then.

Price and availability: Take out $24.99 of your pockets and this grass box can be yours.

Why you should buy: When cables become a sore to your eyes while your lovely devices sit on their life base, would it not be a heavenly solution if you could get something that could just make those cables vanish as if they were not existent? Well, this dream has come true with the Grassy lawn Charging station. Just put your devices in the comfy nest of the artificial grass, let their cables route their way through the bottom compartment of the charging station and let your devices enjoy a cable-less charge.

ASUS U53JC-C1 15.6-Inch Laptop (Bamboo)

Another pious gift for bamboo lovers.

Price and availability: $700 is the petty amount that you need to part with in order to get united with this wonderful thing.

Why you should buy: You cannot but get impressed with U-Series of ASUS Laptops that are made from Bamboo. This has help that the brand use less amount of plastic by as much as 15%. Coming to its technicalities, the laptop is equipped with the latest Intel Core i5 processor which promises a great performance with a tinge of greenness! Other features include USB 3.0 ports, switchable graphics and Wireless Display Technology. Your pocket would lose nothing greater than $700 for this wonder piece.

 Bamboo Custom Carved Designer Keyboard and Mouse Combo

For the lovers of trend and uniqueness, this keyboard-mouse pack could be the right choice.

Price and availability: Just $59.99, and this artifact could be yours.

Why you should buy: In recent years, the use of computers has risen considerably. And, it could not get better than using Bamboo made keyboard and mouse to reduce our carbon footprint. I am sure, one look at these and you would want it for your computer. Well, Impecca, the Company behind this sustainable design, offers you an array of textures to choose from including espresso, mahogany, walnut, natural and cherry.

Freeloader Solar Charger Silver

For all the travel geeks, who are tech savvy by nature, but power stands a hurdle to their liking, its time to rejoice. The solar charger is on the way to eradicate all charging problems.

Price and availability: Money does matter, but in this case, money is not the matter. Snatch it for $42.4714.

Why you should buy: In case you face supple problem in carrying your charging devices wherever you go, we have a solution here, waiting for your glance. The freeloader is actually a charging device that is itself powered by the straps of solar panel on its surface. Whenever your devices need a bit of power suck, attach them to the freeloader and they would find their way to eternal happiness.

World of Luxury : Gadgets for a Businessman

Whether you belong to the ‘Up in the Air’ camp or your favorite movie is ‘Office Space’, having a job can seem to be tedious at times. And with the trend of global (and local) acquisitions, being a part of a big corporate setup means you have to travel. Now George Clooney may have his flying miles to think about, but for most of us business traveling is a tad bit mundane. In this regard, there are some gadgets that are specifically designed to tackle your job requirements or even provide you with entertainment. Now, we at GizmoWatch have dug out an assortment of ten such important and unique devices which can keep a businessman going.Read more after the break...

1. 3M MPro150 Pocket Projector

This petite 5 inch long 3M MPro150 pocket projector can throw an image of up to 50-inches with 15 lumens of brightness. With its essence of portability, the 1GB capacity device also comes with user oriented features like expandable SD card memory and USB connection with external computers. Moreover as an extra advantage, the sleek projector also has a built-in MP3 player along with a headset. The price tag comes with a figure of $395 on being pre-ordered.

2. IXP3 Internet Messaging Clock

A clock that can display messages in mid air - this is enough to pass the novelty factor. Utilizing the connection through internet, this device can actually exhibit the bright red LED letters above it by a physical phenomenon called persistence of vision (an afterimage can persist for approximately one twenty-fifth of a second on the retina). A total of around 50 messages can be sent this way through an e-mail. Other than that the $120 clock also performs the more mundane tasks of showing time and temperature.

3. Garmin nuvi Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

The Garmin nuvi GPS Navigator incorporates a 4.3 inch touchscreen with complete WQVGA (480×272 pixels) resolution. The inherent features integrated with the portable device not only displays info about turnings but also has a more advanced text-to-speech attribute to read addresses of streets, all along with the direction and distance. Furthermore, the 4.3 inch screen allows for around 70 percent better view of the area and your personal location.

4. Kindle

Kindle is an e-book reader with some fascinatingly user friendly attributes. With a thickness of 1/3 of an inch and a weight of around 10 ounces, this ultra-petite contraption has the capacity to hold over a whopping 1500 books. And that’s not all; the device comes with a wireless 3G connection, while its effectual battery charge can last well over 2 weeks.

5. Canon Powershot SD1100

If you are looking for a mid range camera that delivers on good performance and practical portability, the Canon Powershot SD1100 is certainly for you. Included as PC World’s one of the best top five cameras under $250, the SD1100 i exhibits a sturdy yet streamlined chassis with a total nine different modes for shooting. Moreover, with a battery life of just under 3 hours, it is perfect for those late evening snaps before returning to your hotel room.

6. Ste Ripen

Sometimes business deals (and we are not talking about the shady ones) can take you down to paths that are literally seldom trodden. In such emergency cases the bulbous looking SteriPen can come in handy for purifying your glass of water then and there. Utilizing UV rays for killing a myriad of bacteria and pathogens, this convenient device is completely wireless and works in less than one minute. The pricing is set at $100.

7. Braun 370 Pocket Go Travel Shaver

Small is beautiful - this dictum is certainly met at all levels by this bantam shaver from the renowned Braun. A must have for any long distance traveling; the lightweight device runs on two AA batteries and comes with an extra narrow shaving head supported by a platinum coated foil. But the redeeming feature of the electric shaver is its ‘dirt-cheapness’ at only $20.

8. Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse

Clearly made for the more technologically inclined traveling buffs, the Arc Touch Mouse exhibits a unique convertible form. It is supposedly more spatially adaptable along with a touch-sensitive scroll tab. And if not for its practicality, one can still make a classy style statement with this curvy mouse, of course only after paying around $29.99.

9. RIM BlackBerry Presenter

Alluring in its Apple-esque aesthetics, this is actually the sleek and portable BlackBerry Presenter with 86 x 60 x 23mm dimensions. The diminutive wireless module can be hooked up to a BlackBerry handset through VGA or S-Video connection to display those ubiquitous pages of PowerPoint. Integrated with 24 supported animations and 55 transition styles, the contraption is certainly imbibed with advanced technology, while the pricing can also be a tad bit hefty at $199.

10. Franklin 12-language Global Translator

Not to worry about the deal going on with the Japanese, because the all new Franklin 12-language Global Translator is here to salvage your business day. Coming with over 450,000 words and a whopping 12,000 phrases in 12 languages, this bantam translator (with audio support) would save you the trouble of delving into the tight corners of Google Translate. Coming to cost, the pricing is set at around $170.