Sony DSC R1

A camera that has it all? Well, almost [http://news.com.com/A+camera+that+has+it+all+Well%2C+almost/2100-1041_3-5990286.html?part=rss&tag=5990286&subj=news] . The Cyber-shot DSC-R1 [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscr1/] from Sony yokes traditional SLR and up-to-date digital technologies.…

My new Moto

A few days back, I received a new mobile phone (a Motorola A1000 [http://www.three.com.au/index.cfm?pid=2204&pageid=2617]) from Three Australia, as part of an upgrade offer. It’s a fantastic switch for me and a nice compact handset (a touchscreen PDA style)…

SoundVu - The screen is the speaker

NEC is implementing a new sound reproduction technology from NXT, labeled SoundVu [http://www.nxtsound.com/technology/technologyIndex.php?MODE=SOUN], into its LCD computer monitors [http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000457064941/] that may someday find its way into your home theater. In essence, SoundVu can enable an LCD screen…

Blank Keyboard

What if your keyboard had no inscription on the keys – a blank keyboard! It may sound obscure but DasKeyboard [http://www.daskeyboard.com/] has a reason to do just that. Since there is no key to look at when typing, your brain will quickly adapt and memorize the key positions…

iPod nano

Now this one’s on my Christmas shopping list 😉 The new “pencil thin” iPod nano [http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/] (I guess it’s a replacement to the mini). The 1.5 ounces (42 grams) device will feature 500 song/2GB and 1,000 song/4GB capacities, 14 hours battery…

Nokia N90 Review

Gizmodo’s review verdict on the Nokia N90 [http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/nokia-n90-review-verdict-its-hawt-122653.php] is that it’s hot! As I wrote about mobile movies [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2005/08/04/mobile-movies/] a few days back, N90 is the first mobile phone to record video at…

Did Microsoft Invent The iPod?

Did Microsoft Invent The iPod? “According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, patent applications that cover much of the technology associated with the iPod were submitted by Microsoft” [more … [http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/13/0346232]]…