Tuesday, February 24, 2009

iPhone Car - iChange by Ringspeed

iChange car by Ringspped is a seriously cool car...it's a gadget lovers dream! If you’re the type who might forget your keys but not your iPhone, Swiss car design maker Rinspeed is rolling out a concept car for you.




Called iChange, it features a no-key ignition that starts via an iPhone. The device clips onto the dash, once the phone is inserted, a green “start” button appears on the iPhone’s display. With a touch of a button, the iChange purrs to life. From the iPhone, drivers can also control stuff like headlights, too.


View the iChange videos here





But the name iChange isn’t limited to the iPhone ignition. The car also adapts to the number of passengers: “In seconds a streamlined one-seater sports car transforms into a comfortable car with ample room for three. The trick: At the push of a button, the rear end of the teardrop-shaped car magically pops up.”

More details, pictures and video on the Rinspeed website.

The iChange debuts next week the Geneva motor show.
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Sunday, February 1, 2009

The LG Watch Phone

The LG Watch Phone is one of the hottest gadgets of 2009. The LG Watch Phone does exactly what is says....its a watch...it's a phone...Cool!

It has quite a number of features for such a small device. It has a touchscreen user interface along with three side buttons, a music player, stereo Bluetooth, a speakerphone, 3G/HSDPA, quad-band GSM and more. It's also water resistant.


The LG Watch Phone is 14mm thick, with a screen that measures 36mm diagonally. The surface is tempered glass and the casing is metal. The strap is available in both leather and carbon fibre. Though small, it seems surprisingly usable.


The LG Watch Phone even has a built-in music player, making it one of the first MP3 watches around. It also has stereo Bluetooth, which makes listening to the music easier.

The LG Watch Phone has three side buttons, which are the Talk, Clear and End buttons, respectively. The LG Watch Phone will be available in a whole slew of colours, as seen here.


Other cool features of the LG Watch Phone include voice recognition, and a text-to-speech feature that reads out text messages to you.

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