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Bowing in Japan considered an apology, besides a formal greeting
The Japanese bow, and they do it a lot. At least that’s what we’ve learned from all the Manga animations we’ve been hooked on all along. We’ve just figured out, bowing in Japan could mean a whole lot of things besides just a greeting! Bowing slightly more than required could mean an apology in Japan,…
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The Star Trek Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, an inter-galactic dash of seasoning to your food
Salt and pepper shakers have always been limited to our table tops. Not too many of them fight epic space-wars or roam the galaxies. This Star Trek Salt and Pepper Shaker Set just landed on our table, ceramic versions of the U.S.S. Enterprise and Shuttle. It seems unfair however, to expect too much of detailing…
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The kissing device replicates a passionate kiss and lets you record one too!
You don’t really need to be in love or even need a person to have a passionate kiss now, not when you’ve got a device that does the same instead! The Kajimoto Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications is currently developing a device that transmits the feeling of a kiss. Using simple motor rotations, the…
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Wayne Martin Belger’s camera uses HIV+ blood as a red filter
The point of view of an artist is usually limited to himself and isn’t all that easy to perceive by others. Photography artist Wayne Martin Belger created the Blood Camera that takes the concept of photography to an unscathed territory of sorts. His camera uses the blood of HIV+ patients. The camera uses the HIV+…
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Samsung unveils Galaxy S WiFi media player, to compete with iPod Touch
The all hailed iPod Touch has just got some serious competition to be wary of. Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy S WiFi, an Android 2.2 powered media player that, just like the iPod Touch, drops out all the qualities a phone needs, instead choosing to stick with media-player functions. Two versions of the sleek Samsung…
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The Prism 200c backpack radar looks through walls
Seeing through walls isn’t limited to mutants anymore, and isn’t so much of a super-human ability either now. Cambridge Consultants, a British firm recently pulled the veil of a device that lets you do just that, see through walls. Called the Prism 200c, the device is basically a backpack-mounted radar that was developed for law…
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Jailbreaking the iOS, a phenomena big enough to have a convention of its own!
A convention for rebels who hate being tied down? Seems like! The first Apple iOS jailbreaking convention will flag off in London, called the MyGreatFest. The convention will help bring together all those who’ve been busy breaking into their iOS carrying devices to have them share their knowledge. Also, the convention aims at educating people…
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Tycoon TVB00 is the newest Windows 7 tablet in town
Just when everyone was talking (only) Android, we got a pleasant new surprise from FIC who have unveiled their Windows 7 tablet called the Tycoon TVB00. This tablet PC is powered by Windows 7 Home Premium. The 10.1 inch tablet will feature a 2GB RAM and will house a 120GB HDD. Those are some rather…
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Mozilla launches F1 link sharing tool
Sharing links on social networks just got easier with Mozilla’s F1. Basically a Firefox extension, this tool can bring about easy sharing of links that are being viewed by one of the users. It brings all the earlier methods for link sharing together and makes it quite a simple process. Links viewed on Facebook, Twitter…
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Wall Street Journal releases Android tablet App
Wall Street Journal are good with their timing, especially given that their new application is specially built with the most happening buzz in the tech sphere in mind. Well, their release of an Android tablet app seems to be a digital version of the real paper, or at least that’s what they are gunning for.…
