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‘Coolest’ Olympic torch
There was a lot for us to look forward to the coolest Olympic torch. Of course, it was high time that the torch of the Winter Olympics 2010 didn’t look like a real, ancient Olympian counterpart. This cool one is designed by design director Leo Obstbaum. It’s being manufactured by Bombardier, a company that’s better…
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Thought-controlled lighting to illuminate Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics are being eagerly anticipated in Canada, and the rest of the world. A new event will be making it to the games. Call it the ‘largest thought-controlled computing installation’ if you like. The technology will help visitors at the games measure the power of their brainwaves thus controlling the lights at three…
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Acer Launches Special Edition Asprie Notebooks for 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games
Acer is one of the official sponsors in this year’s Vancouver’s Olympic Winter held in Canada of course. With this in mind the company has launched a limited Edition notebook in their CULV Ultra Portable series, the Asprie 1410. This limited edition notebook, sold with Windows 7 Home Premium Edition will also be equipped with…
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Olympus E-P1 full front shot galore, official announcement tomorrow
Just to refresh your memory the Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds rangefinder-style camera has a D-SLR sensor packed into the super compact retro styled body. A top shot image was leaked earlier and now this front shot which has come from the company itself. The camera will be made official tomorrow. [Gizmodo]
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Nortel reassures Olympics support even after it files for bankruptcy
At one time Nortel represented at least a third of the total value of the entire Toronto Stock Exchange. It has $2.4 billion to fund operations with while it reorganizes under Chapter 11 in the U.S. but it’s a far cry from the $366 billion value it once held. Back in July, Nortel signed up…
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Olympus μ9000 Worlds smallest 12MP 10X zoom digital camera
The popular Olympus µ series is once again setting the standard for cameras that combine graceful design with practical innovative features. Hidden inside its super-slim metal body the Olympus µ-9000 has a wide 10x optical zoom (28-280mm) that’s powerful enough to capture wide, open landscapes and then zoom in to closely scrutinize details on the…
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Olympus Mju 1050 SW Gold looks bedazzling
Olympus is an excellent camera to work with. Not only do the pics come out great, they are working hard on their styling too. The Mju 1050 SW camera is one prime example as it comes in a gorgeous Champagne Gold color. The stylish camera is pretty sturdy as well. It sports a shockproof, waterproof…
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Beijing Olympics WaterCube inspired mobile
The $200 million Water Cube structure constructed by PTW Architects and Arup has now become an iconic structure after the spectacular Beijing Olympics, and not to forget that it is the same place where Michael Phelps swam for his gold. Obviously banking on its success -as a Chinese design accomplishment, and now a world wide…
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Olympics are over but the Lego Olympics craze continues
Everybody seems to have been bitten by the Olympics and Lego bug and Lego fans will surely enjoy the Olympics scenes created by Flickr user Jarod_Uses_Film. Jorad says “The challenge I’ve set myself for the Beijing Olympics… post one LEGO photo of Olympic related goodness every day for the duration of the Beijing Games.”
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad U8’s Olympics unveiling, specs
Lenovo IdeaPad U8 got its official intro at the Beijing games and here are the specs for this Asia-only MID. It sports a 4.8-inch touchscreen; a sub-3 watt processor from Intel (Silverthorn-class Atom); weighs 350-grams and measures 21 x 173 x 84-mm. It offers up to 2GB memory and 6GB flash storage and features dual-cameras.…
