Meet SPUTNIK - The next generation robot from Dr.Robot. This is the latest in their family of their research and development robots.
You can use SPUTNIK as a research tool and for your hobbies, too.
This even comes with an SDK (Software Development Kit), using which you can use software modules that enable remote access and control the robot via the Internet.
You can even listen remotely via the built-in microphone and can engage in interesting conversations to anybody else who is near the robot.
The robot has WiFi, wireless, multimedia, sensing and motion capabilities etc...etc... You can in fact use this for any of your weird applications.
Fast forward 2010. Look overhead... Chances are you will be seeing these beauties flying. Or better yet, you could be the one flying one of these and looking down upon the dude looking up at you!
If you are planning on attending the 2006 NASCAR season, you may want to rent the Nextel FanView ... and leave your old, dirty scanner at home!
With the FanView, you can choose upto seven in-car camera channels, listen to live driver-team conversations and real-time race data. This also features a really cool audio-replay feature!
Cool... wanna buy it? Sorry, this is for rental only.
Want a really nice SIP phone, but need the 'safety-net' of a regular land line? This cordless DECT phone also connects to a regular land-line.
The guys at RTX have unveiled the new "LAN Cordless DUALphone".
This cool device also shows on-screen information, which could be weather, traffic, sports results, etc, in real-time!
All you do is connect the base station to a conventional phone system and also to a broadband network. You can get calls from via both VOIP and the landline.
Do you find yourself, or a family member missing in most of your vacation photos, just because you didnt have a tripod, or had one and couldnt find a good place to set it down?
Get the MonsterPod - the "tripod" that sticks to almost anything. It has a standard 'shoe' to put your digital camera in...
Easy! Just screw the MonsterPod™ into your camera and press it against any surface.
Its Patent Pending Viscoelastic Morphing Polymer Super Grip base will mold to nearly any surface. Set your timer and shoot!
Mount MonsterPod™ to a table, chair, wall, window, ceiling, rail, fire-hydrant, light-post, parking meter, hand rail, rock or even a tree. Set your camera timer. Position yourself in the picture. Snap! You're finished! You will NEVER be left out of your pictures again!
You can actually buy this in Germany... but... you have to wait until 2009.
Its probably worth the wait, since this car can go 157 miles on one gallon on gas! This will definitely be a boon in 2009, judging by the way gas prices are shooting up.
But new technologies like hydrogen powered vehicles may give this car the run for its money...
A cryptic Web site that was set up by Microsoft but does not bear its name appears to hint that the company will reveal information about a new consumer product on Thursday. The site caused a flurry of speculation on Internet gadget gossip sites over the weekend.
The Web site, www.origamiproject.com, suggests that the introduction of a personalized mobile device that "will change your life" is in the offing, but gives no details. It promises an update on Thursday.
But, it appears that you dont have to wait till Thursday to find out.. It looks like a combination of a Tablet PC, cell phone, PDA, etc. in a very nice form factor.
You can get all the details by visiting the website of the marketing firm, Digital Kitchen.
Here's a godsend for somebody who has a powerful but really noisy computer!
In fact, I was searching for something which will help me keep my 'super'computer in my basement... and viola!
The Matrox Extio F1400 is the world's first remote graphics unit...
What does it do?
The user interface of the computer – the keyboard, mouse, monitors, audio peripherals, and graphics hardware – are separated from the rest of the computer by up to 250 meters (820 feet) of fiber-optic cable.
Designed for professional applications, this product supports up to 4 digital or analog monitors at a time, and has passive (fanless) cooling.
Specifications?
The Matrox Extio F1400 sports a Matrox-designed graphics chip, 128MB graphics memory, four DVI-I connectors, dual-LC connector (for fiber optic cable), six USB 2.0 ports, and integrated audio hardware.
The Matros Extio F1400 will be released in the middle of 2006.
If you are 'parallel-parking' challenged, you may want to shell out the additional $2000 to equip your Toyota Prius with the Intelligent Parking Assist option!
This is probably very useful in downtown areas, where you often see some 'n00b' trying to parallel-park and holding traffic behind him for 15 minutes!
A Virginia based telecommunications company has created a new type of wireless transmitter and receiver that can send and receive data at more than 1 Gigabit per second!
According to GigaBeam, they use an electromagnetic spectrum that is closer to visible light, at terrahertz frequencies.
But when weather conditions are disruptive, like rain, snow, fog, etc, data transmission could be hampered.
They dont use the common 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies, because those frequencies are crowded - lots of devices use them...
Meet SPUTNIK - The next generation robot 
Even though physicians, nurses, etc, follow strict rules to keep out bugs, its still a big problem.
Want a really nice SIP phone, but need the 'safety-net' of a regular land line? This cordless 
Do you find yourself, or a family member missing in most of your vacation photos, just because you didnt have a tripod, or had one and couldnt find a good place to set it down?
This cool looking car is not a concept! 
The Gadget world is abuzz with the mysterious Microsoft Origami Project!
