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Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

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Soon the days of fancy cars will be over and we will all be fighting to add the next cool plane to our list of vehicles. The Icon A5 aircraft is solely designed for personal use and the pricing is low enough compared to some of the fancy cars out there. It is estimated that the plane will be priced at $139,000 and will be available sometimes in 2010 for purchase. The Icon A5 aircraft is a 2 seater sports aircraft that is light weight and comes with retractable landing gear which makes it capable for flying off both in land and water.

The size of the plane is small enough to fit in someone’s yard or if you have a big enough garage probably inside the garage as well. Ohh and the plane can be folded as well so you can store it easily. Take a look at these images below and specifications of this amazing technological wonder,

For more information please visit the source link at the bottom.

[source : ICON Aircraft]

The past two decades have ushered in a variety of identify-theft related threats, but this may be the scariest one of all: a new type of software called “Sneakey” developed by programmers at UC San Diego can use almost any image of a key to create an exact real-life replica.

The scariest part? The picture doesn’t even have to be good. UC San Diego’s programming team was able to create a successful key replica using an image taken from 200 feet away.

Sneakey works by normalizing the key’s size and position in such a way that each pixel corresponds to a known distance. The program can then easily extract the key cuts and bitting code.

While the UCSD researchers have not released the Sneakey code to the public, they believe that anyone with a basic knowledge of MatLab and computer vision techniques could build a comparable system.

I imagine that Sneakey could be very useful for government and defense purposes, but it could be disastrous in the wrong hands. If you have pictures of your keys up on Flickr for any reason, now might be a good time to take them down.

Photo Credit: UCSD

Most of the time when we see a Chinese product we tend to to snub our nose and this product might be one of those as well. However, China does seem to come up with some cool concept and unless we use it we can’t really conclude that its a piece of crap like most Chinese tech products.

Plug In Car MP4 player is a device that lets you listen to music in your car. The only way to make use of this device is by directly hooking it into power source inside your vehicle (ciggerette lighter). So if you don’t own a car or have every possible gadget built in your car, I guess this proves to be pretty useless. This device comes with 4GB of memory and also has an SD slot if the memory isn’t enough for your music addiction. The 1.5 inch LCD display allows you to watch videos or artist information.

If you would like to pick one up, you can get one for $29.88 by clicking here.

[source : Slashgear]

We just wanted to quick let you guys know about a phishing scam that have taken twitter by storm lately. While I was browsing through twitter I saw quite a few tweets that talked about some kind of phishing going on in Twitter. After a while I ended up getting one myself and if it wasn’t for all the tweets I had read before I most probably would have checked the link and got sucked into this nasty deal.

If you get a DM that links you to a login page please do not click on it. I am not sure what kind of damage it causes altogether but just to stay on safe side, please do not attempt to even click on the link. The other thing that all twitter users should keep in mind is that you might get these DMs from you friends a/c as well if their profile has been hacked. If you see a message with this link twitterblogs.access-logins.com/login. make sure not to click on it or log in.

Please look at the image below to see what the message looks like. This is the one I got and am not sure if there are other tweets that follow the links. Just be sure not to open the link or sign in just cause it is sent by one of your twitter friends since their account might have been taken over by the phishers.

update : got a new DM which seems to be a phishing scam as well. Please be careful with any links you get on DM at this point.

Remember the days when cell phones were only used for simple voice communication? Yeah, me neither. And cell phone companies still have plenty in store for all of us who lust after new gadgets. In no particular order, here are 5 new innovations to look forward to.

The Portable Eye

A new cell phone application allows the blind to read by snapping pictures, translating the text into speech, and reading it aloud. While the software’s $2,100 price tag is prohibitive, its proponents believe a larger customer base can make it cheaper. And if you all you seeing folk think this isn’t useful to you, think again— a prototype of the software can photograph a document in one of seven different languages and translate it into English.

The 8.1 Megapixel Cell Phone Camera

I take way to many pictures on my 2 megapixel cell phone while ignoring my pricey camera. But the new Casio Exilim cell phone camera is just as good as the real thing, sporting an 8.1-megapixel sensor, image stabilization, 9-point autofocus, a YouTube video mode, a wide-angle lens, and a 3.1 inch 480×800 OLED screen. The phone is being released in Japan next month, but the rest of us might have to wait awhile before getting our hands on the Exilim.

The Biodegradable Phone

Cell phones can be tough to recycle, so in today’s green-conscious environment it makes sense that Sony Ericsson has presented a concept phone that is completely biodegradable. The Greenheart uses bio-plastic, recyclable plastic, HTML documentation (instead of print), and a zero charger with 3.5 mW of standby power. The phone currently doesn’t have a release date.

The Cell Phone Flask

Ok, so this isn’t a real cell phone. But it is an awesomely geeky flask to hide your whiskey in. And I think that’s just as cool as any of the other innovations mentioned here.

Photo Credits: Boston.com, DVICE, Gizmodo, bookofjoe

Wearable gadgets are all the rage these days among tech savvy people. USB gadgets, necklaces are valued more than gold and diamonds when it comes to “geek fashion.”

As a web worker I find myself constantly looking for wi-fi signals so I can get the work done when I want and where I want. Of course there is a problem with that. I either have to take my laptop out and wait to see if there is a signal or pull the keychain wi-fi detector out to see if there is any available. Not so fashionably geeky. However, for the geek fashionistas this shirt might be the ultimate wearable gadget. Just slip it on and go ahead. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates.

While you are on the hunt for some wi-fi signal you will actually be able to help other geeks as well since they won’t have to whip out their old fashion wi-fi detector. Talk about becoming the center of attention.

Painting, sketching is something that I just haven’t been able to master. Whether its on a piece of paper or the computer itself, I am bad at it and of course I have never really tried to master it but even if I did I can guarantee I wouldn’t be able to. Its amazing how some people are so efficient at creating art with paintbrushes and well, with their fingers on an iPhone.

Please check the video below to see a demonstration of the Brushes app for iPhone/iTocuh. Its amazing how well someone can create an interesting piece of art simply by moving their fingers on a screen.

A while back we had let our readers know that Gawker Media’s consumer information blog Consumerist.com was up for grabs. We recently found that the blog has been purchased by Consumers Union. We are not sure exactly what amount the blog was bought for, but it seems like it did go into good hands considering the niche and the market consumerist has been serving.

Consumer Reports was launched in 1936 and does not accept advertising and starting now consumerist.com won’t be accepting any advertisements either, which I suppose was the main source of revenue for gawker media through consumerist.com.

Here is a brief description of Consumer Union,

Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers. To achieve this mission, CU tests, informs, and protects. To maintain independence and impartiality, CU accepts no outside advertising, no free test samples, and has no agenda other than the interests of consumers. CU supports itself through the sale of information products and services, individual contributions, and a few noncommercial grants. CU’s flagship publication, Consumer Reports magazine, has a circulation of 4.3 million and continues to expand, while the magazine’s Web site ConsumerReports.org has more than 3.3 million paid subscribers and is the largest subscription-based Web site in the industry. In addition, CU has successfully launched and expanded Consumer Reports on Health, Consumer Reports Money Adviser, and, most recently, ShopSmart magazine.

Personally I think consumerist will be much more better in the hands of Consumers Union!

[source : Consumerist]

Personally I am not very big on sites that use Flash. But sometimes you come across ones that really seem to catch your attention, well at least mine. As I was browsing the web (which happens to be my job), I came across upshot which is done in flash and is extremely entertaining. The whole site pretty much revolves around a ball that guides you throughout the site. If you get a chance, give it a go, I am sure you will enjoy watching the ball help you navigate .