A day will come when computers can be rolled up like newspapers, and concepts like Roll Me will make complete sense. Here’s why, it features e-paper nanotechnology roll-able display, making it light and portable. With minimal components and built-in cooling systems, the computer is highly ergonomic and intuitive. To “round” it off, it’s powered by SolarRoll – a flexible solar panel that can be stowed within the hollow shaft of the computer.
Designer: Omer Sagiv
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Computer All Rolled Up
Book Reading Made Haptic And Easy For The Blind
The Haptic Braille is a mouse-like device that’s capable of translating ordinary text into braille on its surface. This means that the blind can read virtually anything the sighted can. The technology uses optical character recognition. Simply skim it over any text and wait for the haptic feedback. I like how you can pocket and carry it over to the library. Just imagine how many books literally become available at your fingertips. Splendid!
The Haptic Braille is a 2010 Red Dot Concept Design winning entry by Samsung Art & Design Institute student.
Designer: Baek Kil Hyun
Favorite Mobile News Reader, The Flud
Its slick interface has the media gushing so we decided to give it a go. There’s a diverse collection of content already featured in the Flud ecosystem. Each one you subscribe to gets its own panel and regardless of said content’s CSS, the Flud app overrides it with its utilitarian, yet visually engaging interface. Want it? Act fast because it’s free to download both on the iPhone and iPad for a limited time. Android user? Don’t feel left out. Hit the jump and I’ll tell you a secret…
It’s coming to Android! Not only that but expect some awesome updates to the iPhone version like Google Reader syncing and proper categorization. Flud has become our favorite way to keep tabs on our friends already in the ecosystem, e.g. Gizmodo, Notcot and Fubiz. Question is when will Yanko Design get all up in that? Any of you already using Flud?
FLUD for iPhone v1.0 Down and Dirty Demo! from Bobby Ghoshal on Vimeo.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
In 2020 We Can Wear Sony Computers On Our Wrist
Our present need for internet connectivity is so profound that secondary devices like the Nextep Computer are bound to happen. Developed to be worn as a bracelet, this computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED touchscreen. Earmarked for the year 2020, features like a holographic projector (for screen), pull-out extra keyboard panels and social networking compatibility, make the concept plausible. Ten years from now is not too far away, so how many of you think we’d be buying such gadgets?
Designer: Hiromi Kiriki
How to Use The Free Nokia PC Suite To Transfer Graphics To Your Nokia
Nokia phones let you download graphics or Nokia logos and some sites charge for this, but one of the best kept secrets is that you can do it yourself using free Nokia software. This article explains how to do this.
Difficulty Level: Hard Time Required: 15 minutes
Here's How:
- Not all Nokia cell phones have a free PC Suite software, but most North-American models sold after the year 2000 do. So you'll have to make sure your phone is in the download list provided below in ordor to use this how-to guide.
- Download the appropriate Nokia PC Suite software from this list at Nokia and install it according to Nokia's instructions.
- If you have a laptop computer, it probably has infrared connectivity. If so, it may be already activated or you may need to check your computer's BIOS settings (see user manual) to activate infrared.
- If you don't have infrared connectivity, you'll have to buy a serial data cable for your Nokia. One way to do so is to compare prices using that feature.
- Once the Nokia PC Suite is installed, start the "Nokia PC Graphics" part of the Nokia PC Suite.
- If you are using infrared, press "menu" on your Nokia phone and go to "Infrared". It should report "IR reception activated". If you are using a cable, just connect it to your phone and PC.
- Now, find a graphic on the web and save it to your computer following the method described here.
- Open it from the Nokia PC graphics software (you may need to select .BMP in the open file dialog window's file type line).
- View it and verify that it looks ok. If necessary, adjust the brightness and contrast using the slide besides the thumbnail image in the lower right corner.
- Save the image using the "Save As" option of the file menu. In the "Save as type" line, select "Group Logo Files".
- From the File menu, select "Update to phone". If the option is grayed out, you probably did something wrong. Try the following troubleshooting options below:
- TROUBLESHOOTING: Check the connection. If you are on infrared, make sure Windows displays an active infrared icon on the taskbar. Try restarting the connection (step 6)
- TROUBLESHOOTING: The software may not be recognizing your graphic as a Group Logo, try exiting the software and restarting it, then use the "open" function of the "File" menu to open the group logo that you saved in step 10.
- Once the graphic is updated to your phone, you will be offered to assign it to a caller group, such as Friends or VIP.
- The last step is to associate your contacts in your phone book to one of these caller groups so that the logo is displayed when they call. Consult your owner's manual for details.
What You Need:
| A PC computer | Info/Shop |
| An infrared connection or | Info/Shop |
| A data cable | Info/Shop |
| A Nokia Cell Phone | Info/Shop |
More How To's from your Guide to Cell Phones/Pagers
http://cellphones.about.com/c/ht/03/01/How_Send_Virtually_Graphic1042650077.htm
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Portable Software Applications that run from USB
Free Portable Software to Carry with you on a USB Flash Drive
Most, but not all of these third party portable apps were created by their authors with the ability to be run entirely from the portable device, saving your personal settings and changes back to the same device.
Recently Cataloged Portable Software Applications
NEW DNSDataView – DNS Lookup ToolNEW Date Reminder
NEW Synchronize Time with Atomic Clock – TimeSync
NEW NumCapsScroll Indicator
More portable software tools, portable games, applications, and utilities can be found in the Portable Software Sidebar to your left!
Portable Software Applications (random examples)
LinkSpirit – PageRank Calculator
LinkSpirit is a portable PageRank calculator that allows a webmaster to analyze the internal links on their website. Studying this [...]
RocketDock – Portable Application Launcher
RocketDock is a Free Program Launcher that can be stored and run from a Portable Device. The Portable Start Menu [...]
iWisoft Free Video Converter
iWisoft Free Video Converter is a Free Tool that can be used to convert videos from one format to another. [...]
Note: Many of these free portable applications are designed to run from Windows. We are expanding our online catalog to include portable apps that can be run from Mac and eventually Linux platforms as well.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/28G54F/www.pendriveapps.com/Do you know of a portable software application that is not listed, but should be? Are you a portable software Author who would like to have your software reviewed and included?
Feel free to contact us with your submissions, information and or suggestions regarding portable applications.
Change Your Windows 7 Logon Background Image
One minor thing that irritates me about Windows 7 is the login screen. I hate that brught blue background image with the swirly patterns. If you feel the same, or you just fancy a change, then there's a useful free utility that allows you to change that login background image to anything you fancy.
The program is called Tweaks Logon and you can get it at http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/
The download is less than 1 MB, and there's nothing to install. Just unzip the application and run it, then choose your .jpg background. Be aware that it only works on Windows 7, though.
Note: The web page mentioned above contains many download links and icons, most of which are for other programs and toolbars that the site is advertising. To ensure that you download the right file, look towards the bottom of the page for the "click here to download from tweaks.com" link.
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