Dec 5, 2010

We’ve been grilling gadgets all year for you, and now, as we head into the silly season, it’s time to look at some of the better gadgets that perhaps you might want to give your gadget-loving family members, or maybe even get for yourself. For less than $30, the iPhone using driver in your family might like to have the MetroView GPS application. This...

Dec 5, 2010

Remember the Motorola DynaTAC? It was mobile phone just a tad larger and heavier than the iPhone. It didn’t quite fit into your pocket, either. It happens to have been the mobile phone’s 20th birthday this week, and in London, Motorola had a party to commemorate this event, with the invitations being sent out with a cardboard replica of the...

Dec 5, 2010

In the US, Apple has been awarded a patent that describes a display system that allows multiple viewers to view projected 3D images without any need for special glasses. The system claims to provide high quality viewing for the viewers regardless of where they might be sitting. The patent describes the use of a rippled screen to create an autostereoscopic...

Dec 5, 2010

A 3D film for the iPad is being developed by Grilli3D. This film is claimed to permit the viewing of 3D content on the iPad without the need for special glasses. It’s claimed that there are several optimal viewing zones from which 3D content may be seen. At the moment there is not very much 3D content for the iPad, and so Grilli are providing instructions...

Nov 28, 2010

During the year we get to look at lots and lots of different gadgets, technologies, and concepts. Mostly they’re good, in that they do exactly what they’re supposed to be doing, with not too many drawbacks. Occasionally, they’re better than good: they might exceed our expectations, or perhaps open up new paradigms. Occasionally, they might...