Taiwanese Firm Seeks An Injunction Against Apple Regarding Multi-touch Considering that Apple is generally very protective of its patents, and doesn’t hesitate to take legal action when needed, it’s probably less used to being on the receiving end of a patent lawsuit, especially regarding the multi-touch technology. A Taiwanese chip designer, Elan...

Hug-E-Gram gives safe hugs from afar There is nothing quite like a nice, warm hug from someone close to you to reassure you during life’s more calamitous moments. Well, the Hug-E-Gram idea sounds rather dorky, but it might just be crazy enough to work. You can wear it around your waist or torso, and wait for your friends to send you a...

TomTom Start2 Announced For The UK TomTom has announced its latest entry level GPS device, the TomTom Start2. The Start2 is the first device of its class to offer Lane Assist, as well as text-to-speech for spoken street names. With Lane Assist, you won’t have to worry about taking the wrong lane, even if there are a few intersections,...

VeinID technology at vending machines Looks like you might be able to purchase a can of Coke using nothing but your finger the next time round, thanks to Hitachi’s “finger vein authentication” (VeinID) technology. This biometric system will rely on finger pulse recognition to find out your identity, and is safe, convenient and...

Mapquest Offers Free Basic Turn-by-Turn GPS On Your iPhone Folks who like free apps will be happy to hear that MapQuest has announced that its latest update for MapQuest 4 Mobile GPS application on the iPhone will offer basic turn-by-turn voice guidance and off-route assistance. Aside from that, the latest update also offers users the option to double tap to zoom...

Luxury Convertible Poker Dining Table Do your friends always come over to your place for a game of poker? Well, if you’re too lazy to move away from the dining table, and want to be able to dine or game in style, check out the poker dining table designed by Lee J. Rowland. The table uses a patented motor technology, allowing the center to...

TomTom Start2 Entry-level GPS Navigation System TomTom today unveiled the TomTom Start2, which is actually the first entry-level GPS navigation system that supports Lane Assist and text-to-speech for spoken street names. The Lane Assist shows several graphical indicators on the display to show you which lane to take. The Start2 will be available in April...

iPad Clone Pictures Surface Pictures of an obvious iPad clone have started to surface, and aside from the elongated display, it certainly looks a lot like Apple’s iPad. According to the source, it seems that this device will use Google’s Android OS, and will be powered by a 600MHz ARM SoC (System on Chip). Apparently the...

Steampunk Turtle Are you in love with Steampunk stuff? Well, how about this steampunk-ish turtle? It’s a mechanically stuffed turtle which looks more or less normal, until you open its shell, where you’ll find all sorts of gears inside it, making it look like something from another planet. It does look more than...

DaVinci Audio Labs UniSon MK II Turntable Manufactured by Switzerland based DaVinci Audio Labs, the UniSon MK II Turntable features a highly stable drive chassis for the liveliness and silent bearings for absolutely zero noise or vibration. This high-end turntable also has height adjustable damping feet to ensure the turntable system is perfectly...