Wi-Fi Medicine

Wi-Fi Medicine: "Researchers in Boston have developed a system that has taken drug delivery to a whole new level: wireless. The system works with a small, stamp-sized chip implanted into the body. This chip contains 100 reservoirs of medicine that are released at different intervals depending on need. The chip can be monitored and controlled wirelessly. Forgetting to take your daily pills would never be an issue. The system has been used successfully in dogs for the past six months and MicroCHIPS Inc. is saying that it should begin human testing within five years.

Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard

Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard: "Here's the first keyboard to integrate a universal iPod dock, and the Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard also has a dedicated button to launch iTunes. It's also loaded with ten macro command hot keys which give you dedicated transport controls for your iPod and let you do things such as undo, zoom in and out, and of course, turn the Mac on and off. Plus, all the standard keys are fully programmable. Sync and charge your iPod using USB 2.0 without having to deal with a rat's nest of wires. Nice. No release date was set yet, but it'll be $99. Razer's iPod Docking Keyboard on the Way [xyz Computing] Comment on this post Related: Verbatim Announces 4GB and 8GB Store ‘n’ Go HD DrivesRelated: Listen to Music and Phone Calls With i.Tech’s Clip MRelated: Hackers Rejoice: Fujitsu Happy Hacking Pro 2 Keyboard Now Has USB Ports "

Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard

Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard: "Here's the first keyboard to integrate a universal iPod dock, and the Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard also has a dedicated button to launch iTunes. It's also loaded with ten macro command hot keys which give you dedicated transport controls for your iPod and let you do things such as undo, zoom in and out, and of course, turn the Mac on and off. Plus, all the standard keys are fully programmable. Sync and charge your iPod using USB 2.0 without having to deal with a rat's nest of wires. Nice. No release date was set yet, but it'll be $99. Razer's iPod Docking Keyboard on the Way [xyz Computing] Comment on this post Related: Verbatim Announces 4GB and 8GB Store ‘n’ Go HD DrivesRelated: Listen to Music and Phone Calls With i.Tech’s Clip MRelated: Hackers Rejoice: Fujitsu Happy Hacking Pro 2 Keyboard Now Has USB Ports "

Ratoc's REX-EX30S external SATA ExpressCard

Ratoc's REX-EX30S external SATA ExpressCard: "Filed under: Peripherals, Storage The novelty of your average ExpressCard peripheral is quickly wearing on us, but before it gets entirely played we figured we'd toss an external SATA (eSATA) ExpressCard 34 adapter your way. Hope you're not expecting something crazier than what Ratoc's REX-EX30S SATA II device features (i.e. 3gbps, NCQ, hot-swap capable), because it is what it is. And it'll set you back $90 whenever it starts shipping in Japan later this month.

Cool Wireless Router Bulb

Cool Wireless Router Bulb: "Wireless routers are usually ugly devices, best to hide in dark corners. Liteon Technology Corp. apparently came up with an interesting design concept for home networking dubbed the Orb. It combines data transfer over power lines with wireless netw..."

LG's Style-i hands-full headset

LG's Style-i hands-full headset: "Filed under: Peripherals, LG

Looks like LG is no longer content just knocking Samsung, they've apparently moved on to Haier in the P7 'inspired' Style-i, their new 4.3-inch long Bluetooth handset / headset. How's it both? Well, it's not a phone itself, just a Bluetooth device meant to emulate the experience of using a phone when your real handset stays safely in your bag / purse / pocket / wherever. Yeah, we might think a non-hands-free headset wasn't such a good idea either, but you'd be surprised how many people we've heard ask for something like this. Though the 'below $150' price tag (i.e. $149.99) could definitely be tweaked a little, this much we know.

Memorex Announces FlashDisc

Memorex Announces FlashDisc: "The Memorex FlashDisc takes a USB flash drive (UFD) and engineers it into a familiar disk-shaped form factor. The idea here is to make these as inexpensively as possible, so people will be comfortable giving them away or passing them around. The little disks are just 2.3 inches in diameter, and they’re flat, making them easier to mail than most USB drives.

At first, Memorex says FlashDiscs will be offered in 16MB capacities, with 32MB drives on the way. The company said they're using USB 1.1 to keep costs down. To be sold in spindles, in groups of three or separately and available now, they'll be priced at three for $19.99. In our book, 16MB is just too small to do much good.

Guinness Surger

Guinness Surger: "

The Guinness Widget is a neat feat of engineering and it does pour a halfway decent pint from a can, compared to what you'd get from a keg at a pub, but if you live in the UK you have another option as of this month. The Guinness Surger is a electrical device with a small metal plate on it; you pour a little water onto the plate, put a pint of the special Guinness Draught Surger Beer in place and then turn the power on, sending ultrasonic pulses up through the beer to create the creamy head we all know and love.

If that sounds incredible, you really need to watch the video and see it in action, it really is amazing to see in action. £16.99 for the starter kit which includes one Surger, a pint glass and two cans of Surger Beer, it's currently only available at Tesco Extras in the UK.

Media reader in a NES controller

Media reader in a NES controller: "Filed under: Peripherals

For today's edition of fit-something-inside-a-NES-device, we present unto you the NES controller media reader. Yes, it's a rather simple hack with limited functionality, but it's certainly a hellulvalot more attractive than most of those $10 readers you'll buy at your local computer shop. And what's more, it brings us another step further to completely encasing all workstation and entertainment center devices in NES boxes and peripherals.

Sharp DC2J1DZ115 - world's smallest WiFi module

Sharp DC2J1DZ115 - world's smallest WiFi module: "Filed under: Wireless
Is there a reason for Sharp to boast that its DC2J1DZ115 is the world's smallest WiFi module? After all, unlike the world's smallest MP3 player, this isn't a product consumers can actually buy. However, smaller WiFi modules mean smaller, cheaper (we hope), lower-power WiFi devices, so as far as we're concerned, the smaller the better. Now let's get these modules into cameras, phones, PDAs and DAPs ASAP!

TOPEX drops world's first HSDPA wireless router

TOPEX drops world's first HSDPA wireless router: "Filed under: Peripherals, Others, 1xRTT, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA

So it's clear that we're not really getting all of our hip-cool tech news out of Bucharest, Romania, but if it's the world's first HSDPA Wireless Broadband Router we're not going to let that stand in the way. TOPEX has just announced their newest BYTTON wireless router, which includes WiFi, VPN, a Firewall, LAN and Video Surveillance Server abilities, and of course your everyday HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, EV-DO, and CDMA 1x support. Sure, it's not quite the fashion statement that the Junxion Box is, and we're fairly sure it's using different PCMCIA cards and not some sort of ancient Romanian magic to support all those wireless standards, but it's still a winner in our book.

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US issues first RFID passports

US issues first RFID passports: "Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Transportation, Wireless
After an on-again, off-again review process that finally culminated with full State Department approval last year, the US government has finally issued its first passports containing RFID chips. The embedded chips in the new passports -- which are being issued to a group of diplomats as part of a pilot program -- contain the same information that's in the printed document, including a photo of the passport holder. Government officials have said that the use of the RFID chip allows passports to be scanned and cross-referenced with security databases more easily, while privacy advocates have argued they'll make it easier for identity thieves and terrorists to extract information -- especially after a security firm successfully demonstrated that they were able to crack the encryption used on prototype Dutch RFID passports. Despite such concerns, the new passports are scheduled to be rolled out nationally in October.

First Bendable RFID Tags

First Bendable RFID Tags: " Semiconductor Energy Laboratory and TDK Corporation have created the first bendable passive RFID tag. The prototype is 800um thick and process improvements look to move the thickness of the RFID compnents closer to 100um which would cut the final size in half. Since paper is commonly over 300um, the tag could be embedded in documents and would not alter the shape or texture of the paper. This would allow for RFID-enabled business cards and contracts can be made RFID tamper-resistant—perhaps moving DRM into the analog world of contracts.