Gadgets for Dubai

Sanyo’s upcoming Xacti DMX-HD800 camcorder will make high definition video recording accessible to the masses, although it won’t support full HD resolution (1080p) just yet. It has a release date of August 22 in Japan and will support 720p HDTV resolution. The DMX-HD800 will succeed its predecessor, the DMX-HD700, and will be the first model of its kind in the series that will feature a 3D noise reduction function that helps movie quality go up by a notch. Other features of this $462 camcorder include a 8 megapixel CMOS image sensor, face detection capability and chaser functions.

It’s a story you won’t be reading in any Agatha Christie novel, but the mysterious allure is just as thrilling as the daily tribulations of Detective Hercule Poirot. It was a pleasant day in August, I remember it well. The day I realized that something was amiss in the city of Cupertino, California.

If you haven’t already noticed for yourself, Apple has been pulling the plug on a few of their most popular iPhone applications in their arsenal. It was only last week when the high profile app, NetShare, was plunked from the App Store inventory without a word, and now the popular Box Office application has been ripped from the metaphorical shelves. The really weird thing is that the developers of these apps haven’t received any explanations for the sudden recalls.

We must deal with the facts. The original Doctor Who series is dead and buried, impossible to return to its original glory. The new episodes are all well and good, but the original series, that’s where the classics lie in an eternal archive. A memory of the budding influence on every single low budget special effect sci-fi series to follow.Even though I hate Doctor Who.

But the memories are still intact! Saved on our stacks of DVDs and perhaps a VHS tape or two. And of course, in our minds. For the biggest Doctor Who fans, there is just not enough time in the day to immerse yourself in the fictional world. Thanks to these Doctor Who Ice Cube Trays, we can even involve the series into our meals and boozing.

Remember the good old days when an iPod Nano was 4-8 GB? Then along came the iPhone and all of a sudden, 8GB was a full fledged model! So, the question arises that if, and when, an iPhone Nano gets made by Cupertino, how big would it really be? Well, we may not be able to answer that just yet, but if the rumor mill is correct (and it seldom is), an iPhone Nano may be just around the corner. I hate these rumours though they really annoy me yeah and that stupid iphone shuffle it really annoying me.

I want you to remove all innuendo while you read this dialogue.
“Hey is that some new type of cellphone in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?”
“Yes, that is a new cellphone in my pocket, and I got a woody.”

You see, the second guy has the concept phone that is made of wood, not a (ahem). Maybe I should quit while I’m behind here, but I’d rather just stay on task here and complete my article.

The Maple phone is the creation of a Korean team Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee, and it definitely challenges the notion that all our phones must be made of plastic. The phone also has touch sensitive keypads and even has a camera.

Well, with those features, it can’t be completely made of wood. I just can’t imagine how the touchpad keys work on the wooden frame.

However, since wood is a very natural and renewable resource, I can see it being used for very environmental purposes. However, why stop there? Let’s make some wooden plasma screens, laptops, or MP3 Players.

Well, we will see where this goes. Right now, it looks more like a block of wood with some red numbers taped to it, along with a big sticker for a screen. The image on the right with the “keyboard” looks like a projection made by a laser.