EVERNOTE and bar code scanning for price comparisons
Tuesday July 15th 2008, 10:08 am

Imagine taking a picture with your mobile phone of a product and then having comparison prices and other data (reviews, store locations to buy it etc.) shown on its screen.

that future is near - check out Check Out Smart Shop.

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I am also loving Evernote, a digital file cabinet application. Its new iphone app is particularly good - you can take pictures (white board, signs, scans etc) and word recognition software allows the text within images to be indexed and searchable. Also, it has a voice memo function, which is something I’ve missed on the iphone prior to this point.

Evernote would be the ultimate killer app if it also integrated with Amazon’s Kindle, so my notes and highlights on the kindle are also indexed and searchable. Amazon should acquire Evernote simply for this functionality.

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INTERNET CONNECTED GARDENING TOOLS
Wednesday June 18th 2008, 10:24 am

Filed under: gadget, home, internet

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PlantSense, which just raised a $3.5 million first round, makes soil sensors that collect data about the soil, and then makes suggestions for what you can grow.





MORE LAPTOP CONCEPTS
Thursday March 27th 2008, 11:29 am

Filed under: future, gadget, technology

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[source: computerworld]





FUTURISTIC COMPUTING CONCEPT
Thursday March 27th 2008, 10:54 am

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LEGO TOUCH for iPHONE (video)
Wednesday March 12th 2008, 12:53 pm

Cool branded app, to build virtual lego creations. Mobile devices are great outlets for casual, branded games.

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CONTROLLING YOUR CAR AND ORDERING STARBUCKS (from your iPhone)
Wednesday January 30th 2008, 9:50 pm

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A prototype software app is able to check an automobile’s vital stats, open and close windows, retain user configurations for seating options and even start the ignition. Video demo link here.

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Also, Apple has filed a patent for ordering and paying for products on the iPhone. Imagine not having to wait in line at Starbucks! [source article here.]





PHILIPS E-PAPER DEVICE (video)
Tuesday January 22nd 2008, 7:00 pm

I’ve covered e-paper here before, but Philips is prepping to launch an e-paper technology that can be integrated with mobile phones. Basically, it’s a large, flexible, touchable and expandable screen, which is energy efficient, and would not add much weight or thickness to devices.

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DIFFERENT CAMERA DESIGNS
Saturday January 19th 2008, 8:55 am

Filed under: design, gadget, technology

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For more, click here.





A PORTABLE FOOD/BEVERAGE ANALYZER
Sunday January 13th 2008, 4:17 am

Food analysis (ie the labels on food products at the grocery store) is currently an expensive and labor intensive process.  However, Philips has submitted a patent application for a portable food and beverage analyzer (lab on a chip technology), so you could potentially know the makeup  of food in bars and restaurants.  [patent application here.]





A PAPER-LIKE BATTERY
Saturday December 29th 2007, 4:58 am

Filed under: china, gadget, technology

A Chinese scientist is showing off a .5 mm thick flexible battery at the 2007 International Forum on New Material Research and Industry Development in Wenzhou. [source]

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