Hammer Skinnable Portable Hard Drive

Hammer Skinnable Portable Hard Drive

Author ColGlobe | 01.11.2008 | Category Computers, Consumer Electronics

New skinnable portable hard drive from Hammer Storage

 Hammer Storage has brought a new tech toy to market, with a skinnable portable hard drive. With capacities ranging from 160GB to 750GB, these pocket-sized hard drives are excellent for carrying your data on the go, and the new skinnable versions can be personalized as you see fit, making other people a little less likely to walk away with yoru goodies.

 ”Electronic devices have become such an integral part of our every day lives, and Hammer Storage wanted to provide a creative outlet for consumers to express their individuality and uniqueness by giving them the ability to make morespace their own. The only limit to skinning the morespace unit is one’s imagination – the possibilities are endless to make each morespace unique to its owner.”

It’s USB 2.0 compatible, so hooking it up is as easy as plugging in a cable, you’re ready to transfer video or audio, games or images.  The 750 GB units won’t be available until the first of the year, but smaller sizes are available now.

Robotic Housekeeper (1 of 2)

Author ColGlobe | 01.11.2008 | Category Japanese Technology, Robotics

This robotic assistant does the floors, the laundry, and serves breakfast in bed.

Japan, eager to find ways to cope with a growing ratio of elderly, has been actively pursuing robotics as one way to cope. The newly unveiled “AR”, as it is named, is intended to be a robotic maid, vacuuming, picking up, and doing the laundry.

The project is developed by the University of Tokyo and Toyota Motor Corp, among other major japanese electronics firms.  The protoype unit weighs in at 130Kg (286lbs), and is able to locate objects using prototype stereoscopic vision.

You can see a short video of the AR in operation. The robot is not yet available for use, but should be coming soon.

Tesla Electric Sedan

Author ColGlobe | 01.11.2008 | Category Technology, automobile

The new All-Electric Tesla 4-Door Sedan

EcoGreen is good. An electric car that has a 240 mile range is excellent. To get It in a package that looks like the Tesla 4 door sedan is fantastic! The Tesla Model S, as it will called, is a 5 passenger car with the ability to go from 0 to 100Km/hr in only six seconds. And it has an estimated price tag of $60,000 which is a bit pricey, but in line with the price of similar cars that cause far more damage to the entire.

The car isn’t expected for release until 2010, but that definitely is a sporty sedan worth keeping an eye on.