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In the world of transitions, we still have everything served avidly on a square platter. An idea that instigates a change, yet living on the tactile touch is truly mesmerizing. In such a scenario, delivered from Andrew Seunghyun Kim’s hood is this unique, fluid shaped MP3 player, dubbed “Soma.” The concept device stuffs in a dual display, with a larger 3.5-inch LCD screen resting over a relatively smaller secondary screen with three buttons.

The 32GB concept boasts of an analog user interface, the applications are denoted with their features and can be seen hanging to a clothes line, calling for a revolution in the orthodox interfaces of the most high-ends available. Adorned in five different materials with uniqueness maintained, the music is displayed like physical record albums and the lyrics are displayed to enhance the experience. If Soma delivers in quality audio and battery backup, then we sure hope to see this transition go real someday.

With widescreens becoming mandatory, manufacturers are leaving no stone unturned to deliver a widescreen experience from their own little backyard. Coming to truce with the same, Toshiba has unveiled the Satellite A350, which to our surprise houses a 16:9-inch screen supporting a handsome 1366 x 768 pixel resolutions. The Satellite A350, with other regular facets, has HD playback and will play movies and videos with the same perfection as on TV screens. Toshiba’s first and only widescreen notebook, the Satellite A350 has a processor option between Intel’s Core2 Duo and AMD’s Turion. Equipped with an HDMI output, the 4GB lappy with 320GB hard disk is a novel way into mobile entertainment.

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Accessories from Ferrari will always be an attribute to flaunt for a buff or not. And when it is a USB pen drive, there isn’t much we tech and auto fanatics can expect for a sublime unification. Available over at the FerrariStore from the end of this month, the Ferrari USB pen drive comes with 4GB of storage memory and has a black fabric sling attached to wear it around the neck. Saving and transferring all those important docs and images will for sure become real chic with the Ferrari adorned drive – yes, I know you need more gigs than that!

As a student of general sciences back in school, I kept the concept of surface tension to the text, only to realize this day the boon this little concept of physics could prove to be. How about boats and robots moving on water without the use of engines and sails? Sounds awkward, though we have minds at work that have designed a technology to affirm the aforementioned for the near future.

Taking surface tension of water as source for research, a team from the University of Pittsburgh has developed this technology based on the propelling skills of the insects that float on water. The technology is backed by a propulsion system using the water’s surface tension and electric pulse stimulation to move the boat or the robot. Successfully experiments have been carried out to exhibit the technology’s effectiveness, wherein the electric pulse to move the object has been generated by electrodes of minimal efficiency running on alternative sources of power.

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It’s wonderful to see what all people can do with regular stuff. Now, take this gun modded off the videogame Portal, for instance. If by any chance Valve Corporation thought they couldn’t do any better with the first-person action game, here we see Aperture Science having proven otherwise, with this limited edition Handheld Portal Device that’s actually made to be a gun. The device illuminated with orange and blue colored LED lighting runs on one 9V battery. We know the power sure will be efficient and lasting, but does this thing work at all?

Modders’ creativity at its inclining best is exhibited yet again at the “Beat This” case mod contest. The brainwave of modder Geno, the case mod is based on the Half-Life 2 and was well constructed in under two weeks from scratch. The extremely cool-designed custom PC is fitted with a water cooling system and three fans to keep the air circulation going cool when the gaming on there gets real hot. The inner space here in the orange and silver transparent exterior looks filled with real stuff, though no specs at hand, but you can catch more here.

Amid all sorts of modern astronomical devices, this 19-century-themed Steampunk telescope stands alone, tall and proud. This telescope, dubbed Captain Nemo’s Telescope, was lauded for craftsmanship and mechanical design at last summer’s Stellafane conference in Vermont. This mechanical device blends design, looks and usability. As a matter of fact, its production took nearly 38 days. Crafted in mahogany, brass, copper and a bit of ornamentation, it’s more or less fully handmade.

Large screen maniacs, in the form of the Zenstation Go PowerTrio Ultra Elite, have another large explanation to value. The monitor setup houses a fantastic 30-inch screen in the center, while the entire setup is a massive 53.2 inches. The central screen boasts of an amazing 2560×1600 pixel resolution, and the system is entirely powered by a laptop that’s done by simply inserting the Zenstation Go graphics modular into the express card slot. The setup requires no additional wiring of any sort but this big thing is equally big on price too. The Zenstation Go PowerTrio Ultra Elite will cost at about $4,299, while a few cheaper models would sell at $1,899, but then you never know what functionalities they may miss in the low-priced ones.

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We’ve seen the iPill from Phillips, which goes down the human gut to identify problems within the body, and now we have medical miniaturization reaching an all new level of ultra-slim realism. Inventors at the Laboratory of Nanophysics at Monash University, Australia, have developed a prototype robotic nano robot that can be injected into the bloodstream.

The minute wonder is expected to be remote controlled, and lead scientist James Friend believes the microbot will carry sensor equipment, and images to surgeons for clinical evaluation and observation. Measuring as small as a millimeter, the bot is expected to do away with blood clots in the arteries — so are we in for a future where bots will assist in locating clogged arteries, and will we back it up?

Via: NewScientist