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Saturday, March 08, 2008

BedUp by DÃ©cadrages

Source: http://cubeme.com/blog/2008/03/07/bedup-by-decadrages/

BedUP is designed by Décadrages is a bed that falls from the ceiling that will save 4 m² in your apartment, and for someone who lives in a small space, 4 m² represent a lot.

Link Via [Freshome]

Friday, March 07, 2008

Samsung G400 Dual-Touchscreen Clamshell [Samsung G400]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/247518648/samsung-g400-dual+touchscreen-clamshell

Samsung%20G400a.jpg Samsung's no stranger to dual touchscreen phones—their Soul is a slider with one big one and one small one—but this G400 seems like a clever use of dual touchscreens. The two, one on the outside and one on the inside, are both 2.2-inch TFT LCDs, and allow people to control the phone without flipping it open. Inside, there's a 5-megapixel camera with facial detection and image stabilization, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, FM radio and three distinct GUI themes for you to choose from. No price or availability yet for the US, but it will be launched in Europe starting June 2008. [Mobile88 via Mobilewhack]

how telling...

3M on Verge of Releasing Mini Mobile Projector, Possible $300-$400 Price Tag [Projectors]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/247641935/3m-on-verge-of-releasing-mini-mobile-projector-possible-300+400-price-tag

The race to release the world's first mobile projector continues to heat up with the word that 3M has found a "leading consumer electronics company" to help get its product out the door. It appears that the product in question is the same half-inch thick LED illuminated projection engine that 3M was shopping around back in January.

3M vows not to release the identity of the partner company, but if things move forward as planned, 3M could snatch the "first to market" spot from the likes of companies like Texas Instruments and Microvision. Estimates put the price point of the device at around $300-$400 at launch with prices falling to $150 in five years. [West Central Tribune via About Projectors]

An Exciting 3 Way...Game of Chess [Gadgets]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/247654506/an-exciting-3-waygame-of-chess

A chess board recently unearthed in the Czech Republic takes an fresh look at the classic game by adding a third player into the action. Apparently, the game starts out like regular chess, but somewhere near the middle all hell breaks loose in an orgy of complex diagonal moves. Moreover, because their are three players, a certain amount of cooperation must take place to determine a winner.

For example, two players can gang up on the third to speed up elimination and two players must compete for the right to check mate the third. It seems complicated, but then again I suck at regular chess. For anyone with a head for the game, the basic rules are explained in the link. [Meignorant and offiizsamuraj via Neatorama]