Imagine that you happen to be in your car at the end of a crowded street and to reach the destination a few streets need to be crossed still! Or else, imagine that on a Sunday, outside a busy supermarket, there is no more space left for parking as you reach at the peak time. How are you going to reach the supermarket from the parking point? If you often rely on your two legs then it is good, but if not, then what? Throw out that extra tire from the trunk and place the Volkswagen (VW) electric bicycle, ‘Bik.e’ there.
I am not being crazy. Just think that for such situations as exemplified above, you can use a bicycle from the car parking point to the destination. Doesn’t that sound pretty cool? Yeah, Volkswagen has recently introduced a foldable electrical bicycle without pedals that can easily fit into your car where a spare tire is kept. The fact that the bicycle has no pedals, some people may call it an electric scooter.
You may wonder what this article is doing on this gadgets’ blog. Well, VW has indeed launched an amazing gadget which is ‘mobility enhancer’ and a ‘mobile art’. A simple gadget which when folded becomes a flat disk, easy to carry around effortlessly.
This battery-powered device gets charged easily, as you travel in your car, through DC current. Its batteries can be replenished through a normal AC plug in your home too.
On full charge, ‘Bik.e’ can take you at a top speed of 20Km/hr and upto a range of 20 kilometers. If you have a flat tire mid-way then you can ride your bicycle and get some help atleast! Its disk-brakes and LED lights keep you safe on the streets.
Although ‘Bik.e’ may seem similar to Lexus’ bicycle concept, but Lexus’ is a hybrid version and VW’ket although not with its cars. For all those lazy-bones, two tires are definitely better than just one tire and two legs.
Are you one of those who prefer riding a bike than a car on long drives? As the motorbike zooms past your car on the motorway, you crave to ride your own bike? Probably what stops you is the absence of a reliable sat nav. For you and for all those two-wheeler lovers, TomTom has launched the Urban Rider GPS unit.
This device is an advanced sat nav in the Rider series of TomTom which has been specifically made for the convenience of bike, moped, cycle, and scooter riders. With some old and some new features, Urban Rider is bound to strike a note with the bike riders.
Once the device is fixed on your two-wheeler and you are driving on the motorway, you need not take off your glove to operate the device. The touch-screen has been especially designed for easier functionality with gloved hands. There are two large buttons “navigate to” and “browse map” to simplify the revised screen design.
As the UK slogan of TomTom says- “Find your way the easy way”, so the extra lane guidance on the device guides you where you exactly need to be through a 3D version of the junctions.
To gain an insight into the real-world traffic pattern IQ Routes functionality is implemented in TomTom gadgets. The driving data collected from you facilitates you to take the fastest route at any given time of the day or night.
The Map Share feature allows you to make changes to the map on your device and simultaneously share it with others. You can edit, delete or add street names and even block or unblock streets.
If you are a real serious bike driver with a sat nav on it then you can’t really live without a headset. Later, as a pro version, this gadget will be accompanied by a Bluetooth headset. It will assist you in turning your vehicle left or right through voice guidance. Moreover, you will be able to attend to calls, that too, hands-free.
You need not worry about the battery life too, as it has been improved to six hours on a single charge. So pick up your bike and speed pass through the rest of the vehicles as you have TomTom navigator, Urban Rider to support you on all routes.
When it comes to entertainment then what all do you expect of your smart phone? Don’t you want it to atleast connect you 24×7 to your friends and entertain you all through when you are on move? Well, Nokia N8 has been officially announced keeping in view the social networking and the entertainment as the bare minimum requirements for the 21st century Earth dwellers!
On a serious note, let us have a quick peek at the features of this yummy looking device. I am not going to eat it for sure, but it really has an aesthetic appeal with those 5 feisty hues.
With N8 you can connect to your friends via Facebook and Twitter through a single app on the home-screen without having to change the software. Now, you can share photos and locations, update your status, and view live feeds. Moreover, Calendar events can be transferred on to your phone’s calendar from social networks.
How about enjoying some TV while you are traveling? You can access Web TV services through your smart-phone with CNN, National Geographic, Paramount and a few more.
How about gaining an access to Ovi Store apps!
Even when at home, you can connect N8 to your home theatre system as it supports Dolby Digital Plus surround sound.
Camera is a Rocking FeatureN8 is a 12 megapixel camera phone with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor, which Nokia touts to match the available digital cameras in the market. It is also the first phone to support HD video recording and also the built-in video editing feature.
Symbian^3 is the latest OS used in N8 to enhance the responsiveness of the user interface. In simple words, the performance of the phone has been boosted through this OS and you are allowed to run more applications in parallel through native multi-tasking.
Symbian^3 also supports multi-touch where-in you can pinch to zoom and flick to scroll, enabling a multi-gesture feature.
With this phone you can have multiple personalizable home-screens “which can be loaded with apps and widgets”.
The phone is quite thin at 12.9 mm with a 3.5 inch capacitive touch-screen and AMOLED display. It has an HDMI port. There is a storage capacity of 16GB and a MicroSD memory slot expandable upto 48GB.
Are you still craving for more features? Then for your information, this handset offers free global Ovi Maps for walk and drive navigation. So, the next time you plan a vacation, you can consider Nokia N8 in your list of essentials to take around with you for sheer fun and looks of the device.
Does the heading sound weird? Let me simplify. Does your girlfriend never turn up on time for the movie? She often forgets to carry her mobile phone along and you keep calling her foolishly? How about gifting her the snazzy new LG Watch Phone? No, don’t wait for her birthday. Just go ahead and buy the trendy gadget which may seem like a wrist watch on the face of it, but it functions like a cell phone!
The LG-GD910, commonly known as LG’s Watch Phone, is a quad-band 3G enabled wonder gadget. LG’s high-end technology has brought forward the ready-to-sell miniature phone in a watch. At first glance, this piece of exclusive jewelry seems to be another classy time piece, but in reality it is a highly sophisticated communication device having some real marketable features.
No, don’t be scared of those rain showers as you can fearlessly flaunt that water-proof watch! LG has indeed worked hard to introduce the Watch Phone as a sensational piece of technology which can serve as an appropriate gift and a two-in-one utility gadget.
Do you have six remotes for six different devices at home? One for the TV, second for DVD player, another for music system, still another for lighting system, and so on and so forth! Why to boggle your head with so many of them? Logitech has come to your rescue with a series of universal remote controls, and Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote is the best of all.
Logitech’s wonder remote, with advanced features, has been rated as the best universal remote available in the market by CNET TV review.
With Logitech’s Harmony One you need not look for rarely used remote controls in drawers and then wait for their recharging to get over. Infact, you can set the order of priority in which you generally use your devices and just enjoy the home theatre setup or your Logitech Squeezebox Touch at the touch of a finger.
