Movie-themed gadgets are usually made for movie fanatics that's why, in time for Batman's new movie series " The Dark Knight Rises, Nokia will be launching a limited edition of a Batman-themed Nokia Lumia 900 come June.

Laser etched Batman logo can be seen on a jet black rear case giving you a feel like you have the real thing Bruce Wayne will use as one of his gadgets to protect the innocent. Duh. But then, it's still a cool feel amongst Batmaniacs out there for sure. After all, limited editions such as this will cost you 6oo.



Just like the normal Lumia 900, it's still packed with a 7.5 Windows Phone Tango, a 4.3-inch AMOLED display, a Qualcomm 1.4GHz CPU and with a 16GB of storage capacity.

Movie tickets will also be given away upon purchase so grab one soon and show it off with the Dark Knight when you make way for the cinema.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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Already ancticipated to become possible potential rival of iTunes and Spotify, Samsung's Music Hub is also capable of streaming over millions of tracks.

Officially launched in Europe, Samsung Music Hub also features Smart Cache on Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets enabling users to continuously play songs. Using a cloud-like storage technology, music won't cramp on your gadgets as this will be stored on the cloud.



To subscribe on mobile, a $9.99/month fee will be charged and if you want to avail the Premium, it will cost $12.99/month.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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For avid Avengers collectors, here's a must have addition to your collection. Uncannily disguised as an 8GB USB flash drive but since you're a collector, you'll have a total of 32GB for all 4 pieces together, these are pretty cool gadgets reflecting each member of the A-team.

It appears that only four of the super heroes were turned into storage devices as they seem to be the most famous ones on the silver screen. A fist for Hulk for his "Hulk Smash", Thor's mighty hammer, Captain America's shield and a mask or the headgear for the Iron Man. Also included is the Iron Man's silver mask "War Machine" from the movie series itself.



Compatible with several OS such as Windows or Linux that comes with a lightweight design and it's also ultra portable and priced at only $30-$40 each.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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If Bruno Mars will propose to you, while singing his crazy yet catchy "Marry You" will you say "yes"? Well, Amy Frankel, the girl featured on this video really did but no, not to Bruno but to her boyfriend, Isaac Lamb.

Invited to dinner at Isaac's parent's house, Amy came while she was maneuvered by Isaac's brother to sit at the back of an open CRV with headphones on just as instructed. He was to play her something.



Then, "Marry You" was played, and Amy was giggling and laughing and crying at the same time, all feeling giddy inside when friends and family started to spring out from nowhere acting to the tune and dancing. Good thing that everyone seem to have a background with a talent like this one as the couple themselves met ages ago on a local West Side Story audition. Needless to say, Amy was swept off her feet as an endearing groom-to-be, Isaac, traditionally went down on one knee and asked for her hand in marriage.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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The famous black stallion makes another kickstart building a customized Ferrari SP12 EC-as in Eric Clapton. Yup. One of the world's best guitarist, singer and songwriter also has a passion for Ferraries especially that of the 70's Ferrari 512 BB.

As a certified Ferrari aficionado, having owned three 512 BB or the Berlinetta Boxer as his favorite, Clapton only deserves the best and so designed by engineers both from Pininfarina and Maranello, the Ferrari SP12 EC was born with a touch of the multi-award-winning 458 Italia, one of which it was voted as "Best performance Engine".



From the smooth vintage look, to the now modernized work of art along with a boost of power and speed, Eric Clapton is more than pleased with the outcome.

Watch out for the sneak preview, though not so clear but you can see pictures on this page as well.

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Facebook has bought Instagram for a couple of millions of dollars well, a hefty billion to be exact but there's no stopping FB from coming up with another mobile app as closely similar to that of Instagram. You'll get to wonder what's the point in that really.

Called the Facebook Camera , a 4.9MB app , and still a photo sharing app but this time, it's made even faster in a feed of merely just a focus on your photos as well as your friends'. With Camera, you can easily post as many pics as you want at any place at the same time in just a single upload with plenty of filters that you can choose from including Insta's if not the vintage feel but the lo-fi look.




In as much as FB people stresses that Camera and Instagram are separate apps serving their own purpose, apparently, way before the Insta purchase, Camera was already on its way to Facebook. But then, somehow, a threat was imposed by Instagram as they've proven and made a hot spot in the mobile photo sharing. Hence, the purchase.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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Using OLED technology, another high definition TV was created from LG, the LG 55EM600 that according to Stanley Cho, who heads the LG European operations, it's possible for it to even surpass Samsung, being at the top spot of the best of HDTV provider today.

As OLEDs in itself is a light emitting diode, it greatly influences the picture quality, contributing to the sharpness, making colors even more brilliant with better color contrast and fast response rate and that's what this LG is geared up with for a maximum wide viewing display.



Incredibly slim at only 4 millimeters for a 55" TV , the LG 55EM600 is way too cool for anyone's taste, but then, why not? Also comes with a mind blowing 8,000 Euros for one.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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While voice recognition technology is not new among android and smartphones, it is on cars! Well, that is, if you haven't got that Ford yet in your garage with the Sync application along with it that actually spells the same when talking about this voice tech.

Anyway, Dragon Drive was launched from Nuance Communications so you can make your wheels smart too. But not your current car however, as they're still looking for manufacturers where to incorporate this voice platform.



But for interested car gadgeteers, Dragon Drive will allow its drivers to text and email by merely speaking. No hands needed while driving. Voice commands will also support several languages and will add up some more in time.

According to Mike Thompson, Nuance Mobile Division's EVP, a driver will just have a normal chat with his car while connected to a 3G or 4G, and through a cloud-based language server, Dragon Drive will perfectly understand your commands.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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Maybe it's just a coincidence for Microsoft's experimental social networking project a.k.a the So.cl- that's short for Social, to be unveiled practically the day after Priscilla Chan officially became Mrs. Zuckerberg. Was it to add friends like in Facebook or something? Well, no one can say. But one thing's for sure though, and that's creating another social networking site that would someday come close to what FB has achieved.

A good enough timing for So.cl, developed by Microsoft's FUSE Labs, to come out right after the wedding bliss. What's in Social? As put in, So.cl is a combination of social networking and search intended for web and media sharing such as videos in real time, with the aide of video parties, enabling one to create rich posts with visual content.



While this remains an experiment, it's somehow shows a rather discreet way towards the real social networking business, don't you think? After all, when signing up for So.cl, you'll be using your FB account to log in to start with.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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A camera like this one is usually made to be mounted on telescopes to take space photographs of different heavenly bodies. But Zeke, a mechanical engineer says otherwise, that will definitely blow you away.

Armed with an amazing 112 megapixel camera from their 1110 series that you can see on the video, he proposes that they want to come up with a people friendly type camera that can be used by normal people or photographers using the same specs as that of their 1110 series. So instead of having it fly somewhere over space, one can shoot holding this kind of camera on their hands, like any other cam but extraordinary at that, capturing the same image.



This 1110 series has a sensor that measures 95 x 95 millimeters that can expose images for hours while it can also be cooled to a 100 degree celsius. However, these sensors are extremely expensive, and their company won't invest until they see a positive response from many.

And so, while arguing about this issue, let's just wait and see for this awesome development to be launched sometime in the future.

via [ techsmate.com ]

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Say you’re a misanthrope and you’re afraid of humans. What to do? Well, you could cower in the dark when people ring your doorbell or you could laugh derisively at their smug faces in the screen of your iPhone. I’m going for the derisive laughter.

This DIY Arduino project involves a simple circuit, a webcam, and a few API calls to PushingBox to enable a truly enjoyable derisive experience.



The system works by pushing images grabbed by the webcam through PushingBox to an app like Prowl or Pushme.to. When the doorbell is pressed, it sends a serial signal to the Arduino board which in turn notifies the various services. The webcam picture then gets sent over to you so you can decide whether to let whoever is outside in.

It’s probably a little more complex than it needs to be, but if you’re totally into watching the world pass you by it’s a great solution and a fun weekend project.

via [ techcrunch ]

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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs may have passed away in October of 2011, but he is still very much present through his ideas and dreams.

After learning about the iTV and how he wanted to shake up the television industry, J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler talked about another product that Jobs had been contemplating, one much less publicized, during a recent interview at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored symposium in New York.



"Look at the car industry; it's a tragedy in America. Who is designing the cars?" said Drexler. "Steve's dream before he died was to design an iCar."

The Apple insider noted that "it would've been probably 50% of the market" though he pointed out that Jobs "never did design it".

Regardless of what you think about Jobs and Apple and whether a tech company could venture into a completely different and very complicated industry, you will probably agree that it would have been extremely interesting to see how Job envisioned the automobile in today's world.

via [ carscoop ]

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Celebrating its 250 years on the brewery business, Arthur Guinness' world's famous Guinness beer with the help of Jump Studios designed a submarine bar where one can go about 330 feet deep under water while enjoying a pub-like atmosphere.



Alongside Nicholas Alexander, an engineering specialist, they created this under water bar made out of glass reinforced plastic shell that will serve as the bar itself without compromising safety sub measures. Its interior will give you a feel like you're afloat on bubbles -not from all that booze really, but quite literally.

A trip like this one was given to Evelyne Gridelet, winner of the Guinness Sea Experience competition.

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Students, listen up! It is time to live out the proverb, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, which is why Microsoft decided to offer a free Xbox 360 with each PC purchased from May 20th onwards. This does not apply to just about any computer, as students in the US who pick up a qualifying Windows PC worth $699 or more at participating retailers will have to make more room in their car boot to stuff in a 4GB Xbox 360 console as well. This is not the first time that something like this has happened, as the same offer was put up last year as well. As for our friends living in the Great White North, this offer will kick off from May 18th onwards.



Make sure that you pick up your PC from one of the following participating retailers to qualify in the US though – and they are Best Buy, Dell.com, Fry’s Electronics, HPDirect.com, Microsoft Stores, and NewEgg.com. As for those living in Canada, the participating stores will include Best Buy, Dell.ca, Future Shop, Staples and The Source. Something tells me that those who pick up a fairly powerful PC might just prefer to stick to the error-laden Diablo 3 instead of playing with the entry level Xbox 360.

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If you've been staring lustfully at an electric motorcycle but needed that little extra push to make the jump, Zero Motorcycles has a unique incentive in store: it'll pay for your first 25,000 miles on the road. Should you take the keys to any one of the company's two-wheelers between now and the end of May, you'll get a Visa gift card for the amount within a few weeks. Of course, the reason it can make such a seemingly generous offer is through the sheer efficiency of an electric engine: at a typical 10 cents for every kilowatt-hour, you're looking at just under $200 for what's likely several months or more of driving, even if you're particularly enthusiastic.



Knowing that riding the same amount with a gas-powered bike practically requires taking out a small mortgage in the current economy, though, we'd say that Zero is just reminding us of an an advantage e-motorbikes already have.

via [ engadget ]

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