Gadgets and just Gadgets

The Japanese company TDK, developed a prototype of a Blu-Ray disc with the capacity of 200GB. An amazing achievement if you count that the usual Blu-Ray disc has a capacity of around 25 GB.

TDK has used a signal processing scheme to increase the capacity per layer to 33GB. The prototyped medium has a layered structure in which the recording layers are formed from the bottom L0 layer to top L5 layer, and a 0.1 mm cover layer and a hard coat layer to protect the medium from scratches and dirt are stacked on these recording layers. As for the L0 layer, an inorganic material, i.e. a commercialized Si-Cu alloy layer is used. For the L1 to L5 layers, a novel inorganic material consisting of bismuth peroxide and germanium oxide is employed. When bismuth peroxide is irradiated with laser light, oxygen is deposited to form air bubbles when the temperature reaches 690 K. The presence or absence of these air bubbles is detected based on the difference in reflectance of the laser light.

I can hardly wait to pun my hands one of these. Imagine a copy of your whole HDD, no more sorting, no more struggle for space on a 4.7GB single layer DVD. But I bet the price will be pretty high for this ultimate device.

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Nice little gizmo from SonyEricsson:

Small enough to fit in your pocket, but with a sound quality that gives an extra boost to the music stored in your phone, these portable speakers are a must for any music lover. Sharing your favourite songs with your friends and family is as easy as this: Plug your music mobile phone into the speakers, and enjoy music in stereo wherever you are.

So, if you own any of the following SonyEricsson mobile phones, don’t hesitate, and buy this mini Speakers. Compatible with SonyEricsson: K310i · K610i · K750i · M600i · P990i · W300i · W550i · W700i · W800i · W810i · W950i · Z520i · Z530i

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The Binary Clock is the ultimate gizmo clock. How it works, you ask ?

There are three brightness settings for the LEDs and the clock’s mains powered. The clock uses six columns of lights, each column represents a number value from 0-9. The 2 columns on the left indicate hours, the middle 2 are minutes, the right 2 are seconds. The value of each column is determined by which lights are on.

This is one gadget I wouldn’t mind owning and it’s not that expensive, about 50$.

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Nowadays computers can do lots of things, but did you know heating your coffe is one of them ? Check out this USB Hotplate. This gadget plugs into your USB port and creates a heated coaster for your cup or mug. The hotplate is not just a useless gizmo, it doubles up as a 4-port USB hub.

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If you’re running low on space, you could certainly use this gizmo. It’s a desk that you could use for your computer, and after that, it’s a perfectly good bed. I wouldn’t trust the framework, it doesn’t seem that rigid. The price for such a Computer Bed is around 2000$, nevertheless I’m sure this gadget will find its buyers.

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This transparent toaster allows you to see the bread while it is toasting so you never surprised by toast that comes out too dark. This idea is based on the transparent heating glass featured in this issue. Although the glass does not currently get hot enough to toast bread, some day this application may be possible. The concept was developed by the Inventables Concept Studio.

This gadget may be usefull to see when your toast is burning, but I don’t think a lot of people will buy this kitchen appliance

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