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Trek 2000 unveils FluCard for wireless transfer of data through SD card slots

This is a new type of memory card release by Trek and is made in Singapore. The product will allow photographer to transfer their images and video wirelessly. Once the Flucard is inserted into the device (camera or video camera), the user will gain access to its built-in software to look for a wireless network or another flucard in the vicinity. If another devices that is equipped with flucard is detected, establish a connection between them and they will be ready to transfer video or images between them. Flucard is also able to directly upload pictures or video to Trek website, where they can be downloaded.

This product seem to bear some similarity to the US-made Eye-Fi but the spokesman of Trek contends that through that their product is different especially since the card software can be updated to allow it to perform other functions over time. Trek also announced that Flucard will go on sale in Singapre within the next couple of months.

via Strait Times

T3Desk allow you to manage applications in a 3D Desktop Environment

T3Desk is fun and useful application you can consider to install on your vista or windows 7 machine. It can be also install on XP machine but T3Desk will feel better when use together with the aero feature found in vista and windows 7. If you are looking for application to replace your Alt-Tab you can try this out too.

After you have install the application on your computer, you will have the ability to to move them around, flip them, zoom in and out, stack on top of each other, control transparency, and more. Instead of the normal left click to minimize the windows, you just need to right click on the minimize button and it will become a 3D window. After that you can use the mouse center button to zoom in and out, left click on them to move them around or stack them on top of each other. Right click on the 3D windows and hold it then move your mouse around will change the 3D windows shape. Simply left click on the windows will restore them back to normal.

Hover your mouse pointer over the icon on the taskbar to get a view of everything that is running.

This is the main menu of the T3Desk application. From here you can manage how its start, tweaking the option to suit your preference, reading the FAQ and more. T3Desk may look like a fun application but it can be use to improve your productivity. Instead of using Alt-Tab to scroll through your windows using T3Desk provide you with a wider view of what current windows is running and in a 3D environment.

via howtogeek

The return of Polaroid camera

In order not to let the film format die, Polaroid has confirmed that it will release a new Polaroid instant camera (PIC 1000) later this year. This is really a great news to all who are still looking for the old model Polaroid camera. This new camera is being exhibit in the CES 2010 so it should not be long before it appear in the market. Another good thing is that Polaroid has made the Pic 1000 look similar to its retro counterpart and also come in a range of colors.

via geeksugar

OLPC XO-3 (Slimmest tablet)

OLPC XO-3

Take a look at the designs for what could someday be the world’s cheapest PC. This revamped machine, known as the XO-3 is target for release in 2012 and the price for each XO-3 is aim at $75. This is what people have been fantasizing about in a tablet—durable, thin, multitouch, multiple screen modes for computing and reading but for just 75 dollars. The XO-3 is an 8.5 x 11 touchscreen, coupled with a little folding ring in the corner for grip and a camera in the back. To keep things minimal the plan is to use Palm Pre-style induction charging, and less than a watt of power to keep an “8 gigaherz [sic]” (800MHz?) processor and a Pixel Qi screen powered.

via engadget

My first Nuffnang cheque

My first ever Nuffnang cheque has finally arrived. This cheque took me quite a few month to earn. It not a lot but will help to pay my web hosting fee. Thank Nuffnang.

My first Nuffnang cheque