Dual Sided Remote

Later this year Samsung is releasing a new remote that has buttons on both sides. It will have the normal buttons on top and a QWERTY keyboard on the back. I don't think it's a good idea because you could accidentally hit a button on the back while holding it or if you set it down on the table.

PSP 2

Sony has now announced the PSP 2 codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable). Just like the Dsi it will have two cameras and a touch screen. Unlike the last PSP, this one will have two joysticks. This will be out sometime during the next winter holidays.

Emoticon Keypad

For years people have been using emoticons to tell people how they feel while chatting. Soon you'll be able to buy a keypad that has each emoticon on one button so you don't have to push multiple buttons to make them. It's only a concept so it isn't for sale yet and there's only one prototype of it right now. I think it looks more like a game of Boggle than a keyboard.

New Blog

Today I set up a new blog that you can look at under My Other Sites. For a few months I've been learning ventriloquism so I decided to put up a few videos of it. Unfortunately youtube keeps having problems with my videos and keeps aborting the upload when I'm almost done. You can still read about the two characters I use though.

Libretto W100

The Libretto W100 is a netbook with two touchscreens. One for the monitor and one for the keyboard. It was released in August. It runs Windows 7 and costs 1065$. It was only sold for a limited time so I don't know if there's anywhere you can still buy this.

Sega VR

Back in 1991 the Sega VR was announced as an add-on for Sega Genesis. Only one prototype was made and it was shown at a computer show in 1993. There are two different reasons why it was never released but I don't know what the real reason is. According to Sega the game testers kept injuring themselves by bumping into things. According to other people the testers got headaches and motion sickness. It is also said they were developing something like this for Sega Saturn but to this day it has never been seen and probably never will be.

New 3D electronics for 2011

One thing I really like is 3D movies and games and now a lot of new things have been announced to come out this year that will be in 3D but won't need 3D glasses. A lot of people already know about this but, in a few months Nintendo is releasing the 3DS which will let you play games in 3D without needing 3D glasses. It will have a depth slider on it also so you can change it from 2D to 3D if it hurts your eyes too much. Toshiba has a tv coming out that will use sheets of different angles over one another to give you the 3D effect and Toshiba is also releasing a 3D laptop computer this year.

Iphone Connected Blood Pressure Monitor

Soon we will be able to check our blood pressure without going to a doctor or Shoppers Drug Mart because Withings has now made a blood pressure monitor that you can connect to your iphone. I don't know how accurate it will be but when it comes out, the price will be $129. You can read more about it here:

http://www.withings.com/en/bloodpressuremonitor

Book of Light

This is a pop up book with an actual functioning lamp inside or something else that has light. It was made by Takeshi Ishiguro. You can buy one here:

http://www.unicahome.com/p32971/book-of-lights-by-takeshi-ishiguro-for-artecnica.html