There is nothing worse than getting a FedEx tracking number late on a Thursday, knowing full well that your package will not arrive until Monday. Even as an adult, Ill still obsessively refresh tracking information, even when I know something wont be delivered for days. Still, that didnt stop me from tracking the Parrot AR.Drone all weekend, or getting up and looking out the window when I even thought I might have heard the sound of tires on gravel in the distance all day today. Surely any self respecting geek knows the feeling as they anxiously await their newest techno-toy.

The AR.Drone arrived mere moments ago, and after carefully opening the packaging I was greeted with the wondrous quadricopter that weve been drooling over since we first caught wind of it back at CES in January. Since then weve had a brief hands-on and later discovered that it would sell for $299.99 available for preorder through Brookstone.

In the demos weve been given in the past, weve never actually been able to touch the unit, only fly it around for a few seconds inside of the controlled environment of the Parrot booth at conventions. My first impression as I took it out of the box was just how amazingly light and delicate the whole unit feels. I suppose it makes sense that its light because it has to fly, but it feels like nothing.

In the box with the unit is a brief quick start guide which explains to first charge the battery, how to install the battery, and the basics of getting the Parrot AR.Drone in the air. Like any impatient man child, I immediately installed the battery, and paired it to my iPhone which was as simple as downloading the free Parrot AR.Drone Free Flight app and connecting to the WiFi network it creates. After that, you launch the app, it connects to the quadricopter, and youre met with a screen that looks like this:

Unfortunately, since I skipped that whole "charge the battery first" step, the AR.Drone only flew for about 45 seconds before it ran out of juice. Im currently impatiently waiting the light on the charger to flip from red to green, and daylight is fading fast. I hope to have some extensive video of how the unit works, how it is assembled, and flying it in the not too distant future. All depending on how long it takes to charge of course.

Following that, Ill be doing a full review of the Parrot AR.Drone, so if you have any questions that youd like answered or anything you want me to do as I put it through its paces, post a comment on this story.



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Nikon fans or the so called anti Canon group, we have something hot for you. Though news have been heating up that Nikon will soon be adding the P7000 to their Coolpix lineup and bring in D7000 which was tagged as the actual successor of D90, nobody had the remotest idea about the launch dates of these cameras.

Speculations were being made as expected but nothing was concrete until recently when Nikon Rumors pushed in the exact release dates of D7000 and P7000. The dates, 8th of September for P7000 are exact as per Nikon Rumors only and not officially announced by Nikon. No doubt why we didnt find even one good image of the D7000 around the internet.

The P7000 will boast a ten megapixel resolution sensor with RAW shooting features. Video shooting will be possible at�720p and the camera will have 28-200 mm equivalent zoom lens with a 3 inches LCD screen. Though least amount of information is available on the DSLR D7000 yet Nikon Rumors had suggested that the new DSLR will have 100% viewfinder coverage with dual memory card slots.

As the D7000 is being considered as the successor of D90 henceforth one should be rest assured that this DSLR camera will have functions that can give fight to any of Canons new entry level cameras. Though it would be very unprofessional of us wink, wink to compare Nikon to Canon in such a when, lets face it, it is hard to resist

[via Electronista]

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Samsung has already seen great sales of its Galaxy S phones in USA. It has sold 1 million Galaxy S phones totally on AT&T and T-Mobile so far and now the party is moving towards Sprint

The EPIC 4G which is Sprint version of the Galaxy S is hitting Sprint stores across America at 8am tomorrow. The phone sports the same 4inch Super AMOLED display , 1 GHz CPU found on the Galaxy S along with 4G WiMax support and a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone costs $249.99 with a 2-year contract after discounts . We would be reviewing the device shortly

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Nokia has FINALLY launched its first Dual SIM phones in India� in an event at Delhi today. The C1-00 and C2-00 support usage of multiple SIM cards. Its interesting that Nokia India managed to get hold of a couple of Models who are identical TwinsBoth the handsets have support for multiple phone book ,long battery life, large screen and local language interface.While the C2 supports Dual SIM Dual Standby , The C1 supports only one active SIM at a time.

C1 has a Call-divert feature using which users can avoid missing calls from the other number.The C1 has a dedicatey to switch the SIM card. The phone has Standby battery life of 6 weeks.The has a flashlight , color display , FM radio with standard headphone jack

Nokia C2 comes Nokias services such as Ovi Life Tools and Ovi Mail.It also has a music player with support for micro-SD cards of up to 32GB and FM radio

Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia was present at the event and� said, "As per our deep consumer insights, entry level consumers need dual SIMs for various reasons including economizing time and costs, improving efficiency and for increased convenience. To address these consumer requirements, Nokia has launched these two devices that offer multiple SIM capabilities with a balanced feature set and relevant innovations at affordable price points."

Nokia C2 Live Pics

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The price of C1 is Rs.1999 while the price of C2 is not revealed but we expect it to be around Rs.2500

Would you buy a Nokia Dual SIM phone ?

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Samsung today launched its 4th Bada powered phone the Wave 723 Model : GT-S7320E

Samsung Wave 723 Features

  • 3.2-inch TFT-LCD
  • Full Touchscreen
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • 3G
  • Bluetooth
  • Samsung apps
  • Social Hub
  • 5 MP Camera
  • microSD Card slot
  • 11.8mm with a metallic back cover

We have only partial specs and would share the complete specs as and when its available

"The Wave 723 reflects our relentless pursuit of the best in mobile technologies by optimizing the application and social media experience. In new and innovative ways, the Wave 723 delivers on Samsungs goal to give a rich, connected smart phone experience to everyone," said JK Shin, President and Head of the Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics.

The Wave 723 will be available in September 2010 in Germany and will be rolled out to Europe , South East Asia and Africa. According to WSJ the price of the Wave 723 will be around $306

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Here are the official photos of the just launched Samsung Wave 723 the 4th Bada Phone from Samsung after the Wave, Wave2 and Wave2 Pro.The Wave 723 is 11.8 mm thin. The phone comes with a new leather flip cover which makes you wonder if this is a flip-phone.It has a metallic back

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The 1986 arcade classic OutRun, with its easy to pick up gameplay and simplistic mechanics, seems like it would be a perfect fit for the iPhone. Its strange then, given the wealth of racing games on the App Store, that no one has taken a serious stab at an OutRun-inspired game yet. Now, developer Oyatsukai.com has risen to this challenge with their first iPhone game Final Freeway, and delivered in fairly impressive fashion. Final Freeway does an excellent job at capturing the feel of the original OutRun, while offering tight controls with multiple configurations and a terrific sense of speed that runs well even on older devices.

Just as in OutRun, Final Freeway is a point-to-point racing game, where instead of trying to beat other cars to the finish youre trying to reach each checkpoint in the given amount of time until finally reaching the end. In total there are six different sections to race through, each with their own unique scenery, but unfortunately there arent the branching paths at the end of each section as in OutRun. The racing is simple and arcadey, with the focus being to race each leg of the track as fast as possible while avoiding traffic and staying on the track. You dont crash in the game, but will slow down a lot if you hit another car or go off track. If time runs out before you reach the end of the track segment, its game over.

In another nod to OutRun, you can choose one of three different tunes to listen to while youre racing in Final Freeway. Also, your ride looks suspiciously like a Ferrari, which is the staple car in the OutRun series. The graphics in Final Freeway are very nice, with added support for the higher resolution iPhone 4 and iPad displays. The framerate is ultra smooth, even on my iPod touch 2G, and makes for a blazingly fast sense of speed. There are touch and tilt control options, with various other configurations of onscreen button placement. Either control option works well, but I found myself preferring the touch controls. There isnt the option for auto-accelerate, only separate gas and brake buttons, but this actually benefits the game as it can pay to merely let off the gas when approaching turns rather than slamming on the brakes.

Really, the only fault of Final Freeway is that there just isnt that much of it. The six track locations are decent, and can be played on a normal or expert setting, but I would love to see more. It sounds like that just might happen too, as the developer is active in our forums and has hinted that more levels are on their way, as well as taking note of other suggestions from our forum members for future updates. With a few updates, Final Freeway could evolve into something truly special, although what is here already is quite competent for the price. The bottom line is that Final Freeway is fun, plays extremely well, looks great, and will scratch that OutRun itch whenever you need it to.



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Some users on XDA-Developers are reporting that they are able to update the Samsung Galaxy S to Android 2.2 or FroYo through Samsungs KIES software.

One user has even posted a browser benchmark which shows that the performance has improved but not as fast as Nexus One or Droid X.

Well this might be just a test build which means that the final version which is due in September will be out soon

Source : XDA-Developers

Thx Kalpik

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Undoubtedly, Japan is the land of technology and future and over the years we have seen all sorts of latest inventions from the Japanese. After many different robots and smart vending machines with touchscreen displays, we now have a smart toilet that will give your body an MOT check as you use it.


This smart toilet comes from Toto and it will perform various tests while youre using it. For example, this toilet will check your urine, blood pressure, weight and body temperature as you use it, and youll get all those information on the display mounted next to you while youre sat on it.

Ok, so this isnt the sort of information one would expect to have their eyes on while sat on the loo but in addition, test results can even be sent automatically to your laptop.

The device that is mounted inside the toilet will check sugar levels in your urine and included armband will check your blood pressure. In addition, inbuilt floor scale checks your weight as you use the toilet. This high tech toilet looks interesting enough and it seems the elderly population will be making the most of it.

The smart toilet will also store data for up to five different users, and it costs between $4,100 to $5,850. Smart toilets might become the future someday but until that happens they will remain available only in Japan.

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Heres LogicBUYs latest gadget deal of the day for a Dell Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation. Dell refers this laptop as "the�worlds most powerful mobile workstation", meant for gaming and multimedia.

The Precision M6500 supports Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition Quad Core processors, up to 16GB DDR3 memory and optional RAID storage. The base configuration includes Intel Core i5 processor, 2GB DDR3 memroy, 17-inch display with 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, 250GB Hard Drive, 1GB ATI� FirePro M7820 graphics, WiFi, Windows 7 Professional Bonus XP Pro downgrade and more.

This deal offers a 25% coupon for the laptop, which mean you are paying only $1,581.75.

[via LogicBUY]

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A studio or recording booth revolves around microphones, they are needed to record instruments, vocals, and almost everything. They are vital and are a must buy for any home studio.

In retail stores there are many microphones to choose from, condenser microphones, dynamic and a lot of different brands and prices. You may get overwhelmed with the decision you have to make when purchasing microphones. When at the retail store try to get an employee to help you pick the best microphone for you. They will ask you questions like what do you plan to record? What style? What instruments? How much are you willing to spend? These are all required to find out the best microphone for you.

I can tell you that spending more money on a microphone is better than going with any cheap microphone. You will see a huge difference from a $50 microphone compared to a $300 microphone sound wise.

When recording vocals many will use condenser microphones because of the sound quality. I like the Rode NTK, but you can pick any microphone you want. A good dynamic microphone would be a SHURE 58. You can check out those brands and most of there microphones are fairly well priced with great sound quality in return.

If youre interested in recording an instrument like a drum set, then you could pick up the Audix FP7 Fusion 7 Drum Microphone package. This is a set for $479 and includes seven microphones and cables. They offer great sound quality and are meant for a Drum set. They come with a steel carrying case to protect the microphones.

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