The Latest GADGETS in 2008

A presentation prepared by: Dan Angelo Ong IV- Our Lady of MEDJUGORIE

What is a GADGET?
A gadget is a small technological object (such as a device or an appliance) that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than normal technology at the time of their invention. Gadgets are sometimes also referred to as gizmos.

History
The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 1800s. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as a placeholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can't remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown's 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift, A sailor boys log of a voyage out and home in a China tea-clipper containing the earliest known usage in print. The etymology of the word is disputed. A widely circulated story holds that the word gadget was "invented" when Gaget, Gauthier & Cie, the company behind the casting of the Statue of Liberty (1886), made a small-scale version of the monument and named it after their firm; however this contradicts the evidence that the word was already used before in nautical circles, and the fact that it did not become popular until after World War I. Other sources cite a derivation from the French gchette which has been applied to various pieces of a firing mechanism, or the French gage, a small tool or accessory. The spring-clip used to hold the base of a vessel during glass-making is also known as a gadget.The first atomic bomb was nicknamed the gadget by the scientists of the Manhattan Project, tested at the Trinity site.

Nokia N96 N-Gage

According to NewLaunches, the Nokia N96 N-Gage gaming phone concept that takes into account the latest developments in both S60 and N-Gage software/service platforms. Nokia N96 is a really fascinating concept marrying all the best features from full touchscreen phone, numeric keypad, QWERTY keyboard and portable gaming console into one cool gadget.

Features of Nokia N96 N-gage

Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 N96-1 (RM-247, Global), UMTS 850 / 1900 N96-3 (RM-247, Global), no UMTS N96 (RM-297, PR China) 3G and WLAN access (RM-297 variant (PR China only) does not have WCDMA, WLAN and DVB-H). Mobile TV (network-dependent feature). GPS Navigation, map data fetched over mobile data link or downloaded over the Internet and transferred to the phone over USB. Access to Ovi Instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google. Full-HTML browser. Symbian OS v9.3 S60 3.2 Edition, user interface. 16 GB of internal flash memory. Memory expandable to up to 48 GB with 32 GB =microSD/microSDHC cards (maximum available card storage capacity 16GB/32GB (once released in 2009) ). 2-way slide, as in Nokia N95. 5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics. High quality VGA camera in front of the phone, for video calling and self-portrait use. Double LED flash for the camera. Pre-bundled with WaveSecure in India variant Plays music files, and lets you download easily via Nokia Web. Allows high-quality video calling using 3G A built-in motion sensor that can automatically rotate the screen when tilted as on the Nokia N82.

Apple MacBook Air slimmest notebook

Apple announced the slimmest notebook around, the MacBook Air. It only measures .16-inches and is slim enough to slip into a manila envelope. MacBook Air features a full-size keyboard and LED-backlit 13.3-inch display with built-in iSight. It also sports a new larger trackpad that supports multi-touch gestures. Similar to the interface of the iPhone where you can pinch in or pan out, the MacBook Airs trackpad allows you to do the same, it even allows you to rotate images with two fingers, and move windows with a flick. Apple was able to contain the size by using the same 1.8-inch 80GB drive that's in the iPod classic. However the64GB SSD is optional. So far so good, but on the flipside just like an iPod, you can't just crack it open to replace the hard drive, memory or even battery. On full charge the batter will last you five hours. Also the thing doesnt sport an Ethernet port either. Apple MacBook Air steers clear of optical media, but there's a separate external you can snap up for $99. The laptop also features something called the Remote Disk that'll let the Air get data off the optical drive in any PC or Mac running the Remote

World's Most Expensive Ipod

People nowadays are funned of buying gadgets to kill the boredom. For example is the Sony's PlayStation you can bring it with you and played with every time or anytime of the day you want it to. But how do you make a $50 iPod Shuffle worth thousands of dollars? Sprinkle it with 430 eye-catching diamonds and plate the controls with solid 18k white and pink gold. After all this blinging you get the iDiamond iPod Shuffle. Loaded with more bling that one can handle the iDiamond is going under the hammer at a charity event in London. The estimated final price is in the $40,000 range, but given the charity nature of the auction, it could cost you even more for this shiny wonder. Can you afford one?

Mogul's mouse
The Swiss company Pat Says Now manufactures computer mice that come in a different of fun designs such as cats, ducks, and even a green brain (which the company describes as "outrageously bilious"). But if you're looking for more luxury than laughs, take a look at the company's Diamond Flower model. At around $25,000, it's the world's most expensive computer mouse, the company claims. One look, and you'll see why: Its case is 18-karat white gold encrusted with 59 brilliant-cut diamonds in the shape of--you guessed it--a flower...

Prepared by: ehaguda

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