Visitors at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, Arkansas, will have a bright canvas to paint on: a 14 foot-long interactive LED wall installed by Philips Electronics as a gift to the new hospital.
Visitors at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, Arkansas, will have a bright canvas to paint on: a 14 foot-long interactive LED wall installed by Philips Electronics as a gift to the new hospital.
Named the “Imagination Light Canvas,” the display has 1,420 touch-sensitive pixel elements, letting visitors finger-paint with light. Images persist for a few minutes, and six people can play simultaneously.
Paul Zeven, CEO of Philips Electronics North America, said that it’s located in the hospital’s Women’s and Children’s waiting room, and would lessen the tension, anxiety and stress that families can experience when waiting for childbirth.
“We predict it will be a big hit with both children and adults,” Zeven said in a press release. According to Philips, the device uses no more electricity than a toaster.
Here at the Gadget Lab, we think this is fantastic. What better way to greet the entry of new life than with a towering, pixelated monument to tech-facilitated creativity? I loved the whole concept so much, I made a flash version:
Bravo, Philips! What next, cellular automaton au pairs?
Photo: shane o mac/Flickr Starting this day, the Apple Store on the web is offering several new deals on refurbished Macs, and the price difference is good enough that it could force off your mind even the nastiest image of their previous life….
This is a pen that’s also a slingshot. That means you can shoot a rock at the head of that dick in the cubicle across the aisle from you that always listens to his headphones loud enough for you to hear it, but then when he goes looking for a culprit, you’ll just be making some notes on the latest earnings report. The perfect crime! Hit the jump for a video of this bad boy in action.
Yamaha has brought out its 63 Series, five receivers for Home Theater setups ranging in price from the $229 RX-V363 to the RX-V863, which costs just under a grand. All of them (the other three are the RX-V463, the RX-V563 and the RX-V663) are iPod- and Bluetooth-compatible, and some of them have on-screen menu display, subwoofer inputs and Yamaha’s YPAO automatic speaker setup. Full specs and prices are below the gallery.
RX-V363BL 5.1-CHANNEL DIGITAL HOME THEATER RECEIVER 4 SCENE buttons offering greater operating ease (with 13 preset SCENE templates) iPod compatibility Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver (YBA-10) Front panel mini jack for connecting portable audio player 9 selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies / Subwoofer phase choose Preset remote unit Initial Volume Setting and Maximum Volume Setting 5-channel 500W powerful surround sound (100W x 5) High dynamic power, low-impedance drive capability 192kHz/24-bit DACs used in all channels 1080p-compatible HDMI switching (2 in/1 out) including 1080p/24Hz repeat HDTV compatible component video terminals (3 in/1 out) Surround Realism CINEMA DSP with 8 DSP programs Compressed Music Enhancer to improve compressed music sources Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA Audio Delay for adjusting lip-sync 40-station preset tuning / Auto preset tuning Front panel Video Aux input terminals Speaker A or B selection Subwoofer out Preset remote unit Cost is $229.95
RX-V463BL 5.1-CHANNEL DIGITAL HOME THEATER RECEIVER 4 SCENE buttons offering greater operating ease (with 17 preset SCENE templates) XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready YPAO for automatic speaker setup iPod compatibility via Yamaha Universal Dock Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver (YBA-10) Front panel mini jack for connecting portable audio player On-screen display with iPod song title display 5-channel 525W powerful surround sound (105W x 5) Direct mode for high quality sound reproduction Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs used in all channels 1080p-compatible HDMI (2 in/1 out) including 1080p/24Hz repeat HDTV compatible component video terminals (3 in/1 out) CINEMA DSP with 8 DSP programs Compressed Music Enhancer to improve compressed music sources Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA Other Notable Features 40-station preset tuning / Auto preset tuning HD Audio LPCM 5.1-channel reception (up to 96kHz) iPod song titles displayed in English and Western European languages ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1) on the front panel and on-screen display Virtual CINEMA DSP Audio Delay for adjusting lip-sync (0-160ms) 9 selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies Subwoofer phase choose Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding Front panel Video Aux input with mini jack Subwoofer out 6-channel external input Speaker A or B selection Preset remote unit Cost is $349.95
RX-V563BL 7.1-CHANNEL DIGITAL HOME THEATER RECEIVER 4 SCENE buttons offering greater operating ease (with 17 preset SCENE templates) XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready YPAO for automatic speaker setup iPod compatibility via Yamaha Universal Dock Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver (YBA-10) Front panel mini jack for connecting portable audio player Multi zone functions including Zone 2 audio out, IR terminal and Trigger Out On-screen display with iPod song title display 7-channel 630W powerful surround sound (90W x 7) Direct mode for high quality sound reproduction Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs used in all channels Assignable amplifiers to bi-amp connection 1080p-compatible HDMI (2 in/1 out) including 1080p/24Hz repeat Component video upconversion with TBC HDTV compatible component video terminals (3 in/1 out) CINEMA DSP with 8 DSP programs Compressed Music Enhancer to improve compressed music sources Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA Other Notable Features 40-station preset tuning / Auto preset tuning HD Audio LPCM 7.1-channel reception (up to 96kHz) High dynamic power, low-impedance drive capability iPod song titles displayed in English and Western European languages ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1) on the front panel and on-screen display Night Listening Enhancer, SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP Audio Delay for adjusting lip-sync (0-160ms) Front panel Video Aux input terminals with mini jack 9 selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies Subwoofer phase choose HDTV compatible component vide terminals (3 in/1 out) Subwoofer out 8-channel or 6-channel external input Speaker A or B selection Preset remote unit Cost is $449.95
RX-V563BL 7.1-CHANNEL DIGITAL HOME THEATER RECEIVER 4 SCENE buttons offering greater operating ease (with 17 preset SCENE templates) XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready YPAO for automatic speaker setup iPod compatibility via Yamaha Universal Dock Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver (YBA-10) Front panel mini jack for connecting portable audio player Multi zone functions including Zone 2 audio out, IR terminal and Trigger Out On-screen display with iPod song title display 7-channel 630W powerful surround sound (90W x 7) Direct mode for high quality sound reproduction Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs used in all channels Assignable amplifiers to bi-amp connection 1080p-compatible HDMI (2 in/1 out) including 1080p/24Hz repeat Component video upconversion with TBC HDTV compatible component video terminals (3 in/1 out) CINEMA DSP with 8 DSP programs Compressed Music Enhancer to improve compressed music sources Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA Other Notable Features 40-station preset tuning / Auto preset tuning HD Audio LPCM 7.1-channel reception (up to 96kHz) High dynamic power, low-impedance drive capability iPod song titles displayed in English and Western European languages ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1) on the front panel and on-screen display Night Listening Enhancer, SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP Audio Delay for adjusting lip-sync (0-160ms) Front panel Video Aux input terminals with mini jack 9 selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies Subwoofer phase choose HDTV compatible component vide terminals (3 in/1 out) Subwoofer out 8-channel or 6-channel external input Speaker A or B selection Preset remote unit Cost is $549.95
RX-V863BL 7.1-CHANNEL DIGITAL HOME THEATER RECEIVER HD audio format support: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio 7-channel 735W powerful surround sound (105W x 7) Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification Pure Direct for higher fidelity sound reproduction Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs used in all channels Assignable amplifiers for bi-amp connection Analog video (480i or 480p) upscaling to full HD 1080p 1080p-compatible HDMI (3 in/1 out) Supports Deep Color (up to 36 bit), x.v.Color, a double speed Refresh Rates of 120Hz and 1080p/24Hz transmission, and Auto Lip-Sync compensation Analog video to HDMI digital video upconversion and deinterlacing with TBC 4 SCENE buttons offering greater operating ease (with 19 preset SCENE templates) HD Radio™ digital broadcast reception capability XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready Improved YPAO for automatic speaker setup iPod compatibility via Yamaha Universal Dock Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver (YBA-10) Better multi-zone control compatibility Surround Realism Fine-tuned CINEMA DSP and Adaptive DSP Level Improved Compressed Music Enhancer Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready 40-station preset tuning / Auto preset tuning HD Audio LPCM 7.1-channel reception (up to 192kHz) High dynamic power and Linear Damping Low Jitter PLL Circuitry Assignable amplifiers for bi-amp connection Initial Volume and Maximum Volume Setting iPod song titles displayed in English and Western European languages ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1) on the front panel and on-screen display Improved Compressed Music Enhancer with Straight Enhancer program Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP Preout terminals for front, center, surround and surround back, and dual mono subwoofer out 9 selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies Subwoofer phase select Front panel video Aux input terminals with optical digital and S-Video input terminals 8-channel or 6-channel external input Phono input Speaker A, B, A+B selection Preset remote unit with illuminated buttons Cost is $999.95 [Home Theater]
Sneakers hanging from telephone lines has long been an iconic image of urban life—which is why it inspired designers Peter Pracilio and Oscar Lopez to develop this Shoe Chandelier. Why they chose to make a light out of it is unclear, but it has a very compelling weirdness about it. The good news is that all signs point to this design becoming a real-world product (in both chandelier and tabletop versions) sometime in the near future. Additional photo after the break.
Texas University to Give iPhones to Freshmen Abilene Christian University (ACU) will equip each and each one of its new students with an iPhone or an iPod Touch. The official line is that the students can “receive homework alerts, answer in-class surveys and quizzes, get directions to…
Abilene Christian University (ACU) will equip each and every one of its new students with an iPhone or an iPod Touch. The official line is that the students can “receive homework alerts, answer in-class surveys and quizzes, get directions to their professors’ offices, and check their meal and account balances”, amongst other things.
We can make a guess at the unofficial reasons. First, promising the current hottest gadget is bound to scare up some extra enrollments. Second, kitting the children out with cellphones and iPods is a lot cheaper than providing them with notebook Computers. The University is already well down the road of making software, with “more than 15 other useful web applications already developed”. We’ve one question, though. Who gets the iPhones, and who gets just an iPod?
Smart Target’s Kiddo Kidkeeper Proximity alarm helps bring peace of mind to the parents of adventurous kids using a wearable wireless transmitter. When a child has wandered out of a pre-set range, the transmitter will trigger a visual and audible alarm on the parent’s receiver, prompting them to reel the kid back in.
The device offers two range settings of 13 and 26 feet, it is waterproof, and it can monitor up to four kids at once—which is great until a hyperactive child decides to remove the device and hurl it into the woods for no good reason. There is no pricing information on the official site, but we did come across a Romanian site selling it for the equivalent of $170, which should be a decent indicator. [Kiddo via Gizmag via OhGizmo and Store4Kids]
While we think you should wait to buy a standalone Blu-ray player until the 2.0 (”full profile”) spec hits to get interactivity and picture-in-picture, there’s no reason to wait for a PC drive, except for the price to drop. Newegg has a 12X Blu-ray drive from Lite-on for a pretty cheapo $130. Just remember you need a vid card w/ HDCP support (copy protection BS) and a fairly beefy machine. [Newegg via Crave]
Paint LED Art With Philips’ Giant Light Canvas Visitors at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, Arkansas, will have a bright canvas to paint on: a 14 foot-long interactive LED wall installed by Philips Electronics as a gift to the new hospital.
Visitors at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, Arkansas, will have a bright canvas to paint on: a 14 foot-long interactive LED wall installed by Philips Electronics as a gift to the new hospital.
Named the “Imagination Light Canvas,” the display has 1,420 touch-sensitive pixel elements, letting visitors finger-paint with light. Images persist for a few minutes, and six people can play simultaneously.
Paul Zeven, CEO of Philips Electronics North America, stated that it’s located in the hospital’s Women’s and Children’s waiting room, and would lessen the tension, anxiety and stress that families can experience when waiting for childbirth.
“We predict it will be a large hit with both children and adults,” Zeven stated in a press release. According to Philips, the device uses no more electricity than a toaster.
Here at the Gadget Lab, we think this is fantastic. What better way to greet the entry of new life than with a towering, pixelated monument to tech-facilitated creativity? I loved the whole concept so much, I made a flash version:
Bravo, Philips! What next, cellular automaton au pairs?
The lucky Irish will be able to purchase the iPhone from Friday March 14th. The carrier will be O2, the same as in the UK, and the handsets will be priced at €400 and €500 ($605 and $755) for 8GB…
The lucky Irish will be able to buy the iPhone from Friday March 14th. The carrier will be O2, the same as in the UK, and the handsets will be priced at €400 and €500 ($605 and $755) for 8GB and 16GB.
Tariffs run from €45 up to €100 per month, even though the only differences are the number of inclusive minutes and SMS messages – all plans get a flat 1GB of data per month.
This is a pen that’s also a slingshot. That means you can shoot a rock at the head of that dick in the cubicle across the aisle from you that always listens to his headphones loud enough for you to hear it, but then when he goes looking for a culprit, you’ll just be making some notes on the latest earnings report. The perfect crime! Hit the jump for a video of this bad boy in action.
Yamaha has brought out its 63 Series, five receivers for Home Theater setups ranging in price from the $229 RX-V363 to the RX-V863, which costs just under a grand. All of them (the other three are the RX-V463, the RX-V563 and the RX-V663) are iPod- and Bluetooth-compatible, and some of them have on-screen menu display, subwoofer inputs and Yamaha’s YPAO automatic speaker setup. Full specs and prices are below the gallery.
Sneakers hanging from telephone lines has long been an iconic image of urban life—which is why it inspired designers Peter Pracilio and Oscar Lopez to develop this Shoe Chandelier. Why they chose to make a light out of it is unclear, but it has a very compelling weirdness about it. The good news is that all signs point to this design becoming a real-world product (in both chandelier and tabletop versions) sometime in the near future. Additional photo after the break.
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Smart Target’s Kiddo Kidkeeper Proximity alarm helps bring peace of mind to the parents of adventurous kids using a wearable wireless transmitter. When a child has wandered out of a pre-set range, the transmitter will trigger a visual and audible alarm on the parent’s receiver, prompting them to reel the kid back in. 
While we think you should 
The lucky Irish will be able to buy the iPhone from Friday March 14th. The carrier will be O2, the same as in the UK, and the handsets will be priced at €400 and €500 ($605 and $755) for 8GB and 16GB.
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