Posts Tagged ‘RF’
Undress a Woman Using Radio Frequencies [Nsfw]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News, Technology on December 26th, 2009
A dress that gradually disappears as you get a magic ball near to it? Yaishplease. That's exactly what Daan Roosegaarde, V2 Lab, and Maartje Dijkstra have created, using a flexible plastic material and radio frequency technology. Very pretty too:
Called Intimacy, the dress' smart fabric reacts to variations in the electric current, smoothly changing its opacity until it gets completely transparent—and viceversa. The change is controlled by a ball, which has an RF tag that gets detected by circuitry in the dress' collar. On a related note, this is what happens to my underpants whenever my fiancée gets close to me, with no RF tag involved whatsoever. [Roosegaarde and v2 via Styleguru via Fashion Tech]
Rēmote Turns Your iPhone Into a Universal RF Remote [Accessories]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News, Technology on December 19th, 2009
New Kinetic has an RF attachment accessory for the iPhone that gives it all the power of a universal remote, except way, way better. This is the universal remote we want.
The accessory plugs into the docking port on an iPhone (or presumably iPod Touch), and includes features like an extensive library of IR codes, customizable buttons, and RF learning from other remotes. It's a great idea; my iPod Touch doesn't get much use as a PMP, but Remote, VLC Remote and Boxee Remote make it a great remote control for my HTPC, so I'm all for extending the functionality to RF. We don't know much about this gadget yet—but it'll be officially announced at CES, and we'll give you more info (like price and availability) then. [Chip Chick]
New Bluetooth Runs for a Year Off a Watch Battery [Bluetooth]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on October 19th, 2009
There's little stopping Bluetooth from making its way into more devices, but its battery drain is many times that of, say, tried and true IR. But a new, lower power Bluetooth is coming next year.
By Texas Instruments, a new, 6mm-square Bluetooth system-on-a-chip can operate for "more than a year" on a small button-cell battery (like you see in watches or very tiny remotes). Everything from cellphones to laptops could get a battery boost from the technology, but low power, low cost Bluetooth also opens to door to sticking the technology in more places, too (imagine an RF remote or console controller that you don't need to recharge).
It'll be interesting to see how many companies adopt the new tech when it's available next year, along with how many side with the latest developments in Wi-Fi instead. [Texas Instruments and Press Release]
Turtle Beach keeps tweens boasting with Ear Force X41 Xbox 360 headset
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 11th, 2009
[Via TG Daily]
Filed under: Peripherals, Portable Audio
Turtle Beach keeps tweens boasting with Ear Force X41 Xbox 360 headset originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsLogitech’s Harmony 900 remote controls components behind closed doors
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 11th, 2009
Update: Looks like CNET has a review up, and we'd say the bottom line pretty much sums it up: "The Logitech Harmony 900 is, hands down, the best universal remote control we've ever tested."
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals
Logitech's Harmony 900 remote controls components behind closed doors originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsAT&T RF Anywhere Changes Channels From the Darkest, Most Isolated Areas of Your Home [Remotes]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 9th, 2009
As I blindly played Wii Sports from the kitchen the other day—the TV completely out of sight—I couldn't help but wonder why many remotes still implement hindering line-of-sight IR to work properly. Enter the RF Point Anywhere.
Developed by AT&T, the Anywhere uses RF tech to control your various home entertainment baubles from anywhere in the room. Behind a couch; with the cable box behind an opaque cabinet door; or even from the dark basement dungeon you set up for when the AT&T U-verse guy shows up late for his ambiguously defined 9-5 appointment window (yes, it's back lit!).
We've covered RF remotes before, most notably the recent Loop Remote, which controls TVs using a mix of Wii-like wonder, some pointing, and plenty of kitsch. The RF Anywhere is perhaps a bit more practical, but again you need to be a U-verse user to enjoy it.
The remote will cost U-verse customers $50 (slightly more than the one they get with service), and that includes the RF dongle. After that's paid up, you're free to change channels blindly from the pooper at your convenience. [AT&T via Engadget]
Walls are no longer a limitation for U-verse with new RF Point Anywhere remote
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 9th, 2009
[Thanks, Anthony]
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Walls are no longer a limitation for U-verse with new RF Point Anywhere remote originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsCATSeye Mk2 tracking device takes the smaller, more waterproof route
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on June 22nd, 2009
[Via NaviGadget]
Filed under: GPS, Wearables, Wireless
CATSeye Mk2 tracking device takes the smaller, more waterproof route originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsThe World’s Smallest, Potentially Seediest GPS, GSM and RF Tracker [GPS]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on June 19th, 2009
It looks like a nondescript battery, but this is actually the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device.
The recently released CATS.i measures just 45mm x 35mm x 12mm, and makers say it can be used to track cars, pets and even people. Given that they also claim this is the "most covert" tracking device of its type and is "almost undetectable when being worn", I'm not sure I want to know who their normal customers are.
The device uses a built-in GSM sim chip to report back its GPS data, either constantly or at set intervals, which can then be tracked online. It is battery powered but can also be hardwired to vehicles, or even solar power—though the makers don't specify how. Quad band GSM, GSP and RF ensures you should be able to monitor the people you are stalking—sorry, tracking—wherever they go. [Cats.i]
Video: Samsung’s e-passport turns your head into a rotating government specimen
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on June 19th, 2009
[Via OLED-Info]
Continue reading Video: Samsung's e-passport turns your head into a rotating government specimen
Filed under: Displays
Video: Samsung's e-passport turns your head into a rotating government specimen originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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