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Finger Orchestra

Finger Orchestra is a new kind of musical instrument designed by industrial designer, Christian Peetz. The specialty is it has seven rotatable joysticks which each can be independently configured to perform a unique task.

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Remove iPhone 3GS passcode PIN and encryption in minutes

Unfortunately, the iPhone 3GS is not as safe as what Apple claims. The passcode PIN and encription can be removed in minutes. A video posted on YouTube shows how quick and easy that the passcode pin and backup encryption of the iPhone to be removed.

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Acer Aspire One netbook gets upgraded to 1080p HD ready

Netbooks normally lack the graphical processing and HD video playback capabilities found on desktops or powerful laptops. Terracode, in their project, has made it possible on the Acer Aspire One netbook to handle up to 1080p HD content.

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LG rolls out Levi’s edition Xnote Mini X120 netbook

LG has announced a special Levi’s edition of its LG Xnote mini X120 netbook in Korea. As shown in the picture, the Xnote mini netbook will come with a laptop sleeve that is made from the Levi’s jeans.

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iPhone server farm turns iPhone into a NAS

Japanese FreeBit has created an iPhone Server farm, a portable rack that allows you to slot in up to 5 iPhones (old models only) to form a temporary network attached storage. So the contents on the phones can be shared over the network.

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Nokia announced most rugged phone, 3720 classic

Nokia has got their most rugged phone to date into its line. Called the Nokia 3720 classic, the phone is leak-proof, dust-proof and shock resistant. The phone is packed with nice features such as a 2-megapixel camera, Nokia Maps (preloaded on an included 1GB micro-SD card) and Bluetooth 2.1

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Dyson Energy Bracelet produces electricity in ambient air for charging gadgets

Called the Dyson Energy Bracelet, which is currently just a concept, designed by four third year students of the Industrial Design at Nantes Atlantic Design School in France. The special bracelet produces electricity from the ambient air and stores it in its internal Li-Po battery, which can then be used to charge your gadgets on the go.

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Cigar USB drive – an e-cigar that stores your data?

This Cigar USB flash drive was made using a real cigar. It is a DIY project from some brainy guys over at Instructables. The cigar was stuffed with a USB flash drive, a couple of LEDs, and some other parts.

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Conny Q3 Sports ball-shaped video game console

The Conny Q3 Sports is a ball-shaped video game console that is designed to play like the Nintendo Wii for Sports gaming. The Conny Q3 is made in the mainland of China, and it’s definitely priced much lower than the Wii, costs only $99 USD with five games included, while the Wii costs around $250.

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Ultrasn0w – the iPhone 3G firmware 3.0 unlock is ready

The iPhone dev team has got the iPhone 3G unlock tool, Ultrasn0w 3.0 ready. The Ultrasn0w allows you to unlock the iPhone 3G that runs the firmware 3.0. Please note it can only unlock the iPhone 3G not the recently released iPhone 3G S.

The Ultrasn0w can unlock both iPhone 2G and 3G models. The dev team should have started working on a version for unlocking the iPhone 3G S, but no clear indication when it’s likely to be ready.

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