When having a ridiculously awesome wine collection and a super posh cellar just isn't cool enough for you gadget-crazed, database-mongers out there, organizing your bottles could become your new obsession. This organization called ThingM is highlighting their concept product for a RFID-enabled database system called WineM, that can store your collection by a number of different variables, including regions and varietals, and allows you to call up the perfect bottle on a handheld device. Visit their site to see a video and shots of the UI, and check out a close-up of the actual gadget after the jump.WineM Categorizes Wine, Gives You Another Gadget
When having a ridiculously awesome wine collection and a super posh cellar just isn't cool enough for you gadget-crazed, database-mongers out there, organizing your bottles could become your new obsession. This organization called ThingM is highlighting their concept product for a RFID-enabled database system called WineM, that can store your collection by a number of different variables, including regions and varietals, and allows you to call up the perfect bottle on a handheld device. Visit their site to see a video and shots of the UI, and check out a close-up of the actual gadget after the jump.Continue reading WineM Categorizes Wine, Gives You Another Gadget
Digital Video Hits Phones
LG
has just released their U900 phone,
which is reported to be the first DVB-H phone in the world. DVBH stands for Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld, a
slightly smaller version of same technology that works for digital TV. The phone and its digital imaging
technology will first be available in Italy, where the carrier Hutchinson, the largest service carrier in
Italy, has obtained the exclusive DVB rights to the 2006 World Cup. After the World Cup is complete and an Italian
base has been established, the phone will be marketed globally.
The screen is 2.2-inches wide and users can watch for up to three hours on one battery charge. The phone also has a 1.3 mega-pixel VGA digital camera and 58 MB memory. Rumor has it that Samsung Electronics plans to introduce a DVB-H phone to the Italian market this month, as well.
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Design Your New Volvo With Your Handheld
Design your car from your handheld? Volvo and
Mobileplay have teamed up to create a mobile auto configurator that runs on BlackBerries, Treos, Windows Mobile
Smartphones and other smart mobile devices. You can customize your Volvo including color, fabrics, wheels and option
packages. The configurator displays the buyer's choices and then lets them contact Volvo dealer to place the
order. The configurator was designed to promote Volvo's XC70 and XC90 SUVs and will be distributed by Mobileplay. The
configurator can be downloaded at www.mobileplay.com. I know we all live in a
hurry-up world but are people really so busy that they need to chose their new car via Blackberry?




