‘No Smoking’ signs are common in enclosed and public places everywhere these days. Whether in cinemas, shops, train stations or offices, they enforce the anti-smoking rule for the safety of everyone, and particularly for children. These smoking bans exist to protect the community and people from the effects of second-hand smoke, which can include cancer, heart disease, and many respiratory diseases.
However, smoking is now a major habit for many and quitting it can cause unwelcome side effects and withdrawal symptoms. With the support of the World Health Organisation, E-lites came up with an electronic device that resembles a cigarette.
E-Lites are advanced vaporizing electrical apparatus that look and function like tobacco cigarettes. This is a product made particularly for chain smokers who find it really hard to stop the habit of smoking. It is completely safe for everyone, and especially for the users because it only produces vapour to inhale instead of smoke. This vapour is commonly composed of non-toxic substances that do not carry tar and carbon monoxide like the smoke from conventional cigarettes. The E-Lites devices also carry the appearance of conventional cigarettes, along with the physical sensation of smoking, making them look and feel like you are having the real thing.
The vapour delivers a targeted amount of nicotine to the user’s body in exactly the way a normal cigarette would, but with all the reduced health risks that electronic cigarettes provide. Users will also benefit from the social aspect of not having to leave parties and social gatherings every time they wish to satisfy a nicotine craving.
The Grassy Lawn Charging Station provides you with realistic artificial grass that hides all of the power adapters and cables. Simply run a standard extension cable into the bottom of the base, plug in all your power adapters, then snake the charging cables up through the grass. Voila! Your gadgets will think they’re on a charging vacation. Measuring 11-inch x 7-inch x 4.35-inch, the Grassy Lawn Charging Station works with any small device with a charging cable. If you want one, you can purchase the Grassy Lawn Charging Station for $24.99 each.
UMID will officially show its M2 ultra mobile PC at Intel’s Developers Forum, and it has been quite an upgrade over the previous M1. The M2 has an 4.8-inch screen, with a 1024×600 resolution. While the screen remains the same as its predecessor, the M2 actually fares better due to an upgraded design and screen angle. Also making their appearance are an optical mouse and mouse buttons that make redundant the requirement of a USB port dongle.
The M2 will also get a faster processor, 1.2 GHz or 1.6GHz Atom, in place of the 1.33GHz processor on the M1. The RAM has been upgraded from 512MB to 1GB, and the operating system is Windows 7 in place of XP. UMID did put on display a non-working prototype of the new M2, and the fully working unit is expected to make its appearance within this week.
Philips recently rolled out its Wireless HDTV Link at IFA Berlin 2009. This HDMI transmitter and receiver pair allows you to place your actual A/V components up to 20 yards away from the set. The base station comes with two HDMI connectors and two component connectors, allowing you the freedom to switch between TV, DVD and games consoles simply and quickly, without having to change cables and plugs in between uses. The Philips Wireless HDTV link is priced at €599.99 or around $800.
Home theater PCs are good, but expensive to own, but it looks like Asus is about to change the game with the EeeBox Home theater PC. Asus isn’t speaking about the pricing or release dates just yet, but there are some delicious details to feed on. The compact EB 1012 will measure just 222mm x 178mm x26.9mm and will run off an Atom N330 dual core processor.
The PC will have a 150 GB SATA HDD, 2 GB RAM (expandable to 4 gigs), gigabit ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, S/PDIF 5.1 audio connection, HDMI output, multi card reader, port for external SATA hard drive, 4x USB ports, and of course, support for full HD (1080p). Plus, this one is likely to handle flash videos well, something that will make it enjoyable for watching movies online, and also get an upper hand on the competition. That long list makes it almost a complete home theater, even though the lack of Blu-ray capabilities may be a bit of a dampener, but the price will more than likely make up for it.