Asahi Robocco BeerBot - Your own beer server

Drink Beer Save Water

I’m not a lazy person and I’ll tell you this, I’ve always opened a beer bottle using my teeth. However having a robot that store and keep my beer chilled and even serve it to me is pretty cool.

Asahi Robocco Beerbot can stores up to six cans of beer in its belly that also function as a refrigerator. Now the cool part starts here, when you dispense a can of beer, the robot will serve it to you by pouring it into a glass mug.

You can buy a used Robocco for $799 with shipping fee of $99 from CScout Japan. It also comes with instructions in English in case you don’t read Japanese.

New Samsung SGH-E590 designed by Jasper Morrison

Samsung partnered with industrial designer Jasper Morrison to create the SGH-E590 mobile phone.

The stylish E590 comes in simple contours and clean lines which comprise this compact bar design. Jasper Morrison put one side phone keypad and LCD screen while the other side is outfitted with dedicated camera functions, which is not really something new.
The design of the SGH-E590 is a bit too old-fashioned for my taste. The highlight of the phone is the 3MP camera with auto focus, half shutter and panorama shot.
Other features of the E590 include 1.79 inch screen with 220x220px resolution, Bluetooth 2.0, 90MB internal memory and GPRS Class 10 / EDGE / Tri-Band (900/1800/1900) connectivity.
Measurements of the E590 are 94x42x13.5mm and the weight is 66g.

“The SGH-E590 is a very pragmatic work of art that reflects the synergy between Samsung and Jasper Morrison. We have teamed up to satisfy our users with high-performance technology and emotional design.” says Geesung Choi, President of Samsung’s Telecommunication Network business. He added, “Through the partnership with renowned designers, Samsung will strengthen our design power to bring design excellence to our customers.”

The Samsung E590 is available in two colors, noble black and snow silver, and will be launched in Europe, China and South East Asia in June.

Sony Offers a 100GB HDD Camcorder

Today being my first day back to work after a vacation, I can attest that camcorders that use tapes are a pain in the rear. They are a pain when you have to change tapes at the beach, they are a pain when the wife complains for the next six months that you haven’t put the videos on DVD yet.

Sony’s latest HD camcorder is called the HDR-SR5C and it packs a large 100GB HDD inside so no tapes are needed. The camcorder also has a 10x optical zoom along with an 80x digital zoom.

The CMOS sensor is a 2.1 MP ClearVid unit with 1990K effective pixels. I particularly like the idea of the Smooth Slow recording feature that allows you to increase the record rate from 60 fps to 240fps for three seconds and play the video back in 12 seconds. A built in USB 2.0 interface makes it east to send the video to your PC for burning to DVD or storing on your PC via included software. Via Sony Style
Best Deal:

* Sony Handycam® DCR-SR42 Camcorder - Price Range: $448-$600

Nokia 6500 Classic

Description:

The 6500 classic is 9.5mm (0.37”) slim candybar crafted from anodized aluminum. It offers 1GB of built-in memory, 2-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, quad-band GSM and dual-band UMTS (3G) and microUSB.

Nokia N76 - Thin and Smart

Nokia introduced their first Symbian S60 folder phone more than a year ago, and since then they have been trying to trim its size. The result is the new N76 that they put forward this year. Thanks to Nokia Hong Kong, we had the chance to check out the final production model of the N76 before it's widely available.


Physical Aspects

The N76 is probably not the most attractive phone out there, but you've got to say that it is sleek. Design wise it seems to have everything that the market likes today: an external display that hides behind a mirrored finish, a row of backlighted music buttons on the front, and a metallic finish around the buttons and camera on the back. The thing is, they just don't look right when put together.

The N76 measures 106.5mm x 53mm x 13.7mm (4.2" x 2.1" x .5") in size, which makes it thin for a folder by both smartphone and non-smartphone standards. Because of its thinness, the N76 is very pocket friendly. At 53mm in width, though, it might be a bit wide for smaller hands.

The N76's antenna is located in the bulge below the keypad, which is not visually appealing to all. On the bottom of the phone you can find a strap hole for charms or a lanyard, as well as the speaker. Don't get fooled by the fact that the speaker grille is divided down the middle - the fact is that there is only one speaker, so there is no stereo. There are benefits to having the speaker located on the bottom of the phone, as opposed to the back, since it will be easier to hear when it rings in a pants pocket.

On the left side you will find a microSD slot behind a fairly sturdy flap. Above it is the unprotected mini Nokia charging port. I find that a bit worrying as dust will surely get in. The camera shutter, multimedia shortcut key, and the volume buttons are found on the right side.

The 3.5mm earphone jack and the miniUSB port are put right next to the power button on the top. The piece of black rubber that covers the miniUSB port does not fit in with the rest of the design at all, especially since our review model is made of red plastic. We expect it would look less awkward on the black version. Putting design aside, there is still one glaring mistake that Nokia made here. It is surely a great idea to put the earphone jack on the top so that it'll be easier to manage in the pocket. But the big problem is that the N76 cannot be opened fully when the headphones are in, since the line will simply jam the flip, preventing it from fully opening. The good thing is that there are music keys on the phone's exterior, and the external screen user interface is capable of much, something we will go into more details about later.