FLEXI – All In One Lighting Source Concept

The FLEXI is an all in one lighting concept by designers Kyeore Kim, Jaesuk Han, Sungkuk Hong, and Sena Joo. The idea is to provide many different forms of lighting from one source, to be a lightweight product to take when camping or for general use.




The FLEXI is basically a silicon sheet which features a row of LED lights at one end of it. The sheet of silicon is meant to be rectangular and very thin, to allow it to take up little room while being light weight. By having the LED lights incorporated into the design only along one edge it allows the sheet to be used in many different ways. By positioning the lights at one end of it when rolled up, the FLEXI can be used as a torch, the multiple LEDs giving it a bright beam of directed light. By rolling it with the LEDs along one edge you create a longline light, and by leaving the silicon mat flat you create a useful ambient light source.

Though LEDs do not require much electricity to work, they do require some. Thus far there is no suggestion of where a power source would be placed and incorporated into the design. It would be nice to see maybe a flexible solar panel also built into the light.

T4 is going for the green

We think green because we need green. Nowadays, more and more people woke up from their dreams and start to think green. Earth is not going to last long so we had to to something to make up for our mistake that had been done. It's time for us to realize that the important of green products. So in the following series, T4 will bring up the hotties and sexiest of the green technology. Stay tuned for the great gadget only here on T4.

Nokia introduces flagship N8 device: Symbian ^3 OS

There are so many things going around Nokia N8. In quite an unusual marketing move Nokia just published some "untouched" camera samples. Whoa! The camera on that thing is definitely a nice bit of kit. That should certainly help lift up some of that bad rep it has gotten from early reviewers recently, which by the way has not escaped the attention of somebody at Nokia (iPhone 4G style).

By the way, the impressive image quality and Nokia's statement that the N8 comes with a "large" camera sensor made us dig things further and investigate how large it really is.
Officially released Phone Spec:
http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-n8/specifications

New AMD Phenom™ II X6 Processor, AMD 890FX Chipset and ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series Graphics Create AMD’s Most Powerful Desktop Platform Ever

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the immediate availability of the AMD Phenom™ II X6 processor and AMD 890FX chipset ushering in a new era of immersive 3D entertainment and visualization. Trailblazing consumers seeking immersive 3D entertainment and high definition multi-monitor display now can affordably upgrade to six-core performance and award-winning ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series graphics. Today also marks the availability of the flagship AMD Phenom™ II X6 1090T Black Edition processor, AMD’s fastest and most tunable desktop processor ever.

“With AMD Phenom II X6 processors, discerning customers can build an incredible, immersive entertainment system and content creation powerhouse,” said Bob Grim, director of Client Platform Marketing at AMD. “AMD is answering the call for elite desktop PC performance and features at an affordable price.”

AMD Phenom II X6 processors feature new Turbo CORE technology that transfers performance to three dedicated cores operating at higher frequency. AMD Phenom II X6 processors can shift to Turbo mode for demanding games and productivity software which may employ two or three cores, or shift back to six real cores for the demands of core-hungry content creation and immersive 3D applications.

Systems based on the AMD Phenom II X6 processor and the AMD 8-series chipsets are immediately available in North America from BOXX, iBuyPower, CyberPower, Systemax, MainGear, NCS Technology, Velocity Micro, and ZT Systems. AMD Phenom II X6 processors and AMD 8-series chipsets are available on motherboard sold by online retailers NCIX, Newegg, TigerDirect, and ZipZoomFly.

The AMD Phenom II X6 processor works with existing AM3 and AM2+ socket motherboards with proper BIOS support, making these processors an easy upgrade
With the new AMD OverDrive™ 3.2.1, computer enthusiasts can tune system performance, customize settings, and tune memory performance for the latest AMD platforms with the new AMD Phenom II X6 processor1
The AMD 890FX chipset is the premier complement to the AMD Phenom II X6 processor, featuring ATI CrossFireX™ technology, and is ready for up to four ATI Radeon HD graphics cards and award winning ATI EyeFinity multiple-display technology2
All of the necessary components to build a complete AMD-based system featuring the AMD Phenom II X6 processor can be purchased for less than the price of our competition’s only six-core desktop processor3
The AMD 890FX with SB850 chipset includes the latest SATA 6Gb/s hard drive interface, Gigabit Ethernet, HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology, and PCI Express® Generation 2.0 designed to provide high performance data flow
Many AMD 890FX-based motherboards feature SuperSpeed USB 3.0, quickly synchronizing and transferring digital media files on the new generation of USB 3.0 devices

Secure IronKey Flash Drive Will Self-Destruct in 3...2...1...

Designed to be the world's most secure flash drive, the IronKey employs military-grade AES hardware-based encryption using its IronKey Cryptochip. The encryption keys are stored on the drive itself and your password is required in conjunction with the keys to access and decrypt files. If you forget your password, you may be in trouble; after ten consecutive failed password attempts, the IronKey self-destructs (internally) and erases everything on the drive using "flash-trash" technology that physically overwrites every byte, making the data completely unrecoverable.

The hardware encryption is one aspect of the IronKey, but the online component is another. When you log in to the IronKey website (which again requires both your password and your IronKey to be physically plugged in to your machine), you can activate their secure web-browsing service which turns FireFox into a malware-protected, "stealth surfing" application. Other security-nut features include a "potting" technique that fills the innards of the key with black goo, waterproofing it past military standards and preventing hardware crypto-analysis. $79 will get you 1GB of peace of mind, but the biggest option is the 4GB drive for $149.

Adobe CS5 Master Collection

ADOBE System has unveiled its Creative Suite 5 Master Collection, which provides a comprehensive suite of design tools for the creative industry.
The Creative Suite 5 Master Collection consists of 15 applications including Flash Catalyst, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional, Illustrator, InDesign and Dreamweaver.
Flash Catalyst is the new application to join the Master Collection. According to Adobe, the application allows designers to quickly create interactive content without writing code.
There are more than 250 new features that have been integrated into the Creative Suite 5 Master Collection, the company added.
For example, in Photoshop, the content-aware fill feature let users to remove a picture element from background.
This element will be replaced by pixels by matching the lightning, tone, etc of the background picture. The end result is that the picture looks as if the element has ever existed.
Another feature is Refine Edge, which accurately detects and masks the trickest type of edges such as hair. The puppet wrap feature, on the other hand, lets users to reposition any picture element such as straightening a bent arm into a photo accurately.
Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects are also now native 64-bit applications on both Mac and Windows.
In Premiere Pro, the nVidia GPU-accelerated Adobe Mercury Playback Engine allows users to open projects faster, refine effects rich high-definition sequences in real time and play back complex projects without rendering.
Additionally flash Professional allows designers and developers to create, test and deliver wed content across a wide range of mobile platforms and devices such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks, smartbooks.
As for Dreamweaver, the app supports popular content management systems such as drupal, Joomla! and wordPress, thus allowing designers to get accurate views of dynamic wed content from within the product.
The Creative Suite 5 Master Collection cost about RM10,100 and can be ordered online or via Adobe's authorised distributors. It's scheduled to be available here by middle of next month.

Win 8? It's it too fast?

A roadmap timeline slide shown by Microsoft at the 2009 Professional Developers Conference shows that Code Name "Windows 8" is scheduled to be released sometime around 2012. Development and other aspects of Windows 8 have not been detailed in public, although job listings have mentioned improved functionality for file access in branch offices.
A recently-departed Microsoft employee's blog has revealed a rough version of Microsoft's roadmap for key software, including Windows 8. According to the information, Microsoft aims for Windows 8 support to start on July 1, 2011. Support for Windows Server 2012 starts on July 2, 2012. Look like there will be a compete between Windows 7 and Windows 8. Let's see who will be the winner of the century.