Viewsonic new 3D projectors

Good news for 3D projector fanatics as Viewsonic have just announced their new range of 3D projectors, with 120Hz capabilities. There are three new models to check out, pricing and release dates revealed also. Read more

My Mobile Watchdog Review

Sexting is the newest cell phone danger and is affecting children around the world, this is something that parents seem to have little control over, However, My Mobile Watchdog aims to change all that, this idea sounds great so we thought we would review the product. Read more

Bill Gates World’s Richest Person: 30% decline in billionaires

Forbes has released its latest list of “Richest People in the World” and Bill Gates has regained the title as “Richest Person in the World.” Bill Gates lost $18 billion, but still managed to regain the top spot. There has also been a 30% decline in the number of billionaires. Read more

European Parliament states games are good for kids!

TechReport have stated that a fresh report from the European Parliament into the effects of video games on children has concluded with ’somewhat’ surprising results, stating that ‘Video games can stimulate learning of facts and skills such as strategic thinking, creativity, cooperation and innovative thinking.’ Read more

SMART multitouch table: Microsoft Surface for school kids

We were all exited when we first learned about the Microsoft Surface, the multitouch computer table. There was only one problem; it was a bit on the expensive side, so was only good for business use. Well thanks to SMART Technologies, they are launching their own version for school kids. Read more

Ask.com launch Ask Kids site

Ask.com have now launched their popular Ask Kids site, Ask have also released the results of a survey that are shocking to us. It seems that 43% of US parents have admitted that they have done their children’s homework for them. Read the full detailed survey below. Read more

Nissan Technology Square: driving meets innovation

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and PT. Nissan Motor Indonesia will present the “NISSAN TECHNOLOGY SQUARE” event at the Kelapa Gading Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. The public automotive technologies showcase opens today and runs through August 25.

Indonesia is the second market where we hold this event. After completing its run in Indonesia, the Nissan Technology Square will visit several cities in multiple markets, including Singapore, Malaysia and India, etc Read more

Verizon Employees Donate Supplies to Assist Area Schools

Verizon employees from 19 work sites across Massachusetts collected supplies to donate to local schools and nonprofit organizations from Andover to Springfield during a recent Tools for School drive.

These employees were among Verizon employees at 372 company locations throughout the country who took part in the two-week campaign to collect new pens and pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks, and other items children need to start the school year. In all, employees donated an estimated $300,000 worth of supplies to more than 300 schools and nonprofits across the U.S Read more

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Students

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is packed with easy-to-find tools and features that aid in every aspect of the learning process for all students. The new suite allows students to create great-looking reports and presentations with ease as well as study tools to use on an iPod or iPhone. Several aspects of everyday coursework can cause stress for students, however, a recent education-based study* shows how Office 2008 for Mac can simplify students’ work.

Fact: Today, nearly half of all college students in the United States use both a Mac and a PC to complete their schoolwork, and a majority of students feel it’s important to be able to share and edit documents on both platforms. Read more

FortuneSport Rt.S & Rt.R technical specs and pricing

As we know the new FortuneSport Rt.S & Rt.R are going to be serious sports cars, these are the work of Teritius Fortune and Emre Husmen. The FortuneSport Rt.S will only weigh 900 kg and will have a 6.0-litre V8 engine, which will produce around 350 bhp.

The power to weight ratio is unbelievable, going from 0 to 100 km/h in 4 seconds, with a top speed of 280 km/h. The FortuneSport Rt.S is expected to go on sale between 2010 and 2013, with a cost of US$ 85,000.

Before the Rt.S is launched, there will be a racing version called the Rt.R. Only 60 is to be made, and then they will not fully own the cars.

According to World Car Fans, the first step is to pay a deposit of $200,000 USD, followed by a second step which will be the car fitted to the customer. The seats are integrated into the chassis, this will save weight.

Once the assembly of the car is complete, the customer will then make a final payment of $100,000. Customers Rt.R will then be delivered to them, the owners will then be able to drive their cars at non-professional track-day events. Owners will also be able to race their Rt.R’s at FortuneSport-sponsored events held with Skip Barber Racing Schools.

Recall’s Today: Chairs, Magnets, Rattles and Exercise Cycles

Today we see five recalls on the CPSC website, they include Chairs, Magnets, Rattles and Exercise Cycles. Below you can see information on each recall. Visit CPSC for more information.

Cost Plus Recalls Santorini Chairs Due to Fall Hazard - Units: About 8,600, Manufacturer: Cost Plus Inc., of Oakland, Calif., Hazard: The seat weld can fail and allow the chair to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Cost Plus has received reports of four incidents involving weld failure. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves Santorini outdoor stacking chairs. The black metal chairs have vertical bars on the back and horizontal bars across the base.

Sold at: Cost Plus and World Market stores nationwide from January 2008 through April 2008 for about $50.

Manufactured in: Taiwan, Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs with side weld joints (see below) and return them to any Cost Plus or World Market store for a full refund or exchange. Chairs with rear weld joints (see below) are not included in this recall. To identify if the chair is part of this recall consumers should locate the seat base weld on the underside of the chair. Weld joints located on the sides of the seat are included in this recall.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Cost Plus toll-free at (877) 967-5362 between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. ET daily, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.worldmarket.com

Horseshoe Magnets Recalled by Dowling Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Units: About 91,500, Manufacturer: Dowling Magnets, of Sonoma, Calif.

Hazard: The plastic coating on the magnets contains excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves the Classic Horseshoe Magnets. The 6-inch tall horseshoe magnet has a red plastic coating on the “handle” end. Each “foot” of the magnet has an engraved “S” or and “N.”

Sold at: Specialty retail stores and educational supply distributors nationwide from March 2003 through April 2008 for about $10.

Manufactured in: China, Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the classic horseshoe magnets away from children and contact Dowling Magnets to receive a free replacement horseshoe magnet.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dowling Magnets toll-free at (866) 623-3336 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.dowlingmagnets.com. Consumers can also email the firm at support@dowlingmagnets.com

Kids II Recalls Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard - Units: About 19,000, Distributor: Kids II Inc., of Alpharetta, Ga.

Hazard: The tip of the rattle’s antenna, which is attached to a bee figure, can detach and pose a choking hazard to small children.

Incidents/Injuries: Kids II has received two reports of the tip of the antenna detaching from the rattle, including one report that the purple ball from the tip of the antenna was in the baby’s mouth. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The soft toy rattle is a bee with a yellow head, ring-shaped green body, blue/green wings and purple/red antennas. Model number 8534 and date code PA8 are printed on a sewn-in label on the bee’s head.

Sold at: Toy stores, mass merchandisers, and other retail stores nationwide from January 2008 through June 2008 for about $2-3.

Manufactured in: China, Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled rattles away from small children and contact Kids II to receive a free replacement rattle.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Kids II toll-free at (877) 325-7056 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.kidsii.com

Pacific Science Supplies Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Units: About 40,000, Importer: Pacific Science Supplies Inc., of Bensenville, Ill.

Hazard: The paint on the magnets can contain excess levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: Magnets included in the recall: “Large” and “Small” U-shaped Magnets: These magnets are in the shape of a “U” or horseshoe. One half of each magnet is painted red and is imprinted with the letter “N”; the other half is painted blue, and is imprinted with the letter “S”.

“Large” and “Miniature” Bar Magnets: These magnets are in the shape of a bar. The magnets are painted half red and half white. The red half is imprinted with the letter “N” and the white half is imprinted with the letter “S”.

Magnet Sets: This set contains a small u-shaped magnet, two small bar magnets, and two small compasses. All magnets are painted half red and half white. The red half is imprinted with the letter “N” and the white half is imprinted with the letter “S”. The package is labeled “Magnets & Compasses.”

Magnet Needle Sets: This set contains 10 sets of small cone-shape bases and elongated-diamond-shaped magnets which can be fastened into the bases. The magnets are painted half red and half white.

Sold through: Distributors nationwide which sell to educational institutions, including colleges, high schools and middle schools. A small number were sold through educational stores nationwide from April 2000 through February 2008 for about $9.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled magnets and contact the firm to receive a free replacement.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Pacific Science Supplies Inc. at (800) 530-1500 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.pacsciusa.com

Reebok International Ltd. Recalls Exercise Cycles Due to Laceration Hazard - Units: About 20,000, Manufacturer: Fitness Associates Incorporated (F.A.I.), under license from Reebok International Ltd., of Canton, Mass. Note: F.A.I. is no longer in business.

Hazard: The alloy cranks on the exercise cycles can break during use, posing a laceration and abrasion hazard to users.

Incidents/Injuries: Reebok International Ltd. has received five reports of cranks breaking and causing lacerations. Three consumers required stitches.

Description: The Reebok Studio Cycle is an upright exercise bike used primarily in fitness centers and other institutional settings. The recalled bicycle is black with silver cranks. The unit has an internal belt drive. The base of the bicycle is a single piece that is welded to the frame. The legs are two straight horizontal bars with rounded edges. There is a logo located on the side of the exercise cycle that shows a person riding a bicycle.

Sold by: F.A.I. to health clubs and specialty fitness dealers nationwide from 1997 through 2000. The bicycles were not sold directly to consumers.

Manufactured in: United States, Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled Studio Cycle immediately, and owners should contact Reebok International Ltd. to receive a discount on a model currently made by a licensee of Reebok.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Reebok International Ltd. at (800) 382-3823 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.reebok.com

Visit CPSC for more information and photos of products.

Nissan Technology Square in Taiwan and the PIVO2 key concept vehicle

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Yulon Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will present the first “NISSAN TECHNOLOGY SQUARE” event at the Eslite Bookstore in Taipei City, Taiwan. The public automotive technologies showcase opens today and runs through May 15.

After completing its run in Taiwan, the Nissan Technology Square will visit several cities throughout the year in multiple markets, including India, Indonesia, Singapore and other locations to be determined.

At the Nissan Technology Square, Nissan will showcase how the company’s automotive technologies address the environment, safety and innovation. Visitors can experience examples of Nissan’s innovation and the future of automobiles through the exhibition, interactive displays and demonstrations.

Nissan chose PIVO2, an environmentally focused, electric urban commuter, as a key communications character for the event. First presented as one of the key concept vehicles at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, the vehicle embodies “friendly innovation” to create a new car-driver relationship. As such, PIVO2 serves as an ideal focal point for the Nissan Technology Square, where a quarter scale model of the vehicle will be displayed.

“All of our technologies promise consumers the pleasure of driving based on trust in our environmental, safety and quality technologies — what we call “Trusted Driving Pleasure,” said Mitsuhiko Yamashita, Nissan Executive Vice President. “We hope to deliver our passion for products through the real-world technologies and innovations we build into every Nissan vehicle.”

As part of Nissan’s commitment to supporting education, the event will be held in collaboration with local schools. Hideyuki Sakamoto, Nissan Corporate Vice President, will visit and talk with students about automotive technology, Nissan’s technical development activities and the latest technologies.

The Nissan Technology Square is part of the company’s ongoing communications outreach across Asia, which started with the successful Design Forum in 2007.

Nintendo Wii Remote Innovations: digital whiteboard, touchscreen, head-mounted 3-D viewer

For people that follow gadgets, technology or gaming I am sure you have heard the name “Johnny Lee”, if you have not then your going to love the video below that shows Johnny Lee demonstrating some innovations that he has created. This man is a genius and people should respect him for what he has done, although that will not be the case for all gamers.

Johnny Lee took what we all know as the Nintendo Wii remote with its amazing motion sensor and turned it into a digital whiteboard, touchscreen and head-mounted 3-D viewer. How he did this is shown in the video below, but simply put, he is using the high performing infrared camera that’s on the tip of each controller.

Its amazing that for around $5 you can make an infrared pen, combined with a Wii remote makes an interactive whiteboard out of around $50 of hardware. There are limitations making a Multi touch interactive whiteboard like this, but it gets you 80% of the way for 1% of the cost (great for schools on a budget). The software for making everything come together is a free download on his site, and in the first 3 months it has been downloaded 500,000 times.

The second part of the video below shows how Johnny Lee took the Nintendo Wii and added an extra $10 of hardware to make a Head Tracking solution which EA have an Easter Egg for this type of head tracking on an upcoming game, Johnny Lee made that possible within 5 months of prototype. This just sums up the progress he has made and the massive games publisher “EA” see this as well by making an Easter Egg in a game for Head Tracking.

Watch the video and let us know how you would use the head-mounted 3-D viewer, touchscreen and digital whiteboard.

Daniel Craig wants Facebook lessons taught in schools

According to Daniel Craig Facebook lessons should be taught in schools. Daniel who has a 15-year-old daughter believes that children need to be protected from all the dangers of the social networking website.

Daniel said that “I genuinely believe it has to be part of education, because if we’re going to be this savvy, if we’re going to go, ‘OK right, we’ll share this with the world’, we have to understand the implications. We have a general malaise. Unfortunately, there are so many media outlets now, what do you focus on? Individuals with a passion are seen to be rare because people don’t seem to be interested in that slight craziness that I grew up loving - that eccentricity.”

What do you think, do you agree?

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Screen Protector: light weight and simple way to protect Plasma or LCD’s

The screen protector is a light weight and simple way to protect a Plasma or LCD screen. It has been designed specifically for widescreen Plasma and LCD TV screens, from 30″ to 65″, This durable, impact resistant, protector rests on the top surface of a Plasma/LCD TV and is securely held in place by adjustable straps to the rear.

Made of 4mm PMMA optical grade acrylic the screen protector is able to withstand substantial impacts without affecting the excellent picture quality of your Plasma or LCD Television.

The screen protector is suitable for a wide range of customers including schools, pubs, hospitals, families with young children, owners of Nintendo Wii consoles etc

Product website The Screen Protector

Obeseity: A Third of Ten Year Olds Are Overweight

New figures have revealed that one in three ten year olds are obese and a quart of five years are to. It has shown that out of both age groups boys are more likely to be overweight. Read more

Zen PC Concept for the visually impaired

If you take one part MacBook Air, one part Microsoft Surface and some 3D “z-axis” interaction and you have the Zen PC concept.

The unique nature of the tablet-like PC allows for users to operate the PC without the use of Read more

RR Donnelley Recalls Educational Assessment Blocks

It has been reported that RR Donnelley have Recalled Educational Assessment Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Read more

David Beckham In Secret Meeting With Prime Minister Gordon Brown

It has been reported that last night David Beckham held a secret meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown about how he can help with his football training academy.

David was seen visiting 10 Downing Street on Read more

United Scientific Recall Their Horseshoe Magnets Due To High Levels Of Lead In Paint

The number of recalls due to violation of lead paint standard is ever-growing. United Scientific have recently issued a recall of their Horseshoe Magnets due to the high levels of lead on the surface paint. Read more

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