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This rainy season can longer be a hindrance for budding photographers who are always eager to carry their cameras along wherever they travel. The latest invention to hit the markets is the GC-FM2 and the waterproof GC-WP 10 Picsio pocket cameras from JVC which offer Wi-Fi connectivity with their Eye-Fi card support. These are really cool gadgets with 3” equipped touchscreens complete with graphic controls for shooting and playback.

These waterproof pocket cameras can be taken anywhere, anytime and is a perfect device for all technology lovers and gadget collectors. The GC-WP 10 can function even 10 ft underwater, includes MP3 audio recorder and also abides by the IPX8 specifications. The cameras are compatible with both windows 7 multi touch features as well as Mac operating systems.

Some noteworthy features included in both cameras are user friendly touchscreens and 4X digital zooming capabilities along with editing and uploading capabilities. Users can directly connect to their PC’s and upload content to YouTube, Facebook and iTunes. Apart from this each of these devices have built-in CMOS sensors that can capture images at up to 5MP resolution. Scheduled to arrive this September, the JVC Picsio GC-FM2 is priced at approx Rs.8420 and the JVC Picsio GC-WP 10 at approx Rs.9360.

GPS was originally developed for military use but has become a necessity for civilians today. The advent of the Global Positioning System or GPS is a boon for vehicle drivers. This device has benefitted numerous people on roads who could locate any destination or their whereabouts within minutes. These car devices receive and decode signals from a number of satellites and help you to determine your exact location.

This gadget is gaining in popularity since it helps people who travel long distances for work; to take the shortest and easiest possible route back home.  It is also much safer than a map since drivers can concentrate on the road instead of searching in the map frequently. GPS is most useful to people who travel to unknown territories, businessmen who regularly visit new towns and cities and women drivers who would not like to get stranded in deserted places.

Apart from vehicles, the GPS navigation system can also be applied to cell phones, laptops, or any other device for tracking purposes. Installing GPS in cars can also help track them, if stolen. It can also help check on speed limits, driving habits etc. The benefits are endless, and with increasing popularity and sales of this great device, prices are also becoming cheaper.

Our planet is facing numerous threats, the biggest one being global warming, which is the result of excess CO2 in the environment. Cars produce substantial amounts of the gas, and with the stupendous number of internal combustion engine (ICE) based cars, those running on gasoline, present in the world, the production of harmful CO2 being reduced is unlikely. An alternative to ICE-based cars is electric car, which has been in existence, surprisingly, since the early 1900s.

First and foremost, electric cars run on batteries, which do not require CO2 emitting fuels, thereby proving to be the cleaner than the traditional vehicle. The cost of running electric cars is coming down every year and the speed & power are still comparable to the latest models of the ICE-based cars. The present-day electric cars run on Li-ion batteries, which can be charged from household power supplies. It takes 20 hours to completely charge the battery of electric cars in countries with 110W power supply and 8 hours in those with 220W supply.

Already, electric cars are suitable to travel distances less than 40 miles, which can’t really be considered short, and with new researches being carried out regarding long distance travel in these cars, we would be able to completely replace the gasoline-guzzling ICE-based cars with its cheaper and cleaner cousin.

Chris Paget (a hacker) and computer security researcher created a device that can spy on and even record some cell phone calls. This interceptor, costing only $1,500, cleverly portrayed the weaknesses of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) last week in Las Vegas, at the world’s largest annual hacker convention.

With this device Paget could spy on dozens of calls made by other hackers present in the room. Paget’s main objective was to prove that how numerous criminals, terrorists and other anti-social elements can use this same technology to intercept confidential calls that can harm the security of various nations. He also wanted to show the world a few options that consumers can use to protect themselves from these attacks. This remarkable gadget works by creating a cell phone base station that tricks cell phones into routing their outbound calls through his device, allowing it to encrypt the whole conversation.

This device can also be very useful for security agents, private investigating firms and crime cells as well who can catch criminals faster and maybe also prevent future attacks and acts of terrorism. This cheaply priced device mimics more expensive devices (called IMSI catchers) that are already being used by intelligent and law enforcement agencies.
Paget’s device captures only 2G GSM calls, making AT&T and T mobile calls that use only GSM, susceptible to interception.

The founder and CEO of Motor Development International (MDI SA) Guy Negre, based in Luxembourg, has invented a compressed air technology for cars. This former aeronautics and formula one engineer has invented this small mini four wheeler ‘Airpod’, that uses compressed air to move pistons in a 5.45 hp internal combustion engine. It has a range of 60 miles on a single tank of air and uses a small motor to compress outside air to keep the tank full.

With the demand for user friendly, inexpensive vehicles that have zero emission and is therefore very environmental friendly, this little wonder is grabbing  a lot of attention. The compressor can operate on gasoline, diesel, ethanol, bio diesel and even vegetable oil.

Though in the first glance the Airpod looks something out of a science fiction movie, it can prove to be very promising as far as savings in fuel consumption is concerned, and of course can help save our earth from global warming. MDI has already licensed its latest technology to Indian car makers Tata Motors.

The Airpod measures 81.5 inches in length, 63 inches wide and 68.5 inches tall and is very much for real.