The 3G iPhone Is Official, July 11th Starting at $199

Twice as Fast at Half the Price

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple(R) today introduced the new iPhone(TM) 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. In the US the new iPhone 3G is priced at a stunning $199 for the 8GB model, and just $299 for the 16GB model.** iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries — Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US — on July 11.

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Night Vision Glasses makes driving at night much easier

Darknessnot only removes light from the scene when you’re driving, it also takes out contrast, leaving a night driver with the bright spotlight cast by the car’s headlights, and any other place where light is cast by streetlights, a full moon, billboard lights, etc. It’s a light/dark world with no degree of shade or contrast. High-end sports watch maker Tag Heuer has recognized that the ability to see varying degrees of light and dark can add that contrast and have created a pair of Night Vision glasses to help drivers to see – even when no light is cast. Here’s how they work:

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MonoTracer Jet Bike Hits The Streets

This is the MonoTracer motorbike, designed to reduce drag, keep you dry and drastically reduce the number of splattered insects on your visor.

The futuristic looking ‘enclosed’ motorcycle is not a concept anymore, but the real deal with a 130hp BMW engine capable of 0-100kph is under 5 seconds and a top speed of around 250kph. The company boasts that the bike has extremely low drag and ‘sensationally low CO2 exhaust emissions’.

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A true computer desk

The term “computer desk” generally refers to a desk that was made for people using a computer, right? You’ll see things like a keyboard drawer, maybe a monitor riser and perhaps even some CD holders. However, the designer of this desk has taken the term in the literal sense, and created a desk that is also a computer.

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In the 1982 science fiction classic Blade Runner, there is a scene where Deckard (a much younger Harrison Ford) is chasing a Replicant across futuristic city streets. If you listen closely, you can hear the crosswalks speak in a monotone voice, demandingly repeating “Cross now” or “don’t walk”. There was something really dystopian about seeing people follow these machines like electric sheep.

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Youcan't buy these little gadgets yet, but Intel certainly hopes that starting this summer, you'll buy them in droves.

The gadgets in question are what Intel calls "mobile Internet devices," built upon the diminutive Atom processor that was the star of the chipmaker's IDF Shanghai event this week. Pictured here is a prototype MID from Asus, best known these days for its Eee PC.

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Mixko Whippy Light makes me hungry

I usually dislike how fluorescent lights look in lighting fixtures, however, this little pendant is one exception. The witty little light makes the bulb look as if it is part of an ice cream cone, which in the hot summer weather sounds really good. Then again, having a light hanging around reminding you of something cold on a hot day when you’re all out of icecream just seems cruel and unusual. You could torture your kids and hang this in their room. Of course in turn you would get pestered constantly for icecream.

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