IDG News selects the best gizmos for 8/8, so you don’t have to…
Their lead-off item is the Toyota Winglet, which was introduced 8/01/2008 and is “personal transport assistance robot ridden in a standing position”. The Winglet seems to be knock off er, improvement on the Segway. Actually the Winglet is considerably lighter and smaller than the Segway but carries a reduced payload – think of it as Segway-lite.
Second-up is Sony TransferJet, the high-speed (375 Mbps), short-range (3cm) wireless data transfer system. The TransferJet Consortium hopes to have the thing working by 2009. …some competition for Wireless USB.
The list gets a bit lame after that, but they redeem themselves at the end by including the well-regarded MSI Wind Netbook. What’s not to like about the Wind U100? – its small, light, cheap, has the Intel Atom processor, a 1024×600 display with LED backlight, and comes in Noble Red, Angel White, Empire Black or Romantic Pink. Now with a 6-cell battery.
August’s Coolest Gadgets – NetworkWorld, 08/11/2008
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No offense to Toyota, but how did the Winglet win the coolest gadget award? I don’t think too many people have even heard of the thing.
Can the Winglet go much faster than the Segway?