Now, it’s official! Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth headset has been released. Here are some shots of the MGS 4 device that will feature Bluetooth 2.0, eight hours talk time and 160 hours standby. IGN says that the Bluetooth headset will be available when the game itself will be launched and this date is June 12. It will cost you about $59.99 and you can pair it with the PlayStation 3 and with a cellphone, too.
I wish this news was just a lie, but it isn’t. It seems like Apple found a way to play down the rumors regarding the release of the 3G iPhone. AT&T, the sole provider of iPhone on US territory, began listing a so-called “iPhone Black” and O2 also is listing a new series of 16GB iPhone in the UK which means that for the moment we have to say goodbye to our beloved 3G iPhone. I guess that Apple doesn’t understand that we really need it.
Initially, watches were designed to tell the time, but now we seem to make everything as fashionable as possible to impress the others. I think that’s was John Pszeniczny also though when designed the F1 /Carbon GMT watch. The watch is made of rubber, metal, carbon fiber and Swarovski crystals and tells the time from 18 cities that host the 2008 F1 circuit. It also features a lap timer function and a stopwatch and looks like bracelets from the science fiction movies.
I’ve Just took a look at this tiny ecological Toyota Hi-Ct, presented at the Bangkok International Motor Show, and first thought that ran through my mind was that this car is not a real one; maybe some car that just ran away from “Toy Story”, but definitely not a real car. Designed to sneak through metropolitan car crowds, Toyota Hi-Ct sizes are: length 3,330mm; width 1,695mm; height 1,780mm. This car is an eco-friendly hybrid, powered by a battery placed under the floor and offering the possibility to be recharged using an external AC 100V source. If streets will be full of this “toy-cars”, gas emissions impact on the climate would be history.
An alarming subject was brought in the media lately. Two thirds of young people that use MP3 players may face premature hearing damage because of high volumes. The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) found that eight million MP3 players were sold last year in the UK alone and accused manufacturers that they do not put warnings on packaging for customers. With this in mind RNID urges MP3 player owners to also purchase in-ear filters for their headphones as these cancel out background noise and eventually reduce the need to increase volume.
Research showed that 72 out of 110 MP3 users that were tested in Brighton were listening to 85 DB of volume. Listening to music at this level for more than one hour can damage hearing according to the World Health Organization. More than half of young people are using MP3 players for more than 1 hour a day and a quarter of them are listening to music for more than 21 hours a week. To make things even worse, 58% of those that were surveyed did not know oh the risk to their hearings and 79% of them never saw any warnings on the packages of their MP3 players.
To sum it all up, Brian Lamb, chief executive of RNID, declared:
“MP3 manufacturers have a responsibility to make their customers aware of the dangers by printing clear warnings on packaging and linking volume controls to decibel levels. It’s easy to crank up the sound levels on your MP3 player to damagingly loud levels, especially on busy streets or public transport. But if people can hear the music from your headphones from just a metre away, you’re putting your hearing at risk.”
