Instead of thinking about our phone, how about a phone that thinks for us?
It would Sense your environment and enable you to Say what you need to. That is SenSay.

What if a phone could...
Change ringer volume when appropriate?
Let emergency calls through?
Help you remember to call people back?

SenSay is a context-aware mobile phone that adapts to
dynamically changing environmental and physiological
states. In addition to manipulating ringer volume,
vibration, and phone alerts, SenSay can provide remote
callers with the ability to communicate the urgency of their
calls, make call suggestions to users when they are idle,
and provide the caller with feedback on the current status
of the SenSay user. A number of sensors including
accelerometers, light, and microphones are mounted at
various points on the body to provide data about the user’s
context. A decision module uses a set of rules to analyze
the sensor data and manage a state machine composed of
uninterruptible, idle, active and normal states.

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This is the SieMatic Grid S2, and it is a multimedia cabinet designed to give us what we all want: to bring the living room entertainment center to the kitchen.

I suppose that this is to alleviate the problem of trying to cook while watching TV or a DVD. eg: burning up a meal being distracted by a really good scene on TV.

I can’t tell if this is a cabinet because this touchscreen is some door of an actual cabinet or if “cabinet” is some figure of speech. Either way, you can play a TV, DVD, or even dock your iPod and watch a video that way. Not only can you watch a video while you’re cooking, but it will give you warnings of when your dish is done with on-screen progress reports.

The Grid S2 also has a pullout drawer behind the monitor for all sorts of accessories like a remote control, wireless keyboard, and DVDs. As I have said before, everyone wants TV in the kitchen, but the one thing that prevents that is how sauces and other kitchen messes get on the screen. What I don’t know is how this one needs to be cleaned. It had better be as easy as Windex and a paper towel.

So far, there is no word on when this will be available, but I am sure there will be eventually, and this will be for very expensive homes.

Here I thought that the Pyramat Sound Chair was the ultimate gaming chair, but I was wrong. Very wrong.

That title definitely goes to the Ultimate Game Chair. The name really gets the point across, eh?

This chair is packed with features. To start off, there are 12 vibration motors throughout the chair that are synchronized with the games action. Nerdy and cool.

As far as sound goes, you can use your stock headphones from a MP3 player etc, or plug the chair into your home stereo system to get full surround sound. There are adjustable 3D stereo speakers built into the chair as well.

Any type of gaming accessory will probably work with the chair, including steering wheels and custom controllers.

Comfort was definitely not overlooked when this chair was designed. It’s all leather material, has an adjustable headrest, leg rest, and even a beverage and remote controller holder. Oh, and I forgot to mention that this chair will give you a nice massage, too. Seriously.

Quite a few game consoles are compatible with the Ultimate Gaming Chair, including the PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, Mac, PS1, and Xbox Live. For audio only, you can use all those and your iPod, DS, PSP, or generic MP3 player.

Just to recap, you get a massage chair, beverage holder, stereo sound, vibrators synced to the game, and a remote holder. If you’re a serious gamer, price means nothing, but if you’re not, the Rs.20,000 price tag might give you some second thoughts.

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More cool gadgets coming up on my web site in few weeks....!!!!

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