World's Smallest Digital Camera by Hammacher Schlemmer (Unboxing Video)

Gadgets seem to get smaller and smarter with every passing day, but here’s something that is touted as “the smallest’ in its category and if you blink you might miss it!

World's Smallest Digital Camera by Hammacher Schlemmer

Hammacher Schlemmer has come up with the world's smallest digital camera, measuring just over one inch in all dimensions and weighing only half an ounce. The amazing 1-cubic-inch gadget has a 2 megapixel lens and can capture the images and record the video as well to a custom made memory card (2 GB microSD card). The mini camera supports memory cards up to 32 GB.

The still pictures are saved in JPEG format at 1600 x 1200 resolution while video is recorded in AVI format at 30 fps at 640 x 480 resolution. Images and video can be viewed by connecting the camera to a computer running Windows 7, XP, or Vista using the included USB 2.0 cable.

The camera uses the power from its rechargeable battery and can be used for 30 minutes continuously with one-hour charge via USB.

If you are interested in this fun gadget then you can own it for $99.95 by visiting official website of Hammacher Schlemmer.

Watch below the unboxing of world's smallest digital camera by Hammacher Schlemmer:

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Viral Video Industry and Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad -- It's FUNNY!

The Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad takes deliberate attack at the viral video industry and the in general bizarre substance that fetches millions hits on the web.

Viral Video Industry and Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad -- It's FUNNY!

You can see supermodels, life-sized versions of Mario and Luigi and a slide of notably placed Nintendo logos, which stars the actors of popular TV series Community.

While making fun of the viral-video mania the ad is pinpoints the way viral content tends to be more successful in attracting web traffic and buzz for a product than traditional advertising.

Watch Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad below:

Chilean ‘Fundacion Museo De La Moda’ Purchased Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Dress

Amy Winehouse's polka dot chiffon dress graced by the late singer for the cover of her chart-busting music album “Back to Black” has fetched whopping £43,200 ($68,000), after some aggressive bidding and competition between several phone bidders and a bidder in the room. 

The final price was well above the pre-sale estimates of £10-20Kmade for the dress. The successful bidder was the ‘Fundacion Museo De La Moda’, a private fashion museum in Chile.

The Chilean foundation based at Santiago has already made three donations - each of £10,000 - to separate children's charities including a hospice and a project that helps seriously ill babies.

The dress was designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Disaya in 2006. Amy Winehouse never bought the dress but it was loaned to her for the album cover shoot and had been archived since then.

Proceeds from the Disaya-designed dress will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity set up by her father Mitch Winehouse to help young people struggling with ill health, poverty or addiction.

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Watch Video: The World's Oldest Running Car, Nicknamed "La Marquise", Gone Under the Hammer at RM Auction

The 1884-built four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux, nicknamed "La Marquise," claimed to be the oldest running car had gone under the hammer on Friday at RM Auctions and amazingly it fetched whooping $4.6 million (including 10% commission of auction company).

La Marquise: The World's Oldest Running Car Sold for $4.6 Million at RM Auction

This 6-minute video, shared below, records the sale of the 1884 De Dion Bouton Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout at the RM Auction at Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 7, 2011.

Reportedly, RM Auctions, had estimated that the car would sell for $2.2 million to $2.5 million but astonishing $4.6 million was the last bid by a buyer, whose name was not made public. 

It records the highest price ever paid for an early automobile at any auction. The same car had last been sold in 2007 for about $3.5 million at a Pebble Beach, Calif. auction.

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According to RM Auctions; the steam-powered car was built in France about 127 years ago in 1884 and can attain a maximum speed of 38 mph after getting fuelled by coal, wood and bits of paper which takes about a half-hour to work up enough steam to drive.

Hearing Implant 'Esteem' by Envoy Medical Helped Born Deaf Woman Hearing Herself First Time (Must Watch Video)

Sarah Churman, a 29-year-old born deaf woman, shared the video of her experience when she able to hear herself with the aid of a hearing device, dubbed as Esteem from Envoy Medical. 

The 29-year-old Sarah Churman Hearing Herself First time with the help of hearing aid dubbed as 'Esteem' from Envoy Medical

It's just unimaginable for anyone who isn't deaf to even presume how it might feel to hear laughter for the first time or your own voice.

According to Sarah Churman (as he described on Youtube with her video):

“I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is the video of them turning it on and me hearing myself for the first time. For those of you who have asked the implant I received was Esteem offered by Envoy Medical.”

The hearing implant is placed behind the ear and no part of it is visible. It doesn't have a speaker or a microphone. It uses the outer part of the ear to channel sound coming toward it and send it down the ear canal.

The device accepts vibrations and transforms them into electrical signals. These are then sent to its sound processor. Then, through a small mechanical stimulus, the electrical signals are sent to your brain, so that the brain can work out what is being said. 

The video below was uploaded on September 26 and it has more than 1.2 million views already. 

Microsoft OS Windows 8 Will Reduce Boot Time to 8 Seconds -- Watch Live Demo

Its way early to say something about the features of Microsoft’s new edition of Windows i.e. Windows 8; as it is scheduled to be released in 2012 but the latest post on Microsoft’s blog shows a significantly improved boot time in the next iteration of the Windows Operating System.

Microsoft OS Windows 8 Will Reduce Boot Time to 8 Seconds

It sounds really fresh to see that Microsoft is dedicating to minimize long boot times, which is one of the most infuriating aspects of computing for many users.

Very soon just about 8 seconds you will need from the moment the machine is turned on until it’s fully booted, which would really be a huge progress over most machines running earlier versions of Windows today. 

Even with Windows 8 the boot time will differ for different machines depending upon the hardware of the machines. Systems with a lot of RAM and an SSD instead of a HDD will help out extremely. 

Wondering how exactly Microsoft’s engineers did it? Microsoft has provided a very detailed breakdown of this achievement. In short, it’s a hybrid between traditional cold boot and resuming from hibernate. 

Watch video of the live demo below: