MobileMag has some details on Nuritelecom’s new WiFi credit card payment machine based on the still amusingly named ZigBee wireless mesh network standard. The device is aimed at businesses like gas stations and resturants which’ll now be able to let you pay from your seat instead of having to get up and go to the cash register. The unit also features an embedded electronic signature function to ensure secure payments, and customers will be able to see the entire payment process as it happens. No word yet on how much it’ll cost businesses to switch over to the units or when they’ll be available.

Source: Engadget.com

If you think that only Apple can make casings worth that name… well, you’re right… but (there’a always a but) some always try to make something more bizarre, strange, cool, fun for their PC. A Japanese company called LUBIC presents this really cool casing called JULES that really is unlike anything else on the market. We can really see this PC appear on the desk of some advertising or communication agency, or even in a high-end HiFi shop.

Source: akihabaranews.com

The Cybershot DSC-N1 is small and pretty much focuses on easily sharing images with its 3-inch LCD touchscreen. The touchscreen is a new feature for this size digital camera and in addition to being able to control the camera functions and search for thumbnail images, it also lets you use it for auto focusing. The camera includes as Carl Zeiss 3X Optical/6X Digital zoom, 26 MB2 internal memory and Lithium Ion rechargeable battery. You can also store up to 500 images using the DSC-N1’s album function. Get it online for $500 in mid-November.

Source: Gizmodo.com

VIA and Mini-box have revealed the ultra-compact x86 VoomPC, a barebones computer system for your vehicle priced between US $299 to $399. The VoomPC integrates the Mini-box M1-ATX 12V power supply unit, this is specially designed for vehicles since it can protect itself from power surges, it can also eliminate car battery drain by monitoring car battery levels, even when the car is off.

Vehicle manufacturers will be able to easily integrate a wide range of GPS navigation, communication, entertainment and information functionality into private cars or professional service vehicles such as law enforcement, rescue and commercial transport, where access to data on the road is essential.

The processor powering the system is VIA’s C3 1000MHz chip, it consumes a low wattage of about 15-30 watts, this less than the dimmest parking lights found in any car. The VoomPC also features advanced audio control, with ‘anti-thump’ technology that keeps car amplifiers turned off while the PC starts, eliminating annoying speaker thumps and pops, while the VIA Vinyl Audio Six-TRAC audio codec enables stunning six-channel surround sound for a more authentic listening experience with greater depth.

Compatible with all standard Linux or Microsoft Windows operating systems and built within Mini-box’s signature compact chassis of just 21cm x 25cm x 6.7cm, the VoomPC is equipped with rich peripheral connectivity, multimedia and telematics options afforded by the feature-packed VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard, including USB2.0, Firewire, Ethernet, PCMCIA types I and II CardBus interface for GPRS/Wifi, S-Video, VGA and six-channel audio.
“With the VoomPC, I wanted to free telematics from proprietary applications by creating a versatile, accessible car PC platform based on the standard x86 architecture, and tackle the serious power issues that have prevented the x86 platform from being more widely adopted for in-car use,” said Andrei Bulucea, president of Mini-box.com. “Our intuitive M1-ATX power supply unit combined with VIA’s low heat, power efficient technologies opens the road for OEMs and system integrators to provide best of breed applications regardless of operating system or customer environment.”

From: mobilemag.com and Engadget.com