Apple unveiled its 32-foot glass cube last night at approx 7:50pm EST. Aesthetically, it’s an industrial work of art, featuring a giant backlit Apple logo, glass-enclosed cylindrical elevator, and a spiral glass staircase. Lots of pics after the jump.

“Besides the unusual elevator design, and the staircase that curves downward around it, the cube has another interesting feature — it’s all open to the lower floor,” Allen wrote. “That is, you can walk up to the outside glass of the cube, look through and see right down into the store itself.”

[via AppleInsider - TUAW -Flickr]
From Techeblog

 

The Sony Ericsson Z710 (not to be mistaken with W710) is an entry-level clamshell phone designed for both personal and business use. It features a TFT-LCD display, 10MB of built-in memory, 2.0-megapixel camera, FM radio with RDS, USB 2.0 connectivity, Memory Stick Micro slot, Bluetooth support, and a media player. That’s not all, it comes bundled with a 64MB Memory Stick Micro card for added storage capacity. No word yet on pricing and availability.

It offers many features that today’s business people expect in a phone such as easy synchronisation with a PC to keep calendar and contacts up to date and its sophisticated, yet casual design fits today’s professional lifestyle

[via Slashphone]
From techeblog

You no longer have to guess wheether you’ve left the stove on or left the iron plugged in or left the back door open. With the Home Heartbeat from Eaton, various sensors attached to important items throughout your home will alert your cellphone to its status.

• Water Sensor – Detects flooding
• Open/Closed Sensor – Shows doors, windows, cabinets and drawers
• Power Sensor – Any device in an electric outlet
• Reminder Sensor – Filter changes, lawn watering, any scheduled event

Other non sensor items that can be attached are range extenders for large homes, attention sensors that send instant messages, and a home key for sensor notification just like on a cell phone.

A base station and one sensor starts at $175, and can be configured to send alerts through your PC or Eaton’s processing center.

Complete home automation may be a long way off, but being able to tell whether something’s gone wrong with your home is quite useful.

Home Heartbeat [via CNET via Blurtek]
from Gizmodo