Yes, this is going to be another flying car post in which we lament our current, terrestrial ways and our predominantly Earth-bound means of getting places. NASA has what it thinks is the solution, a personal flying machine called Puffin that is just large enough for a person to wedge themselves into before lurching off vertically, powered by a pair of electric motors. These motors are said to make the machine almost silent so an initial application could be covert battlefield insertions, meaning yet again those military brats get to have all the fun — in theory. However,

Asus seems all set to enter the ebook reader market this year with a bang. Yesterday they announced their 6-inch color touchscreen ebook reader, the DR-570, going on sale later this year. Now some details are out about a second such device from Asus, dubbed as the DR-950 which should be coming much sooner. It features a much less colorful but still functional greyscale display but still having some cool features as detailed below. The DR-950 is built around a 9-inch 1024×768 resolution Sipix touchscreen panel which can show upto 16 levels of grey. It has a

If you’re worried of suffering a bad concussion as a result of an accident while you’re riding a motorbike, you might want to check out the ThermaHelm, which is basically a helmet, but it sports a few lightweight chemical packs, built into the camera lining. When the 2 packs ( 1 with water, the other with nitrate) are used to create a mix, the reaction will cause a cooling reaction that can last up to 45 minutes, which should improve the chances of the riders’ survival. This device is expected to go on retail this July with

The guys over at All Things Digital have received some information at Apple [AAPL] is planning a special event on Wednesday the 27th of January, at the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts in San Francisco. According to All Things Digital, the event is being held for a major product launch, could this finally be the date when Apple reveals the much rumored Apple Tablet, which may possibly end up being called the iSlate. Apple registered the domain name iSlate.com back in 2007, and it was only recently revealed that they owned this domain so this could be what the Apple Tablet

It seems like the folks over at Goldstriker really enjoy giving devices the “Supreme” treatment. Following the iPhone 3GS Surpreme, Wii Surpreme, PS3 Supreme, now we’ve got the Nokia Supreme. This one seems to differ that it isn’t covered in gold, rather lathered with 12.5 carats of pink diamonds, and 83 grams of platinum. Considering that the iPhone 3GS Supreme was going for £1.92m ($3.2m), this phone should be considered a steal at just £99,995 ($160,000).

Instead of wasting precious minutes of your life untangling unsightly cables you should replace all the cords in your home with these MIDORI AC adapters. Their faux-vine design actually looks better when the cable is all tangled up, though the fake foliage does make it a bit inconvenient to travel with. And while a part of me thinks this is just a concept design, the cable does seem to be listed for sale on the MicroWorks website for 1,365 yen, or about $15. However I have no idea if the business end will work with your phone or not. [ MIDORI AC Adapter ] VIA [ Design Milk

We’ve all heard and seen the stories of police brutality. They sure are taser-happy these days. Well, officers in San Jose, CA are being outfitted with head-mounted cameras. They hope this will help stop such situations. The kit includes a camera, a control piece and a computer for their belt. Every time an officer interacts with a civilian, they are supposed to activate the AXON camera. Afterward, the officer can put the camera on a “buffer” mode that records limited video, or turn it off. At the end of a shift, the video is downloaded to a central server.

Vodafone today announced that the iPhone will be available on its network in the UK from January 14, 2010. Vodafone UK pricing for the iPhone is similar with Orange and O2 who already sell the iPhone in the UK. The cheapest contract available is £30($47) a month (on a 24 month contract). The iPhone 3G 8GB, iPhone 3GS 16GB and iPhone 3GS 32GB are priced at £59($94), £149($238) and £239($382), respectively. The £30 per month tariff provides 300 minutes, unlimited text messages, unlimited WiFi. Customers will also be able to use up to 1GB data on one of the UK’s largest

Gadgets manufacturer Viliv will introduce the new Viliv N5 UMPC at CES 2010 next month. The gadget will feature a 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 display, 3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS. Too bad, there is no further info about the pricing or availability. We will keep you posted. [UMPC Portal]

Sony Ericsson has announced that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will go on sale on January 18th, 2010 in the UK. The Android-powered Xperia X10 will retail for £529.99 or around $861 (Unlocked). If you are interested, you can pre-order this smartphone right now via Play.com and will be a free delivery item. FYI, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 features a 4-inch touchscreen capacitive display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, an 8-megapixel shooter with Autofocus, LED flash, image stabilizers, smile and face detection, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi b/g. Other specs include aGPS, Android