Tokyoflash Kisai Kaidoku Wood Watch

We have seen a number of wooden watches from Tokyoflash before, the latest is the Tokyoflash Kisai Kaidoku Wood watch, the time is displayed using words instead of numbers.
The Tokyoflash Kisai Kaidoku Wood features a stainless steel case and a wooden strap, and it comes with time, date and alarm functions, the guys from Tokyoflash explain how it works below.

Kaidoku means to decode in Japanese but this watch needs no translation once you understand how it works. Look at the words that are flashing and read them in order to tell the time. The date can be read in exactly the same way by pressing the lower button. 

Kisai Kaidoku Wood has a newly designed stainless steel case which contrasts beautifully against the 100% natural wood strap. There are three models to choose from, dark sandalwood with blue LCD, red sandalwood with green LCD and maple with a purple LCD.

The Tokyoflash is available for $109 for the next 48 hours, you can find out more information about this Geeky timepiece over at Tokyoflash at the link below, the device is available in a choice of different display colors and wood finishes.

BMW i DC Fast EV Chargers Launched In The U.S.

BMW recently launched their i3 EV in the U.S. and the BMW i8 is also headed to the U.S. soon, and now the company is launching its new electric chargers in the U.S.
BMW has started rolling out its new fast i DC  Fast electric chargers in the U.S., the chargers have been developed in conjunction with Bosch, they will be available in the U.S. from next month, and they are capable or charging the BMW i3 to 90 percent in just 30 minutes.

Conventional DC fast chargers are about the size of a standard refrigerator, cost tens of thousands of dollars and require a significant amount of electricity. Half the size of a traditional electric vehicle DC charger – measuring 31”H x 19”W x 12”D and weighing approximately 100 pounds – BMW i DC Fast Chargers can be mounted on a wall, a first for electric vehicle DC fast chargers. In addition, BMW i DC Fast Chargers will be priced significantly less than other DC Combo chargers in the market at $6,548 for authorized BMW partners.
“This is a milestone in the development of the DC fast charging infrastructure. With more than five years of real world experience, we understand that a robust network of publicly available DC Combo Fast Chargers is a key part of the mobility of tomorrow,” said Robert Healey, EV Infrastructure Manager, at BMW of North America. “BMW is offering the BMW i DC Fast Charger at an appealing price point, and more manageable size, to make the convenience of DC fast charging more accessible for BMW i3 owners.”

Driverless Cars Headed To Public Roads In The UK Next Year

At the moment driverless cars are only allowed on private roads in the UK, this is about to change, as the UK government has announced that they plan to allow driverless cars on our roads by next year.
There were previously plans to bring driverless cars to the UK roads in 2013, and it looks like 2015 is the year that driverless cars will land in the UK.

In order for these autonomous vehicles to be allowed on the UK roads, the government has to change some of our road laws, and also the Highway Code, plans to do this were announced last month.
There are a number of companies working on driverless cars and also assisted driving technology, in the US trials of these vehicles has been going on for some time, and Google launched their first driverless car earlier in the year.
At the end of last year we heard that a fleet of driverless cars would be tested in Milton Keynes in 2015, these vehicles will be EV’s that are called Pod cars, that will allow people to travel around the city.
If the trial goes well, then there are plans to have a fleet of 80 of these autonomous vehicles in Milton Keynes by 2017, and we could also see similar project launch in other UK cities.

LG G3 Lands In Vodafone Stores

The LG G3 is now available in Vodafone stores in the UK, the handset is available on a range of the carriers monthly contracts, and the device is available for free on their £43.50 Red 4G price plan, their plans start are £26.50 a month.
The company is apparently exclusively offering the Gold Shine version of the LG G3 in the UK, the handset comes with some impressive specifications.

The new LG G3 is powered by a quad core 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 901 processor, there is also 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage, the handset also comes with a 5.5 inch display.
The 5.5 inch display on the LG G3 features a Quad HD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the handset also comes with front and rear facing cameras.
On the front of the device there is a 2.1 megapixel camera, on the back there is a 13 megapixel camera that is capable of recording 4K video, there is also Laser Auto-Focus. The handset also comes with Android 4.4.2 KitKat and the device features a 3,000 mAh battery.

New 2014 Apple iMac Appears On Apple’s Website

We have been hearing rumors for a while that there is a new 2014 Apple iMac on the way, and now it looks like more evidence of the devices existence has turned up.
Earlier today references to a new 2014 Mac Mini appeared on Apple’s website, they were quickly removed, and now references to a new 2014 Apple iMac has turned up on Apple’s support site.

The reference to this new iMac as ws listed as iMac (27-inch, Mid 2014) and iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014), these have now been removed from apple’s support site.
One new Apple device appearing on Apple’s support site could have been an error, but two new devices is more than a coincidence, and we suspect that Apple has some new iMacs and a new Mac Mini on the way.

Yesterday Apple released its new 2014 Retina MacBook Pro, and as Apple normally releases new devices on a Tuesday, we wonder if the new 2014 Apple iMac and the new 2014 Apple Mac Mini will be launching next week.
As yet there are no specifications on these new iMacs, whether or not they will get any design changes remains to be seen, they could just come with some faster hardware and some other updates. As soon as we get some more details on what Apple has planned, we will let you guys know.