NASA has just awarded its contract for future spacesuits to Oceaneering International, a company that now has the task of designing and manufacturing the new suits to be worn by our future astronauts as they explore the moon, Mars, and beyond.

The suits are going to be ready for the first launch of the Orion Space Capsule in 2015, and it’s going to set back the government a whopping $745 million. Yeah, those are some expensive suits. But hey, you don’t want to be arriving on Mars in something you picked up at Men’s Warehouse, do you? First impressions are important, after all.

[Source: DVICE]

The Revolution Dumbbell enables you to digitally adjust weight by rotating a dial and pushing a couple buttons. Inside are tiny balls that spin. The faster they spin, the more weight is generated. No mention on how much energy would be required to power such a novel idea but that’s just all in the logistics.

[Source: Yanko Design]

Asus has announced the “full release” of Eee PC 900 in the UK, providing pricing and availablity info for the second gen budget laptop.

From its launch in early November 2007 Asus says the Eee PC has sold over one million units globally, sales that “exceed[ed] all expectations”.

The Asus Eee PC 900 should being even more to the Eee party, thanks to its more adult-friendly dimensions and the fact that it will be sold with XP pre-loaded as an option.

The screen size increases from the original model’s 7-inches to 8.9-inches, RAM grows from 512MB to 1GB, supported with larger storage of up to 20GB while battery life is 3.5 hours and weight stays below a kilo.

The Asus Eee PC 900 will launch in the UK market on 1 May 2008 priced from £329.

[Source: Pocket-Lint]

Alienware recently updated its Aurora gaming desktop to include an upgrade option for the AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition processors, which feature the latter company’s HyperTransport technology. The Phenom 9850 is a quad-core processor that provides users increased system bandwidth and true multitasking, while also supporting up to four ATI CrossFireX video cards. In addition, users can run either 32-bit or 64-bit applications without additional hardware, and the processor’s Cool’n'Quiet technology reduces power consumption, heat output and noise.
When configured-to-order, the base model Aurora featuring the new Phenom processors, as well as an Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT, 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 memory, and a 250GB hard drive, costs $1449.

A pre-configured model is also available, offering dual ATI Radeon 3870X2 graphics cards, 4GB of memory, and a 500GB hard drive. This model sells for $2049.

[Source: Electronista]

Washing things using water is so last century. If you want to clean your things in the most futuristic way possibly, you need to use ultrasonic waves. In order to do that, you’ll need a Coway SWV-08AM megasonic cleaning apparatus.
Sure, while you might have been able to clean your toothbrush using ultrasonic waves before, now you can “remove dirt and agrochemicals” from things like fresh fruit and your dishes without using any soap or detergent. It’s the wave of the future! Don’t get left behind!

[Source: DVICE]

Although not as cosmetically sexy as its cousin, the Fullface, the Softbank Internet Machine 922SH is extremely hard to resist for a number of reasons, and makes waiting for the iPhone to hit Japan begin to seem silly. Simply put, this is one device that actually lives up to its name. As a 3G cell phone, the Internet Machine offers the standard set of Japan-centric features that take advantage of the high speed network such as fast Internet surfing, email, instant messaging, and a highly under-reported feature known as Video Call (yes, as in making video phone calls).

The device also includes 1Seg television broadcasts on a beautiful 3.5-inch screen, Bluetooth, a QR bar code reader, a media player and a microSD memory card port. Although it doesn’t go the touch screen route, the QWERTY keyboard is large enough and comfortable enough to seed some doubt about whether or not touch screens will indeed displace the keyboard. All this and the device even has an incredible commercial starring Brad Pitt texting away as cars fly over his head. This sweet gadget is only available in Japan.

[Source: DVICE]

Here’s an interesting image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. It’s an image of the variable star V838 Monocerotis which lies near the edge of our Milky Way Galaxy. Yes, it looks like the Firefox logo. The red area also resembles HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssesy.

I picture the starship Enterprise investigating and ultimately finding that this area of space is some higher beings hard drive. “I find this highly illogical Captain. Sensors are also picking up signs of Windows Vista, which indicates that the entire region is unstable and could implode at any time.”

[Source: Slippery Brick]

Looks like our favorite god of mods is at it again. This time, Ben Heck has really outdone himself with this amazing feat of engineering — cramming an entire Playstation 3 into a laptop.

The portable PS3 features a slick, glossy black case, and a nice big 17-inch LCD screen running at 720p resolution. The Blu-Ray drive has been retrofitted to be a front-slot-loader, and there’s a full USB keyboard built-in as well. Ben hasn’t revealed too much more about how he built this system yet, but if it’s anything like his past works, it’s a real masterpiece under the hood.

This beast weighs in at a whopping 16-pounds, so it’s arguably more of a luggable than a portable. Regardless, I wouldn’t turn it down if someone wanted to give me one. Ben plans on auctioning off the PS3 laptop for charity, so you might actually get a chance to own this bad boy.

As is usually the case when Ben launches a new mod, his website is taking a bit of a beating. But when the dust settles, head on over and check out all the details.

[Source: Technabob]

Sony is offering consumers a gunmetal grey limited edition Playstation 3 console, with a matching DualShock 3 controller, bundled with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami’s latest sequel to the epic Metal Gear game series. The bundle, which has already been released and almost immediately sold out in Japan, features an 80GB hard drive for storage. Pricing and availability were not expressly mentioned, but Metal Gear Solid 4 is available on June 12th for $60.

With the Standard Edition of Metal Gear, Konami is including a special Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2 DVD and the full version of Metal Gear Online – the beta for which runs from April 17th to May 5th. The DVD includes original video content focusing on the interconnectivity of the game’s heroes and villains in the past and present.

Konami is also offering a Limited Edition version of the game, which is presented in a collectible box with artwork by Yoji Shinkawa, an additional Blu-ray disc featuring two never-before seen “Making of” documentaries, as well as a soundtrack for the game. Customers that wish to preorder Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition will receive a complimentary Metal Gear Solid 4 Art Book.

[Source: Electronista]

Feast your eyes on this Cool G108 which is a “clamshell” watch phone with a 1.5-inch display  screen inside. The display screen can display 256k colors at a 128 x 60 pixel resolution. It isn’t a small size to wear it, but together with the clamshell design it allows the manufacturer to include more features like bluetooth receiver and 1.3 megapixel camera into the phone body.

You can either use the speakerphone, or a bluetooth headset to make/receive phone calls.

GSM QuadBand (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Size: 51 x 51 x 20 mm (only the phone body)
1.5-inch 256k colors, 128 x 160 pixel display screen
external LED display
Weight: 65 grams
GPRS
1.3 megapixel camera
 media player
Bluetooth
0.5 MB built in memory
 Memory card slot
SMS / MMS
USB connection

[Source: Gadgettastic]