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Some pre-prepared posting while on hiatus. Don’t want to lose out, but I won’t be available for comments. Ho ho……. See you all soon.

Hyundai W-100 watch phone is a fully functional watch & handphone with touch screen and also it has a 1.3 Megapixels camera, bluetooth support and a slot for microSD card. It also can play music and 3gp videos!

Read the full article here. (Warning : Chinese website).

Wow, I wonder how much would it cost to buy one. It’s a watch and a handphone not to mention a camera and a (literally) music/video player on your wrist! Only James Bond has the better watch with fancier gadgets. Now, you can be James Bond too! Just watch your pocket. It might cost an arm and a leg to buy one…. or not.

TOKYO — NEC has developed the world’s first portable human DNA Analyzer with Aida Engineering. This analyzer integrates all steps of the DNA analysis process, from DNA extraction to electrophoresis and individual profiling. The analyzer has been developed mainly for the law enforcement market. By narrowing the analyzer’s application to DNA analysis specifically for individual identification, developers have streamlined the analytical process and realized a compact device the size of an attache case (500mm W x 400mm D x 200mm H) that can be easily transported and analyzed at crime scenes.DNA analysis process consists of 5 steps: (1) cell collection, (2) DNA extraction, (3) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to amplify DNA fragments, (4) electrophoresis to ascertain DNA “fingerprints” and (5) STR analysis for determining genetic profiling. NEC’s newly developed device is the world’s first portable DNA analyzer to fully integrate the entire process. The compact nature of the analyzer facilitates coordination between each step and greatly expedites the PCR procedure where DNA fragments are alternatively heated and cooled. As a result, the device can complete the entire process, from DNA extraction to analysis, in approximately 25 minutes.

Read the full article here.

I wonder if analyzing DNA is just that simple? As what we see in CSI, the machine is rather huge (not including the printout unit). Then again, it’s the 21st century, notebooks are getting smaller and smaller. Why not a portable DNA analyzer?