Tech & Gadget Stream

AT&T will be offering the Pantech Impact from this Sunday onwards, where you get a “high-gloss faceplate” with haptic-enabled keys alongside a full QWERTY keyboard. You get an internal and external display alongside 3G support, GPS navigation, a built-in music player, AT&T's HTML mobile browser, a camera with video recording capability alongside easy access to IM and email. Available in bright blue and soft pink colors, the Pantech Impact will retail for $99.99 with a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate. [ Press Release ]

Sometime in the near future, will we all own one of these as personal transportable devices? If you’re attracted to the scene in that pretty picture, maybe we will be having such a future, eh? Carter Aviation technologies, which has been trying for 15 years to win acceptance for its radical gyrocopter/aeroplane technology seems to have finally gotten a good deal, as it has partner with successful military robot make AAI. There isn’t any mention on the estimated cost of building/buying such a device, but you have to admit it’ll certainly be something to show off with.

Counting sleep in order to fall asleep might not be for everyone, so if you need modern tech to help you sleep, the LightSleeper will probably fit the bill. It works by projecting a light onto the ceiling in a controlled, circular motion, and following it with your eyes should encourage the mind to relax, helping you get the shuteye that you want. It’ll switch off automatically after 30 minutes, but you’re free to reactivate it by tapping it gently. It’ll set you back £125, but that’s well worth the price of a good night’s sleep, right?

Wink claims that their 16GB flash drive is the smallest on the planet, and check out just how small it is in the comparison image which shows it sitting nicely beside a standard dice. Perhaps, just perhaps, this could be a gamble that pays off, but carrying something that small always lends a risk of one losing all the precious data stored within.

Citroen wants to go green with their C-ZERO car, where it delivers "triple zero" with zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emission and zero engine noise. Running on a permanent magnet synchronous motor that pumps out 47kW or 64bhp EEC from 3,000 to 6,000rpm, Citroen claims that this ride is able to hit a top speed of 130kph (80mph), while boasting an acceleration rate from 0-100kph (0-62mph) in 15 seconds and 60-90kph (37-56mph) in six seconds. Each full charge is expected to last for approximately 130km (80 miles). Expect to see the Citroen C-ZERO launch in Q4 2010, with no word on pricing just yet.