The blackbox, a known device in airplanes designed to provide the final record in the event of a crash. Enter the Roadbox, the automobile’s equivalent.

Designed by PLK Technologies under Hyundai Motors, this device records your car’s diagnostics like speed and acceleration while visually monitoring your driving through a wide screen [120 degree] video camera.

“The RoadBox captures crucial accident data at the moment of crash by recording accident images and vehicle acceleration data 14 seconds before a collision and for six seconds after impact,” says Abu Sharkh, PLK General Manager.

Now while PLK state that the Roadbox can withstand temperature of up to 85 degrees Celsius, they don’t mention the device’s strength - which when talking about anything like a blackbox, is the most important spec.

We do, however, acknowledge the function of such a device after any car accident. Imagine having proof, on video, you weren’t in the wrong?

The Roadbox fetches around US$175.

Via [CoolestGadgets] Product [PLK]

No, it is not a camera from the 70s or 80s and it doesn’t use film. The Leica Digilux 3 camera may have an old style look but looks can be deceiving.

Leica, known more in the professional photography world, is 7.5 megapixels and spots manual/ auto focus, up to 1600 ISO, 60 -1/4000 sec shutter speed, 207,000 pixels 2.5 inch LCD and state of the art optical image stabilization. Leica Digilux 3 is fitted with a bayonet lens to the FourThirds Standard, the official standard for digital mirror reflex cameras. Together with the high-performance Leica D Vario-Elmarit 2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH exchangeable lens that has a focus range of 28 to 100 millimeters for the small picture system, the camera offers the photographer many possibilities for brilliant picture composition.

With an SLR you compose the picture in the camera. With the Leica rangefinder you have to see the picture, recognize it and then frame it.” Leica M images convey an effortless, authentic impression, because they are composed with foresight and captured in a fraction of a second.

The Digilux 3 is packaged with a 1 GB SD card, a battery charger, a rechargeable battery and a software package (Adobe Photoshop Elements and Quicktime Movie Player).

Priced at $2500, the Leica Digilux 3 is a great camera with a quality lens and a styled nostalgic styling look of old.

Product Specification [Leica Digilux 3]
Product [Leica]

Apple TV seemed to have taken a back seat because of all the hype that surrounded the launch of the iPhone so heavily reported by the media.

This product is seen as a conduit between the computer and the TV, which will give the viewer a whole new range of TV viewing entertainment. The box is like an advanced DVD player which will enable the playing of music, movies, pod casts and photos. In fact, everything that you associate with the iPod and now the iPhone can be effortlessly played on your TV via a wireless connection.

With a 40 GB hard drive, the Apple TV unit can store up to 50 hours of video, 25,000 photographs, 9,000 songs or any combination of each. The Apple TV can link up to five computers and has a remote control that is supposed to work from 30 feet away.

The unit requires HD television, will cost around $299 and should be available to purchase in February.

Product Page [Apple TV]

Film makers, voyeurs and spies alike: what you need is a flying camera. I want one, you want one.

German company Microdrones have been developing the MD4-200 for the last few years and have come up with this gem. A remote control, highly maneuverable helicopter with a camera that transmits the signal back down to earth or onto a custom SD card.

Be warned though, flight time is restricted to only 20 minutes.

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True gadget collectors tend to appreciate items which combine more than one tech toy in to a single new product. It reduces space and gives them that much more room (and usually money) to play around with other gadgets. Such people should keep their eye on the Volvox USB WebCam.

It’s a USB flash drive. No, wait, it’s a WebCam. No, actually, it’s both. Designed for use primarily as a USB flash drive, it has the capability to take photos at 1.3 Megapixels and a rate of 30 frames / second. As you can see, it’s webcam abilities are not outstanding, but for times like travel, when you’re trying to pack the most that you can in to a limited amount of space, it just might be the thing that’s right to meet your needs.

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