SunCat Solar Powered Rechargeable Batteries
February 19th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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I can’t believe someone hasn’t thought of this before, the idea is so simple yet brilliant, the SunCat Solar Powered Rechargeable Batteries.
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Electricity Generating Shock Absorbers
February 19th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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This shock absorber is capable of generating electricity when a car moves over bumps. It works by hydraulic fluid passing through a turbine. When the fluid passes through the turbine (when the shock reacts to bumps in the road) the turbine turns a small generator and more power is created.
TUAW Tips: Packing your gadgetry for travel to faraway lands
February 19th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Filed under: Accessories, How-tos, Odds and ends, Reviews, TUAW Tips In case you've missed me, I've been in Africa for the last couple of weeks. On top of all the business traveling I do, I also love traveling to exotic or fun locations with my wife several times a year.
BenQ Announces nScreen All-In-One PCs
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BenQ has rolled out two nScreen all-in-one PCs namely the i91 and i221. The i91 comes with 18.5-inch widescreen joined by the i221 with 21.5-inch widescreen, both feature 16:9 aspect ratio displays and a built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam.
Hands On: Old MacBook Pro vs New MacBook
February 19th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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I bought a new MacBook. I couldn’t help it. Three days spent in and out of the press room at the MWC in Barcelona meant three days of seeing the tiny 13” package over and over (these unibody MacBooks seem to be popular). Worse, I was seeing the svelte new carcass alongside my old-model MacBook Pro.
Flex insulin pump automates the fight against diabetes
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Flex insulin pump design from Ellaluna Taylor offers monitoring of glucose levels, and pumps in an accurate dose when there’s a need. A user can put on the Flex as a “prosthetic skin” and the little patch gets to work right away.
Cassette MP3 player uses finger twisting for charging and song skipping
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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There are so many wonderful things about this MP3 player idea. It’s not an actual product yet, but here are the basics. First, just like old school cassettes, you’ll need to choose a tape length: 45 minutes, 60 minutes, or 90 minutes.
JetLev Flyer
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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JetLev Flyer, the amazing water-propelled jetpack! Watch the video!"Our first production model JETLEV-FLYER is undergoing final testing by MS Watersports GmbH, our German licensee, and results will be available soon. There will be two versions, one with a 155 HP engine and the other with 215 HP.
Gary Hustwit, director of Objectified, talks design, baby strollers, and streamlining our lifestyles
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Gary Hustwit made the biggest design geek film of recent memory: Helvetica. Now he's gearing up for a follow up that casts its net a little wider; Objectified will look at the objects we own, the humans who design them, and how we're all intertwined.
Sidekick 2009 Blade caught in the Wild
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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This might be the first shot of T-Mobile’s Sidekick 2009 or you may call it Sidekick Blade, but its not official, yet.No confirmed specification is known but we can expect Sidekick 2009 will packs a 3.2-inch display with WVGA resolution, 3.2 MPix camera, GPS with turn-by-turn navigation, 3G...
WD’s redesigned MY Book World Edition NAS now with 2TB green drive
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Today’s external backup drives aren’t simple as it used to be, many are trying too hard to incorporate as a media server, or media hub with remote sharing as a networked-attached storage.
Stranding on the edge of the Hoover Dam, a copper cable artifact
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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I can't say I'm quite as juiced about knowing that it's possible to buy a slice of copper electrical cable that once hung over the Hoover Dam gorge, but seeing Mack Reed of Heavy Little Objects get so excited about it has rubbed off on me: This is almost the holy grail of heavy little objects: a...
Yo Ho Oh! DHL adds GPS to shipping containers
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Shipping company DHL has started testing out GPS-trackable cargo containers, making it possible for customers to track the container in which their packages are commuting from anywhere in the world.
Wristwatch-like Bluetooth accessory
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These wrist-worn Bluetooth doodads seem to strike a delicate balance between full-fledged cell phones and feature-limited watch phones while at the same time alleviating the need to have a Bluetooth headset stuck in your ear all day.
Successor to The RAmos iMovie T8 PMP
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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That’s right! RAmos has announced the RAmos T9 iMovie 2, which is a successor to the previously released RAmos iMovie T8 PMP. The gadget comes in a polished aluminum and features a 4.3-inch (800 × 480) capacitive touchscreen. The player retails for 899 Yuan or about $132 for the 16GB.
Sony to roll out super-slim business projectors
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Sony Japan today unveiled two new series of business projectors [JP], the D- and the (superior) M-series. A release of the devices outside Japan hasn’t been announced yet but is very likely.
Feature: How to Go Green and Recycle Your Gadgets
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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With new gadgets being released all the time, and consumers replacing their gadgets more frequently it is certainly becoming more important for us to dispose of our gadgets responsibly.
Sony Introducing DSC-T900, DSC-T90, DSC-W290, DSC-W230 and DSC-H20 Cameras
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Sony is getting wild with its digital camera product by announcing five Cybershot cameras from the T and W series. They are called DSC-T900, DSC-T90, DSC-W290, DSC-W230 and DSC-H20.
Canon PowerShot SX200 Digital Camera
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Here is the new PowerShot SX200 from Canon. The PowerShot SX200 comes equipped with a with 12x ultra Optical zoom lens with a 28mm wide angle and optical image stabilization, 12.1 Megapixel CCD image sensor and also 4x digital zoom.
DIS.PLAY Impress: Future of touchscreen technology
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DIS.PLAY via Impress seems to project, what could be, the future of touchscreen technology. It makes displays flexible and much flatter than before, by crafting them in foam and force sensors.
Acer unveiled the first set of Acer Tempo Smartphone series at GSMA Mobile World Congress
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Acer is introducing a new line of smartphones with a broad range of features and innovations. These first devices are mainly targeted at consumers who want to make use of excellent technology both for their personal and their professional needs.
ZTE’s solar powered cell phone
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Gadgets / Other, Green Digicel’s put together a pretty smart design by adding a solar panel to the back of its newest phone, the Coral-200-Solar (manufactured by ZTE). It appears to be a very simple phone, so I wouldn’t expect any fancy bells...
First External Slim Blu-Ray Player From I-O Data
February 18th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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I-O Data boasts its first ultra slim external USB 2.0 Blu-Ray player. Measuring 21mm thick, the BDVRP-UH4 retails in Japan for 27400 Yen or approx. €235. The player can also burn DVDs and has a buffer of 4MB.
LG’s solar powered gadgets
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Recently, many companies have announced green initiatives and recycling programs. LG is following suit and has announced its own green products and initiatives under its a new slogan: “Life’s Good When It’s Green.” We saw the beginnings of this with their big solar and wind charger at CES.
Philips Tapster Bluetooth Stereo Headset
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Philips has rolled out another cool wearable device known as Philips Tapster Bluetooth Stereo Headset. It works perfectly with most MP3 players or smartphones, but here comes the best part, its unique touch-sensitive controls.
Rear-Projection TV hacked to use multitouch
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This impressive hack by IDEO labs makes a 67-inch rear-projection TV into a multi-touch display. They’ve mounted IR cameras into the TV and added laser projectors to the corners of the display, which are interrupted by your fingers and detected by the cameras.
SoundClip is a passive Iphone amplifier, only $8
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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TenonDesign has a $8.00 gimmick promises to give your iPhone 3G a little boost in sound department, and how’s that work?
Cell phone common charger initiative
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Here's a good piece of news: Mobile phones from different manufacturers will finally share a common type of charging socket, in line with an accord reached by mobile communications consortium GSMA.
Eames-Inspired Prosthetic Leg by Joanna Hawley
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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We has just features a 'Immaculate' arm concept, now Joanna Hawley did a 'Immaculate' Prosthetic Leg. Eames-Inspired Prosthetic Leg by Joanna Hawley. "Prosthetics generally lack humanity, style and grace.
NASA’s Constellation chronicled in pictures
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Flight of the Navigator 2? Nope. The Space Shuttle’s successor is nearing its first space launch of July, 2009 and the NASA nerds are busy, tolling away on its construction.
Digital Foci 8-inch SVGA Digital Photo Art Book supports Camera RAW
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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Digital Foci has dressed up a portable multimedia player with a soft leader case and a built-in battery, as a contemporary digital portfolio art book, and readied to showcase at the upcoming PMA 2009.
LG LG-X120 HSPA netbook detailed
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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As lime-green edged netbooks went, LG pretty much had the floor to itself at CES with the LG-X120, but its taken them this long to deliver some details along with the detailing.
“Locky Memory”: A USB stick that protects your important data via a numeric password
February 17th, 2009 link to (permalink)
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The USB stick with the built-in Post-It pad from Japan was weird but this one looks quite useful. A Japanese company called Rinso Do [JP] is now selling a USB stick that comes with a numeric keypad that allows users to set a password to prevent data theft.
