June 20, 2006, 7:11 PM CT

Solar Powered Mobile Phone Concept

As a number of features in a mobile device, equally great chunk of power it requires to run. So, to prevent your screen going black or system hanged in between, you need great power densities. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are working on technologies that will make it possible to achieve greater power densities.

The ISE has demonstrated the use of solar cell technology by introducing a solar-powered mobile phone that will enable unlimited standby times, thus enabling your phones to stay powered-on permanently! With such technology, the scientists aim to use power management effectively to let your mobile devices powered-on, like a laptop could switch to fuel cells when the battery is depleted which in turn would be continuously recharged by the solar cells whenever light conditions were favorable. Sounds like a great idea to keep you hooked always to your portable gadgets.....what say!!!........

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June 20, 2006, 7:09 PM CT

Walkie Talkie Watches

All the intelligent features seem to be getting one-by-one on to your wrist be it Bluetooth technology or the walkie-talkie feature like this cool Walkie Talkie Watch. The hi-tech watch have a full clock function apart from its walkie-talkie function which makes it a private mobile radio-communicator. IWantOneOfThose reports that, "the high quality watches were sported by the Norwegian Winter Olympic team during last year's Winter Olympics."

The watch has voice activated operation and it has a range of 3km. The watch also has eight channels and 38 sub codes per channel giving you over 300 channel combinations for private conversation. So, it is an ideal watch for those who love outdoor sports. And, this is not it, the watch is infact loaded with a number of other great features like it includes a headset with PTT button attached, has a backlit LCD display and tucked-in antenna which adds to its hi-tech look! The walkie talkie watch sells for 59.99 pounds.........

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June 18, 2006, 3:07 PM CT

Art Meets Donkeykong

This project is being exhibited at Fabbrica del Vapore during Salone.

xBlocks is a convergence between video games & sculpture - liberating play from the screen. It is a mixed reality installation inspired by traditional platform games of the late 1980s such as Super Mario Brothers or Pitfall. Using standard game controllers, two opposing players must help their characters navigate in and around a three dimensional maze. The real challenge comes, not from traditional game mechanics but rather from moving with your character as he sprints around corners and jumps between the installation's two play surfaces.........

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June 17, 2006, 2:21 PM CT

Samsung superfast screens

Samsung has just unveiled a pair of monitors with a very speedy 2ms response time. For black and white, the speed is still a respectably zippy 8ms.

These SXGA (1,280 x 1,024 dot) screens have a contrast of 700:1 and are bright to the tune of 300 candelaccording to square meter. The 3.4kg, 17in SyncMaster 740BF-R costs 39,800 Yen, while the 4.8kg, 19in SyncMaster 940BF-R goes for 54,800 Yen.........

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June 17, 2006, 1:55 PM CT

Energi To Go from Energizer

Casting the extra bit of frustration and hassle aside, it commonly isn't a big deal if you need to recharge your cell phone each night after a long day of music listening, video watching, and text messaging. But if you are going to be away from a wall outlet for an extended length of time, it can be difficult to find a way to give your mobile phone the extra boost it needs. Whether at an airport waiting for a connector or on an extended road trip with no end in sight, you can now give your portable electronics a big boost in energy thanks to the Energi To Go Instant Charger from our friends at Energizer.

As you can probably guess, this device allows you to convert the power found on standard AA batteries - preferably of the Energizer e2 Lithium variety if the battery maker has anything to do with it - into a usable form for your cell phone, iPod, Nintendo DS Lite, or most other portable electronics. The Cell Phone Charger takes a pair of AA batteries, whereas the one designed for "audio and gaming devices" demands a quad of AA dry cells.........

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June 17, 2006, 1:52 PM CT

L64, portable N64 console

Perfectly valid to even remove it to the market, this modification of a certain Marshall, it is a console Nintendo 64 taken to the field of the portable ones.

Basic screen LCD, controls, 4 ports for controls, two loudspeakers and an exit of earpieces are even their arms, in addition to that so pretty design.........

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June 17, 2006, 1:49 PM CT

Philips HTS9800, system of cinema in house

Philips HTS9800 is a system of cinema in house that the company offers us by 900 dollars.

Design is simply impeccable, and if we united that it leaves to him from the equipment acts of wireless form, is the ideal candidate to share with a good Plasma or LCD of Loewe, for example.

The equipment has connectivity HDMI and sound Ex- Digital Dolby 6,1. with six wireless loudspeakers, tweeters and to subwoofer dedicated.........

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June 17, 2006, 1:43 PM CT

Wixzer WXP350, PMP with camera

He is not the habitual thing but he is there, a PMP with camera of 1,3 megapíxeles. It is Wixzer WXP350.

Of the others, we must comment the screen of 4 inches, smaller of the 6 or 7 that commonly is the habitual thing, but that in this case is tactile, hard disk in two capacities (20 or 30 GB), works under Windows EC 5,0 and contains a digital processor of audio. As far as the subject of autonomy, very important in these earthenware vessels, the manufacturing speech of 6 hours in way video and up to 10 in audio.

The manufacturer in addition comments to us that the software of the product allows functionalities him of radio FM, Mp3 reproduction, wireless connection to Internet, recording of audio video and, VoiP and GPS. Most peculiar he is than these specifications lodge them under the software layer. Peculiar.........

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June 17, 2006, 1:41 PM CT

iGroove HG, black loudspeakers

The Klipsch manufacturer has presented/displayed the black version shining of his system of loudspeakers iGroove, that takes the HG last name now.

Initially thought to satisfy the demand of accessories of this type in black color before the sale of iPods of this color, he can also be used with any source of audio thanks to the auxiliary entrance, although it is clear that the idea is to connect iPod to him of 3ª, 4ª or even 5ª generation of the reproducer of Apple. By the way, he is able also to load them.

He will have a price of 250 dollars as of this same month.........

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June 17, 2006, 1:31 PM CT

iCarta iPod Toilet Paper Holder

It gives a completely new meaning to the phrase 'rock 'n' roll'. For boffins have invented a cutting-edge gadget combining a portable music player and a toilet paper dispenser.

The state-of-the-art device - called an iCarta - makes it easier for people to listen to beats while using the bathroom.

It is designed, as per the US manufacturers, to "enhance your experience in the smallest room".........

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