Atom CPU on Credit Card sized Mainboard

“Toradex have begun sampling their latest COM Express module, just 84 x 55mm in size,
which uses Intel’s Z5xx Atom processor range. The Toradex Robin (shown here on the right, to scale – but not actual size – with its Toradex Woodpecker sibling, announced last year) has seven USB 2.0, gigabit ethernet, a microSD [...]

Blue Earth” Solar Powered Cell Phone By Samsung

Could this be the first solar powered phone ever? “In addition there’s an “eco walk” function that lets the user count their steps with an in-built pedometer, calculating how much CO2 emissions have been reduced (and therefore how many trees have been saved) by walking as opposed to taking the car”… Via <pocket-lint>

VUNow: HD VoD for the right Price?

The interface is clunky but it is priced right and you do not need a computer. It will be interesting to see the evolution of this product….”VuNow™ takes just minutes to connect, just plug in the power cord, A/V or HDMI cable, and connect to the network (via Ethernet or the [...]

Solar Powered Robotic Lawn Mower

“utomower Solar Hybrid is the world’s first fully automatic lawn mower that is partly powered by the sun. Brilliant for your lawn, great for your conscience, better for the planet. The product uses considerably less energy than any conventional mower. That’s because in addition to a charging station, it comes with a large integrated solar [...]

INQ’s Web 2.0 Phone

INQ1

“The software – or more exactly the UI – is the key point now in selling any handset and thankfully INQ has listened. So, for what’s its worth the INQ1 has a 2.2in QVGA screen, HSDPA connectivity, a 3.2MP camera, microSD expansion slot to augment just 50MB of internal memory and pocket friendly [...]

MiBook: Food +DIY the easy way

“The miBook (pronounced My Book), a multimedia cookbook and more, offers a better solution. The 7-inch portable player offers Food Network content and an innovative concept to help amateur chefs work like the pros.
Start by selecting a main ingredient–chicken, beef, fish, pasta, whatever–and a cooking method (grilling, pan-frying, broiling, and so on) and let miBook [...]

Video: Welcome to the White Spaces

“The devices will be able to use only channels 21 to 51, where there are fewer TV stations. The FCC will give preference to devices that use global positioning system technology to determine a user’s location and then avoid TV channels operating there based on a special database, rather than devices [...]

SUN :The World’s First Solar Powered Bluetooth Headset

“Looking back over the years at the Bluetooth headsets I’ve purchased for my own use, I soon realized that they too had gone the way of the hands-free car kit for the same reason–another cord to carry and another device to charge. Ugh.
So, it was with great enthusiasm that I ordered the Iqua SUN for [...]

U-Verse IPTV on iPhone

“MacNN | AT&T plans to link iPhone to U-verse services
AT&T’s position as exclusive carrier for the iPhone will contribute to the new technology. Voice mail messages will be accessible from the user’s TV screen, while DVR recordings will be transferable to the phone”…. <More>
apple, uverse, iptv, iphone

Bringing Broadband to Africa Via Satellite

“What caught our attention was a map with a bunch of red lines representing the fiber that runs around the world,” says Mike Fries, chief executive of Liberty Global, the broadband and cable company partly owned by media mogul John Malone. The map showed large areas, primarily in and around Africa, with little or no [...]

HDMI & UWB Wireless Cable Combo

“Gefen has announced a new wireless HDMI extender that uses UWB technology from Tzero Technologies. The no cable extender delivers wired quality HDMI from Blu-ray and other HDMI sources to the TV or projector.
The extender features built-in interference elimination technology for optimal picture quality. The device can stream full 1080p with 5.1 surround sound up [...]

TV Widgets Bring an Internet Experience to TV Viewing

“TV Widgets will enable consumers to engage in a variety of
experiences, such as watching videos, tracking their favorite stocks
or sports teams, interacting with friends, or staying current on news
and information”….&lt;More>

“internet connected tv”

Intel Demos Wireless Electricity

“It’s just demoed what it’s calling “Wireless Resonant Energy Link” – a way of transmitting electricity to nearby devices sans any pesky wires. Read on to find out how.
The principle works in a similar fashion to the way an opera singer can transfer enough energy to shatter a glass purely by hitting the right note. [...]

Realistic, Fast 3D Graphics For You Anywhere from The Cloud

“Imagine you could play video games – and immerse yourself in virtual worlds – with 3D graphics comparable to those found in blockbuster films like Transformers or WALL•E. And then imagine you could experience and control those graphics in real-time from any internet-enabled device, whether it be [...]

Thin, Bendable, Organic Screens Gadgets Are Almost Here!

The future of tech in just one word: plastics
“In the 2002 movie “Minority Report,” director Steven Spielberg painted the future as a place where no surface was still. Newspapers updated in readers’ hands and advertisements talked to passersby. Even cereal boxes were animated.
Now, these technologies are finally arriving, albeit in a piecemeal fashion. One of [...]

UWB is ready for its home debut…..

“John Santhoff, CTO of Pulse~Link Inc., puts his hand over the upper left corner of the 42-inch Westinghouse flat-panel high-definition TV set, then moves it to the upper right corner. The picture fades slightly, so Santhoff knows that is where the manufacturer has put the Ultra-Wideband antenna in this set. Until he cups his palm [...]

Could TransferJet Wirelessly Replace Your USB Cables?

“Unlike  Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and soon Ultra WideBand and Wireless USB, Sony’s TransferJet technology isn’t proposed as a disruptive transmission force: it uses electric induction to transmit data rather than the radiation field antennas used by 802.11 Wi-Fi kit.
This means that TransferJet won’t interfere with or be degraded by any surrounding radio [...]

TOP 10 Wireless Innovations 2008

#8 Talkster   
Talk can’t get any cheaper than with Talkster, the only service providing free long distance, international and group conference calls from any phone on any network
 #5 Ribbit “
Not another phone company, but a new kind of  phone company—one  that boasts an open platform that enables developers to [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Eats MacBook Air for Lunch

“The X300 is a full-feature laptop, shrunken down to (just about) the Air’s diminutive size and a tad heavier at 3.4 pounds.The screen is the same 13.3 inches wide, though less bright than we’d like. Under the hood, a 1.2-GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB of RAM, and a 64-GB solid-state hard drive power it [...]

Solar Laptop Concept By

“It’s slick design, detachable solar panel and the fact that it also comes packed with a GPS, internet access & a satellite phone”… <More> via Reflections  from Kay