Entries Tagged as ‘Gadgets’

June 12, 2009

K3: The Power of the Sun and Wind now within your reach!

The K3 is ” a “tribrid” device since it can be charged by wind, sun or electricity from an AC wall outlet.
A fully charged K3 can charge a mobile phone over five times and an iPod/MP3 player over 10 times. Just one hour of sun and wind provides 30 minutes of talk [...]

May 31, 2009

Solar-Powered Trash Compactors

“These new landfill-crunching compacting bins are entirely powered by
the sun and are able to accept close to eight times as much waste as a
regular trash can. Pretty cool, we thought – especially once we found
out that they are calling the new bins Big Bellys and that they stand to save the city close to 12 [...]

April 17, 2009

C-3PO, Leia,Luke SkyWalker 4GB USB Drives

“Mimobots are little friendly data fiends! Feed the 2″ monsters all your essential data (tunes, pics, presentations, docs, etc.) and transport your files in style wherever you go. mimobots lead the creative revolution in personal electronic accessories and functional designer toys – truly a marriage of art and technology! Mimobots are produced in limited editions”…. [...]

March 2, 2009

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 [...]

February 13, 2009

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>

February 11, 2009

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 [...]

January 10, 2009

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 [...]

December 16, 2008

Palm’s New Mobile OS Nova= Something Huge?

‘m fundamentally convinced we’re onto something huge,” says Mike Bell, a 16-year Apple engineering star who joined Palm last year. “Some of the stuff we’re working on here is mind-blowing—better than anything I’ve seen before

December 2, 2008

Pandora UMPC & The evolution of the Smartphone Platform

“It is designed as an ultra portable open source computer with gaming
controls, it is very small, around about the same size as a DS. It can
easily fit in your pocket. It is by far the most powerful handheld in
the world both in terms of raw CPU power and 3D graphics capability, it
will be able to [...]

November 18, 2008

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 [...]

November 13, 2008

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 [...]

November 7, 2008

Good for You, Good for the Planet

“Good for You, Good for the Planet’s Jorge Alonso Garcia says that nearly “100%” of electronic devices remain on standby mode after they’ve been turned off. “This is so that they can be quickly turned on again,” he explains.So What Does the Device Do?
100%Off, the device designed by Good for You, is a microprocessor which [...]

October 24, 2008

Thinner Than Paper OLED

“If you thought OLEDs were thin already, researchers at the Universal Display Corporation (whose factory we visited last year) have made a flexible display that’s positively anorexic. The ultra-thin metal foil screen is less than 50 micrometers thin, which means it’s even thinner than a sheet of A4 paper. The UDC folks also claimed that [...]

October 18, 2008

CherryPal: A Green PC with No Moving Parts

“utilisation of the online cloud environment provides improved user protection as computer hardware is no longer exposed to attacks from malicious viruses and hackers, which is a feature further bolstered by the company’s industry-exclusive and patent-pending hardware and software encryption.. from $249″…. <More>

October 10, 2008

Shiro’s SQ Solar Powered Mp3 Player

“Most of the SQ’s specifications are nothing to shout about, including a 1.8-inch color display, FM tuner and up to 16GB of memory. Its main selling point is the solar panel found on the back which fully charges the device in 4 hours when under the sun. If the day is overcast, you can still [...]

September 30, 2008

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 [...]

September 16, 2008

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

September 5, 2008

OLED TVs: The Future Now!

“TechRadar excitedly found out that the OLED war is set to hot up with the release of more decent next gen sets from Sony and Samsung.
Then
we got upset at how excited we were, and watched the skateboarding
event over in the Canon hall to try and feel a bit less geeky”…. <More>
OLED TV

August 25, 2008

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”

August 20, 2008

OLED Toothbrush, OLED Shutters, OLED Future?

The Research Institute of Organic Electronics gives us a list and video of the future of OLEDs in our daily lives….<More>