June 16, 2008
Wind and Solar Power Tent!
Here’s a cool tent that can power your gadgets through its wind turbine and solar panels at the top of the tent. Although this concept looks to be for commercial use right now, they should really make a mini-version for consumers like me who take their tent to the beach. Perhaps some bigger, lighter solar panels covering the whole 1/3 of th ... More
June 5, 2008
Top 10 Reasons Why Linux will be on every PC in 10 Years!
1. Linux is free, open-source platform operating system that’s being developed by engineers all over the world. 2. Linux is not 1 operating system, there are hundreds of different Linux systems including embedded Linux. 3. Google is supporting embedded Linux for mobile phones with its Android platform with thousands of app builders. 4. In 5 ... More
May 30, 2008
Fujitsu F706i is a water-proof TV Phone that will be here in about 3 years!
While us US consumers are still paying big bucks for outdated technology from various telecommunications carriers, people over in Asia and Japan are enjoying the water-proof TV Phone… Expect TV phones in the US in about 3 years. The current TV phones in the US don’t count, they are based on broadband connection not radio. Fujitsu F ... More
May 28, 2008
I-O Data Mobile Keyboard
Here’s an interesting I-O Data Mobile keyboard for your mobile phones… kinda pointless when you have a Blackberry like me though. Might be useful for a crappy PDA that has a crappy keyboard. (Am I being too harsh here???) I-O Data again, with this time, a new small keyboard for your mobile phone which can be connected to your devic ... More
VCR-to-PC makes it easy for you to convert your VCRs to Media Files!
Got some old VCRs like me? I personally have about 1000 home videos recorded on VCRs. Although I could convert it easily without using this VCR-to-PC device, the VCR-2-PC makes it super easy for the consumer to convert your videos via a USB port. For computer dummies and experts, this could be a good solution to the outdated VCR technology befor ... More
May 8, 2008
HTC Touch Diamond runs Opera like the iPhone!
Althought I though it was going to have another horrible Windows mobile browser, this video proves that it may have something more to offer. The new HTC Touch Diamond will let you take full power of Opera browser. The Diamomd is touted for its “next generation Internet browser”. When announcing it, HTC claimed it delivers “desktop experienc ... More
May 5, 2008
German group patents ‘Smell-Phone’!
Lol… it looks like we will have some great new phones that smell based on how you are feeling? Well, it could be used for pranks… Perhaps, you can send a SMS text message, whether that be love or fart, so the user can “smell” the message too. A German syndicate announced this week that it has patented a chip for sending s ... More
Sony Unveils Ultrasmall Hybrid Fuel Cell
Here’s an interesting hybrid fuel cell that might just change the way mobile devices will be powered. This one uses methanol as fuel, basically a form of alcolhol. What’d be way cooler is if you could power it with some beer… Sony Corp prototyped a fuel-cell system small enough to fit in one hand. The size of the system is abo ... More
