Archive for October 4th, 2007
If we told you that your cellphone might eventually be powered by germs, you’d probably be grossed out and run away screaming. Though this thought isn’t too far-fetched… kind of. MIT is working on a bacteria based fuel cell called BioVolt, which could one day power communication devices. BioVolt batteries are full of grass, sillage, and other cellulose-based material which bacteria just can’t resist feasting on. As the bacteria digests their food, they produce an electrochemical reaction which transmits to power. At this point, the BioVolt batteries take about 6 months to charge, though further development will improve this charge time, possibly enough for future commercial use.
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October 4th, 2007
Toshiba is showing off three new HD DVD recorders this week at CEATEC. All three of these recorders can transcode an MPEG2 stream from a broadcast company to the more storage efficient MPEG4 AVC format, which means more recording for the same storage capazity.
The high end model RD-X7 will feature a 1080p output at 24 frames per second, which will mean some serious HD quality recordings. Also shown were the RD-A101 and RD-A201. No release date has been officially announced, but signs point to a release by the holiday season. [yahoo via engadget]
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October 4th, 2007
On Tuesday, I met Henry Wong, the founder and CEO of Zipidee. I was given a demo of Zipidee’s new online service, in private beta since July 1st and launching on October 15th. It offers a flexible and easy to use platform for digital content creators to sell their work directly to the public. Basically, it is the eBay for media files. The seller can choose different pricing options: rental, download and subscription, or break the content into smaller files, which is useful when selling an e-book chapter by chapter. If the seller chooses to use Zipidee’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) software to protect the rights of the content, the buyer has to download the Zipidee desktop DRM-enabled player to access the files. The seller can also opt not to use it and it is neat because DRM is quite unpopular. Zipidee developed a widget (see picture) that allows authors to sell also from their own website or their Facebook page.
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October 4th, 2007
Need some new gaming gear to go along with your Razer 3G Mouse? Razer has announced their Lycosa keyboard and Piranha headset to add to their list of gaming gears. The Lycosa features a non-slip rubber finish, for those “extra intense” virtual life and death moments when your palms start to get sweaty. It also has the cool Razer trademark of the blue backlit keys, and a quick 1ms reaction time. Additionally, the Piranha also has the slick illumination, with a noise-canceling microphone for multiplayer games, and an in-line mute and volume controller. Both are available for $79.99.
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October 4th, 2007
Rhom Co. Ltd was displaying an 8-bit non-volatile CPU. Non-volatile means that the processor keeps its current state even if there’s no electricity. This is very cool for two reasons. The first is that a computer could resume operations immediately after a power-outage. The second is much cooler: the computer could be shut down when not needed and instantly turned back on. Talk about energy savings!
Ubergizmo tracks the CEATEC coverage of NikkeiBP’s Tech On!
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Rohm Demonstrates Nonvolatile CPU, Power Consumption Cut by 90% Wellness Mobile Phone’ Measures Body Fat, PulseClap Hands to Control Volume, Make Gestures to Change ChannelsNTT DoCoMo’s Mobile Phone Uses SiPix’s E-paperLong Line Formed at Hitachi’s 1.9 cm LCD TV
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October 4th, 2007
Our friends at Shiny Shiny got their hands on the B&O Serenata phone. Here’s the video. The Serenata is the fruit of a collaboration between Samsung and B&O. More details hereMore details here.
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October 4th, 2007
PDABlast has posted a video of the HTC Shift. We’ve covered it extensively, so we though that you might want to see how the device works. The Shift addresses the need to have a small computer with an instant-on interface.
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October 4th, 2007
The Sprint Palm Centro is not on the shelves yet, but the interest is switching to the Centro for AT&T that will work on GSM networks. If the photo is legitimate, this would suggest that the AT&T Centro will have Push-to-talk. There is not direct mention of a 3G data connect, but I doubt that AT&T will use their AT&T Music service on a 2.5G device, although that’s always a possibility. According to brighthand, Sprint will have the exclusivity on the device until Jan 2008, which is similar to what Palm offered to Verizon in the past.
Palm Centro for SprintPalm Centro first image
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October 4th, 2007
I’ve always thought that other cellphone jammers weren’t exactly the most discreet items to carry around, but the CS008 Cigarette Box Cellphone Jammer breaks that convention by being disguised as a Marlboro box instead. All you need to do is open the box, push the black button and you’re good to go. Great to carry around and activate if you hate phone calls interrupting your movie watching experience. It has a maximum range of 60 feet and comes with integrated rechargeable batteries. Unfortunately, the asking price of $950 is pretty steep - maybe I should just pick up the Portable Palm Phone Jammer and place it inside an empty Marlboro box instead.
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October 4th, 2007
I don’t know why you would travel with your (wired) Apple “Thin” Keyboard, but if you do, you might want to look at the WaterField sleeve for it ($39). The outer-shell is water-resistant and the inside is nicely padded. Obviously it comes in different colors to match your bags or T-shirt. There’s a version for the wireless keyboard too ($37) – I guess that it is going to be the more successful one.
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October 4th, 2007
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