Archive for February 1st, 2008
Solar panels don’t fit in any environment, so this might be a solution: these printed solar cells will provide a different look to your solar setup. They are translucent and it is even possible to print text on them – is this going to spawn a new generation of solar powered billboards on highways? This is also suitable for homes because they could even be inserted into windows (ok – that’s a little extreme).
There’s a downside, the efficiency is only 4% - which is really low. Usually silicon-based cells convert around 25% of the sun’s energy, if I remember correctly.
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February 1st, 2008
Word on the street has it that there is an all new Sony PS3 which supposedly sheds the rather fat and ugly image of the current model. This rumor could be true, considering Sony’s track record in slimming down their consoles - starting with the PSX to the PS2 Slim. Chances are the only modifications will be cosmetic in nature, so don’t expect the innards to deviate too far away from the true path. I must say that the probability of having a chip instead of software emulation to play PS2 games are next to impossible with this supposed new iteration, and would I dare venture that this slimmed down version will feature a new 160GB hard drive? What do you guys think?
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February 1st, 2008
Aeroplanes come with black boxes, so why not cars? Apparently, that’s what Honda hopes to change with its Drive Recorder that is capable of detecting impacts while saving information of up to a dozen seconds before and eight seconds afterwards. This information includes forward-view imagery, sound, speed data, and deceleration, all stowed away in an SD memory card within the Drive Recorder itself. Guess insurance agents and the authorities will have a much easier time pinpointing who is in the wrong in the event of a collision. The Honda Drive Recorder retails for approximately $500 and currently works with Honda cars only (duh!).
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February 1st, 2008
Guess the average two-button mouse is no longer just meant for clicking your way through World of Warcraft. GeekAlerts has covered a wireless mouse that actually comes with a built-in remote control. I would suggest having stuff like these being banned from conventions as someone could seriously mess up a major presentation with the support team running helter-skelter, wondering what went wrong without noticing a person in the crowd chuckling away.
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February 1st, 2008
Getting every aspect of your life recorded would be pretty handy, especially when you want to preserve all your youthful memories in a fresh manner long after you’ve become a grandfather. NEC’s Life Recording Interface concept could make that dream a reality, whereby the tiny silver orb is hung from your neck, capturing every single detail that goes on. No idea on how much memory it has nor type of memory it uses, but it must be pretty far in the future to have some dew-shaped pendant hanging from our necks to store all events for posterity. Guess anyone wearing one of these will definitely be much more careful with what he/she says/does.
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February 1st, 2008
UC Berkeley students will participate in an experiment that uses cellphones to monitor road traffic. Many phones already have a GPS chip and it is clear that eventually all phones will have one. So the idea is to save the phone’s location every 3 seconds and send the information (wirelessly) to a server that will compute the bigger traffic picture.
It’s a really cool idea. It’s cheaper than adding sensors, and it would allow a view of all road traffic conditions – not just the major routes equipped with sensors. Now there are privacy concerns, but it should be possible to do something that is voluntary and anonymous.
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February 1st, 2008
Users who are searching an ultra-mobile laptop will want to look at the Fujitsu P1620. Following the steps of the P1610, some people would compare this laptop to the MacBook Air. Here are the highlights:
MacBook AirFujitsu P1620CPU1.6Ghz1.2GhzDisplay13.3″8.9″Thickness0.76”1.4″Tablet PCNoYesReplaceable BatteryNoYesPrice$1599$1799
Quite frankly I think that they are in different category. Simply because of the screen size, they offer such a different experience, I don’t think that customers will really consider these two when purchasing. The Sony Vaio TZ would be a better match to the MacBook Air – see our comparison.
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February 1st, 2008
We all know that digital photo frames these days do not just display photos, they are more than capable of playing both video and audio as well. Smartparts aims to go one up on the rest of the competition with its SP8PRT digital photo frame that is the first of its kind in the world, being equipped with an integrated photo printer. The entire printer has been incorporated into the frame’s body, concealed behind the SP8PRT’s LCD display so that the bulk can’t be seen from the front. You get a one dye sublimation color cartridge with ink and paper per purchase, saving you the hassle of hooking up your digital camera to a separate photo printer. I wonder whether this will sell like hot cakes once it hits the market…
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February 1st, 2008
Let’s take a trip to the past with United States patent 634629 that chronicles an Automated Bathing Facility. Since cars are sent to fully automated car washes, I suppose some smart aleck back in 1969 figured out the same thing could apply to humans with the Automated Bathing Facility, but nearly 40 years down the road, that idea has not come to pass. I guess no matter how busy we are, we won’t be accepting the idea of having a “fast food” style bath in the public anytime soon.
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February 1st, 2008
I just hate driving through neighborhoods that are poorly lit at night - it gives me the creeps. Sometimes, there are even streetlights that don’t even function, making it an even more terrifying ride especially when you know you’re in a rather rough area. The Advanced Thermal Device LED streetlight ought to be more reliable in flooding a street with lights, thanks to an expected life of more than 50,000 hours. It is capable of generating 4,000 to 6,000 lumens at 100W power input, while offering energy savings of up to 75% in comparison with mercury lamps. When will we see these streetlights dot the Stateside landscape?
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