Wireless Charger For Mobile Devices

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Tired of jumbling those cables and adapters? Well here’s the latest one for you…

A wireless charger for mobile devices is being developed by Visteon Corp., an auto parts manufacturer.

The base station on which a mobile gadget is placed to be rejuiced plugs into a car’s lighter socket and sits in a cup holder. They plan to sell this for around $60 by the end of the year.

While they are looking forward into further developments of building the necessary components directly into devices, a separate $30 adapter is needed for each gadget so it will work with the wireless charger at the moment.

The charger works because the base station produces a magnetic field that generates a current within the gadget’s adapter.

Email Anywhere Without Booting

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Have you ever imagined yourself checking your latest email while in a car, a meeting, in elevators or anywhere else? If yes, then let it be….

A laptop from ASUSTek Computer Inc. has a 2.5-inch secondary liquid crystal display that allows people to check recent e-mails, photos, videos and calendar items using the “SideShow” feature of Microsoft Corp.’s latest operating system, Windows Vista.

The display module can be programmed to sync up with selected data on the computer regularly. Information is viewable even when the computer is off.

With an external display of 1 gigabyte flash memory while using little power, this one lasts 50 hours before you’ll need that charger again.

This will cost around $1799 up to $1899 and will be released in the market right after vista’s consumer launch on the end of the month.

Apple Takes A Step Ahead With iPhone

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After the success of iPod that sold more than 70 million copies since it was intoroduced in 2001, Apple Inc. is making one more step ahead in coupling the device into a mobile phone with the iPhone.

This was announced at the annual Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, with Apple’s chairman, Steve Jobs, claiming the company has “reinvented the phone.”

Product info:

  • runs on Apple’s Macintosh OS X operating system
  • 11.6 millimeters thick
  • 3.5-inch screen
  • includes video
  • basic model holds around 1,000 songs
  • advanced touch-screen technology

The iPhone will be released in the US by June of this year, last quarter in Europe and by 2008 in Asia. As stated, a 4gb iPhone will cost around $499 and 8gb for $599.

Kodak Adds 2 Pocket Cams to their Easy Share Line

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Kodak introduced two new additions to its award-winning line of KODAK EASYSHARE Consumer Digital Cameras. The KODAK EASYSHARE V1003 Zoom Digital Camera – with 10-megapixel resolution and the KODAK EASYSHARE V803 Zoom Digital Camera – with 8-megapixel resolution, have 3X KODAK RETINAR Aspheric All Glass Optical Zoom Lenses, and come in multiple signature color choices with fun accessories to match your personal style.

“As consumers look for more ways to expand their picture taking experience, the KODAK EASYSHARE 10- and 8-megapixel Digital Cameras make it fun to personalize the camera look and feel,” said Pierre Schaeffer, chief marketing officer, Kodak’s Consumer Digital Imaging Group. “Kodak continues to delight consumers by providing new ways to express themselves, enhancing the overall digital photography experience.”

The EasyShare V1003 will be available in March for a retail price of $249.95, and the EasyShare V803 will be on shelves in February for $199.95.

1TB Hard Drive Era

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I have learned earlier that Hitachi announced at CES 2007 their launching of a 1tb hard drive first quarter of the current year.

They said that they will be shipping this out in limited number at stores so better watch out guys if you want to be the first ones to have this.
I was wondering earlier how much 1tb would cost if that was released long time ago? By now, 1mb usually costs around $0.50 compared to its first release in 1956 which goes at an oozing price of $10,000.

In addition, Seagate also announced their release of their own 1tb hard drive moments after Hitachi’s announcement. This will be a good sign for all of us as there is immediate competition for the product which will result into lower prices.

Looks like we are now entering the 1tb era….

Balcony Grill

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bbq grill

You don’t need a garden or any other bigger space anymore to have your barbecue party with this new bbq grill. Just mount it into any part of your place with a rail and there you go…

The only problem is that it’s just a design and not yet out in the market!

Maybe we could just make our own.

Google Ventures Xunlei Network

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Google and Chinese online firm Xunlei Network Technology earlier announced a new internet venture as the search engine giant expands its share of China’s fast growing online market.

“We hope to expand our relationship into many new areas over the coming years,” Xunlei Network president Zou Shenglong said in a statement.

Google is expanding its presence in China as it only ranks behind baidu.com, a local search engine which owns 60% of the country’s search market.

Google is looking forward into adding their search technology  into Xunlei’s video and games download services.