Archive for June, 2011

Actually, that’s with the help of nanogenerators. Scientists have come up with the world’s first self-powered nanogenerators that can use any form of energy that surrounds it. If successful enough, this could be the first sign of them in small gadgets. More »


The iBamboo speaker is for Apple devices and doesn’t use any electricity! The foot long piece of bamboo instead reverberates noises out of the two different ends to amplify the music so it sounds like your device is plugged into speakers. More »


The “Rotary Mechanical Smartphone” by designer Richard Clarkson is great for those who love old-fashioned designs. The electroplated copper phone features two interchangeable brass dials, a true rotary dial and a button dial. It’s similar to changing the lens of a camera. There is a display panel on the back that you navigate using the rotary dial. More »


Copyright laws have been a troubling obstacle for many Youtube musicians as their accounts face termination for uploading covers of their favorite songs. Currently, it’s only against the law to upload or reproduce something copyrighted, like TV shows or songs. If US Senate Bill 978 passes, this will add performances to the list. Uh oh. More »


HP had previously announced its HP Pre 3 at its press event earlier this year but other than that, there was no news regarding the new phone. But now, it seems that it’s taking one step forward as those in the UK can now pre-order the phone! More »


I’m sure most of you heard the news of the Citigroup’s network being hacked into, with more than 210,000 North American customers being affected, well it seems that there was more too it than just that. The recent hack exposed the financial data of over 360,000 customers, which is more than 50% of the original figure. More »


Art Clock Lite is an app that provides you with designs of great artwork such as Van Gogh, Da Vince, Mona Lisa and many more. Using it as a clock with amazing backgrounds, you may have the option to choose between a slideshow feature or just pick your favorite background and use it as a wallpaper. More »


Dolby Labs has decided to sue RIM for alleged infringement on Dolby patents (High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding audio compression standard) that can be found in RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook. This latest news is not the best for RIM as it is struggling to remain afloat in the mobile industry. More »


The sad story of Dhanji Damor, a 25 year old man in India, who was electrocuted when he used a “shanzai cell phone” while it was charging. Damor sadly passed away because of this knockoff phone. More »


By sending a text message to 4ER411, you’ll instantly receive a message in return which lists the emergency room wait times for local participating hospitals. More »


Apple are normally one of the best companies to keep their upcoming devices top secret, normally a glimpse of the actual product doesn’t appear until hours before the official announcement. However, Shenzhen MacTop Electronics Co., has a general manger, Xiao Chengsong, who has been outed for bribing the former Foxconn employee, Hou Pengna, with $3,00 (around 20,000 yuan) for insider information. More »


You’ll feel like you’re actually flying with this. “The idea is to have a technology for the fuselage that’s a bit like bones of birds that allows to have large spaces that can turn transparent, in order to look outside and ‘live’ the panorama in which you are flying,” says Charles Champion. More »


- T-Mobile announces the release dates of Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart.

- A popular accessory of the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s Kinect is officially going to be released sometime this week. More »


If you’re looking for an affordable 3D camera for yourself, or a child, maybe you should consider purchasing the DXG-018 3D camera. More »


Fire extinguisher are pretty good at, you know, extinguishing fires. So why not make a portable, easy-to-carry version of one, in case of emergencies? That is what J&R Fire has done by developing the PFE-1. More »


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