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Posted Feb 13th 2008 11:46AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: cellphones
Okay, we suppose cellphone companies trumpeting some sort of fuel cell technology isn’t that weird, but nevertheless, Moto sure seems proud of its most recent advancements. Showcased at this year’s Mobile World Congress are a number of “alternative power solutions including fuel cell and reflow batteries,” which can be deployed in most every wireless / mobile environment out there. More specifically, the outfit is demonstrating a fuel cell-powered WiMAX base station, and it’s also suggesting that said technology could “further guarantee [the] availability of uninterrupted power” in TETRA radio networks that are used in public safety environments. Fascinating, no?
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BlackBerry users, rejoice! There is now yet another social networking site for you to further lower your productivity. Known as BBMNATION, this unique portal enables you to hook up with other members using blackberry PINS. Although BBMNATION isn’t complete at this point in time, hopefully everything will be up and running in the near future. While this won’t usurp the position of Facebook in your life, it is a welcome distraction and you know, you could fake work on your BlackBerry when in reality, you are actually catching up with friends on it.
Source: Rimarkable
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I don’t know if anyone carries a pocket calculator anymore (most cell phones should have one, really), but they were all the rage back in the eighties when they figured out how to make them smaller and cheaper. Most of them became solar at that point, but there was nothing like the Water Powered Calculator.
As its name suggests, the Water Powered Calculator uses water or any other type of electrolytic liquid for power. I am assuming that Gatorade would probably work just as well. Anyway, the liquid creates a chemical reaction in the fuel cell with a zinc anode and cathode. This somehow makes an electrical current that is good for a month’s worth of power.
So the next time you are taking a math test, and your calculator runs out, you don’t have to replace the battery. All you need to do is make a trip to the water fountain.
This type of technology makes me wonder if other mobile gadgets, such as cell phones, pagers, Blackberries, and iPods could be water powered. That would certainly insure that batteries would never run out, that’s for sure. I’m not sure, but this definitely sounds like a more “green” idea for mobile tech, which is growing bigger by the day.
If this product is up your alley, you can get it at the Computer Gear website for about $19.99.
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To make a long story short, CureHunter is an uber search engine for medical publications. Because it has been designed from the ground up for that purpose, it performs better in this nice than let’s say a Google. Medgadget has a very good post on the subject.
Today’s news is that CureHunter is now available on mobile phones. That said, it works best on something with a very nice 800×480 display like this Sharp WS011SH or like the uber Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 that we mentioned earlier this week.
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Check out the flipIT DUO Mounting System that enables you to view different programs and tool palette which are currently running on your computer. The whole idea is to virtually have a couple of separate windows open all the time, so you don’t have to waste your time with miminizing and choosing between windows. You will be able to have a choice of two 19″ monitors or a single 36″ widescreen display hooked up to the flipIT DUO Mounting System. Sounds like the perfect addition for folks who require a whole lot of viewing real estate, but ordinary people who deal with spreadsheets and word processing will probably give this a miss. There is no word on pricing as at press time.
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Posted Feb 13th 2008 10:37AM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Handhelds
You might remember that little BenQ MID prototype which was doing the rounds at IDF and CES. Well, it looks like the folks at HQ have decided to get all official with the newly-repainted gadget — creatively dubbed the BenQ Mobile Internet Device — during another three letter party, MWC. According to the press release, the unit boasts a 4.8-inch touchscreen, 0.3-megapixel webcam, and “high-speed mobile internet access.” Interestingly, the company appears to be aiming for some fancy-shmancy gesture input, like sliding finger movements and the ability to shake the device to minimize windows — a feature which should notably increase the numbers of these which get thrown across a room. BenQ still hasn’t given any release date or expected price on the Menlow-based device, so don’t start any breath-holding competitions just yet. There’s one more press image after the break, if you haven’t seen enough (and we suspect you haven’t).
[Via jkkmobile]
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Posted Feb 13th 2008 9:41AM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: cellphones
We know it’s probably going to be pretty hard to believe this, but according to a recent survey of mobile phone users, Palm ranks absolutely last in customer satisfaction. If you believe what the folks at ChangeWave Research have to say (and the 4,182 people they questioned), only 30-percent of Palm users reported being “very satisfied” with their device, while companies like Apple and RIM garnered 72-percent and 55-percent, respectively. Of course, considering current trends with the company, and the fact that it’s just started paying out to users for repeated repairs on devices, this doesn’t come as much shock. The report demonstrates that users are moving to smartphones at an alarming rate — but with rankings like this, they’re probably avoiding Palm devices. Guys, it might take a little more than Bono to fix this mess.
[Via Palm Infocenter]
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I have never had Mario brothers dreams, but I have had a Tetris dream on one occasion. It was weird, but it came a few days before I completed the game so perhaps it was an omen, or merely a sign that I had been playing the game far too much. Anyway, you can encourage dreams like those and many, many more with Nintendo pillow cases. They look comfortable and are constructed from super-soft machine washable fleece. You can get them from Penguinotic’s Etsy shop at the price of $40 for one or $70 for two (if you have Nintendo pillow cases you are almost certainly sleeping alone).
Source: Technabob
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Posted Feb 13th 2008 7:02AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
In the oddball acquisition of the day, Dell just swept up email services provider MessageOne in a $155 million cash deal. How odd? Get this, MessageOne was co-founded by Michael Dell’s brother Adam who now manages investment funds — the very funds with partial ownership of MessageOne which Michael and his genetic crew are investors in. As such, Michael, his wife, and kids will receive $12M from the deal, Adam about $970k, and their parents about $450k. For Michael’s part, Dell says that he will donate his family’s proceeds direct to charity and was excluded from negotiating the acquisition. Still, we can’t help but question the merits of such an acquisition when the only comparison that comes readily to mind is Apple’s dot Mac service — a service Apple is rumored to be shifting to Google in order to focus on core business. Don’t get us wrong, we get Dell’s whole Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business strategy, but do they really expect to compete directly with Google and MicroHoo while staying true to their PC roots?
[Via New York Times]
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Posted Feb 13th 2008 5:07AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Jockeys riding the Apple discussion forums are claiming that their iphone displays are afflicted with tiny “bubbles.” Apparently, the manufacturing issue is recognized by Apple who will replace the phone, no questions asked. So tell us dear readers, bubbles or no bubbles, what’s your experience?
[Via Textually]
