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  • Apple’s new Batteries will make the iPad 3 thinner and lighter than the iPad 2

    Apple’s new Batteries will make the iPad 3 thinner and lighter than the iPad 2

    Apple’s recent trade agreement with Simplo Technology Co. and Dynapack International Technology Corp. if for the supply of batteries to the next generation of iPad expected from the company later this year. The new battery is thinner and lighter than the ones used in the iPad 2, but still supply a longer battery life. Due to this the cost of batteries to Apple is expected to rise by about 30%

    A thinner and lighter iPad could mean serious trouble for business for competitors who are already struggling against the existing iPad 2.

  • A Solar Panel That Works Without The Sun

    A Solar Panel That Works Without The Sun

    Solar panels have come a long way since the technology was first invented. But the major drawback of using photovoltaics on Earth is that it eventually gets dark. Researchers at MIT have developed a solution to this problem. They’ve come up with a photovoltaic cell which doesn’t need any sunlight and is built into a button sized generator that can run your smart-phone for a week.

    In the image above, you have many of these generators that require a fuel, like butane, from which they generate heat. The material that the generators are made out of are pockmarked with billions of tiny (we’re taking nanometer scale here) holes. When this pockmarked surface heats up, it emits light in a few very specific wavelengths that are then captured by photovoltaic cells that are tuned to those specific wavelengths, and then you get electricity.

    The basic principle of the new generators is the same as the one that feeds electricity to your house. A fuel is heated and converted into electricity. With a power plant, the heat is used to boil water to steam, and the steam is used to turn a turbine, which generates electricity. The new generators follow the exact same principle, but with no moving parts and a one step process, they are many times more efficient. Their prototype uses butane as a fuel but you can use anything that burns, coal, wood, uranium, you name it.

    So as a consumer, what can you look forward to? Currently, MIT’s generator is about three times more efficient than a lithium ion battery, and since they run on butane, you just need to refill them and they’re good to go. With a little bit of work, MIT researchers say that they can triple their current efficiency, and since all this can be scaled down, you can expect a new smart phone using this technology to run for a solid week without a recharge in the near future.

  • Apple Batteries Hacked

    Apple Batteries Hacked

    Did you know that the batteries in your Macbook can be hacked? You didn’t? Well now you do. Laptop batteries have evolved from being just batteries to a system that incorporates a microprocessor with a firmware to control it. This firmware performs various functions such as charging and discharging the battery, providing information on battery condition and charge rates, and telling the computer how much juice is left.

    Apple has, in the past, released hotfixes for malfunctioning batteries, and by analyzing these hotfixes, security researcher Charlie Miller has gained direct access to the embedded firmware. He has found some flaws in Apple’s firmware which allow malicious code to be embedded. So what can this malicious coded do? Well for starters it can brick your battery, which means that it will neither charge nor discharge itself. It could provide false information about the battery to the computer. This code can also execute software on your MacBook and no amount of anti-virus software and system formats can get rid of it, because its not on the system.

    The good news is that no amount of malicious code can make your battery overheat and explode. The bad news is that patching these vulnerabilities means that Apple will no longer be able to provide hotfixes for its batteries.

     

  • The Samsung NC215s – The Solar Powered Netbook

    The Samsung NC215s – The Solar Powered Netbook

    Samsung has released a Solar powered netbook that will be available in the US and Russia. The rear side of the display houses a solar panel that can generate an hours worth of power for every two hours of exposure to direct sunlight.

    The netbook’s 10.1 inch 1024x600px display is specially designed for extra brightness and is also layered with an anti reflective coating  for use outdoors. The netbook features either a dual-core N570 or single-core N455 Intel Atom processor, with a choice of a 250 or 320 GB harddrive. A sleep mode called ‘Samsung Fast Start’ combines the stability of hibernation with the fast reloading of sleep, while ‘sleep-and-charge’ enables the charging of external USB devices even when the computer is off. A full charge of the six-cell battery is reported to provide up to 14 hours of use. The Samsung NC215S is expected to be released in the United States in early July at a cost of 400 USD, and in Russia in early august, for 13,999 rubles (500 USD).

  • Nokia Play 360 Bluetooth Speakers

    Nokia Play 360 Bluetooth Speakers

    The Nokia N9 stole the show today but the company came out with another release, the Nokia Play 360. The 360 is a wireless bluetooth speaker that comes equipped with NFC. What this means is that you can pair your NFC capable device with the speaker just by tapping it. It has a cylindrical design and directs its audio upwards for a better spread. The speaker can also pair with another speaker to create a separate left and right channel. It has a touted battery life of 20 hours and a small sleek design. It is scheduled for release in the third quarter of this year and will cost $213.

  • Turn Your iPad into a Fully Funtional Laptop

    Turn Your iPad into a Fully Funtional Laptop

     

    You can now turn your iPad into a fully functional laptop by purchasing the Crux Loaded case. For $250 you can purchase this case which has an iPad dock in place of the screen. It gives you a keyboard and trackpad that connects to your iPad via Bluetooth, and a 7.5 hour extended battery on top of the iPad’s already impressive 10 hour battery. To make full use of it you would need a remote desktop app on your iPad.

    Of course, for the price of this dock + the iPad, you could probably buy a decent stand-alone laptop but its always good to have options.

  • Flywheel Batteries to replace Chemical Ones

    Flywheel Batteries to replace Chemical Ones

     

    A flywheel battery is a system that stores electricity in the form of kinetic energy, in a mechanism that has a wheel that spins at tens of thousands of RPM. The batteries are made of carbon fiber and levitated in a vacuum using magnetic bearings. Carbon fibre is perfect for this application as it’s very strong and lightweight; it doesn’t take a lot of energy to keep it spinning.

    Flywheels are better than batteries in many applications. They can absorb and release power very very quickly, they don’t need much in the way of maintenance, and, most importantly, the amount of storage that they provide doesn’t degrade over time like chemical batteries do. They tend to be bulky, and the gyroscopic effect of a big spinning thingy means that they can be tricky to integrate into anything that moves, but for stationary power storage applications, flywheels could be the way to go for the future.

    It’s pretty easy to understand the basic method of operation of a flywheel. It’s really just a big wheel hooked up to a generator, and you can either put electricity into the generator to speed up the wheel and store energy, or you can suck electricity out of the generator by slowing the wheel down, just like the regenerative braking system in a hybrid car. The system isn’t perfect, and it does cost you something to keep the wheel spinning, but thanks to magnetic levitation and a sealed vacuum, modern flywheel batteries can be up to 97% efficient.

  • The Bento Book – A Laptop & Tablet Hybrid

    The Bento Book – A Laptop & Tablet Hybrid

     

     

    Bento is quite an exceptional and forward thinking concept by René Woo-Ram Lee. It’s quite a plausible scenario that most of us use/own a tablet, a PC, external hard drives and a smartphone. Now combine the power of these to have fully customizable Bento Laptop! The Box accommodates all the gear to work as one whole unit or individually; as you see fit.

    Features

    • Laptop with 15″ OLED screen
    • 11″ tablet and 4″ phone sit in shallow depressions
    • Solar powered lithium-ion battery
    • 1TB SSD drive
  • Seagate GoFlex Satellite with Wifi and an Inbuilt Battery Revealed

    Seagate GoFlex Satellite with Wifi and an Inbuilt Battery Revealed

     

    In an interesting FCC filing, The Seagate GoFlex Satellite was Revealed. The Portable harddisk allows you to stream media and content directly from the drive without the need of wires. The network attached storage will also feature an iOS app which will enable users with an iOS device to stream directly to their handheld devices. The hard drive has 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and a 3.7V battery within its body. It will also feature a USB 3.0 port which will charge and allow the device to be docked the old fashioned way – with wires.

    [VIA]

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  • Samsung Galaxy S 2011 Version to have a 1.4 GHZ processor

    Samsung Galaxy S 2011 Version to have a 1.4 GHZ processor

    Samsung in Russia has informed that they will launch a new version of the popular Galaxy S Android smartphone next month.

    The Galaxy S 2011 edition will ship with Android 2.3 and  a new metal back cover.

    The phone packs

    • 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon processor
    • 14.4Mbps HSPA+ radio
    • 1,650mAh battery
    • 4-inch Super AMOLED display
    • 8GB of internal storage
    • Bluetooth 3.0
    • 5 megapixel camera
    • 720p HD video
    • 24,000 rubles ($846 USD) or INR 40,000 +

    No news on Launch in India or other countries.

    [Samsung Russia]

  • MSI Announces Wind U160MX Netbook

    MSI Announces Wind U160MX Netbook

    MSI has expanded their Wind line-up with the launch of the Wind U160MX netbook, a product called by MSI as the “dream machine”.

    The Wind U160MX has

    • Intel Atom N455 processor (1.66 GHz)
    • 10” LED screen (1024×600)
    • DDR3-667 memory (2 GB max)
    • SATA harddrive (250 GB or 320 GB)
    • Integrated video (Intel GMA 3150)
    • 2-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC), Fast Ethernet
    • 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1,
    • 0.3 Mpixel webcam
    • 3-cell battery.

    The lappy also features TDE (Turbo Drive Engine) technology, which increase the CPU clock to boost the performance, and a power-saving function that extends the battery life up to 8.5 hours without charging.

    Information on pricing was not revealed.

    OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

    MSI’s stylishly sexy Wind U160MX is gorgeous, slender, and light. It features the Intel Atom N455 processor which supports up to 2GB of DDR3 memory and sports MSI’s exclusive TDE technology, ECO Engine power-saving technology, Easy Face biometric software, Easy Viewer photo manager, the S-Bar tool bar, and up to 8.5 hours of battery power.

    Taipei—MSI has unveiled the beautiful 10.1-inch Wind U160MX netbook which packs Intel’s dual-thread architecture-supporting Atom N455 CPU, DDR3 memory, and MSI TDE technology. The U160MX is powerful and its battery runs up to 8.5 hours on just one charge.

    Eric Kuo, associate vice president for global sales, MSI Notebook, explains that the U160MX netbook is less than one inch thin and tips the scales at just one kilogram including the battery. The U160MX has a unique circular display axle and is sheathed in a brush finish black coating that protects against smudging. This elegant netbook also comes with a Chicklet keyboard, MSI’s ECO Engine power-saving technology, Easy Face biometric software, the Easy Viewer photo manager, and the S-Bar tool bar. Stunningly beautiful and equipped with powerful MSI applications, you’ll fall in love with it.

    Ultimate in high tech

    In a class of its own: The feather-light Wind U160MX features a display axle with a power button recessed into one end and an independent Chicklet keyboard set off by the shimmering silver glow of the touchpad mouse buttons. Meticulously crafted inside and out, the Wind U160MX is an elegant piece of work in a class of its own.

    Chicklet keyboard: The U160MX also comes with MSI’s Chicklet keyboard with each key independent from the others for solid, silent typing. Each stroke of the keyboard underscores the dedication put into the design and production of every detail.

    10.1-inch LED screen refreshes in just 8 milliseconds: The Wind U160MX comes with a power-sipping 10.1” LED backlit display that refreshes in only eight milliseconds—more than twice as fast as traditional laptops, so it offers a smooth, clear, crisp picture when you watch movies and animation as well as better detail and richer colors. Now, you can have cinema-quality visual entertainment on a netbook.

    High performance, extended battery life*

    Intel’s latest Atom N455 processor: The Wind U160MX employs Intel’s new generation Atom N455 processor and supports DDR3 memory. At 6.5 watts, it not only sips power, but also enhances performance by 10% and extends battery life by 15%.

    TDE turbo technology: MSI’s TDE (Turbo Drive Engine technology) instantly kicks the Wind U160MX into overdrive, so the system doesn’t bog down when processing heavy-load applications, like image processing software.

    ECO engine power saving technology: MSI’s exclusive ECO technology allows the user to extend the Wind U160MX’s battery life with the touch of a finger. You can choose from among five power management scenarios—Video Game, Film, Presentation, Word Processing, and Turbo Battery, effectively maximizing battery life. Actual tests show that the MSI Wind U160MX can run up to 8.5 hours on one charge. *Actual battery time will vary with differences in computer use and settings.

    i-Charger: The U160MX netbook also comes with MSI’s i-Charger technology which pumps more power through USB slots, so you can recharge devices up to three times faster. Now, while others are waiting for their mobile devices to recharge, you can be enjoying yours.

    Exclusive applications

    Easy Face biometric software: The Wind U160MX comes equipped with MSI’s own facial recognition software which works in concert with the high definition webcam to protect data biometrically. Easy Face remembers passwords for MSN accounts as well as login passwords for websites and systems and can integrate all passwords for your personal accounts under one lock and key—your unique facial features. It remembers passwords, so you don’t have to. What’s more, the U160MX comes with Webcam Companion (an Internet webcam application), Visual Effect 2 (a conferencing application), and Print Creation (for printing), so this one machine can meet all of your needs.

    S-Bar: The Wind U160MX boasts MSI’s S-Bar toolbar, which consists of shortcuts for major OS programs and hardware as well as MSI’s own applications. It allows you to control all system functions, auxiliary programs and applications as well as an array of programs, such as applications to save power and boost performance as well as MSI’s multimedia software and the webcam, the projector, the wireless, Bluetooth, volume control, screen brightness, and standby mode. Operating multimedia was never easier.

    U160MX Spec

    Processor Intel Atom Processor N455
    Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Starter
    Memory DDR3-667MHz up to 2GB
    Display 10.1″ WSVGA LED backlight
    Graphics GMA 3150
    Video Output 1x VGA
    Hard Disk Drive 250GB/320GB
    Optical Disk Drive N/A
    Interfaces 3x USB 2.0, 2-in-1 card reader
    Sound Stereo Speakers with Intel HD Audio
    Communication 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, 1x 10/100M LAN
    Webcam 0.3M
    Battery 3-Cell Li-Ion
    Dimension (WxDxH) 265 x 165 x 19.8~25.4mm
    Weight 1kg (w/3-cell Battery)
    Other Features EasyFace, S-Bar, i-Charger

     

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