So, as we sit here, waiting for Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) to reveal their much ballyhooed tablet device to the world, we can’t help but imagine what kind of crazy technology Apple’s “next big thing” will feature. Well, we did a little digging through Apple recent patent applications, and we’ve come across one patent that could have some truly innovative implications for the imminent Apple Tablet/iSlate/iPad.
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New Apple patent could give Apple Tablet facial recognition
Sharp , one of Japan’s largest mobile phone makers, announced the upcoming availability of the solar-powered Sharp SOLAR HYBRID SH6230C in China. The company has already released solar-powered phones in Japan last year, but this is the first time when it launches such a handset outside its home market. The Sharp SH6230C is a clamshell that features a 2.9 inch internal display, a 5MP camera with autofocus, and “Sharp’s proprietary solar cell module.” The phone will be available in China starting February, for a price that should be announced later on. Leveraging on the increasing demand for solar-powered devices, Sharp will introduce its new phone in other global markets, too (although it didn’t say where exactly). Alongside the SOLAR HYBRID SH6230C, Sharp also plans to launch other two phones in China: the SH6220C and SH6228C, which feature Memory LCD – “a low-power-consuming display with high visibility under the daylight.” Via Press release Similar Posts: High-end SOLAR HYBRID SH-08A phone from NTT DoCoMo Cheap Samsung E1107 Crest Solar phone announced ZegnaSport Solar JKT Jacket to power your phone and iPod LG has solar powered eco-friendly phone too HTW S116 Solar Mobile Phone
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Sharp solar-powered phone (SH6230C) coming to China, other global markets
Mattel’s first ever folding Hot Wheels are set to hit stores in August, and by the looks of things, they are going to be a definite must-have. “Steath Rides” as they have been dubbed, can be folded into a compact form that’s similar to a credit card in size and about as thick as an average cellphone. At the push of a button, the flat car will transform into a remote controlled vehicle. The initial run will feature five different designs that include two cars, two tanks and the Batmobile Tumbler.
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Mattel’s RC “Steath Rides” Are The First Folding Hot Wheels
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Tyler Moskowite, engineering intern I recently received my first smart phone, an iPhone 3GS, from my brother who just got back from Iraq. It has turned into my PDA, map, social networker, and a boatload of other stuff I didn’t even know it was capable of doing. Let’s just say simply, I love this device
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Intern’s Corner: Solar charger for iPhone 3GS
This is a taxidermied mouse with a flash drive wedged up its ass . It reminds me spying days when I made off with a bunch of top secret files from the Pentagon. Except that wasn’t a flash drive , it was a stack of 5¼-inch floppies. And let me tell you: based on the way I was walking you would’ve sworn they were only 3½-inchers
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Uh, What?: Taxidermied Mouse Flash Drive
We at Mobile Marketing Watch will join the rest of the world today in anticipation of Apple’s big announcement of the worst kept secret in the tech-world, the yet-to-be unveiled tablet that has proven the biggest story in mobile and computer technology so far this year. While we will accompany every other major blog and media outlet in providing coverage of the tablet, there is no shortage of online hotspots to watch the event live today beginning at 1 p.m.
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Watch Apple Tablet Announcement Live
Remember Jack Skellington from the movie ‘Tim Burton’s The Night before Christmas’? Well for some reason that movie became a big cult and now Adata for some reason has turned the main character into a USB Flash Drive. Made of rubber and comes in capacities 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB it is also resists to spill water and external shock. Its USB connector is hidden inside the Jack and can be accessed by removing his head. It also comes with an extra USB cable in case you can’t easily stick him into a USB port on your computer. Jack may just scare your other funny looking USB shaped flash drives.
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Tim Burton’s The Night Before Christmas Jack Skellington Becomes a USB Flash Drive
If you’ve ever wanted to bomb the hell out of enemy bases, anti-aircraft guns, and one or two low flying planes, then today’s free app is going to fill that empty void we all have for some sweet, bombing action. Cobra Games’ iBomber is a game that puts you in the shoes of a young bomber around 1943 in the Pacific Ocean. It includes 14 missions, smooth gameplay, and the graphics have a cool cartoonish vibe to it. Best of all, it’s completely FREE today. So regardless if you’re a fan of blowing crap up, you should take advantage of this free title while it is, indeed, FREE! [ iTunes Link via Appmodo ] Related News from IntoMobile: Touch Foo’s 2-D Platformer ‘Soosiz’ Available On The iPhone App Store Atari classic Paperboy is in the AppStore Helio Ocean 2 to launch in Q1 2009? Gamevil launches Art of War, mobile real-time strategy Black Mamba Racer Game for iPhone Brings Back Fond Memories Share this:
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Free App Alert: Get Your Bomb On With iBomber for the iPhone
Global Corporation with More Than 3 Million Independent Business Owners Reduces Risk, Cost with Reusable Foundation for Future Integration Needs.
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Amway Corp. Deploys Oracle(R) Applications, Oracle SOA Suite and …
We have all heard about the Google Nexus One which is reportedly still the most advanced smartphone out there at the moment haven’t we? Well the question is just how long will it stay in pole position. Something is creeping up on the inside and gaining fast, the HTC Supersonic which is believed to be Sprint’s new WiMax Android smartphone. Over the past few days people have expected that the Supersonic will be an Android version of the HTC HD2, and even over at Unwired View they managed to obtain a photo of the device in its glory. Now we have even more information for you.
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Chasing the Nexus One HTC Supersonic Wimax Android
Compuware Corporation announced a new offering called Gomez adVantage, the industry’s first solution for optimizing application performance management across the entire application delivery chain from a single, unified dashboard.
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Compuware releases hybrid application performance management …
It’s January 27th 2010 and SlashGear is outside the Yerba Buena Center – looking pretty darn resplendent in its paint-spattered decor – waiting to bring you all the news from Apple’s latest media event. Biggest expectation today is a new iPad tablet; we’ve supposedly seen shots of the display and shots of the casing , now all we need is Steve Jobs to take to the stage and make it official.
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SlashGear’s Apple liveblog underway!
Timbuk2 , makers of the recognizable 3-panel messenger bags (which are great for holding our gadgetry) have recently redesigned their very popular Classic Messenger Bag. The “Classic Messenger 2010″ has added functional features which some thought were lacking in the previous version. As in the past, it is available in two styles, pre-built and custom. Both feature the new Napolean Pocket, TruFit Cam Buckle, and 3-Zip Front Organizer. The custom also includes an optional Laptop Loveglove, choice of binding color and a bunch of new fabrics and colors that allow you to fully customize the look of your gear-hauler. The pre-built is available in XS to XL sizes, $70 to $110. The custom varies in size and price depending on features you select, but start at $100 to … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: Gear , Laptop Gear , News Tagged: gear bag , Laptop Bag Improve on a Classic?
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Improve on a Classic? Timbuk2 has done it.
My current favorite iPhone RSS app, Newsstand , has been pulled from the App Store and forced into a name change. Please note: Because of a trademark complaint, we had to change the name of this app (which was formerly known as “Newsstand”)
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Newsstand iPhone App Forced to Change Name, Pulled from App Store [iPhone Apps]
This is the multichord, a one-string musical instrument built by [Christopher Mitchell]. The string is a 20 pound mono-filament thread stretched between a wooden bridge and the read/write head of a hard drive. The idea is that the vibrations of the string are picked up and amplified acoustically by the sounding box that serves as the body of the instrument. The frequency of vibration (pitch) is changed by adjusting the tension of the string through the application of various voltages to the HDD head
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HDD actuated acoustical instrument
No person who thinks of him- or herself as a “maker” should miss Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs , which is loosely based on Judi and Ron Barrett’s eponymous 1972 children’s book. I don’t have kids, but I loved it, and this movie kind of made me want to have an adorable little nerdy maker-child, at least for a day, so I could watch it with her. The scene where Flint is curled up in a waste barrel, lamenting all his failed inventions (“Spray-on shoes!” “Ratbirds!”), while his relentlessly uncreative father looks on helplessly, is particularly choice. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Reviews | Digg this!
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Movie: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Nokia ( NYSE: NOK )’s Research Center in Helsinki has invented mobile radar. Yes, you’ve heard that right.
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Video: Nokia puts a radar detector in your pants, now you can measure the speed of your pump action
If you have a kid and a car with a built in DVD player, you should check out the IR68KG02 Wireless Headphones from Kidz Gear . They have been designed to be 100% compatible with U.S. vehicles equipped with built-in IR DVD/video systems and are lightweight, with child-sized headbands and comfortably padded ear-cups
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Wireless Headphones for Kids
There’s a little over an hour until Apple’s Steve Jobs takes to the stage to – we’re presuming – announce the new Apple tablet , but to tide you over how about some purported leaked images of the slate’s casing. Briefly showing up on a Chinese messageboard, and then promptly deleted, these shots show an indecently thin chassis together with several cut-outs and notches presumably for charging, buttons and headphones. Judging by one of the photos – which shows four of the casings along with a pretty intimidating robot arm – the shots were taken during wireless radiation testing. The tablet is presumed to have an internal 3G connection – perhaps even support for both Verizon and AT&T – so that certainly makes sense. Earlier on today shots of the front of the tablet – including the device powered on – were seemingly leaked
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Apple tablet casing leaks?
The Plattan headphones from new kid on the block Urbanears don’t always produce the clearest audio, but they look stylish, are fairly affordable and seem durable. If you mainly listen to hip-hop and want headphones with plenty of bass, volume and style, the Plattans could be a suitable option
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Urbanears Plattan review
First, a disclaimer: we’ve heard the “Zeppelin” name before , both from Motorola and from Palm before that — we have no idea why it keeps coming up, particularly given the obvious references to epic disasters. That said, mobil.cz is reporting that this rather shapely device is an all-new Motorola smartphone bearing Android and the Zeppelin name that’s scheduled for unveiling at MWC in Barcelona next month. It’s said to have touch-sensitive buttons below the display, a 5 megapixel cam, 3.2-inch HVGA display, GPS, and Blur , presumably (well, hopefully) based on Android 2.0 or 2.1. In other words, it won’t be the highest-end phone on the block, but it won’t be the lowest, either — and it could very well be the most stylish
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Motorola Zeppelin spotted hopping train to Barcelona?