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nVidia Tegra processor for mobiles

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  nVidia today announced Tegra line of processors which will power mobile internet devices (MIDs) in the future. The so-called computer on a chip integrates an ARM CPU, a GeForce GPU and RAM making it an all-in-one solution for the manufacturers. Tegra will help devices which do a lot of internet surfing, gaming and videos. […]

Samsung’s 2.5-inch 256GB SSD is world’s fastest

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  Samsung has created another feat. They have developed a 2.5-inch SSD which can clock read/write speeds of 200MB/s and 160MB/s respectively. The SSD is developed on MLC technology supporting SATA II interface and just measures 9.5mm in thickness. The development of SSD on MLC means same reliability as SLC SSD but at a cheaper […]

Hydrogen powered phones to come in 2010

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  Hybrid cars are not the only ones which will save our non-renewable resources. In fact, the mobile phones can do it too and that is why the researchers have developed a hydrogen fuel cell which can be used as another option of power for them. The hydrogen filled cartridge developed by STMicroelectronics comes into […]

Body heat to power your cellphones

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  Could you imagine a situation where your cellphone would never run out of battery? Even more, the cellphone would be charged by the heat generated by your body. German researchers have concluded that the difference between the body temperature and the normal temperature can help produce electricity. The concept which is based on Thermoelectric […]

An optical drive for Mobile Phones

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  The recent GSMA held at Barcelona saw a new proprietary optical disc format developed by US based VMedia Research. Just like the UMD for PSP, this new 32mm optical disc would be for future mobile devices allowing them to play a full length movie without any loss of picture quality. The current generation of […]

Next Generation Contact Lenses

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  This is something interesting. Intelligent guys at University of Washington are developing virtual display on contact lenses. The electrical circuits are embedded in the lens which creates a display within the eyeball. If the project is successful, a user will be able to see the incoming call number without looking at his phone or […]

How about speaking through your ears?

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  As crazy it may sound but Japanese company, NS-ELEX has developed a device called e-Mimi-kun (good ear boy) which works as an earphone and a microphone by detecting air vibrations inside the ear. When connected with the phone, the earphone reduces the exterior voice by 6 times while the chip developed by Sanyo helps […]

Invisible Tanks to attack by 2012

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  The British Ministry of Defence is reportedly developing a technology which can make tanks invisible to the naked eye. Its not magic but it basically creates an illusion by beaming the surrounding images onto the tank with the help of cameras and projectors. This technology is currently under a testing phase but the Ministry […]