At the CEATEC technology conference in Japan, Toshiba is demonstrating a methanol-based fuel cell for mobile phones. This direct methanol fuel cell uses an interaction between the methanol, water and air to generate enough electrical charge to power 6 hours of talk time in a cell phone. A 50 mL cartridge would be able to […]

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Swedish designer Peter Thuvander likes yo-yo’s so much that he designed an iPhone charger concept around them. Called the iYo (what else?), the device charges its lithium ion battery cell with an OLPC crank that’s turned using the spinning power of a yo-yo. “The remote control needs only 30 cranks—which is nothing when you yo-yo,” […]

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A company called M2E Power is developing technology that will harness the kinetic movement of the human body to charge electronic devices, including cellular phones. The charging station would be a small device worn on the body. Whenever the wearer moves, such as walking or running, the movement will create and store electrical energy in […]

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Besides your health, here is another cool reason why you should walk a bit more. Base on the Faraday principal, “wherein energy is produced from the motion of a magnet passing through a coil”, the M2E Power aims at charging the mobile phone, via motion-powered electronics. Translated, it means that phones featuring this technology will […]

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The Powerlink 3-in-1 Battery Pack/Data Sync/Flash Drive will do just about anything for you. It is an “emergency” charger for you iPhone/iPod - in other words, it’s great for traveling. It will also operate as a 2GB USB flash drive, and lastly sync your iPhone/iPod with your computer. All it’s missing is the ability to […]

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Yesterday, at Apple’s WorldWide Developer Conference saw the announcement of the much anticipated new iPhone, and it seems Apple have corrected many of the shortcomings of the first iPhone, but some still remain, initially at least. The feature set remins much the same, but there have seen several features added, no doubt to the delight […]

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Apple has filed a new patent – known as Solar cells on portable devices. Clearly, they hope to integrate them into small devices, such as iPods and iPhones. Judging by what the application says, Apple wants to cover the device in question in a layer of solar cells. Should this come to fruition, it would […]

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A solar-powered bra by lingerie maker, Triumph was unveiled last Wednesday which claims to generate enough electricity to charge a mobile phone or iPod.
This environmentally, and aptly coloured solar power bra includes a solar panel worn around the waist (very sexy for the beach). This is the part that generates electricity when exposed to sunlight. […]

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The user interface of HTC Touch Diamond is very impressive. You will not be able to take your eyes off the excellent VGA screen when you’re navigating. Dubbed TouchFLO 3D (which must be the HTC Manila leaked some months ago), it can seriously be considered as more appealing to consumers than iPhone’s user interface. The […]

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Samsung engineers have created a new process that will allow ordinary tap water to provide the electrical power for mobile phones. Water stored in the phone will contact a metal plate. The reaction between the plate and water will create hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is then funneled into a fuel cell, where it will […]

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