The world is slowly converging on using USB as a standard for charging gadgets. I already charge my phone, GPS receiver and Pocket PC via USB and now you can even get batteries with a built in USB connector:
Features:
It is only 1300mah but I hope they will create batteries with higher capacity in the future.
Thanks for the tip Marco
Psiloc BabyCare for Symbian Series 60 phones:
Psiloc has implemented the functionality of a baby monitor into the smartphone. Leave the device in your child’s room and the activated BabyCare application will detect all the noises. Parents can work or rest e.g. on the different floor and the phone will notify them that the baby is awaken calling at a previously defined number. Smartphone with BabyCare installed is also able to receive parent’s call silently and allows listening what’s going on with the baby or even talking to the little one.
The systems sounds are muted to avoid waking up a baby. Incoming calls can be rejected or redirected to previously defined number. The application controls battery power and if the power level becomes too low BabyCare will send an sms to parents’ phone calling them back to baby’s room.
Thanks for the tip Masce
Mitchell is the fourth person, and first woman, to receive a "bionic" arm which allows her to control parts of the device by her thoughts alone:
The device, designed by physicians and engineers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, works by detecting the movements of a chest muscle that has been rewired to the stumps of nerves that once went to her now-missing limb.
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Last summer, surgeons took the first step by rewiring the skin above her left breast so that when the area is stimulated by impulses from the bionic arm, the skin sends a message to the region of her brain that feels "hand." Future arms will also be able to perform more complicated motions. She recently spent time at the Chicago hospital trying out a prototype with six motors, not just the three of her current prosthesis. It will theoretically allow her to reach for things over her head.
What happens when you have 251 bottles of Diet Coke, 1506 Mentos mints and waaay to much time on your hands:
More on the "science" behind it on Snopes
Check out the amazing videos of the tilting vehicle;
Its obvious that the most efficient method through a corner is to tilt the vehicle mass into the curve [ exactly the opposite to a motor car].... a car is fundamentally inefficient. Its not that the major companies don't know this, but they have proved time and again to be unable to grasp the technical fundamentals required to produce a simple steer narrow Tilting Vehicle.
It has a more “home made” look than the Piaggio MP3 but it looks more comfortable should be a great fun to drive.
Want a “bad guy“ image? Get some Magnetic bullet holes:
These incredibly realistic looking bullet holes are sure to cause a stir. They will instantly adhere to any clean steel surface - no adhesive is necessary.The authentic grey colouring looks like a vehicles paint has been blasted right through to the primer. Made of flexible rubber ferrite, these re-usable bullet holes can be applied or removed instantly.. They are weatherproof and remain securely in place even on a vehicle travelling at high speed.
They are effective on any colour vehicle and will not harm the surface.
Position with darker shading upwards. Create your own 'shooting scene' for a deserving car or motorcycle owner to come upon.
Supplied in sets of 6 bullet holes.
Philips is working on a SDIO card that lets you watch DVB-H on devices that do not have a built in TV tuner:
The SDIO cards weren't much larger than a normal SD memory card, and simply need a smallish antenna attached to the top. The European version of DVB-H has a return signal - it is unlikely that DVB-H will be a free to air service, at least in Europe. As always, the US is using a different type of DVB-H that operates at a different frequency.
All the demos were run in Windows Mobile devices, so it is unclear if the SDIO cards will work on other mobile platforms or not. However, you might not need a mobile phone to make it work, as the SDIO cards should also work with many PDAs - as long as the subscription solution is flexible enough from the content providers.
