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The Invisible OLED Laptop – Is it really necessary? (Video)

Amaete Umanah — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:59:00 +0000

The latest laptop concept by Samsung, showcased at the CES 2010, will definitely take you by surprise with its immaculate transparency. Featuring 14-inch OLED display, which when turned off becomes up to 40 percent transparent, the laptop concept is claimed to be the world’s first and largest transparent OLED laptop. This is the only info available at the moment, though you may go through the video for a closer look after the jump.

The Design Blog

Mophie iPhone Credit Card Reader

Amaete Umanah — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:23:14 +0000

iPhone accessory maker and recession antidote regular Mophie is about to make the most buzzworthy move of its short history by offering a credit card reader and accompanying transaction app for the Apple handset. Positioned as a direct competitor to Jack Dorsey’s Square iPhone Payment System, Mophie’s solution looks to be integrated into an iPhone case — making it possible to keep the reader on permanently, albeit at a slight cost to your device’s aesthetics. The decidedly cube-shaped Square system has a less ergonomic design, but we suspect that the winner (if either of these two succeeds) will be primarily determined by the usability of the app and affordability of the service. Look out for more info to emerge at some point during the maelstrom that will be CES 2010.

Engadget

Digital Television on Your Mobile Phone – Watch Video

Amaete Umanah — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:46:58 +0000

Samsung Mobile and Sprint announced today that the Samsung Moment has been selected as the first phone to showcase a demonstration of a Mobile Digital TV chip. The Samsung Moment will receive live digital TV using Samsung’s Mobile DTV Chip, the world’s first single-chip solution for the recently approved Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Mobile Digital TV standard. The ATSC Mobile Digital TV chip will allow Samsung Moment to receive live TV programming from local broadcast stations, including prime-time network programs, local news and sports and emergency alerts.

Engadget

Optoma Handheld Pico Projectors For Business and Personal Use

Amaete Umanah — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:33:49 +0000

The PK301 delivers a feature set that makes it the ideal laptop and netbook companion and a perfect tool for road- warriors looking to share more content in a wide range of environments. Weighing just 8 ounces and measuring 4.7″(W) x 2.7″(D) x 1.2″(H), the palm-sized PK301 combines Optoma Introduces Pico PK301 & PK201 16:9 WVGA widescreen resolution, a 2000:1 contrast ratio and a full complement of connectivity options, including HDMI and a MicroSD socket that supports up to 16GB. The addition of an AC adapter allows the PK301 to pump out its 50 lumens of brightness indefinitely, while its internal battery produces 20 lumens for up to 45 minutes. For users who want longer battery life or prefer a brighter image under battery power, an optional extended power battery pack is available that will support the full 50
lumens output for 2 hours or more.

In addition to its mini HDMI input, the PK301 offers a host of other I/O connections, including a universal port capable of receiving VGA and component video signals. This makes connecting to the VGA port of laptops and netbooks for impromptu presentations easy. The component video capability allows higher quality connections to iPods and portable gaming devices.

Engadget

3M Pocket Projector With 1GB of Inbuilt Storage

Amaete Umanah — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:22:47 +0000

Designed with professionals in mind, the MPro150 includes 1 GB internal memory, a micro SD card slot and a USB input for transferring files from a laptop or netbook, eliminating the necessity of a pass-through device and allowing entire presentations to be pre-loaded onto the projector itself. The MPro150 supports Microsoft® Office applications (Word, Power Point® and Excel®), as well as Adobe® PDF, photos and video, allowing the user to project images up to 50-inches at 15 lumens brightness in either the boardroom or break room.

Additional features include an integrated flip stand, tripod and a variety of input cables, which make the MPro150 ready to use “out-of-the-box” with a wide range of today’s most popular video output gadgets. Available optional accessories include an adapter cable for Apple® products, component video cable and car charger.

The lightweight MPro150 is just over 5 inches long and weighs a mere 5.6 ounces. It is now available for pre-order from shop3M.com and amazon.com, at an estimated price of $395. Orders will begin shipping in early February. For those who are looking for a casual consumer electronics accessory for watching movies, sharing photos or projecting video games up to 50 inches,3M also offers the MPro120 projector, which has an estimated price of $325. Optional accessories for both the MPro150 and MPro120 are sold separately.

Engadget

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BlackBerry Mobile PowerPoint Presenter – Nice and Cool Compact Design

Amaete Umanah — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:18:41 +0000

RIM seems to have designed the new BlackBerry Presenter, a slick little module measuring 86 x 60 x 23mm that connects to your compatible handset wirelessly and lets you beam up a PowerPoint preso via VGA or S-Video connection. As you mesmerize your crowd with the 24 supported animations and 55 transition styles, you can read your notes right from the comfort of your BlackBerry’s display, controlling the whole show without a single laptop in sight. The Presenter hits this month online for $199 and follows up in stores in February, and if you’re interested, you can start things off by upgrading from your Pearl 8200 or Curve 8300.

Engadget

Horizon’s Hydrofill Provides USB Output to Recharge Small Gadgets On The Go

Amaete Umanah — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:48:56 +0000

The route to clean energy is through small gadgets, according to Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies.

The company said Monday that it will show off the HydroFill, a home-use fuel cell system suitable for charging small electronics, at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. The product is set for release later in 2010.

The HydroFill extracts hydrogen gas from water and stores it in Hydrostik cartridges with a metal alloy that absorbs the hydrogen. To then charge electronic devices, people use a pocket-size fuel cell charger, called a MiniPak, which pulls hydrogen from the cartridges and a produces an electrical current. The MiniPak can charge devices through a USB port and cell phone adapter, and the company offers an optional AA-battery charger.

Horizon believes the HYDROFILLTM is the first step towards private refueling of new generations of fuel cell electric vehicles. Fuel cell technology can greatly improve the features and usability of many battery or engine-powered devices, and create the possibility for lower cost electric cars that drive longer distances and recharge instantly. Instead of starting with more complex automotive developments, Horizon’s founders decided to

start enabling devices that require less power, such as various portable and consumer applications.

In 2006 and as a way to start nursing society through the infancy of the hydrogen economy, Horizon introduced solar hydrogen powered toy cars that quickly became the world’s largest volume-produced commercial fuel cell products. Today the company sells its fuel cells through various retail channels in over 60 countries, reduced the cost of fuel cells to marketable levels, and has developed practical ways for all to store and refuel hydrogen. Horizon’s next phase starts now with the market introduction of a complete line of portable consumer electronic devices that address much larger markets.

The first of these products include a micro-fuel cell power supply called MINIPAK, which extends the off-grid runtimes of small electronic devices including cell phones, lighting products, and many USB powered devices. Horizon will also present an upgraded version of its larger portable off-grid DC power supply system called HYDROPAK. While these and other products will start entering the market in

2010, Horizon is already developing larger-size refueling systems that will enable anything from garden equipment to transportation.

Horizon believes the HYDROFILLTM is the first step towards private refueling of newgenerations of fuel cell electric vehicles. Fuel cell technology can greatly improve the featuresand usability of many battery or engine-powered devices, and create the possibility for lowercost electric cars that drive longer distances and recharge instantly.Instead of starting with more complex automotive developments, Horizon’s founders decided tostart enabling devices that require less power, such as various portable and consumerapplications.

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WiFi-enabled portable TV

Amaete Umanah — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:29:48 +0000

Sungale, a premier manufacturer of Consumer Electronics, announces the latest of its 2010 product line up, the new Kula IPTV. The Kula is an ultra portable Wi-Fi enabled IPTV device that allows users to access a large number of live streaming television programs from all over the world, selectable by country, language and topic like News, Sports and Finance all without the high rates. With built-in rechargeable battery and 2 GB of internal memory, the Kula allows users to watch stored video clips, listen to music and view photos on the go. The Kula also provides additional 16 GB of expandable memory with the SD/MMC card slot.

Sungale will be introduce the Kula product line at the upcoming 2010 CES along with an array of new products like e-Reader, IP radio and its line of Cyberus Smart Info Engines.
Sungale 2010 CES Booth LVCC South Hall 1 #20953

Sungale is a premier manufacturer of Consumer Electronics with many years of experience as an OEM supplier. Sungale is committed to actively keeping pace with today’s rapid innovations in the field of Consumer Electronics and through their devotion to cutting-edge technology, exceedingly stringent quality control and dedication to customer satisfaction Sungale’s products are known for superior quality. For more information about Sungale please visit www.sungale.com

Source: Engdget