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Armband Charger works via Kinetic Energy

Orange has announced the launch of a mobile phone charger prototype that is powered by dance energy.

The company says the Orange Dance Charge is the result of months of research into alternate, sustainable energy sources to power mobile phones during summer music festivals.

Working with renewable energy company, GotWind, who are also responsible for this year’s Orange ReCharge Pod, Orange says it “commissioned the research into a kinetic energy portable phone charger that would harness the energy created by festival revellers dancing to their favourite bands to ensure a clean and renewable energy source”. More »

Neverlate Executive Alarm Clock

Firebox has launched the Neverlate Executive Alarm Clock that they describe as a “remarkably clever alarm clock that will wake you up on time, every time you like”.

An upgrade from a previous model, the Neverlate executive alarm now features two separate 7-day banks of alarms, so that sleepers can wake up at any moment on any day of the week whilst their respective bed-friend can wake up independently using their own alarm times.

There’s also the extra option of 7 daily reminder alarms that can go off at programmed times throughout the day which adds up to 21 different alarms in total.

Alarm duration and backlight brightness can be customised and the Neverlate also features a gradual wake mode as well as “descending” snooze that means each time you press it the snooze time is cut in half.

The Neverlate houses a digital FM/AM radio with 20 programmable station presets. In addition there’s four buzzer tones, Aux In and a USB port too.

On pre-order now, the Neverlate Executive Alarm Clock costs £34.95.

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Bendy Silicon Chip unveiled

A new wave of flexible electronic devices could be made possible by a new design of silicon chip. US scientists have designed a new chip that can bend and fold.

The chips are made of concertina-like folds of ultra-thin silicon bonded to sheets of rubber, and their performance is claimed to equal that of conventional chips.

The stretchy chips can be used in smart clothing or also in medical applications such as building brain implants or health monitors, says the BBC. More »

Debut of Internet Radio

Budget mobile phone maker Sagem has launched the “mydu@l radio700″ Wi-Fi internet radio slash clock.

A plug ‘n’ play device that doesn’t require a computer link, this gadget can bring 7000 internet radio stations to your ears in any Wi-Fi zone.

As well as an internet radio, it offers FM tuning, MP3/WVMA/WAV playing functionality from USB devices or your computer if you do network it and a digital alarm clock with sleep and snooze functions.

Complete with built-in Wi-Fi or Ethernet connectivity, it’s available for a special introductory offer price of £79.99, a saving of twenny bar on the RRP.

$17k Blu-ray player…

Well, we know that being an early adopter is expensive but this really takes the biscuit - even if it does let you see all the tiny crumbs in 1080p. Goldmund’s Eidos 20 BD, aimed at audio-video purists, will set American consumers back a knee-trembling $16,900.

Claiming to be the first “high-end audio/video manufacturer” to offer a Blu-ray player, the new model “embodies the Goldmund high-tech refinement that has made the Swiss-based company a leader in the audiophile community for the last 30 years.”

Signature tech includes the “AC-Curator” power supply circuit which dramatically improves picture and sound stability and dynamics, and the “Mechanical Grounding” construction which removes from the player mechanism spurious vibrations blurring the video signal and increasing jitter.

Oh - and just in case you needed one more reason to splash the cash - it does offer Goldmund’s “Magnetic Damper,” a device lowering the reading errors (good luck with those tricksy Blu-ray discs), a feature that previously was exclusive to Goldmund’s highest end devices. Orders are being taken now…
>> Via - Gizmodo

Let’s watch Satellite cable TV

Do you like watching television, not just watching local programs but international channels specially premium one? I have a personal setup, a free-to-air satellite decoder box and also a pc dvb in my personal computer and that means no monthly subscription…(bad), because of weak protection on their side, I guess. There are lot’s of satellite gadgets that we can use to satisfy our leisure in watching satellite cable TV free but we have to know how to make it work and function accordingly. This hardware is one of the among the most preferred and being used by satellite hobbyist.

Detailed Product Description

• High quality digital satellite TV & radio receiving (DVB-S)
• High speed Internet via satellite — You need to apply an Internet ISP account first
• DVB data service Instant recording — Record digitally as MPEG II format. 1 hour digital TV programs about 1.7G
• Schedule recording — You can set your own recording list and playback whenever you like
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