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Do you feel that your wall-mounted TV in the bathroom is just not cutting it? Well now you can take it a step further by bringing it in the tub with you – without fearing electrocution.

Sony has unveiled the water-resistant XDV-W600 TV, which can be safely used underwater for up to 30 minutes. Beyond that, you got me. However, if your place of sleep happens to be the tub, I would stay away from this product.

On the technical side, the XDV has a 4 inch screen and 2 gigs of internal memory. The TV can run for approximately 23 hours on two AA batteries. The device debuts in Japan on October 30, and will retail for $368.

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The browser wars are about to get fierce; watch out Microsoft, Google Chrome is on its way.

This week on the Google Blog, it was announced that they will be launching a beta version of ‘Google Chrome’ for Windows, with versions for Mac and Linux to come in the next few weeks. Apparently the browser is streamlined and simple to use, while running clean and fast (like the classic Google page we’re used to). This release will definitely raise tension between Microsoft and Google, as Gates’ crew now has another product to compete with.

I find it interesting that after the past few years of pushing Mozilla Firefox, Google has decided to develop a browser. Google must obviously feel they offer something unique, and it will be interesting to see how everything turns out.

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A company named M2E Power claimed last year that electronic gadgets could be charged by human motion. M2E has now reported back that this concept actually works, and expects to release a charger next year that can gather enough motion from walking to charge cell phones and GPS devices.

Apparently 6 hours of motion - I hope you have a long walk to work – can add 30 – 60 minutes of talk time to your phone. The device works by placing it in a purse (or a backpack for us guys) and letting it charge in the background.

The device is composed of a lithium ion battery with a set of coils and magnets. While you are walking the magnets move, causing an electromagnetic field around the coils, thus generating electricity. This technology has been developed by Boise State University and is the beginning of a new trend toward capturing energy from human movement.

In the future, cell phones will have batteries such as these built in, thus making the phone itself self chargeable. The technology could also be used in hybrid cars. Placing a self charging system on the windshield wipers or door locks could help to significantly extend the cars driving range.

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Microsoft has scheduled an event for September 9, upon which a new product line is going to be revealed. One of the products in this line is going to be a mouse - a mouse that is neither optical nor laser. Microsoft also launched a video teaser for the new product, using the tag line ‘ Say Goodbye To Laser’. They did not release any other information.

After researching further, I came across another article on the topic. A new Microsoft mouse with ‘Blue Track Technology’ has been recently spotted on Amazon. Blue Track apparently utilizes a blue LED and a wide angled lens that is supposed to work on more surfaces than optical and laser. Microsoft seems to only be targeting portable computers (laptops), so I am sure we will continue to see laser mice for PC’s.

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One’s ability to become invisible draws nearer; scientists may be a step closer to creating materials that redirect light around 3D objects (including humans) using metamaterials.

The materials are artificially engineered structures created at nano scale that contain optical properties not found in nature. Specifically, the materials are composed of various metals and circuit board materials, including ceramic and Teflon. They are used to bend visible light in a way ordinal materials are unable to, in order to eliminate shadows and reflections.

Our dream of becoming a real life Harry Potter draws nearer; all that is needed now is a wand and a flying broomstick.

Check out the video below to see this amazing stuff.

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The SPEED-VEST is a bicycle safety device which displays the rider’s current speed on their back. The vest was designed by Brady Clark and engineered by Mykle Hansen, and has just won the Hub Bike Shop’s Bike Gadget contest in Minneapolis, MN.

The vest functions via a wheel sensor, a numeric display, and a small computer to do the processing. The device can run for 6 hours on a 9 volt battery (I suggest rechargeables if you intend on buying one). The numeric display is composed of electro-luminescent wire – by CoolLight dot com – that glows brightly with a very low voltage.

To read more on how the vest was designed, check out this article at mykle dot com.

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If you thought your laptop based university was high tech, think again; some universities are now handing out iPhones to students.

Freed-Hardeman University in Tennessee is now providing students with a free Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. The appeal to Universities, such as Freed-Hardman, is that the always-on internet devices could be used to track where students study, send students messages about cancelled classes, delayed buses, or campus crises, or to simply display the cafeteria menu.

Obviously the iPhones are a huge hit with students – who in the right mind would complain about being given a free iPod for ‘study’ purposes? Utilizing such a product in the curriculum is bound to be a great way to develop a cutting-edge university reputation.

Although students will have no complaints, professors may not be as good-humored. With laptops and cell phones, students already face enough distraction in class; throw in iPhones for everyone and this distraction is sure to reach great heights. Professors are inevitably going to have to try harder to make their classes more interesting.

“When it gets a little boring, I might pull it out,” says Naomi J. Pugh, a first-year student at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., referring to her new iPod Touch.

“We think this is the way the future is going to work,” said Kyle Dickson, co-director of research and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Christian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for students entering this fall.

At least four institutions — the University of Maryland, Oklahoma Christian University, Abilene Christian and Freed-Hardeman — have announced that they will give the devices to some or all of their students this fall. Many other Universities are exploring their options, including Stanford University, who has hired a student-run company to design iPhone applications like a campus map and directory.

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Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc. released a project this week that showed plans to display their services on the screens of Internet-connected TVs.

The idea behind this plan is to be able to do more with your TV set – and therefore spend more time on that comfy couch. It would enable TV users/Couch Potatoes to do things such as check stock prices or browse your photos, while watching your favorite show. With the continuous growth of the internet, one could say the Intel-Yahoo partnership, called ‘The Widget Channel’ is an advantageous move.

Apparently the companies displayed a screen shot of the program, showing a baseball game on the main part of the screen, while programs such as Flickr were being run along the bottom of the screen.
Intel and Yahoo are not alone in this project; they are working with various other companies such as Blockbuster, Disney, and MTV to build more widgets.

‘The Widget Channel’ is only the beginning of this Internet TV phenomenon; we are bound to see other big Internet companies develop similar projects in the near future .

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One could say phones such as the 3G iPhone and the Blackberry Bold are top notch in terms of their technologically advanced features. For the most part, however, these features are not never before seen. There are some innovations in the works that will be deemed ‘next-gen’ or ‘revolutionary’ when released.

Video Chat

The concept of video chatting is not new, however it is a high bandwidth activity that has not yet been made possible. The development of fourth generation wireless technology (4G) should change this in the next couple of years.

Mobile Payments

Have you ever thought of paying for your purchases by swiping your phone as opposed to your card? Cell phone manufacturers say that a cell phone is the number one thing you never leave home without (besides your wallet), so why not combine the two? In Japan and Austria you can make small purchases with your phone by swiping it over a sensor. In the future, big credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard may utilize this function.

Video Projectors

Sick of the tiny screen on your phone? 3M, Texas Instruments, and Redmond have all come up with a solution - install projectors into cell phones. Cell phones equipped with such technology will be able to project their displays on a white wall or desktop. 3M seems to be the furthest along with this technology, planning to install the technology in Samsung phones maybe as soon as late 2008.

Unfolding Screens

If you thought cell phones with projectors were neat, what about a screen that folds around the phones core? Dutch company, Polymer Vision, has developed a cell phone called Readius, which features exactly that - a foldable, 5-inch electronic ink screen (slightly bigger than the screen on the iPhone). It is safe to assume we will seen larger than 5-inch folding screens in the future.

Wireless Charging

This is actually a concept I thought about a few years ago that could be used for laptops. Of course I did nothing with my thoughts and was shocked to see them as an actual design for cell phones. A company named Wildcharge has developed a flat panel that can charge cell phones by resting them on the surface. Cell phones will need an extra adapter in order to connect to the charge plates, which means you will have to buy one for each cell phone you use. Another company named Powercast is actually working on a more advanced concept, which involves using a small amount of energy transmitted in radio waves to charge a phone by placing it near a device, without touching in.

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