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Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV

Jul 04, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (44) | 10

For the 1.6 billion people living in areas without utility-supplied electricity, Sharp has designed a TV that can get 100% of its power from the sun. The company plans to exhibit the 26-inch LCD prototype ...

Browse digital media by flipping through a book

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 25, 2007 | 3.8 / 5 (21) | 0

As the amount of information on the Internet, TV and radio continues to increase, one of the challenges users face is how to quickly find what they're looking for. As Jun-ichiro Watanabe of Hitachi Ltd. researched ...

Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 20, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (11) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will ...

'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 17, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making ...

Two Retinal Imaging Display Devices at Prototype Stage

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 30, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (28) | 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- NEC and Brother are both developing wearable prototype devices that use Retinal Imaging Display (RID) technology to project images directly on the wearer's retina. NEC's gadget is designed ...

Verizon says Droid smart phone goes on sale Nov. 6

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 28, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone - the Droid - will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls.

Sidekick's lost data gone for good

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 12, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sidekick users have been without some of their services for days, and have just been told by the company, T-Mobile, that for some users their data may be lost forever due to a server error ...

E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.

Super-thin flexible OLED from Sony

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 07, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (28) | 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony is showing off prototypes incorporating its super-thin, flexible OLED technology at the CREATEC JAPAN 2009 IT and electronics trade show in Makuhari Messe (Chiba) in Japan.

Dell's Latitude Z introduces wireless charging (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 30, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (13) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell has introduced its new ultra-thin Latitude Z laptop with the world's first wireless laptop battery charger.

Choosing a Low Radiation Cell Phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 10, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (12) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Environmental Working Group (EWG) team has released a consumer guide on the radiation levels emitted by over 1,000 cell phones sold in the U.S. The guide is the most comprehensive ever ...

The Asus New Folding E-Book Reader

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 09, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (14) | 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Asus has demonstrated a prototype of an e-book reader it is developing. Unlike its competitors, the device resembles a normal book, having two touch screens that will fold up.

Nokia Showcases 3D Cell Phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 04, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finnish giant Nokia, the world's biggest phone manufacturer, is developing a 3D mobile phone with a stereoscopic display. And you don't need 3D glasses to get the three-dimensional effect.

Patent: Nintendo's Wii Football Controller

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 02, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nintendo has come up with yet another idea for an accessory to add to its list of Wii peripherals. This time it's a soft football-shaped controller that is said to simulate the feel and touch ...

LG to Launch 15-inch OLED TV

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 01, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (20) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Korean company, LG Electronics, the second largest television manufacturer in the world, has announced it will launch a 15-inch organic display TV set in early September. The announcement, ...