The Human Heart Could Power Gadgets of the Future

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The Human Heart Could Power Gadgets of the Future
By Jared Newman on March 30, 2011

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Thanks to new developments in nanotechnology, we may some day be able to charge up our gadgets just by living and breathing.

Scientists have developed a tiny chip that generates power from bodily motions. That may sound like kinetic energy, but it's actually a set of zinc oxide nanowires that create electricity when strained or flexed, the Telegraph reports.

Each nanogenerator contains millions of these wires, 500 of which can fit inside a single strand of human hair. When five nanogenerators are working together, they generate roughly the same voltage as two AA batteries. The latest development in this technology is supposedly thousands of times more powerful than its predecessors.

"Additional nanowires and more nanogenerators, stacked together, could produce enough energy for powering larger electronics, such as an iPod or charging a cell phone," Zhong Lin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology told the Telegraph. Eventually, the scientists hope that any body movement, including a beating heart, could power electronic devices.

Wang and his team will present their findings at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, where they'll demonstrate real-world applications such as powering LCD displays and transmitting radio signals. No word on when we can start implanting the tech in newborns.

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This is great!  Nanotechnology may significantly help the reduction of waste from batteries.

hmmm...how about a human heart powering a car?!!! =)
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News from AutoGuide,

iSupercar Sounds App Released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [video]

Tuesday March 22 2011 | By Jason Siu

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iSupercar Sounds has developed an app for various Apple iOS products featuring sound clips and high resolution wallpapers for various luxury and exotic cars out there. From Ferrari to Lexus, iSupercar Sounds has you covered if listening to supercars is your source of pleasure. Hey, we’re not judging.

Currently there’s a free version of the app up on the store, featuring 30 minutes of ad-supported sound clips. Those that have $0.99 to spend can grab the full version which comes with 30 additional sounds. iSupercar Sounds is also promising weekly updates with additional cars. Not too shabby for under a buck, save yourself a trip to McDonald’s and you can stop using that juvenile fart app. OK who are we kidding, fart sounds are still hilarious.


GALLERY: iSupercar Sounds App

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This is coooooooooool!!! =)

Meet the 4G phones

News from Detroit Free Press,

 Meet the 4G phones
11:51 AM, Mar. 22, 2011

HTC ThunderBolt from Verizon

HTC ThunderBolt from

Verizon

The HTC ThunderBolt is the most heavily anticipated smartphone of the year, with its huge 4.3-inch touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera and mobile hotspot support for up to eight WiFi devices.

All of that and it runs on Verizon's blazing fast 4G LTE network.

It's far and away the best smartphone I've had my hands on this year.

At a weight of 6.32 ounces, though, the ThunderBolt does feel heavy.

Verizon is offering free mobile hotspot service on the ThunderBolt through May 15. Pricing for the feature after that has not been announced.

The ThunderBolt is $250 with a two-year agreement from Verizon.

Motorola Atrix 4G and laptop dock from AT&T

The Motorola Atrix 4G is a solid-enough Android-based smartphone. It has all the features you'd expect: Android 2.2 (Froyo), front- and rear-facing cameras and a dual-core processor.

The key innovation here, though, is the availability of a laptop dock.

Users can plug the Motorola Atrix 4G into a laptop cradle and use the computing power and Web connection of the smartphone to run a simple laptop experience.

Motorola Atrix 4G

It's a bit clunky in its execution -- the Motorola Android operating system can be hard to navigate on a laptop screen -- but the idea makes me excited for when this is the norm.

The smartphone is well on its way to becoming our window to the Web in all our tasks.

The Motorola Atrix 4G is $200 with a two-year agreement from AT&T. The laptop dock is $300 after a $100 mail-in rebate with the purchase of the phone.

HTC Evo Shift 4G

HTC Evo Shift 4G from Sprint

The HTC Evo Shift 4G is the next generation of the HTC Evo 4G that Sprint launched as its flagship 4G-capable smartphone last summer.


The Evo Shift is more consumer friendly, featuring a slide-out physical keyboard and smaller screen than the Evo's mondo 4.3-inch touchscreen.

The keyboard is very comfortable to type on and features a dedicated "@" button -- a big time saver when typing e-mail addresses. It could use a dedicated row of numbers, though.

The HTC Evo Shift 4G is $149.99 with a two-year agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate.



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I love them all!!! =)

Apple confirms iPad 2 on track for March 25 international launch

News from AppleInsider,

Apple confirms iPad 2 on track for March 25 international launch

By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 01:15 AM EST

Despite continued sellouts of the iPad 2 in the U.S., an Apple spokesperson has confirmed that the international launch of the touchscreen tablet will proceed as planned on Friday, March 25, a new report claims.

"Everything that is on [Apple's U.K.] website still holds true; the website says 25 March and that's when it'll be," an Apple spokesperson told TechRadar.com earlier this week.
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