Worlds Smallest Fuel Cell Only 3x3 MM

Worlds Smallest Fuel Cell Measures only 3x3 mm:

Check out the world’s smallest fuel cell. You can see it on the right; it's dimensions are only 3 mm x 3 mm x 1 mm. Researchers at the University of Illinois have done all the work for the development of this high tech fuel cell, that consists of just a few materials: water, metal hydride, some electrodes and a membrane.

The cell you see makes 0.7 volts and a 0.1 milliamp current and runs for about 30 hours, which is pretty long given the size of the cell. You can imagine that 0.7 volts and 0.1 milliamp current are not enough to power any high tech gadget of yours, however this is the first step in development.

The technology is good for mobile electronics such as smart phones since it does not use gravity to control the flow of water. Instead it uses surface tension and will work to charge when the device is moving.

USB Lunch Warmer For The Office

We’ve all seen tons of useless USB gadgets and not too many of them worth a darn. This high-tech USB powered lunch bag / warmer is actually bringing some benefit to the workplace. You take your food from home in the combo lunch box /warmer, plug it into your USB port of your workstation computer and by lunch time you have a nice warm meal. This is great for the people that only have a thirty minute lunch break. Thanko is the manufacturer product cost is $22


(via Gadgetreporter).

Sony Unveils Two New Personal Media Players

Sony showed two new model's of Walkmans at the Consumer Electronics Show in its latest effort to get its share of Apple's Personal music player market.

Sony's new Walkman X-Series sports a 3.5-inch OLED touchscreen display and includes WiFi for downloading podcasts, streaming video from YouTube, and more. The X Series will be available early this summer in 16 GB and 32 GB capacities, with pricing yet to be determined.

Available in April, Sony's Walkman W Series features a cord-free design integrating the music player into the headset--a design meant to be lightweight and comfortable. The W series can fully charge its estimated 12-hour battery in only 30 minutes, while most other audio players take a few hours to recharge. The W Series wil be available in April with support for protected and unprotected WMA, as well as unprotected MP3 and AAC formats.

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Samsung To Show Super Thin 7mm TV at CES

Samsung Electronics plans to show a flat-panel TV that's as thin as just 6.5-millimeters at this week's International CES in Las Vegas.

The Samsung TV, Here are some details which are immediately available, is between 6.5mm and 7mm across its width and has an LED backlight.

The backlight sits behind the LCD panel and generates the light that shines through it to allow the image to be seen. Most LCD panels use thicker backlights that make use of fluorescent lights but LEDs are fast finding favor with TV makers for their thinness and better overall light.

The Samsung TV will be at present to be the thinnest LCD TV yet demonstrated.

One thing I would like to point out once you have a television this thin you will have to encase it in something to protect it from breakage or mounting since its so fragile. So why worry about how thin it can be? No price info is available yet.

Limited Edition Sharp Aquos LC-52XS1U-S

Sharp Aquos Limited Edition LC-52XS1U-S As Flat screens continue to improve, transitioning from spectrum-limited fluorescent s to LED's. The 52-inch Sharp Aquos Limited Edition LC-52XS1U-S $11,999 list is the company's first LCD to use LED-based picture. The result is impressive pictures. Out of the box this screen requires professional calibration and complaints about the picture controls not being as effective as one would hope put a damper on the excitment of purchasing a new TV. The list price of $12,000 is pretty insulting where the economy is as well.

Credit Card Thin Pop Up Bulb Light

About the size of a normal sized credit card, this small flip up light bulb is convenient to have in your wallet.

Whenever you need a small light to search for your keys, simply grab this cut-out light bulb and flip it up. It'll immediately light up.

It’s about the size of a credit card and powered by a small cell. Flip up the light bulb shaped cut-out to switch on the soft, mellow glow. What’s the point? You can have a instant light you can carry inside your wallet. Check out the diagrams below

Crazy Hi-Tech Christmas Ball's

I remember those years as a young child where I used to love to watch the Christmas bubbler balls on the tree in amazement.

Now come the high tech ball to decorate your tree with, This ornamental LED display will scroll holiday messages including Merry Christmas, Home for Xmas, happy holidays etc.

Now you to can amaze your children with the same awe we had as children with this High Tech ball!!

Onkyo MHP-UW2 Wireless Headset For The iPod

The Onkyo MHP-UW2 wireless headset is a great way to Enjoy music from your iPod without all the wires, take a look at Onkyo MHP-UW2 wireless headphones. The Onkyo MHP-UW2 utilizes an 2.4 GHz digital connection and it is equipped with a transmitter that attaches to the iPod to broadcast music for up to 8 hours. The unit is light and can be recharged via AC adapter or USB. The Onkyo MHP-UW2 will be available the beginning of November.

Samsung SPF-76H digital Picture Frame

The Samsung SPF-76H digital photo frame is finally released and is available in 7 inch to 10.2 inch size and three colors to blend with your interior. The Samsung SPF-76H digital photo frame features a high resolution of 800 x 480 with scene adjustment and color variation functions and comes with high tech features and high-end components. Besides all that you also get a brightness level of 200, contrast ratio of 300:1, a 1GB of storage capacity, and MP3 playback support. this is the gadget to give this year for the holidays.

USB Flash Drive Thats Also A Lighter?

USB Flash Drive That's Also A Lighter?
If your draws are bursting with Bic lighters and random USB flash drives, you can finally streamline their inventory with this combination USB flash drive lighter. Now this lighter does manage to pull off quite a few cleaver tricks of its own. In addition to being an easily accessible source of fire, it also houses a decent sized 8GB flash drive with a retractable USB connection that slides out of the bottom. This is one high tech gadget that merges novelty and geek combined.

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Archos 5 - 7 About To Be Released

The new Archos 5, Archos 7 sixth generation internet media tablets offer storage capacities upto 320GB with high res screens and just about every codec you’ll ever need , with plugin to cover the others

The Archos 5g adds in that 3.5 HSDPA data providing true on-the-go surfing and all three players sport WiFi as standard.

Sizes start off at 30GB for the Archos 5g, which runs a 800 x 480 4.8-inch touchscreen. The Archos 5 bumps that up to 60-250GB, while the Archos 7 does up 160GB and 320GB, with a 7-inch touchscreen that sadly matches the 5 series’ resolution exactly.

All three players can record VGA video through an optional DVR Station dock or the DVR snap-on accessory, and Archos will have plenty of other accessories in the offing as well.

As for player design, Archos has made considerable strides in thinness, with the Archos 7 at 0.63-inches thick, and the Archos 5 as slim as 0.5-inches, depending on drive size.

Emperor Workstation A Command Center At Home

The Emperor Workstation is for the hard core gamer and in case your current multi-screen setup with the overclocked glowing tower and your water cooled CPU wasn't earning you quite enough nerd cred. Enter the Emperor Workstation: a hardcore techno-cocoon that cradles you in ergonomic comfort, three 19" screens, THX Dolby Sound, Air Conditioning, and tanning therapy since you will probably never leave it. This would be the perfect set up for Eve-Online.

Zeno The Tiny Humanoid Robot

Zeno is a robot that can see faces and make eye contact, and learn your face and how to call you by name. Zeno has a camera in one of its eyes and on-board speech recognition. It is also wirelessly connected to the network so it can take advantage of what the makers claim are the best speech-recognition algorithms in the world. See the video below.

Keep Snoopers At Bay With A USB Port Blocker

Data theft and introduction of viruses is a prime concern for mobile workers. The USB Port Blocker prevents data thieves from plugging in USB devices to grab your precious data or injecting malware when you’re not looking. So, if you must leave your computer unattended for a brief period of time (or if you’re the type that gets so absorbed with work that you don’t notice your surroundings), this is a nifty device to help you physically block points of entry into your laptop.

I think this is a great Idea for the office and home computers- Not just only for your laptop..

Liquid Cooled Racing Shirt - Keeps Racers Cool

Cool Shirt is a really cool shirt to wear under your racing suit. I decided to write about this hardly known gadget from my years of racing experience.

When I had started racing porches back in 99 in sunny south Florida , The heat was so intense on Sebring, Homestead raceways that I felt I was in a convection oven soon as I got in the car.

My crew worked out a solution from Cool Shirt, This shirt has two plugs attached to it, One for input of cold water and one for output of the water warmed by your body - that would then be recirculated to a water tank in the car that would be cooled by dry ice or a more modern version refrigeration tank.

I would just plug it in and it felt like I had a nice cold running shower all over my upper torso. What a relief, I was now able to concentrate on racing - get less fatigued and push harder than ever.

On a random thought, I will mention the main unit is even capable of pushing cold air though a wide hose that will attach to a racing helmet keeping the air icy cold around your head!

New Monowheel Bike Gets Rolling

This design has been around since 1885 however, there has been much improvement to the original monowheel bike.

Ben Wilson is now meddling with the classic design. Wilson says that he does not suggest getting one for the moment, Since the normal bicycles of today are more efficient.

So whats the reason you ask, why he is working on a monowheel? Wilson says that its value comes from the discourse and ideas that have been generated as a result of the research.

Random Thoughts: Honestly, I don't think I would like to riding that low on the street. I rather be able to see and avoid a possible collision.

Make Your Walls Shine With OLED Light Up Wallpaper

If your wallpaper can use a cool face lift never fear as Ingo Maurer has created an wallpaper using OLED technology. You can now see organic LED’s being printed on to wallpaper or this clear film as shown in the picture.

Traditionally wallpaper is for old people who live in houses that smell musty and dank but lighting designer Ingo Maurer feels differently. while this wallpaper is surely expensive, we know its only a matter of time before its mass produced thats just my thoughts.

Check out the Picture below of the clear wallpaper he created hanging from the center of a room with Ingo standing behind it.

How To Make Free Calls From Hotel When Traveling

MagicJack is a phone jack for your computer that lets you plug in a standard phone and make basically free calls. This is great if you like to travel or are in sales on the road and you have an laptop and wish to make cheap calls from the road.

I would say it works great to get rid of pricey penalties for exceeding mobile phone minutes to expensive hotel telephone charges, calling from the road costs too much. Travelers with laptops and broadband can make Internet calls, but those pay-per-minute rates sure can add up.

MagicJack changes the game with a flat-rate price so low it looks like a misprint: $20 per year - not per month, per year - for unlimited calls to the United States and Canada from anywhere in the world.

This gadget plugs into a USB port. The device has a telephone jack that lets you use a standard phone, including cordless ones - you also use a headphone.

We tested magicJack with a variety of Internet broadband connections and PCs. The quality did not suffer, and the device did not slow down other programs, even on an older, slower PC.

This little gadget will run $20 for the jack, plus $20 a year for service. The phone service comes with a free local phone number, voice mail, call waiting, call forwarding, three-way calling and free (commercial-supported) directory assistance. International calls are extra, though competitively priced: Calls to France, for example, are 2 cents a minute (18 cents a minute for French mobile phones).

Its about time these communication companies got smart and stopped charging by the minute!

The Bed That Makes Itself

ITALIAN engineer Enrico Berruti admits that it was simply his personal laziness that first prompted him to come up with the idea for a gadget to have a bed that makes itself.

Three years later, his first prototype is on show at an International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva.

The bed has a contraption at the sides that you wrap bedsheets or duvet over.

The sheet is rolled out when the two fasteners it is attached to move along metal bars on both sides of the bed.

Once the sheet is spread over the bed, the two bars are automatically lowered - when you press a button - smoothing out the sheet and tightening it over the bed.

He said the bed could be useful to people with back problems who cannot bend.

Miami Gets Its Own Spy In The Sky Drone

Miami police could soon be the first in the United States to use cutting-edge, spy-in-the-sky technology to beef up their fight against crime.

A small pilotless drone manufactured by Honeywell International, capable of hovering and "viewing" using electro-optic or infrared sensors, is expected to be flying soon in the skies.

If use of the drone wins Federal Aviation Administration approval after tests, the Miami-Dade Police Department will start flying the 14-pound (6.3 kg) drone over urban areas with an eye toward full-fledged employment in crime fighting.

"We intend to use this to benefit us in carrying out our mission," he added, saying the wingless Honeywell aircraft, which fits into a backpack and is capable of vertical takeoff and landing, seems ideally suited for use by SWAT teams in hostage situations or dealing with "barricaded persons."

Miami-Dade police are not alone, however.

Taking their lead from the U.S. military, which has used drones in Iraq and Afghanistan for years, law enforcement agencies across the country have voiced a growing interest in using drones for domestic crime-fighting missions.

I for one am fed up with all this surveillance on common citizens. There has to be some type of control here. Hillery states she wants to put 100,000 more cops on the job, Are we in a police state? There needs to be an checks and balances system in place as well as laws - if this system can be like the eyes of 3000 police in the area. If you decide to launch this gadget lay-off 3,000 human police officers for every one you put up. We all know this little machine will be used to abuse the privacy rights of citizens much like the patriot act has in the past.