Apple has defined the market for tablet computers with its iPad and every new release since has inevitably drawn the question – is this an iPad killer? By the looks of things, Samsung’s first tablet offering – the Galaxy Tab – could well be

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Samsung Galaxy Tab revealed

Since introducing its eneloop rechargeable battery technology in 2005, Sanyo is reported to have shipped over 130 million cells. Now the company has announced some new additions to its eneloop universe series which provide a power boost to a host of mobile devices including Apple’s iPad, Sony’s Xperia smartphone and Nintendo’s DS series portable gaming devices… Continue Reading Sanyo set to release new eneloop boosters Tags: Batteries , Eneloop , Lithium-ion , Sanyo Related Articles: Goodbye gloves, hello Sanyo eneloop Kairo hand-warmers Sanyo reveals Pedal Juice rechargeable 9V battery solution for musicians Sanyo Eneloop bike up close and personal at CES 2010 Sanyo announces eneloop electric hybrid bicycle Gruber Assist electrifies just about any bicycle IASUS Mobile Amp provides portable audio boost

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The Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo has recently developed and demonstrated a peculiar pair of headphones that can precisely detect a user’s eye movements without a camera, and use those movements to control electronic devices such as mobile phones and portable music players. DoCoMo started working on this idea back in 2008 by adapting an electrooculogram (EOG), a medical device used for measuring eye response, to their purposes. An EOG works on the principle that the human cornea has a positive electrical charge.

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Eye-controlled earphones let you pick up phone calls with a glance

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have documented a major breakthrough in the production of nanocircuitry on graphene, a material that many envision as the successor of silicon for our electronics needs. Using thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL), the team found that the electrical properties of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) can be easily tuned to reliably produce nanoscale circuits in a single, quick step… Continue Reading Localized heating could be the key to mass-producing graphene nanocircuits Tags: Electronics , Engineering , Georgia Tech , Graphene , Nanoscale , Nanostructures , Nanowires Related Articles: Researchers take first steps towards strain-based graphene engineering Breakthrough promises faster graphene based computer chips Adding graphene could mean cheaper Lithium-ion batteries Graphene interconnects could help keep pace with Moore’s Law Heat conducting graphene could cool electronics Newly-developed ‘graphone’ makes spintronic devices closer than ever

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Localized heating could be the key to mass-producing graphene nanocircuits

Somewhere between what we’ve come to know as a tablet computer and a smartphone sits ViewSonic’s new Viewpad 7. You might already guess from the name that this portable tablet with phone functionality sports a 7-inch touchscreen display. It runs on Android 2.2, has both Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities, and cameras at the back and front.

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ViewSonic reveals 7-inch Android tablet

Tilting LCD screens that let users keep an eye on the action when holding a camcorder up high or down low are pretty much standard nowadays, but they don’t help reduce the arm and wrist fatigue that results when holding the device in such positions. The new HMX-T10 camcorder unveiled by Samsung at IFA 2010 does, however, by featuring a Slanted lens that tilts 20 degrees to allow users to keep their desired subject in frame, while holding the camera in a more comfortable position… Continue Reading Samsung’s tilting lens full HD camcorder saves aching arms Tags: Camcorder , IFA 2010 , Lens , Samsung , Tilting Related Articles: Samsung hopes you’ll flip for its new HMX-U10 ultra compact HD camcorder Samsung announces HMX-U20 and HMX-U15 compact camcorders Samsung 5.25 mpx digital still and camcorder in one World’s first 3D consumer camcorder unveiled by Panasonic Sony HDR-CX12 Camcorder automatically snaps smiling faces Sony working on HD video camera with interchangeable lenses

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One of the downsides of the lithium-ion battery systems used in electric vehicles is that their performance, reliability, safety and durability can be negatively affected by extreme temperatures. When the all-new Ford Focus Electric debuts later this year in the U.S. it will be powered by a lithium-ion battery – no news there.

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All-electric Ford Focus to use liquid cooled/heated lithium-ion battery system

End-stage renal disease, or chronic kidney failure, affects more than 500,000 people per year in the U.S. alone, and currently is only fully treated with a kidney transplant. That number has been rising between five to seven percent per year and with just 17,000 donated kidneys available for transplant last year the waiting list currently exceeds 85,000, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network.

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Researchers unveil prototype implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis

Cancer is an insidious disease, paying no heed to when, where or whom it might strike. But scientists continue to wage a war against it, hoping to claim the ultimate prize – a cure

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Near infrared light to help researchers hunt for cancers

Two years ago, Chinese scientists coated one side of a flag with a thin sheet of nanotubes, then played a song using the flapping sheet-coated flag as a speaker. It was a demonstration of flexible speaker technology, in which nanotubes can be made to generate sound waves via a thermoacoustic effect – every time an electrical pulse is sent through the microscopic layer of nanotubes, it causes the air around them to heat up, which in turn creates a sound wave.

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Nanotube sheets could lead to stealthier submarines

Integrated silicon solutions company, Marvell along with Rydeen Mobile Electronics have announced the Rydeen GCOM701, a new Android ™ tablet. The GCOM701 features built-in Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth capability, removable memory, a front-facing camera and easy connectivity for jump drives, along with an internal microphone and speaker, enabling the use of Internet-based communications services such as Skype. A 7 inch TFT touch panel with 800×480 pixel resolution, which also provides ability to surf the web, read e-books and view photos or videos

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The Rydeen GCOM701 tablet/GPS navigation hybrid device

Are you the sort of person who loves touch screen technology but yearns for the mechanical feel and security of a real keyboard? You may be interested to hear that Toshiba’s Libretto w100 dual touch-screen mini notebook will be the first device to hit the market that incorporates Immersion Corporation’s TouchSense 2500 solution that provides touch feedback effects when hitting keys. The haptic effects help to minimize the chance of mis-keying, provide immediate tactile response and allow you to get all touchy and feely at the same time…

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Today in Berlin, Huawei announced the official launch of its affordable, accessible Android 2.2 handset, the Ideos. The Ideos handset comes complete with a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display (320 x 240), 528 MHz processor, 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera (no flash), HSDPA 3G, Wi-Fi, 3G hotspot capabilities, and a micro-SD card slot. The device carries the “with Google” moniker (which means no Android skinning of any kind) and Huawei touted that Google was heavily involved in the designing of the Ideos.

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Huawei launches affordable, Android 2.2 Ideos handset

Today, Apple posted its iPad 4.2 software update page to remind you of the improvements that the next iteration of iOS will have for your tablet device. For those who don’t know, iOS 4.2 will bring: multitasking, home screen folders, wireless document printing, AirPlay (streaming audio/video), Apple’s Game Center, a unified inbox, text search in the Safari web browser, as well as a handful of other modifications.

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When Google launched its Chrome Web browser in 2008, it was clear that the product had considerable potential.

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Chrome reaches second birthday, version 6 goes stable

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Rumor: Samsung Galaxy Tab to retail for €699 and €799 in Europe

There’s no doubting Jean Michel Jarre’s talent as a musician and showman, so it’ll be interesting to see how he goes with his new roles as a soothsayer (he’s predicting the demise of the Internet on the basis it will be rejected by today’s youth as a sham) and as an AV entrepreneur with sales of his new speaker system AeroSystem One.

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Jean Michel Jarre produces the AeroSystem One speaker system

Dutch manufacturer Lenco has introduced a new turntable at IFA today which offers advanced digital functionality at a fraction of the price of equivalent units. The Lenco L-71 turntable retails at less than EUR100 and records directly to USB memory stick or SD card

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Lenco L-71 turntable records direct from vinyl to SD card

Miele has announced its new smart grid ready domestic appliances at IFA 2010 . These appliances have been designed to start automatically when electricity is cheapest, offering consumers energy savings. The first two appliances featuring smart-grid functionality will be a washing machine and a tumble dryer

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Miele showcases a washing machine that knows when electricity is cheap

One of the biggest challenges in creating a better light-emitting diode (LED) is the search for a way to efficiently extract the light generated in the semiconductor device into the surrounding air, while avoiding the internal light reflection that is cause for a considerable waste of energy. A team of Japanese researchers have recently managed to achieve just that, in what is believed to be a huge step toward significantly more energy-efficient LEDs.

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Highly efficient light extraction from semiconductors promises better LEDs