Vodafone to enable connectivity in Mahindra Reva’s e2o

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Vodafone India and Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles entered a strategic technology partnership. Under this joint venture, Vodafone will provide Machine-to-Machine (m2m) communication services to power the recently launched electric vehicle, Mahindra e2o. Mahindra e2o is the first vehicle in the Indian market to offer such capabilities. M2M refers to technologies that allow wireless and wired systems to [...]

Now Send An SMS To Charge Your Phone’s Battery

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Cellphone running out of juice ? Just send a text! It will get powered. A London-based company Buffalo Grid has developed a solar-powered cellphone charging station that gets activated by an SMS.  The company has designed the technology particularly for rural areas in the developing parts of the of the world like Africa and Asia. A [...]

McDonald’s in Europe testing wireless charging for customers

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Soon you will be able to wirelessly charge your phone while eating a Big Mac. McDonalds is launching a new wireless charging service at a select amount of its restaurants in Europe. The Company is testing a Qi-based wireless charging system from PowerKiss. If you have a Qi-supported phone you will be able to put your [...]

Transparent smartphone set to debut in 2013

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Taiwanese Company Polytron Technologies has developed a prototype for a partially transparent glass smartphone, which is expected to be launched by the end of this year. The company has already begun marketing a transparent multi-touch phone. Its prototype uses a ‘Switchable Glass’ technology. Polytron has developed a prototype device built from a light piece of [...]

Korean scientists develop world’s first bendable battery

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  We have heard about bendable smartphones and displays and now  Korean scientists have announced the development of world’s first bendable lithium-ion batteries for flexible mobile devices. Researchers led by Professor Lee Sang-young of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea developed imprintable, fluid-like polymer electrolytes that are used for lithium-ion batteries.  Conventional batteries [...]

Now, contact lens that can receive your text messages

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 Belgian researchers  have developed a new technology that allows  users project text messages on the contact lens, directly from their smartphones.  Developed by Ghent University’s Centre of Microsystems Technology, a spherical curved LCD display has been designed that can be embedded inside a contact lens. This display will project the text using wireless technology. “This is [...]

Now, solar-powered bonsai tree to charge your mobile

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  A French designer has created a unique bonzai tree that will charge your mobile and other gadgets using solar energy.  The beautiful  Electree+ has been created by designer Vivien Muller, it has 27 miniature silicon solar panels – or ‘leaves’ – that can be arranged in any style the users want to create their own [...]

Scientists Create Virtual Functioning Brain

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Chris Eliasmith, neuroscientist has spent many years to find out just how to build a brain.  Now he has compiled his thoughts in a book that comes with instructions. Eliasmith’s team has created Spaun, which is described as “the world’s largest simulation of a functioning brain.” He is about to publish a book with instructions, which [...]

Panasonic Smart Mirror – In future it may be your computer

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Do you like the idea of using extra large touch screen devices ? How would you feel if provided with a touchscreen mirror ? Some of you might feel it silly and others might find it interesting depending upon  your opinion of the future of technology. Well,  the touchscreen computer mirror is real, it’s here and it’s [...]

Now scan hand to get cash out of ATM without ATM card

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Next time when you forget your ATM card at home, don’t panic, there’s a way out for scatterbrained people. The all new Japanese machine will scan your hand and give cash. A regional bank in Japan on Wednesday started operating ATMs for cash withdrawals, deposits and balance inquiries that do not require plastic cards but instead [...]

Now exchange old mobile phone for cash at Recycling ATM machine

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  A recycling ATM which can take in an old mobile phone and pay out an agreed price on the spot is COMING SOON ! Californian company ecoATM has rolled out the machine that is intelligent enough to see if a screen is cracked, the machine will also be able to identify the elements inside the older [...]

Intel conceptualize palm vein-reading technology to replace passwords

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Intel revealed a prototype biometric sensor technology that would enable users to enter passwords simply by waving their hands a tablet, or computer. This approach can be used to unlock the tablets, and in  online services like net-banking and email. The new software paired with the biometric sensor is capable of recognizing the patterns of veins in a [...]

India plans fastest supercomputer by 2017

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The Indian government is planning to develop the next generation of supercomputers that could be 61 times faster than existing machines. Kapil Sibal, Telecom and IT Minister is reported to have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sharing the blueprint to develop “petaflop and exaflop range of supercomputers” at an estimated cost of Rs 4,700 crore [...]

3M launches screen protector on which finger prints fade away

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  3M has launched Natural View Fingerprint Fading Screen Protector for the New iPad (3rd Generation) and the iPad 2 in India.  These are made with unique 3M technology that will fade away the fingerprints without blurring the image. It  offers superior scratch protection with a crystal clear view. These screen protectors come with residue free removal that leaves no [...]

The Invisible Bike Helmet -the new airbag to save your hair and head

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Everybody hates bike helmets. They’re bulky and people often don’t wear them, and then sometimes end up colliding. The  designers at Hovding have come up with the new  “invisible helmet” that’s really more like an airbag for your head. The inventors have named the helmet as ‘Hovding’. The helmet looks like a collar around the neck. [...]