Semiconductor company Broadcom says its new
processor will provide cell phones with full HD 1080p camcorder
capabilities and up to 20MP digital camera resolution with advanced
features such as multiple shots per second, image stabilization, face
and smile detection and panorama mode. The BCM2763 VideoCore IV will
also render mobile games natively at up to 1080p and include on-board
HDMI output for a console-quality gaming experience on large screen
HDTVs. Read More
Swedish telecommunications company TeliaSonera
has launched the world’s first commercially available 4G mobile
broadband network. While an international roll out of up to twenty five
countries is planned in the next year, the network will initially be
made available in the central parts of Stockholm and Oslo, and is
designed to provide speeds up to 100Mbit/s - ten times faster than those
of the existing 3G networks. Read More
Gizmag is hardly a movie review site, but when a
film comes along that advances the art form in such a revolutionary way
as James Cameron's Avatar, it becomes entirely relevant to fans of
emerging technology. I saw it last night in IMAX 3D - and despite ten
years' worth of building expectations and a frenzied hype campaign in
recent months, I was still unprepared for the enormity of the technical
and artistic achievement this film represents. If you haven't seen it
yet, read on, we've kept spoilers to a minimum. Read More
Solar Surge: a sunny solution for iPhone charging
December 17, 2009
So you've finally got your new iPhone. You stroke
its sleek shiny lines and imagine it purrs seductively at you. Then the
battery goes dead. The Solar Surge is designed to get you out of the
bind. It's a lightweight slip-on solar panel that cleverly charges your
iPhone 3G or 3GS and iPod Touch whenever there is enough sunlight
available, making the hassle of charging on the go, well, no hassle at
all really. Read More
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's SENSEable City team have chosen the Copenhagen Conference
on Climate Change to show off a new bicycle wheel prototype which not
only provides electric rider assist, but also contains "a veritable
Swiss army knife's worth of electronic gadgets and novel functions",
including sensors to monitor air quality and noise pollution, GPRS and
Bluetooth connectivity. Read More
BMW ActiveE Concept – fully electric 1 Series Coupe
By Gizmag Team
December 17, 2009
BMW will finally deliver the electric car
everyone knew was coming at the NAIAS in January. The BMW ActiveE
Concept is essentially an electric BMW 1 Series Coupe built using the
knowledge gained from year-long MINI E fleet trials, and the resultant
vehicle is bristling with ideas and well worth a look. The 125 kW motor
is located in the rear axle, the lithium ion batteries recharge in three
hours, offer a range of 160 km (100 miles) and an interesting variation
on regenerative braking can add as much as 20% to the range. With an
electronically limited top speed of … Read More
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