Category archives: Tech-WHA

Mobile Hotspot! YES!

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There are some, indeed there are many people across the world that would love to have a mobile intelligent hotspot right in their pockets to endure the virtues of connectivity on the go. For that lot of people, Novatel Wireless has introduced the MiFi 2372 HSPA, which is the latest version of its Mobile Hotspot with multi-mode operation that includes HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS. This device has the ability of creating a personal cloud of high-speed internet connectivity which can be shared over a bunch of users and Wi-Fi enabled devices such as cellphones. It promises (for the reviews are yet to come) data speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps downlink and 5.76 Mbps uplink-which is really fast for a portable connectivity device. The thingamajig comes with Novatel’s proprietary NovaSpeed technology which steps up a gear for videos, online games, multiple downloads etc. It can also double up as a storage device for there are relevant capabilities integrated.

take your wifi anywhere! AWESOME!

via Novatel Wireless Unveils Its Latest Mobile Hotspot, MiFi 2372 – Cell Phone Beat.

Stereo System – the PEG PUZZLE

Toocute

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Everything is in its right place. Every element has its own home. A special form fit dock for charging each piece of the Peg Puzzle Player.

via GEARFUSE » Peg Puzzle Player Modular Stereo System.

and Home Tone.

ARRIVING: Era of User-Generated Devices

it occur to me yesterday, when i got my new LG phone for free. that i was expecting more, though not know what…. so i thought about it questioning to myself what was i expecting, Flying saucers?

hmmm….. so now i got a mission, i am urbanizing my new phone. WEIRD. WHAT!http://www.unwiredview.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/hop1900-disposable-cdma-phone.jpghttp://rookery2.viary.com/storagev12/893000/893064_e47d_625x1000.jpg

yeah i shall post them up when i am done, but what i want to do, is take my phone apart, just the casing and then colorize them, decorate it in a urban art style with bright colors of my options, and then attach them back together. I mean why not! we are now entering that market where the gen Y are acquiring an income, and just like their forefathers the baby boomers, we want what we want. and we will break it, take it apart, and specialize the product then put it back together of course.

so below is an article about the technology business will become the user-generated business. It will no longer be about the latest technology but how to use the latest technology for human sake.

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User-Centric Innovation

The development of UGDs is not being driven by the mass market, as in the past. Instead, innumerable “mini-communities” comprised of people who share the same interests as the developer have taken over. And this change will shake the foundations of the volume-production business model.

Since the birth of the electronics industry, there have always been hobbyists who enjoy making their own electronics kits and gadgets. Today, these are restricted to only a few fields, hard-core hobbyists all. The obstacles to designing and assembling handmade equipment are formidable, and as increasingly powerful functions make equipment design more complex than ever, users can access fewer elements of the final product. Worse, the key technologies implementing core product functionality are carefully protected manufacturer secrets. Users can only access a very few constituent technologies.

via [Feature] Everybody’s a Manufacturer: Era of User-Generated Devices (1) — Nikkei Electronics Asia — May 2009 – Tech-On!.

Wii and phone combine….

these pictures make me laugh but it does have a point about the gaming phones of the future… WII power!futuristic nintendo wii 2010

futuristic nintendo wii 2010

via Nintendo Wii in 2010 | Future Technology.

Fiat Cinque – WAY TO FUNNY!

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The Fiat Cinque Tank, a dream bulldozer custom-built by ironsmith Kogoro Kurata, consists of an old Fiat 500 body mounted on the caterpillar tracks of a cheap secondhand tractor. The farm machine can only reach a speed of 3 kilometers per hour, turning a trip to the nearest convenience store into a 2-hour adventure, according to Kurata. But the classic look of the cabin no doubt impresses the neighbors, and the working power shovel comes in handy when obstacles block the way.

Fiat Cinque Tank –

via Video: Fiat Cinque Tank ::: Pink Tentacle.

LG Lollipop yummy!

LG, Korea announced the release of another clamshell device aimed at users in the country, namely the LG SV800 / KH8000 / LH8000. Also known as LG Lollipop, the handset is obviously targeted at young mobile users, and it comes in three color versions: Cutie Pink, Aqua Blue and “Boyish Titanium”. This fashionable clamshell phone features 220 LEDs on the outside that can display pixel animations. Additionally the Lollipop phone can light-up in 35 color shades that can be associated with specific callers. Another highlight of the new LG phone is the self portrait camera with software that helps to make a good photo of you.

video from a korean pop band using the phone.

this is their Commercial Video for the phone… one word: COLORFUL!

via LG announced fashionable clamshell phone Lollipop in Korea | HotCellularPhone.com.

phone styles with lighting…

just came across this and like the graphic interface influence on the cover. it is weird thinking this phone was made back in 2008… LOL

via LINK.

opensource 3D printing

There are those that believe 3D printing should be open sourced! lets revolutionize how we manufacture parts locally! and present a localized style to our product designs.

RepRap from Adrian Bowyer on Vimeo.

via WebHome < Main < Reprap.

Solar-powered Handset from SHARP!

I seen several designs for solar panel cellphones, i personally think this phone execute it the best. in terms of style, aesthetics, and behavior. What bugs me about samsung’s solarphone is that they put the panel on the back of the phone. Who in their right mind want to put their phone’s screen upside down. People fear to get their screen scratched up! They really need to understand user behavior and their relationship towards their phones, people are just as bad with phones as with their cars!

The solar cell module without the sticker

An environmentally-friendly mobile phone debuted in Japan, which is now enjoying an “eco boom.” It is Sharp Corp’s “Solar Phone SH002″ released by KDDI Corp as one of its summer 2009 models of the au brand mobile phones.

The SH002 is equipped with a solar cell module on the back of its chassis. The solar cell module can be used as an auxiliary power source when the remaining battery level is low or zero. Though Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics Inc announced handsets with similar concepts at Mobile World Congress 2009, which took place in February 2009, Sharp is the first company that released such a product in Japan.

via [Solar Phone Teardown] Sharp Debuts Solar-powered Handset [Part 1] — Tech-On!.

I tweet this video ten days ago… it is a Japanese commercial for the product.

OLED is spreading!

sometimes i love the world we live in… and how it can “get better” or in my definition COOLIO!

The OLED signage looks better from a distance as well (the signage on the second gate from the left is the OLED panel, and the others are advertisement stickers).

want some OLED on your ticket booths? they tried electronic ink but that is failing so switching to OLED is making head ways for the advertisement community.

Digital signage with 7.6-inch OLED panels are being tested at an automatic ticket gate (JR Ebisu station). The panels are equipped on the upper surface and front of the entrance.