Archive for May 26th, 2008This company is legit. Watch video for proof. Links: Free iPhone: http://www.YourFreeiPhone.com/index.php?ref=4372180 requently asked questions: How can they afford to give away free products? A:TraInn, Inc. partners with well-known advertisers such as AOL, BlockBuster and Gamefly who pay us for referring new potential customers to try their online offers. This is an outstanding way…
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Apple files patent for “solar cells on portable devices”Posted by: admin in Mobile Tech While we wait, and wait… and wait for manufactures to perfect long-lasting fuel cells, Apple and others are pursuing at least one other approach: solar augmentation. In a patent application titled “Solar cells on portable devices” attributed to a number of Apple employees, Apple reveals possible plans to integrate solar cells into portable devices such as iPods and MacBooks. The application states, “Solar cells are typically stacked with other layers made of transparent or semi-transparent materials… Some of these layers may be used for display or input purposes, and some layers might be coated with various materials or they might be etched with product logos or other patterns.” In other words, Apple is looking to cover the entire device, including the transparent display, with a layer of solar cells — the latter approach already patented by Motorola. While the efficiency of solar cells and existing manufacturing techniques call into question the immediate viability of such an approach, it’s intriguing nonetheless as a means to offset any lost battery life on the move to say, 3G. [Via MacRumors] Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Linux, GSM, EDGE  Taiwanese site ePrice managed to put an example of Motorola’s upcoming A810 Linux phone for Asian markets through its paces recently, and while it might not carry the mystique of the also-inbound A1600 MING 2, it’s still a whole heck of a lot more Linux than Moto gives us ’round these parts (pardon the bitterness in our voices here). Sounds like it’s a really solidly built device — despite the fact that it’s a prototype — and features like a 3.5mm headphone jack and physical lock switch are going a little way toward helping us forget that there’s no 3G on board. The user interface looks a little cartoonish, but we certainly wouldn’t be surprised if it could be skinned to suit the user’s fancy. ePrice’s little pictorial is about the closest any of us will get to this China special, so we definitely advocate the read.
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