South Korean researchers developed a new technique for turning sound into electricity, allowing a mobile phones to be charged while the user is talking over the phone. Charge while you talk? (Image credit: Iddo Genuth) At the Sungkyunkwan University in ...
iPhone 3G S Overview
Apple has released the next iteration of its iPhone, the iPhone 3G S. Outwardly nearly identical to the existing iPhone 3G at first glance, there are quite a few improvements under its covers. The new phone is considerably faster with ...
Cell Phone Usage Damages Memory
A research team from Ben Gurion University in Beer-Sheba, Israel, found that talking on a cellular phone harms the mental abilities of the user. This research may serve as a warning against one of the gadgets most of us use ...
Super Precise GPS
MEMSIC, a semiconductor company located in Andover, Massachusetts, has developed the new MMC212xM, a magnetic sensor that will enable greatly improved location-based services (LBS) in cellular phones and handheld GPS systems. The new component will enable greater precision and automated ...
A Look Back at CeBIT 2008: Smart Phones
A recent research suggests that by 2013, the smartphone market will grow from the current estimated 10 percent of the total handset sales (2007) to 31 percent. The competition in this field is fierce. The main challenge facing smartphone manufacturers ...
HP’s Mobile Beauty Advisor
Cellular phones have added another skill to their long the list of features – providing beauty consultation. Color and imaging science has led researchers at HP Labs to develop a novel color-matching technology that can be installed in any camera-equipped ...
Dangerous Phones
Last month, a 22-year old Chinese welder died as a result of the explosion of his mobile phone. This was the first fatal accident of this sort, caused by overheated batteries. The initial investigation showed that the phone battery had ...
Asus P526 at Cebit 2007
At Cebit 2007 ASUS showcased its new slim and light pocket PC phone (PPC) under the designation P526. Here at TFOT we had a chance to talk to Micael Lin form ASUS and play with the beta version of the ...
Nokia’s Wibree and the Wireless Zoo
Nokia’s cost-effective, short range, wireless technology now under development allows the connection of small, low power devices such as watches and sport sensors to larger devices such as mobile phones and personal computers. This new technology joins an expanding range ...
