A researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a process to transmit medical images via cellular phones. The development has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological diagnosis and treatment to the majority of the world’s population, who currently ...

The UK Company TariffMan has recently announced the release of what it claims to be the smallest GPS tracker in the world, called VELO. TariffMan is also delivering a GPRS SIM card for a complete tracking package. With a super-sensitive ...

VIA Technologies recently unveiled the EPIA PX5000EG Pico-ITX board, which features a 1-watt Eden ultra low power processor for embedded systems. According to VIA, the new board promises to improve power efficiency and could be suited for several applications, including ...

HTC recently unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond. Similar to the iPhone, it offers an innovative touch-screen based interface called TouchFLO 3D, which allows ‘three-dimensional’ control. The HTC Touch Diamond has 3.5G cellular capabilities (which the current ...

Designer Tamer Koseli recently created NEED, a new concept cellular phone. Although the phone does not boast many exceptional features, it includes both an OLED display and a touch-screen interface, possibly presenting a new trend in the cellular phone market. ...

The German companies ISI and conVISUAL recently presented a new technology that allows cellular phone users to send and receive scents. While the new technology enhances the range of senses involved in digital communication, it requires both sides to be ...

Samsung recently launched a new mobile phone named Haptic SPH-W4200, which the company believes can challenge Apple’s iPhone in terms of design and interface. Sold under the Korean brand-name Anycall, the Haptic is based on Samsung’s technology and uses touch ...

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 ...

Several interesting ultra mobile PCs (UMPC) were launched at the recent Cebit 2008 show. As more and more companies enter this field, there is a steady improvement in the ultra mobile PC’s processing power, features, and battery life. Here are ...

Andreas Zachariah, a graduate student at the Royal College of Art in London, has developed a new device that may help reduce global warming by raising people’s awareness to their carbon footprint. Named “Carbon Hero”, this device uses satellite navigation ...