http://kandaka.com Curated Links to the Best in Technology, Music, Videos & Gadgetry... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:12:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “The liquid glass coating is breathable, which means it can be used on plants and seeds. Trials in vineyards have found spraying vines increases their resistance to fungal diseases, while other tests have shown sprayed seeds germinate and grow faster than untreated seeds, and coated wood is not attacked by termites. [...]]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/02/08/spray-on-liquid-glass/ Scosche’s $29 accessory; the SolBAt II “Uses your existing USB cable to charge most devices including iPod, iPhone, MP3, Blackberry, cellphones, etc. Internal 1500ma lithium-ion battery stores power for when you need it Includes windshield cradle and universal carabiner mount Also includes USB charging cable for rapidly charging from any computer or USB charge”….<More> ]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/02/07/solbat-ii-solar-powered-backup-battery-and-charger/ From Lenovo’s Website “Skylight combines the long battery life and connectivity of a smartphone with the full web browsing and multimedia experience of a netbook…. high definition 10 inch screen ….full size keyboard makes typing easy….Skylight has over 10 hours of active battery life,1 …. charges like a mobile phone….and Skylight [...]]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/02/07/lenovos-skylight-the-smartphone-netbook/ Image by Getty Images via Daylife “User experience wise, it’s the iPhone at its core. Which is not a bad thing–as Jobs said, 75 million iPod touch and iPhone owners will intuitively dive right into the iPad. You touch something, and it responds. But look closer, and it’s the subtle tweaks like flipping [...]]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/02/06/apples-ipad-hands-on-videos/ “Where most energy-conscious houses are closed with strategic openings to resist heat transfer, LUMENHAUS has open, flowing spaces linking occupants to each other within the house and to nature outside….On the cutting edge of responsive architecture, LUMENHAUS can operate completely self sufficiently, responding to environmental changes automatically to balance energy efficiency [...]]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/01/31/prefab-lumenhaus-responsive-architecture/ From the Motorola website: “BACKFLIP comes fully equipped with the MOTOBLUR features you know and love. The full HTML browser on BACKFLIP’s 3.1” high-res, touch display will be sure to impress, and, with 3G speed and Wi Fi access, you will never be out of the loop. Android Market™ gives you access [...]]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/01/31/motorola-backflip-android-phone-with-motoblur/ “Fully compatible with your iPod, BlackBerry and iPhone, the Solar P-Flip power pack flips both ways, horizontally and vertically, to harness the solar power for your gadgets….Equipped with an efficient 2000mAh lithium polymer battery, Solar P-Flip offers eight hours of talk time, 15 hours for video or games, or 60 hours of music.”…. <More> ]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/01/29/iphone-solar-charger-the-pflip/ Display 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously Wi-Fi Digital compass Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model) Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model) 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive”>>>>>>><Full Specs> ]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/01/27/apples-ipad-launch-video-specs/ Check out the video hands on <Here> “As the first smart phone powered by Intel’s Moorestown processor, the LG GW990 definitely pushes the boundaries of smart phone capabilities–and their dimensions….One of the hallmark features of this device is that it plays 720p video. But as you’ll see in our video demonstration, it’s not only possible to [...]]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/01/27/lgs-gw990-hd-smart-phone-with-2-cameras/ “We have a vaccine that’s in the last trial phase – called phase three. A partially effective vaccine could even be available within three years, but a [...] fully effective vaccine will take five to 10 years,” he told the BBC World Service’s World Today programme”…. <Article>… <The Gates Foundation> ]]> http://kandaka.com/2010/01/26/gatess-malaria-vaccine/