“Eco Mods, a manufacturing company based in Mid Wales, has developed the “House Pod” – a pre-built home that can be put together in five days for as little as £20,000…..The basic concept is very similar to a timber-frame house commonly seen on any building site, but instead of being built on site with...
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“Phones in Japan play a slightly different role to those in the West. Handset technology has come so far that phones are now totally integrated into everyday life. For example, paying for a drink in your local shop can be done with your phone thanks to its integrated Felica system (essentially an electronic wallet)....
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Google Maps Navigation could have a huge impact on the overall smartphone market
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“Iogear’S Wireless USB Hub and Adapter KIT  “one of the first USB-IF Certified Wireless USB solution, the IOGEAR Wireless USB Hub & Adapter kit (GUWH104Kit). The IOGEAR Wireless USB Hub & Adapter kit allows your desktop or laptop to wirelessly communicate with USB printers, scanners, game controllers, flash drives, external hard drives, and other...
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“The K3 is ” a “tribrid” device since it can be charged by wind, sun or electricity from an AC wall outlet. A fully charged K3 can charge a mobile phone over five times and an iPod/MP3 player over 10 times. Just one hour of sun and wind provides 30 minutes of talk time...
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“The most energy-efficient Prius yet–50 mpg compared to 46 mpg for the 2009 model–comes with an optional solar panel on the roof to power cabin vent fans. Since the remote control-powered air conditioner is electric, it can run even when the car is off–so a quick trip to the store doesn’t have to mean...
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“Low-E windows, solar augmentation, high-efficiency appliances and superior insulation. The solar panelson the roof don’t supply all the home’s needs, but they do cut electricity consumption in half. There’s also a tankless water heater and a cistern that collects rainwater from the roof for use in gardening, car washing or other outdoor uses. Floors...
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‘The product of four years of development, Alpha is an engine for answers. Its ambition is to delve into “all the knowledge in the world,” Wolfram says, to find and calculate information.”….<More>
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“Most of the energy system of this modern modular house is located at the end of the garden, called an “eco-hub”. Rather than relying on bolting on a mass of solar panels or wind turbines to the house itself, which depending on the orientation of the house may not be most efficiently positioned, the...
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“Toradex have begun sampling their latest COM Express module, just 84 x 55mm in size, which uses Intel’s Z5xx Atom processor range. The Toradex Robin (shown here on the right, to scale – but not actual size – with its Toradex Woodpecker sibling, announced last year) has seven USB 2.0, gigabit ethernet, a microSD...
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