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13Oct/15

Tapping into plant energy to charge phones

October 13, 2015InnovationBen Gruber, biocircuit device, CAMILA RUPCICH, Chile, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION STUDENT AT DUOC INSTITUTE, electricity, energy, Energy conversion, Energy technology, EVELYN ARAVENA, Information appliances, Kaia, mobile phones, natural energy cycle, plant energy, smartphone, Smartphones, United States, VALPARAISOsmbale

A trio of Chilean student engineers have developed a biocircuit device that can harness plant energy and convert it into small charges of electricity to power smartphones. Ben Gruber reports.
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12Oct/15

Magic mirrors and flying origami feature at Japan tech fair

October 12, 2015Technologyadvanced technologies, CEATEC, Crane, Electronics, Hideaki Matsuki, high-tech gadgets, Japan, Kyocera, Kyocera Corp, Kyoto, MAKUHARI, Naotaka Saito, Origami, Orizuru, Panasonic, Panasonic Corp, SACHIKO KAWAGUCHI, smartphone, Teletrak Environmental Systems Inc, Tokyo, Toru Tsuruta, Tsuruta, Visual artssmbale

Flying paper origami, magic mirrors and body fat analysing apps are among the high-tech gadgets unveiled by more than 500 companies and organizations at Japan’s Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC).

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13Jul/15

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata dies

July 13, 2015TechnologyBusiness/Finance, CEO, Economy of Japan, Genyo Takeda, Handheld game consoles, Iwata, Japan, Kyoto, Nintendo, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Switch, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Satoru, Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, smartphone, Tokyo, United States, Video game companies, Video game development, Video gamingsmbale

File material of Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata who has died due to a growth in his bile duct.

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10Jul/15

Sole to soul – foot tapping to a new beat

July 10, 2015Innovationalgorithm software, Apple, Classes of computers, Computers, Computing, Entertainment/Culture, Hakon Knutzen, Jim Torresen, Kristian Nymoen, machine learning algorithm, Mobile app, Norway, Oslo, smartphone, Smartphones, Technology/Internet, UiO Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, User interface techniquessmbale

Sole sensors linked to a central interface and linked to algorithm software could help walkers create flexible music as they stroll.

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09Jul/15

Docomo and GE to team up on IoT solutions

July 9, 2015InternetACCESS, Business/Finance, Cloud computing, Communications modules, Computing, Disaster/Accident, Economy of Japan, GE Energy Japan, Information Age, Information appliances, Infrastructure, infrastructure management, Internet of things, Japan, NEXT MEDIA, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, NTT DoCoMo, NTT DOCOMO INC., real-time data, smartphone, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

Japan (Next Media) – Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and GE Energy Japan announced on Wednesday they plan to form a business alliance to provide an Internet of Things solution for infrastructure management.
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15Jun/15

The writing’s on the wall with Phree smart pen

June 15, 2015InnovationBluetooth, Computer mouse, Computing, Digital pen, EVERNOTE, Gilad Lederer, Google, Herzliya, Human–computer interaction, Input/output, Israel, kickstarter, Microsoft Surface, Mobile computers, Opher Kinrot, Pens, Personal computing, smartphone, User interface techniques, VIBERsmbale

A smart pen which can translate doodles written on almost any surface into readable text on your smartphone has been developed in Israel.

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12Jun/15

BlackBerry may launch Android phone

June 12, 2015BusinessAndroid, BlackBerry, BlackBerry Limited, BlackBerry PlayBook, Business/Finance, Computer architecture, Computing, Embedded operating systems, GOOGLE INC., Information appliances, Mobile app, Mobile application development, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Personal digital assistants, smartphone, Smartphones, Software, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

(Reuters Business Report) – Remember BlackBerry? The pioneering smartphone maker is thinking about doing what was once considered unthinkable: putting rival Android software on its smartphone for the first time. Sources tell Reuters it’ll probably use Google’s Android on an upcoming phone this fall that will combine a touch screen with a physical keyboard. That would give its keyboard-loving fans access to the much wider selection of apps that Android offers.
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24May/15

World’s first iris recognition smartphone on sale in Japan

May 24, 2015InnovationClasses of computers, Computers, Computing, Economy of Japan, Fujitsu, Iris recognition, Japan, KOHEI OKU, mobile carrier, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, NTT, NTT DoCoMo, NTT DOCOMO INC., Sharon Reich, smartphone, Smartphones, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

Smartphone users in Japan can unlock their phones with the blink of an eye, as the country’s biggest mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo launches the world’s first iris recognition smartphone. Sharon Reich has more.

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25Mar/15

Smartphone use changing our brain and thumb interaction, say researchers

March 25, 2015ResearchArko Ghosh, Biology, Brain, Brain-computer interfacing, Branches of biology, Cantons of Switzerland, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Emerging technologies, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, London, Magalai Chytiris, MAGALI CHYITIRIS, Medicine, Nervous system, Neural networks, Neurophysiology, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, smartphone, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Zürichsmbale

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND / LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (REUTERS) – Constant smartphone typing has become part of our daily lives.

And it’s changing our brains, say European researchers.
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02Mar/15

Intel Launches New Mobile SoCs, LTE Solution

March 2, 2015MobileAlcatel-Lucent, ARM architecture, Barcelona, Brian Krzanich, Brightstar Corp., Business/Finance, China, Classes of computers, Computing, Congo, Dell, Deutsche Telekom, Electronic engineering, Electronics, Ericsson, Exynos, Fabless semiconductor companies, Huawei, Intel, INTEL CORPORATION, INTEL TECHNOLOGY, Labor, Lenovo, LG Electronics, LM Ericsson Telephone Company, LTE, McAfee, Mobile computers, Personal computing, Russia, Samsung, Samsung C&T Corporation, Science and technology, Semiconductor companies, Silicon Laboratories, smartphone, Spain, Tablet computer, Technology, Technology/Internet, Toshiba, United Statessmbale

Announces Collaborations with Ericsson*, Samsung*, Others as Part of Broad Effort Spanning Silicon, Devices, Security and Networking Solutions
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