Have you ever wondered that one day you will be able to operate remote control without the need of any power source? It seems to be impossible by harnessing energy from solar cell unless you plan to put it outdoor for recharging before using it indoor and obviously there is another way. Just recently, NEC Electronics and SoundPower Corp has announced the collaboration project to co-developed a new remote control prototype that intends to get rid of battery requirement targeted for digital home.

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if you are an Apple’s iPhone user and would like to turn the powerful smartphone into RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) or NFC (Near Field Communication) capable device, then this tiny iPhone/iPod accessory will be able to help you with simple plug-and-play so that it can be used for specific usage models. Named as iCarte, it is specifically designed to be used for iPod and iPhone by plugging directly at the bottom connector of the iPhone/iPod products without any hardware tweak or troublesome setup.

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Portable thumb drive usage is so common nowadays that almost every computer users will have one for file storage and transfer. With the technology advancement, it has been evolved from ‘thumb’ size into smaller form factor so that it can be handy to be carried around. In order to compete against Super Talent which is famous for its tiny USB flash drive series, the recent release named as Active Media Wink has replaced it as the world’s tiniest USB flash drive in consumer market.

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We mentioned about TransferJet technology since early last year and if you wonder what kind of Sony products will have this technology integrated in, the recent FCC filed by the Japanese company may able to give you some hint. Just recently, Sony submitted a FCC application for its Sony Memory Stick Duo, MS-JX8G and as you may aware, FCC is only required for those products that occupy certain radio spectrum for data transmission and that is a bit weird for this new submission unless there are wireless technology being designed into it.

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Do you have extremely important data to be archived with the hope that they can still retrievable after few hundreds years? Personally I don’t and I think this newly developed DVD could be too reliable for public use. However, in case you are looking for one and if money is not a huge concern, the recently announced specially made DVD media may able to suit your needs. Named as DiamonDisc, it is claimed to be able to last and usable for 1000 years, which is a bit unbelievable to be true.

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Lithium Ion is currently the most famous battery technology that has been widely used in mobilephones, portable media devices, laptop and other handheld devices. Although it seems to be trouble free and quite reliable for use, but there will be occasion that the Lithium-Ion based battery can overheat and explode and that is one of the key reasons that triggers for next generation Zinc-Air battery technology besides prolong battery life. However, it may take some times before Zinc-Air really come in and as an interim solution, a team or researchers led by Alex Pang has invented a new material named as Stoba that is claimed to be able to prevent explosion incident when it is overheated under any extreme situation.

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Looking for a charger and power socket to recharge the mobile phone is quite common for mobile phone users particularly busy businessmen who always spend a lot of time on their phones. Instead of seeking high and low for a place to charge your communication device, Sanyo’s new Eneloop Stick Booster could be a good idea to have mobile phones as well as other mobile devices such as personal audio devices, portable game units, etc recharged instantly.

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The global leading maker of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, Razer has released its new optical gaming mouse, named as Razer Abyssus, which is equipped with ultra-responsive buttons tuned for maximum tactile feedback, featuring a state-of-the-art 3500dpi Razer Precision 3.5G infrared sensor engineered with No Drift Control, aiming for absolute freedom of movement.

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