News tagged with consumer gadgets
RCA's Airenergy charger converts WiFi energy to electricity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Airenergy is a gadget that can harvest free electricity from WiFi signals such as those from a wireless Internet connection, apparently with enough efficiency to make it practical for recharging ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2010 |
3.8 / 5 (29) |
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Laser projector, set-top box win gadget awards
A pocket-size laser projector and a set-top box which delivers Web content to your television were named among the best products in an annual competition as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) prepared to ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (13) |
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MagicJack's next act: disappearing cell phone fees
(AP) -- The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home.
Jan 08, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (8) |
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Motorized shoes ready to roll into stores
Tired of walking? An American inventor has designed a pair of motorized shoes.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2012 |
3.8 / 5 (9) |
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Apple to face Australian court over iPad
Australia said Tuesday it would take Apple to court for misleading consumers over sales of its new iPad, claiming adverts that it can connect to a 4G network was misleading.
Mar 27, 2012 |
5 / 5 (6) |
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iFraud: Entire Apple stores being faked in China (Update)
It looks almost exactly like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat with customers. Signs advertising the iPad 2 hang on the white walls. Outside, the famous logo ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
4.2 / 5 (6) |
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Gadget charger harnesses walking power
A US company has come up with a baton-shaped device that charges gadgets using power generated by walking, hiking or running.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 05, 2011 |
4 / 5 (6) |
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Tablets, netbooks and smart phones to be CES stars
Sleeker, smarter mobile phones, tablets, and netbooks will be stars at next week's premier Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, as firms bring out their latest gadgets to court the Internet crowd.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 03, 2010 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
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Pantech Vega LTE smartphone works by wave of the hand (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A smartphone that can be controlled touch-free with a wave of the hand in the air is due for the Korean market this month. South Korean mobile phone manufacturers Pantech yesterday announced ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 02, 2011 |
5 / 5 (4) |
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USB key opens home files from anywhere
A USB-style key that splits in two lets people open their home or work computer files from any Internet-linked computer.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2012 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
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Zomm hopes wireless tether can prevent lost phones
(AP) -- Losing your cell phone can be exasperating and expensive. But what if your phone could call out to you, letting you know it was about to be left behind?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 06, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
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Smart gadgets may one day anticipate our needs
Don't be surprised if one day your refrigerator nags you to lose weight, your phone blocks calls it figures you're too stressed to handle, and your wisecracking car entertains you with pun-filled one liners.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 09, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
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Weird gadgets at CES: Motorized unicycle, anyone?
A motorized, seat-less unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off at this year's International ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 16, 2012 |
2.4 / 5 (5) |
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New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly
(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first.
Oct 14, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
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Tablets, smart gadgets rule at Consumer Electronics Show
Slick touchscreen tablet computers and smarter devices for the home and the car took center stage as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up on Sunday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
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