News tagged with portable electronics
What is contemporary global nomadism and how does it affect materialism?
Is John Lennon's line "imagine no possessions" not as idealistic as it once seemed? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, globalization has led to a new class of "global nomads" who are less attach ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Meet the Ultrabook: The next big thing in notebooks aims to compete with the iPad
At January's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there was a lot of chatter around Ultrabooks - thin, lightweight laptop notebooks designed to be more portable than the usual laptop and more powerful than ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 12, 2012 |
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New method to examine batteries -- MRI from the inside
There is an ever-increasing need for advanced batteries for portable electronics, such as phones, cameras, and music players, but also to power electric vehicles and to facilitate the distribution and storage of energy derived ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 12, 2012 |
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Sony Vita will debut in US with film-music services
Sony said that its PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment gadgets will debut in the US market on February 22 with access to popular streaming film and television service Netflix.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Nintendo's Wii successor to dominate E3 expo
(AP) -- Almost six years ago at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo unveiled what would eventually become known as the Wii. But the Japanese gaming giant didn't show off the new console's distinctive ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Taiwan's Sintek in tie-up with S. Korea's Samsung
Sintek Photronic, a leading Taiwan flat-screen component maker, has tied up with Samsung to produce advanced touch-screens for next-generation smartphones, officials said Wednesday.
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Gadgets for free TV arrive, but will buyers bite?
(AP) -- Being able to watch live TV on the go sounds like an appealing idea. Indeed, Audiovox Corp. says its RCA-branded portable, battery-powered televisions sell well. But there's a problem: people return ...
Jan 08, 2011 |
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Review: Watching live TV on the go, for free
(AP) -- Here in the U.S., consumers have grown used to gadgets that do just about everything: surf the Web, check e-mail, play games, download music and even relay driving directions.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 05, 2011 |
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UCLA receives DARPA grant to research ultra-low-power, non-volatile logic technologies
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science an $8.4 million grant for research on a technology known as non-volatile logic, which enables ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Juicing up laptops and cell phones with soda pop or vegetable oil?
Scientists today reported development of a new battery-like device that opens the possibility that people one day could "recharge" cell phones, laptops, and other portable electronics in an unlikely way -- with a sugar fix ...
Aug 25, 2010 |
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A step toward lighter batteries: Metal catalysts play important role in improving efficiency
A team of researchers at MIT has made significant progress on a technology that could lead to batteries with up to three times the energy density of any battery that currently exists.
Apr 02, 2010 |
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Sony developing handheld devices to counter Apple: WSJ
Japanese electronics giant Sony is developing a new lineup of handheld products to counter Apple's stable of portable devices, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Samsung Introduced New MP3 Players With Transparent Touch AMOLED Display
Samsung Electronics recently unveiled two MP3 players designed for the media savvy and those concerned with managing their personal well-being.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Tablets and slates take center stage at trade show
Laptops, notebooks, netbooks, smartbooks and now... tablets and slates? Just when you thought you were familiar with all of the various portable computers on the market new ones appear.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 09, 2010 |
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Nintendo to launch big-screen DSi console
Nintendo Co. will soon launch a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game console in Japan aimed at elderly people, a report said Tuesday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 27, 2009 |
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