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$100 Laptop Goes Into Production

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Mass production of the so-called $100 laptop has begun, five years after the concept was first proposed. The laptop, which was originally promoted as a $100 computer that would change education in the developing world, now costs around $188. Computer manufacturer Quanta has started building the low-cost laptops at a factory ...

Google To Offer Drivers Help At Gas Stations In US

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Google is spreading its business into almost everything, recently mobile operating system, and now into gas stations in United States. Pumps made by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Inc will include an Internet connection and will display Google Maps on a small color screen. Motorists will be able to obtain directions to hotels, ...

101 Gadgets That Changed The World

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Belfast Telegraph listed out 101 gadgets that changed the world, from Abacus to the Zip, alphabetically arranged. Some interesting gadgets of the list are Battery(1800), Bow and Arrow (30,000 BC), Fish hook(30,000 BC), Paper clip (1892), Pop-up toaster(1926), Rubber band(1845), SMS (1992) etc. Check out the complete list here.Share/Bookmark This

Water-Powered Mobiles

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced Thursday that it has developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H2O. “When the handset is turned on, metal and water in the phone react to produce hydrogen gas,” explained Oh Yong-soo, vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ research center. “The gas is then supplied to ...

Space Solar Power Gets Momentum

Friday, October 12th, 2007

The interest in the space solar power seems to be rising, as the The Space Solar Alliance for Future Energy (SSAFE), a new organization advocating investment in space-based solar power technologies to address the planet's future energy needs, was announced. The coalition of thirteen leading research organizations and space advocacy ...

Solar Powered Plane Zephyr Breaks The Record

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

A lightweight, built by British defence and security technology company QinetiQ has broken a world record for unmanned flight by staying aloft for 54 hours more than 50,000 feet above the New Mexico desert, announced the defense research company QinetiQ. The Zephyr High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ...

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