A smartphone today has more advanced, refined computing power than the computers used during the Apollo space flights. When you realise that the moon-bound computers packed into a 363 ft Saturn Five rocket had to compute some 250,000 miles and back, deal with life support, propulsion and Earth entry management, it does make you look… Continue reading Smart Phones Explained
Month: November 2010
Alfred Dunhill Solar Charger
It doesn’t get much more stylish than Dunhill’s harnessing of solar energy as an attractive addition to the great and the good. As the Earth’s reserves for fossil fuels dwindle, everyone is on the look out to develop alternative ways to generate energy. Solar energy is one way of charging your mobile phone and making… Continue reading Alfred Dunhill Solar Charger
Retro Phone Your Mobile Phone
I can remember when the landline would ring at home, and we’d all rush to answer it. And whoever got there first, stood bolt upright and would answer the phone in such a dignified manner. Such were the days of a call using BT and the plastic wedge with a dial on it, sometimes push… Continue reading Retro Phone Your Mobile Phone
Moshi Moshi Retro Phone Adaptor
I can remember when the landline would ring at home, and we’d all rush to answer it. And whoever got there first, stood bolt upright and would answer the phone in such a dignified manner. Such were the days of a call using BT and the plastic wedge with a dial on it, sometimes push… Continue reading Moshi Moshi Retro Phone Adaptor
Human Powered Mobile Phone Batteries
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it is actually science fact, that one day your green mobile phone might just be powered by your own heart beat? Prof. Keon Jae Lee (KAIST, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) and Prof. Zhong Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and… Continue reading Human Powered Mobile Phone Batteries