Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Charging through heartbeats

Will your next phone be powered by your HEARTBEAT? Scientists reveal implantable battery that can charge from the movement of our organs 

HOW IT WORKS
The small strip converts the constant movement of organs such as the heart, lungs and diaphragm into energy.
The tiny piezoelectric power plants are comprised of lead zirconate titanate nanoribbons, housed in biocompatible plastic.
There's also an integrated rectifier that converts the electric signal and a tiny rechargeable battery, all encased in the same plastic.
To produce more power, multiple units could be placed on an organ, the team believe.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2544882/Will-phone-powered-HEARTBEAT-Scientists-reveal-implantable-battery-charge-organs.html



Canvas Turbo Mini A200 in stores @Rs14490


The Canvas Turbo Mini A200 is now in stores at a price of Rs. 14490. This handset comes with a 1.3 Ghz quad-core MediaTek processor on a 4.69 inch display. The screen display. The IPS display screen sport a 1028 x 720 pixels display resolution. There is no Corning Gorilla glass screen protection it seems. The phone has 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage and expandable memory that can support up to 32 GB memory card. The phone also 8 megapixel primary, 5 megapixel secondary camera and 1800 mAh battery that promises a 6.5 hours of talktime.

Samsung Galaxy Grand2 Released in India


Officially announced by Samsung at the end of November, the new Galaxy Grand 2 is now ready to be released - at least in India, where it’s been formally presented today. 

The Grand 2 will be available to purchase in India starting the first week of January 2014 (that’s next week). Its retail price will be between $370 and $400 (22,999 INR - 24,999 INR).

Succeeding the original Galaxy Grand - launched around the world in the first half of this year - the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 brings improvements in all departments. It has a larger, 5.25-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixels, HSPA+ connectivity, a newer quad-core 1.2GHz processor, and 1.5GB of RAM. Dual SIM capabilities are also included, and this should make the new Grand 2 quite popular in emerging markets. On the back of the handset you’ll find a faux leather texture (similar to what you’re getting with the Galaxy Note 3), as well as an 8MP rear camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording. 

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 comes in three color versions: black, white and pink. It’s launching with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on board, but, rest assured, it will be updated to KitKat at some point.