Mobile Projector Phone, Do We Need One?

Here’s another mobile projector phone concept but this one is a bit more thought out, tho not without its problems. It offers portability and the communications functions of a mobile phone with a projector to support a new lifestyle.

As you’ve probably guessed, anything on screen can be projected onto a wall. There’s support for real time conferencing tho the camera faces the ceiling when in projector mode so I guess you’ll look like some floating head from the viewer’s perspective.

Perhaps the only reasonable utility is the ability to watch stored movies on a large screen, possibly HD since storage capacities have ramped up exponentially. Users can enjoy an array of multimedia this way, everything from videos, maybe video games, and TV.

Now to the obvious problems. Projectors produce a lot of light to get sharp saturated images. Surely a phone’s battery would run dry within minutes if tasked with such a job. Not so according to the designer.

The projection system is part of a newer generation of miniaturized video components. That combined with advancements in battery technologies provide for an acceptable viewing experience.

Made of polycarbonate that is highly durable, insulating and energy saving with a graphite sheet to increase heat conductivity to dissipate heat. The edge is made of aluminum to enhance heat radiation away from the projector module and function keys. In another words, this thing would get hot!

Word Lens for iOS Realtime Language Translator

Here's this iApplication that's been the talk of the iTown for quite sometime now. Its called

Word Lens for iOS.
Every so often an app comes along that makes you marvel at the ingenuity of the creators. Word Lens for iOS works on devices that have a camera (iPod Touch 4G and iPhone).

Amazingly, it can translate text that the camera sees in real time (it does not need a network connection). It can be used a realtime language translator. Cool isn't? The app itself is free while each language pack costs $5. Currently only English to Spanish and Spanish to English packs are available, but more should be available soon.

Edimax 3G-6210n Wireless Router

The Edimax Wireless 3G-6210n router links up to any popular wireless USB broadband dongles and makes the usage of Internet available over a Wi-Fi network.

It has features such as a 2-3 hour built-in battery, making it portable, and easy to carry around wherever you might need it. The Edimax Wireless 3G-6210n router also supports connecting to other devices such as – smartphones, laptops!
The price is set at Rs 5000 and you can get the product.  

 

Apple ipod Keyboard Dock

For an usual iPad user the iPad on-screen keyboard is comfortable for typing. Still, many users prefer a ergonomic, proper keyboard to run their fingers on. iPad keyboard Dock is a great add-on for these type of users. The features represent a bit of bulk, in order to carry around, wherever you want to go.

Solar Technology

Solar technology has only recently in the past few years became practical for use in many lighting applications. In the past solar cells just couldn’t store enough energy to keep most lights shining for very long, but there have been great advancements in solar technology in recent years that have allowed the use of solar power and solar lighting to be available to the common consumer.

These advancements include the increased use of nickel cadmium batteries that are able to store more of the energy that is collected from the solar cells.

Also with the creation of LED lights that are extremely energy efficient and are able to put out more light than conventional electric bulbs.

Earth4Energy Homemade Power

So what are the benefits of using solar lights as opposed to more traditional lighting solutions? The most obvious advantage would be that the energy they use a free, and that it is a renewable source of energy (the sun) that everyone has access to. Of course the re-chargeable nickel cadmium batteries do need to be replaced every couple of years or so, but if you compare the cost of the batteries to the cost of the electricity you will save, you will find that the savings is significant.

Another big advantage to using solar lights over conventional lights is that each light is its own self contained unit. That means that if you have a set of lights, and one of the lights fails, the rest of the lights will continue to operate. Also if the power to your home is interrupted, your solar lights continue to function. You also don’t have to worry about running wires from one light to the next to a power source or worry about having extension cords running everywhere.

Inverter

The inverter is what turns the direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC).  AC is what most of your household appliances use. 

It’s not to hard to Build your own Solar Panels with a good step-by-step Illustrated Manual which gives you detailed plans, shows you exactly what parts work best to get the most energy out of the system and walks you through the entire process.
 
Earth4Energy is a guide that helps you make use of the earth’s own natural renewable energy.  It focuses on solar power and wind power and gives you instructions on how to build your own solar power and wind turbine systems.  The Earth4Energy guide has plenty of illustrations and videos to help make the learning process easy to understand and follow.