Hexound Headphones

Hexound headphones designed by Zhong-Fa Lie are only a concept.Lie designed the Hexound headphones to be made up of three removable units. When these units are connected, they “fulfill their own roles as speakers and a foldable & portable solar energy collection device.” The headphone speakers, when detached, can be used in a stereo speaker mode, described as a standalone way to share music with others around you at a party.


The band of this concept headset incorporates photovoltaic panels that continually recharge the headset’s onboard battery. The headset comprises of three removable units, which when connected accomplish the task of speakers and a foldable solar energy collecting device. The speaker mode sets into action with just a flip of the switch.

The Hexound Wireless Headphones might just be your solution to high quality sound, without your conscience bothering you about having to replace batteries every so often. The concept design includes solar panels that power up the headphones while outdoors, and charge the headphone’s batteries when not in use.
The headphone is also composed of removable units, which means that you can use them as stereo speakers for sharing music in a room with friends.

Solar Powered Cell Phone

An elegant solar powered cell phone was unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week naming as ‘Apollo’. It has Designed by Chinese cell phone manufacturer Umeox, this phone with a solar panel incorporated on its back side, is already being touted to be the world’s first Android-powered, mass produced, solar-powered cell phone.


The Apollo features a 3.2″ 320×480 display, 1GB of storage, a microSD card slot, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, a 3 megapixel rear camera and a 3.5mm audio jack. While the Apollo is the first solar-powered cellphone unveiled at MWC 2011.
The Alternatives:
While the Apollo is the first solar-powered cellphone unveiled at MWC 2011, there were similar phones unveiled at previous events too, which included big names like the Samsung Blue Earth.
1. Samsung Blue Earth:

This green technology imbued, flamboyant blue phone is made of recycled plastic, features a pedometer, and even an advanced software that acknowledges just how much we are contributing to Earth by using it. Integrated solar panels are embedded on the sleek back side, with full touchscreen on the front.
2. LG Pop:

The LG GD510 Pop carries an optimized feature set that allows the phone to be more compact and easy to use. The phone is equipped with a 3MP camera with auto focus and 8GB of internal memory that can store several popular audio and video file formats to keep the user entertained for a long time. In addition to a host of trendy features, the cellphone carries a large photovoltaic panel to charge the onboard battery on the move.
3. Sagem Puma Phone:

Weighing it at 115gm, the solar-powered Puma Phone features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen interface and a 3.2MP camera with LED flash. The phone also doubles as a sports tool with included features like bike speedo and a run tracker, both of which use the phone’s GPS receiver, a pedometer and even a sailing compass. It also includes a music player, an FM radio and a stopwatch. The phone has 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 2.9 Mbps HSUPA, an 880 mAh Li-Ion battery that’s good for 350 hours of standby and 5 hours of talk time and 24 hours of music playback.

Unique MP3 Player

Chih-Wei Wang and Shou-His Fu have designed a unique MP3 player. Called the “Skinny Player”, the music player is attached to the user’s skin in a similar way to a plaster.It is a lot simpler and thinner than the iPod Shuffle, incorporating storage, a battery, a play/stop button and speakers into a Band-Aid-like form factor.


Both designers claim that MP3 player will not lose its adhesive power even after being attached and removed hundreds of times and it is easily cleaned using a damp cloth.

Like its inspiration, the Skinny Player adheres to the user’s body. This is not just practical but essential to the device, because it will use the person’s body heat to recharge its batteries.

The Skinny Player MP3 player also does not require batteries but obtains power from body heat created during movement. The flexible player has an on/off button and a flexible speaker so it does not require headphones, and has enough memory to hold an album of music.

No technical information of this MP3 player and how body heat works as a power supply is available to the public yet. The Skinny Player is ideal for sports enthusiasts and is a step towards battery free music.

Samsung Galaxy Player 70

Samsung Galaxy Player 70 is the competitor of Apple’s latest iPod touch. It was recently released in Korea and is featured in this promo video and would be available in the US this spring in two models; Galaxy Player 4 and Galaxy Player 5.


The Galaxy Player 70 is essentially the Galaxy Player 5. This video is a very fine work of art with professional approach which nicely explores the whole handy features of upcoming Galaxy Player 70 including video conferencing with Qik.

The new Samsung Galaxy Player 70 portable media player is available in South Korea right now.

AT&T and Ford Electric Vehicle

Ford Focus Electric hooks up wirelessly with AT&T and Ford Electric Vehicle owners will have ability to remotely monitor, engage and control vehicle settings via information collected over the AT&T wireless network.Ford Motor Company to use AT&T wireless network to connect new Ford Focus Electric and wireless connection enables vehicle owners to control vehicle settings when away from the car all part of a strategic approach to make Ford electric car ownership simple, easy and engaging…………


Ford Motor Company and AT&T announced an agreement to wirelessly connect the Ford Focus Electric, Ford’s first all-electric passenger car. Announced in January at the 2011 International CES, the new Focus Electric enters production at the Michigan Assembly Plant in late 2011.Through the new MyFord Mobile smartphone app, using the embedded AT&T wireless connection, Ford Focus Electric vehicle owners will have the ability to send and receive data about their car providing command and control of vehicle settings while away from it.“Ford has been at the forefront of developing market leading telematics and infotainment services for its vehicles and we’re thrilled to be a part of this exciting and significant next step with the upcoming Focus Electric,” said Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices, resale and partnerships, AT&T. “Connecting consumers directly to their electric vehicles in this new and innovative way is going to drive innovative and exciting levels of interaction.”

MyFord Mobile technology provides Focus Electric owners in North America with a powerful tool to stay connected, monitor and control their vehicle. Through a smartphone app or secure website, MyFord Mobile invites Focus Electric owners to plan trips, monitor the vehicle’s state of charge, receive various alerts for vehicle charging, as well as provides several other features designed to simplify the electric vehicle ownership experience.“With a wireless connection, we’re putting battery charge and vehicle range information, along with an interactive, data-driven trip planning app, directly at the fingertips of our customers,” said Ed Pleet, product and business manager for Ford Connected Services. “This technology will keep drivers connected to vital information, enhancing their electric car ownership experience. The AT&T network is an important part of this equation and we’re pleased to have AT&T on board.”MyFord Mobile will connect through the AT&T network, allowing the car to communicate off-board through standard wireless technology. From an internet connected mobile phone or computer, owners can:

• Find current and projected state of charge information including estimated range and the amount of charge time necessary for additional distances
• Program vehicle charging with utility input, allowing the car to start charging immediately or when electricity prices are lowest with the value charging feature, powered by Microsoft
• Features powered by MapQuest available on the MyFord smartphone app:
  Locate charging stations and get the destination sent to the vehicle
• Know if the vehicle can reach a specific charge station from its current location with the current charge level
• Create a journey with multiple stops, and determine the likelihood that the car has adequate charge for the full journey
• Find the car by creating a route from a mobile phone to the vehicle
• Receive alerts if the vehicle isn’t charging when it’s scheduled to, or if charging stops unexpectedly due to a power outage, plug removal or other event
• Receive alerts during recharge when the vehicle has reached a particular preset charge level or has the ability to reach a particular destination
• Engage remote vehicle preconditioning, using grid power to heat or cool the vehicle interior
• Remotely lock/unlock doors
• Use the built-in GPS system to locate the car
• Download performance and system data
• Fun ways of understanding your driver behavior, with ratings from ‘Zen’ to ‘Zippy’
• Receive information personalized to the driver, depending on which key the driver used

At launch, the MyFord Mobile app will be available for most major smartphones, along with a mobile web application for compatibility with any phone supporting HTML-5 browser-based access, or feature phones with WAP 2.0-supported browsers. The feature also is accessible via a secure Ford website.Owners will use the smartphone to communicate with a cloud-based highly secure server, which stores information provided by the embedded wireless module in Focus Electric. Using a cloud-based architecture ensures users will have up-to-the-minute access to information through the AT&T wireless network.

Solar Robort

Japanese have a flair for inventing new things and are never bogged down by tough situations. Currently battling with the disaster caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami that wreaked havoc on the country on March 11. Two scientists of Hiroshima International University, Yosuke Kimura and Daisuke Goto, have defied all odds to develop a robot that runs on solar power.


The two electrical systems majors of the university have designed this robot using two solar panels that can supply power to the robot when the normal power goes down. As a part of the Hiroshima International University’s engineering program the dedicated Star Wars radio controlled robot has been exhibited in Hiroshima in recent times.

Samsung Transparent LCD Display Coming Soon

Samsung has unveiled a new notebook with a 14-inch transparent LCD display, allowing users to browse the web whilst seeing what’s happening on the other side of their PC. This new transparent notebook was shown of at FPD China 2011, and it features a 14 inch LCD display with a resolution of 1680 x 1080 pixels, and there is a white LED unit installed in each of the four corners of the display.


Although visually impressive, positive practical applications for such transparent displays remain a relative mystery. Despite this Samsung has reportedly revealed it plans on using such displays in devices later this year.

Samsung 14-inch Transparent LCD Display Laptop will be available at stores by end of 2011 or beginning of 2012.

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

Asus has announced that the company is officially going to release its Eee Pad Transformer in Taiwan on March 25th. This Asus Eee Pad Transformer is an Android tablet that comes in a detachable keyboard. It was first announced at CES 2011.


For those who don’t know, Asus Eee Pad Transformer is a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display with professional IPS panel (178 degree wide color gamut), Mini-HDMI and audio jack, a MicroSD card reader, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, and webcam.

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Tablet is boasts a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB DDR2 memory, 16GB/32GB storage, and runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS.

Asus has mentioned that the Eee Pad Transformer (which has already hit the FCC) will retail from $400 to $700, depending on whether you decide to bring it home with the dock or not.

MSI G Series Gaming Laptop

MSI has officially introduced its MSI G Series gaming laptop dubbed as MSI GX680. It is powered by the Intel second generation Core i7 quad core processor, the high-end nVidia GeForce GT 555M discrete graphics card, 4 DDR3 memory slots, accelerated dual hard disk architecture, and ultimate smart wrap around sound experience courtesy of Dynaudio, THX TruStudio Pro.


MSI GX680 sandy bridge gaming laptop is equipped with DVD Super Multi (or Blu-ray) drive, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth 2.1, webcam, 5-in-1 card reader, and two USB 3.0 ports.
Newly GX680 is sports TDE (Turbo Drive Engine) for overclocking, and ECO Engine for optimal power consumption on battery power, as well as Cooler Boost function for efficiency of the cooling system.
MSI GX680 notebook has dimension of 395 x 267 x 55 mm and weight 3.5 kg. It is pre-loaded with Windows 7 Ultimate OS. No word on pricing yet.

AT&T MiFi 2372

Novatel Wireless has clinched DLNA certification for the MiFi 2372, turning the portable 3G hotspot into a mini media server and the DLNA Server functionality can share content stored on a microSD card to nearby smartphones, notebooks and WiFi-compatible HDTVs, for seamless sharing of digital media across multiple platforms……



Novatel Wireless,a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions announced that it has been granted certification from the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) for its MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot.The MiFi DLNA Server resides on the MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot and runs on the MiFi OS as an application to provide simple, hassle-free media sharing. The MiFi DLNA Server enables users to browse, play and share movies, music and photos anywhere, anytime, on any DLNA-compatible device. Users effortlessly access their media stored on a microSDHC card inserted in the MiFi device, stream to their screen of choice, and enjoy.

“The DLNA CERTIFIED MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot improves the end user experience by allowing mobile access to a users personal content such as video, music or pictures and allowing that content to be shared across multiple devices,” said Rob Hadley, CMO of Novatel Wireless. “We are excited to see the rapid adoption of DLNA Certified devices and believe our MiFi DLNA Server is a great application to empower consumers to share and communicate anywhere with industry leading ease-of-use.”The MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot will be the first DLNA Certified device commercially available. AT&T will be the first wireless carrier to offer this service with the MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot.

The MiFi DLNA Server enables seamless access to digital content on DLNA-compatible DVD and Blu-ray players, game consoles, televisions, tablets, mobile devices, computers, audio video systems, digital frames, home theater devices and more. The MiFi DLNA server makes it easy to share both user-generated and syndicated digital content without complicated configuration and without having to copy, move and synch media files on multiple devices.According to ABI Research there were more than 440 million DLNA Certified devices already installed in users’ homes at the end of 2010. ABI Research estimates there will be nearly two billion DLNA Certified devices in homes worldwide by 2014.

User scenarios with the MiFi DLNA Server include:

• Stream movies to your laptop and/or watch directly on your living room TV
• Listen to music stored on a microSDHC card on your home sound system
• In the van, let the kids watch one video on a Galaxy Tab and another on an iPod touch
• Share vacation photos on the grandparents’ TV using their Blu-ray player
• Film the wedding reception, slip the microSDHC card into the MiFi device, and share the movie instantly on an iPad

Nokia Windows Phone 7

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has stated that work has begun on its first Windows Phone 7 smartphone. Elop has announced that he’s hoping to begin manufacturing the first Windows Phone handset by the end of the year with a hopeful launch date of early 2012.


Nokia’s recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that Nokia and Microsoft’s strategic partnership has yet to be finalized. Nokia claims in the document that the transition to Windows Phone as its “primary smartphone platform” will take “about two years.” Nokia said recently that it plans to ship Windows Phone branded devices to developers when they are available later this year. Nokia is currently engineering Windows Phone devices and is expected to wait for “Mango”, the next version of Windows Phone, until it unveils them later this year. “Mango”, the codename for what will likely be named Windows Phone 7.5, is currently in the early beta stages at Microsoft. The software giant revealed a number of new features in February that will ship as part of its Windows Phone point release later this year. Nokia is reportedly waiting for multitasking, IE9 mobile and others before it releases its first Windows Phone device.

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Sony Ericsson has launched an interesting set of new commercials to promote its new Android-based smartphone, the Xperia PLAY. The commercial has been dubbed as “Pwnage”. Previously it has also launched some few commercial.


The commercials feature Kristen Schaal, the obsessed and crazy fan “Mel” on Flight of the Conchords. The ads are garnering favorable attention from many who say they are original, quirky and hilarious. In the commercials, Schaal highlights the main features of the phone, including its downloading, kitten-watching, spreadsheet-editing functions.
What may be surprising for some, is the fact that sexual innuendos as well as foul language has been used in these adverts.
A little excerpt:
The controls are faster, I can actually see the bastard. She’s right there and she has low self-esteem. Before she takes notice, I’m stabbing her in the boob. Do you feel that boob stabbed? I can feel it either ‘coz my boobs are so big.
Checkout the video below.
That’s not all. A total of five adverts have been released that are equally twisted in style and content, and all of them can be viewed at Sony Ericsson’s YouTube channel.

TRON Watch Concept.

Abhinav Dapke, an industrial designer based in the city of Bangalore in India, has come up with this cool looking concept for a watch with a design inspired by the science fiction film TRON: Legacy.

The design language is evolved from TRON environment, products and costumes. This time keeping device has a display with hours and 5 minutes hexa-slots. Illume personifies TRON legacy.

Head over to the Coroflot website for more info about the TRON Watch Concept.

Flex Display Phone (concept phone)

When it comes to technology advances, the future looks really bright. Take for instance this Flex Display Phone by designer Hank Chien-Cheng Chen. It is a concept phone featuring an expandable touch screen, which can be stretched from 3” in mobile phone mode, to 5” in notepad mode.
There is also a touch keyboard that makes writing text messages or emails much easier. The innovative device features all the basic cell phone functionalities, plus several more.