Posted by hina on November 12, 2009 under Accessories, Cell Phone, PDA Phone, Tips & Info | 
An innovative accessory for the iPhone 3G or 3GS has surfaced. It comes in the package consists of a protective case and a dual SIM adapter, provides your iPhone 3G or 3GS the dual SIM capability as well as a 3-in-1 external battery to extend its juice.
If you’re a businessman who owns an iPhone 3G or 3GS and frequently needs to switch between two cellular networks, this accessory works best for your iPhone, allows it to have dual SIM cards.
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The BlackBerry Bold/9700/Oynx has been getting some unofficial saying that it’ll come to the T-Mobile this year. And now there is an official picture that has surfaced which gives stronger evidence that it’s actually on the way to T-Mobile in US.
The BlackBerry Bold/9700/Onyx supports 3G high-speed connectivity, backed with a full-fledged browser for better Internet experience. It also supports WiFi calling, visual voicemail and supports personal and corporate email options. This new Blackberry phone also comes preloaded with applications from BlackBerry app world, including a TeleNav GPS navigator that supports turn-by-turn directions and Amazon MP3 store for ease of downloading tunes.
Please note the device is not officially called Bold yet. It could come out with a different name later when it’s officially announced.
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Everyday your surrounding creates lots of noise. Why not convert all the noises into usable energy to power your gadgets, lamp, TV etc. The Sonea unit is a conceptual device that can convert noise to energy for you to use.
This device should be best installed at super noisy environment such as construction sites that produce lots of noise everyday and the noise can be converted into energy to power those heavy machines used in construction.
The Sonea unit is able to convert each decibel of sound into 30 watts of power. The noise produced by an airplane taking off at the runway would be able to produce 240kW of power. Of course, the Sonea is just a conceptual device, and some more the figures are simply theoretical, it could result lots of losses in practical use.
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The Chinese Optima OP3W netbook will come equipped with a built-in 3G UMTS module, which allows you to insert a 3G SIM card so you can hook up to the Internet via the 3G network.
The Optima OP3W netbook will be available through China Telecom, and it’ll likely be available in other countries such as the US under a different brand name. The OP3W netbook was spotted at IFA in Berlin and said to have impressive build quality.
The OP3W packs with a 10.1 inch screen with 1024×600 pixel, 3 USB ports, Ethernet and VGA ports and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. It comes with rather low-capacity battery, a 3 cell, 2200mAh battery but giving it a lighter feel. Take a look at it in action in the video below:
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The best part of a BlackBerry is its full-fledged QWERTY, which is so handy for typing messages using your two thumbs. If you’re an iPhone user, you get only the touchscreen version of QWERTY, which lacks of the actual feel and tactile feedback of a physical QWERTY of a BlackBerry.
Thanks to the iTwinge keyboard, which you can now use it to turn your iPhone into a BlackBerry-like device, presenting you a full QWERTY to ease your messaging on the iPhone.
The iTwinge QWERTY costs you only $30. It simply slips into the bottom of the iPhone, to let your iPhone have a full-fledged QWERTY. The iTwinge works both for the iPhone 3G and 3GS versions, which is what you need if you’re a heavy texter but wish to stick to using the iPhone.
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The Hybrid motherboard is a new concept that allows you to have two computers on one mobo. This hybrid mobo supports two completely different configurations that you can switch between. You can also do some other interesting things on this hybrid motherboard, such as high and lower power thing, having two different types of processors running and more. Video shows you the Hybrid mobo in action after the jump.
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Smart Water Systems have produced a new range of high-tech and colorful water filters that shall fit and blend well with the existing decors of your home. The Smart Water filters are available in a number of bright colors, which each filter comes equipped with a digital display, features a number of buttons for extra hot and hot/cold temperature controls.
The Smart Water filters are compact in size, and housed in stainless steel tank. These water filters claim to be able to transform ordinary tap water into water that is equal or better than bottled water. The unit is also sealed to prevent from contamination of dust, dirt, algae and bacteria to the water.
Having one of these Smart Water systems filters at home, you’ll be able to save 30-60% or more over bottled water. Pricing of these water filters are unknown but they are available for installation in your office or at home, which you can purchaseby monthly installment.
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The Vstone Robovie-PC robot has almost every component found in a computer, like a netbook, has an Intel Atom processor inside. The use of an Intel Atom and other components of a computer allows the robot to be easily programmable.
Hobbyists can develop or alter the application software for this robot. You can code the software on a computer, make some changes and then download to the robot for testing. This Vstone Robovie-PC comes with almost everything found in a computer ioncluding the 1.6GHz Z530 Atom processor, 1.3 magepixel webcam, dual USB ports, a VGA connector and it supports WiFi some more. The WiFi connectivity should come in handy for you to download any new code onto it via the wireless network.
Since this mini robot is like a complete computer, it also runs Windows or Linux as the operating system. And it offers easiness to achieve advanced functionality. The Vstone Robovie Robot can also be directed by the user to go around and take pictures using its webcam and upload the pictures automatically to photo sharing sites via the WiFi connectivity.
The robot is powered by a 7.2V NiMH battery. The exterior body is made of a polyurethane foam that provides electronic protections with soft and squishy material properties. The 15-inch tall Vstone Robovie won’t come cheap, it costs around $4,500, could be the most expensive in the market but it offers lots of flexibilities for hobbyists to customize or develop it to have more functionalities.