FreeLoader 8.0 Charger Turns Sunlight Into Power February 29, 2008

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Energy doesn’t get more free than the sun but getting it into your portable gadgets is another matter indeed.

Meet the FreeLoader 8.0 Portable Solar Charger, a small charging device that absorbs solar energy and converts it to power for juicing your vital gadgets anywhere on the go.

Philips Wants You Painting With Light February 29, 2008

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Philips is pushing another version of its interactive light technology with a massive interactive wall that allows people to paint with light.

The 'Imagination Light Canvas' measures 14 x 6-feet and contains 1,420 LED lights activated by touchscreen technology. By using your hands you can animate any area and ‘paint with light’, albeit in blocky shapes. Still, it is interesting and continues Philips’ innovation with the use of ambient light to create new visual experiences – akin to those in its very desirable AmbiLight and new Aurea TVs.

iPhone Goes To Ireland - Irish Get Shafted February 29, 2008

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The Irish are about to get Apple’s trendy phone, the iPhone, priced at €399 (£306) for the 8GB model and €499(£383) for the 16GB version. That compares to £269 and £329 in the UK. Ouch.

As if they weren’t paying enough, the tariffs for Irish iPhone users will offer a lot less than their UK counterparts for the same money.

Mac Vs. PC Vs. Linux Ad: South Park-style February 29, 2008

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We all know the Mac Vs. PC ads. Some are OK, some amusing as hell while others merely make you want to arm yourself and march on Apple’s ad agency.

Now you can see the latest spoof Mac Vs. PC ad from Gabe Schwarzer, the bloke that brought us the first, funny South Park-themed Mac Vs. PC ad. This time Linux makes an appearance to the amusement of all. It could have done with a dose of Cartman though, maybe making an appearance as a Cheesy Poof-bloated Windows Vista.

I do like the way he admits at the end that the ad was created using both a Mac and a PC because “one just isn’t enough”. Have a chuckle.

Jump now for the original Mac Vs. PC spoof ad.-Martin Lynch

[Wired]

Space Age Headphones From Sony February 29, 2008

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What do you get when you marry headphones with speaker technology? According to Sony, it’s these mad-looking headphones it likes to call “personal field speakers.”

These cans, which unfortunately look like some scary torture device from a sci-fi movie, are the new PFR-V1 personal field speakers, designed to make it feel like the music you're listening to on your MP3 player, is coming from in front of you.