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Solar Hybrid 936SH - Solar Powered Mobile Phone

May 19, 2009

Take a look at this mobile phone presented by the Japanese carrier SoftBank from the company's summer 2009 lineup. You probably won't find anything unusual about it unless I tell you that it's an environmentally friendly gadget. Besides this latest phone from Sharp is a high-end waterproof device.

The phone includes a solar panel installed on top of the lid. Thus, whenever you're outdoors, your phone will always be charged.

Being exposed to solar power for 10 minutes, charges the phone for one minute of conversation or two hours of standby.

Solar Hybrid 936SH can also boast an AF 8Mpix CCD camera module.

The phone features a 3-inch full wide VGA display (480 x 854 pixel). Its waterproof functionality can be compared to IPX5/IPX7.

Solar Hybrid 936SH supports:
- one-seg broadcasting;
- 3G high speed (HSDPA);
- PC website browsing;
- PC mail.

It also has a high spec movie function and is expected to hit the stores after the end of August and will be available in 3 different colors, including navy, white and earth green.

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Samsung Unveils World's Slimmest Watch Phone

Jul 22, 2009

The tech giant of South Korea, Samsung, recently presented a gadget that the company claims is the slimmest watch phone on the planet.

The device is just 11.98 millimeters (0.48 inches) thick. In a statement the company compared its watch phone with a similar product developed by LG Electronics, saying that its rival's device is 13.9mm thick.

The initial price of the new phone is expected to be around 450 euros ($ 639). Samsung will launch the watch phone in France first and afterward will head towards other European markets.

Here are some of the gadget's features:

- 1.76-inch touch screen;
- MP3;
- Bluetooth;
- Voice recognition.

According to the South Korean company its product will hit the stores in August.

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Sonic Screwdriver This Sonic Screwdriver is a gadget for all those Doctor Who fans that weren’t satisfied with just th Tardis USB hub. Remember that saying, “if it’s made like a screwdriver and it looks like a screwdriver, it must be a screwdriver”? Oh, and you are so very wrong! It actually has a pen on one head and a beam of UV light at the other. So now you you can write anything you want with UV ink and not worry about other people reading it. Just imagine handing your boss an amazingly favorable report and between the lines your real thoughts. Ha, ha, ha what a subtle revenge.