The MiniPAK is a gadget that charges your mobile phone and other portable electronic devices. It uses Hydrogen to powergadgets and is capable of powering devices that require up to 2W of power.
The Hydrogen comes from what the company calls HydroSTIK's that provide the 2W of power at 5V and 400mA. Power is delivered through a micro USB port that you can connect a multi-choice cable to.
Just a bit of clarification, Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as cellular phones, tablet computers and netbooks
Google Android smartphones are outselling the Apple iPhone in the US according to a recent report by analyst group Nielsen.
In terms of percentages, the number of smartphones sold this year using Google Android accounted for 27% of all smartphone sales. The Apple iPhone accounted for 23 percent of sales.
"While the iPhone has been the headline grabber over the last few years in the smartphone market, Google's Android OS has shown the most significant expansion in market share among current subscribers," writes Nielsen on its blog.
Although this comes as a surprise, it isn't a huge surprise because Apple sell just the one product, ie, the iPhone. Google however just offer an operating system for many companies to install as they wish which includes the likes of HTC, Motorola, Samsung as well as many others like Sony. The variation of Android smartphones is bound to beat a manufacturer who just has the one phone with the one OS.
Yesterday I wrote about a 70 gigapixel image of Budapest that was captured and processed in to the largest image in the world. The photo was made up of 20,000 images individually captured and stitched together with software to provide an amazing view of Budapest that can be zoomed right in to.
The equipment used to capture the image included two 25 megapixel Sony A900 cameras that each had a 400mm Minolta lens attached along with 1.4 X teleconverters.
Although there is no indepth information regarding the cameras used and the process used (we have seen that before on previous videos), it's still interesting to see exactly what setup was used to capture such an amazing image.
The photo it's self is relatively clear except for when zooming right in (especially at a distance), but you do still get to look amazingly close to anything you can see on the screen.
Research in Motion is rumoured to finally be launching a tablet to rival the Apple iPad this coming November.
Bloomberg News reported the launch date, citing two people close to RIM's plans. There have been rumours of a BlackBerry tablet PC doing the rounds for some time.
The Ontario-based RIM has also recently registered Blackpad.com as a domain name, sparking rumours that this is also going to be the name of the tablet device.
BlackPad vs iPad? Stay tuned
As well as pushing out the iOS 4.0.1 update to iPhone users yesterday, Apple also pushed out an update to iPad owners which fixes a few things and makes a few changes to the iPad. The update is minor but does promise to improve Wi-Fi connectivity for those who struggle with wireless issues.
The full iOS 3.2.1 update includes the following...
• Improved Wi-Fi connectivity • Fixed an issue that could prevent copy and paste of single-page PDF attachments in Mail • Addressed an issue that could cause video playback to freeze • Improved reliability of video-out when using iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter • Added Bing as an option for Safari's search field
The update is compatible with all Apple iPad devices which obviously includes the Wireless and 3G models of all capacities.
The update it's self is over 400MB in size, but once downloaded it takes just a few minutes to install. You can grab it now from iTunes when you sync up your iPad. The million dollar question still remains, is it worth it?
We finally have an official release date for the Nokia N8. The date for launch is August 24 and that day, we'll see the new Symbian^3 device launched.
Right now, no carriers have the Nokia N8 smartphone listed (as to be expected so far away from launch) although one place that does have the smartphone listed off contract is Amazon in Germany. When launched, the Nokia N8 will come in five colours
