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Better and pretier Motorola Q 9m

Not all of us like the "connected anytime and anywhere" life, but for those who do like, Motorola Q is well-known smart phone. It is better that Samsung BlackJack and BlackBerry, taken together, say the Moto lovers. Well, as we don't give such attributes easily, we admit that new Motorola Q model, named 9m, is very exciting device.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

The wave that follows your fingers

From time to time, the are new products that set the standard in their category, although at the first sight there are rather evolutionary than revolutionary. But we know that no revolution ends well, so we'll stick to the evolution, this time in keyboard design.

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Great new mobile phone concept

After many years of research, Philips and New Venture Partners created a start-up company named Liquavista. That was a year ago and the mission is to use the Electrowetting technology to make displays that are very bright and energy-efficient.

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Panasonic with flying colors

When preparing a presentation no matter how big, because every one is equally important, there are some preparations to be done. Hours of planning, speech writing, going over and over again through product specification, mental training with personal coach... And choosing the right hardware that a) must not fail and b) must have a backup.

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Get the tablet and throw away that keyboard

Graphics tablets are with us for some time now, however they are generally overlooked. While there are many articles about new mice or keyboards, the graphic tablets lag behind in media coverage and daily use. And that is undeserved.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

It took four years to paint a mouse

When the minister comes to presentation of computer mouse, you'd think that it must be "uber-mouse". In Netherlands the Delft University of Technology unveiled world's first photovoltaic-powered computer mouse. That new blue mouse took more the four years of designing and researching, and we got a mouse that get the power from daylight. The series of 15 mouse was developed by joint efforts of Universities of Twente and Utrecht, ECN and TU Delft.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

15 years of ThinkPad: From tablet to laptop to Lenovo

The legend among the laptops came to world 15 years ago. The name itself became a synonym for a robust, sturdy, reliable business laptop. The cult laptop hit the shelves in July 1992 although IBM introduced three months ago that same year. The most interesting fact about ThinkPad is its form: It came to life as a tablet. The screen was 10-inch monochrome, sporting the usual resolution of that time of 640 x 480 pixels, and it came with 4 MB or 8 MB. The hearth of the first ThinkPad was 386SX processor beating on 20 MHz.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

Roboquad: Seven batteries, four legs and three moods

There are many things that we call robots these days. Some of them assemble cars in factory, while other are merely children’s toys. Yet, the "true robot" that can live up to Karel Capek's expectation is still to come. WooWee is the maker of some well-known robotic toys and many of them end up in the newspaper headlines. And with reason. While it is easy to build a simplest robot with few sensors and wheels, for the "real thing" the real knowledge is to be engaged.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

You've just entered The Twilight Zone

The concept of flying drones is known from SF films, and from research laboratories ranging from military's to MIT's. Well, the small, ball-like device, which flies around, takes pictures and send 'em to the ground is reality for British police.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

The phone king has finally come

After many months of waiting, assumptions, "secret" photos, the new Phone King is finally in the US stores. Is the iPhone the best phone around? Probably not. Is it the most beautiful? Can't say, tastes are different. Does it brings some stellar new technology? Not really, the multi-touch screen is well-known. However... However, iPhone has something that only Apple can create: charisma.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

Hit the road Jack

Hours and hours of planning, reading the map, packing things, and all that for just two weeks of holiday. Usually, we don't spend so much time planning which music we will listen on a trip. Well, with Kenwood KVT-729DVD, we certainly will.

Section: small-devices-for-fun

Touch the surface of Surface

After years and years in and around IT business and gadgets of all kinds, there aren't many things that can make me go "Wow! That's it!” The technology is evolving, but the true revolution is hard to see. However, the new Sruface from Microsoft is one of those rare/very rare/almost-inexistent products that really amazed me.

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