Ubislate 7: India Gets Second Low-Cost Tablet – For US$57

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India is getting a second government-sponsored tablet. The first model (the so-called Aakash) sold out in just a few days after it was launched online last week, but maker DataWind has already followed up with another 7-inch model, theUbislate 7. It was actually announced a few weeks back, but is now available for pre-order, priced at US$57 (US$10 more than the original Aakash), and features much better specs.

The Ubislate 7 comes with the following features:

• Android 2.3 (Aakash: Android 2.2)
• 7-inch touchscreen with 800×480 resolution
• Cortex A8 – 700 MHz CPU (Aakash: Arm11 – 366MHz)
• 3 hours battery life – thanks to the new 3200 mAh battery (Aakash: 2100 mAh)
• Wi-Fi and GPRS connectivity (the Aakash was Wi-Fi only)
• HD video playback
• 256 MB RAM
• one USB 2.0 port
• 2GB internal storage, which can be expanded to 32GB via microSD

Customers in India can expect to lay their hands on the Ubislate next month. DataWind will produce, via QUAD Electronics in Hyderabad, about 1,000 units daily.

Ubislate 7: India Gets Second Low-Cost Tablet – For US$57

World's Top 10 Smallest Mobile Cell Phones!

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Cell phones have become a major part of human lives today. One can’t imagine life without a cellphone nowadays. cellphones keep you entertained all the time and connected with friends around the globe. As the technology has changed rapidly now companies have come up with the smallest cell phones that are easily manageable, powerful and have all the relevant features. Plus the prices is not very high depending on the features and functions in a small phone.

I have come up with 10 of the world’s most thinnest and smallest cell phones that are leadingmarket today.

1. Modu Phone

Modu Phone created by Modu Mobile, holds the Guinness world record for the world’s smallest cell phone. Modu has a remarkable 0.3 inch thickness and weighs of 39grams. It measures 72mm x 37mm x 7.8mm. Also it has the feature of expandable functionality that allows users to transform Modu cell phone in to a Gaming Smartphone or Music player mobile.

2.  Haier Elegance

The Haier Elegance is a GSM phone with a great appearance, performance and sound quality. It weighs an amazing 64 grams and has dimensions of 90x35x17.8mm. It features a 1.1 OLED colour display, FM radio, MP3 player, Bluetooth and can extend memory through micro SD card up to 1 GB. This mobile phone has 3 hours of talk time and 11 hours of media play time.

3. NEC N930

NEC N930 is a very slim and compact handset at 54 x 85 x 11 mm and 72 grams. It has a TFT touchscreen with 65k colors. The color display is bright and crisp, and is a far step above the recent NEC models. The display resolution 176 x 220 pixel is ideal for small and smart phone. It has talk time upto 2hrs and standby time of upto 100 hrs.

4. Xun Chi 138 Phone

Xun Chi is a popular Chinese phone that is not only small but also a cheapest cell phone with better features and attractive different colors. It is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera. You can also use a normal battery to charge the cell phone! The cost of Xun Chi is well below $150 and has great demand in Asian countries.

5. Cellwatch M500 Watch Phone

Named as the world’s smallest mobile watch, the M500 has a 1.5-inch (128×160) color OLED touchscreen, 128 MB Memory, 80 hours standby time, plus web-browsing, Bluetooth, MP3 and video playback capabilities. It is designed by SMS Technology Australia. Cellwatch also features full sms functionality, USB connectivity for software uploads, downloads, 300 contacts memory storage and 40 embedded tones in a slim-line, 60 gm package that looks like a standard watch… it even tells the time.

6. Samsung SGH-E888

Samsung e888 is good looking small slide phone.

7. UTStarcom Slice

This is a thin, affordable CDMA phone featuring speakerphone and Java downloadable games.

8. LG Migo

The LG Migo VX1000 has an attractive design and a speakerphone, and it is easy to use. the LG Migo VX1000 is the best cell phone for young kids.

9. EV-K130 Cell Phone

EV k130 is a slim cell phone with 1.3 megapixel camera and almost the size of the lipstick outer case.

10. Firefly Mobile

World's Top 10 Smallest Mobile Cell Phones!

MICROBOTS

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Researchers are developing ways to mass-produce tiny robots the size of a fly that operate like swarms of insects to collect data to aid in surveillance,

micromanufacturing, medicine, and more. Measuring in at under 4 mm square, the microbots have all the equipment necessary to move, communicate, and collect data, plus they generate all of their own power via solar panels.

These mini-robots are quite revolutionary, considering that they contain all that’s necessary to collect data and relay it back using one single circuit board. In the past single-chip robots have presented significant design and manufacturing challenges due in part to the use of solder as an adhesive. These new microbots use conductive adhesive to attach the components to a double-sided flexible printed circuit board using surface mount technology. The circuit is then folded into thirds and wrapped around the ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit).


On top, a solar cell generates power for the robot and delivers 3.6 V to the unit, which is enough for it to walk. Locomotion is achieved via three vibrating legs, while a fourth horizontal vibrating leg is used as a touch sensor. While a single microbot isn’t much use by itself, a large group of these mini-devices can establish swarm intelligence to generate more complex behavior. Computers receiving the data from all these swarming devices can then create a more realistic and complex picture. The project is based on the concept of I-SWARM (intelligent small-world autonomous robots for micro-manipulation), and was inspired by the behavior of insects.


Researchers from Sweden, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland are working hard on this new technology under a limited budget. Their recent attempts at fabrication of the solar powered bots showed that advances need to be made to the production process in order for them to be efficiently mass produced.

MICROBOTS

IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives within Five Years

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1. People power will come to life

Advances in renewable energy technology will allow individuals to collect this kinetic energy, which now goes to waste, and use it to help power our homes, offices and cities.
Imagine attaching small devices to the spokes on your bicycle wheels that recharge batteries as you pedal along. You will have the satisfaction of not only getting to where you want to go, but at the same time powering some of the lights in your home.

Energy Harvesting shoes that could produce about 10 watts per shoe while walking are expected to become commercialized in 2014

Instepnanopower is the company that has been formed to commercialize this technology
Energy harvesting from MEMS devices will also power various sensors.

2. Biometric sensors will be used instead of passwords
3. Mind reading no longer science fiction

Scientists in the field of bioinformatics have designed headsets with advanced sensors to read electrical brain activity that can recognize facial expressions, excitement and concentration levels, and thoughts of a person without them physically taking any actions.
Within 5 years, we will begin to see early applications of this technology in the gaming and entertainment industry. Furthermore, doctors could use the technology to test brain patterns, possibly even assist in rehabilitation from strokes and to help in understanding brain disorders, such as autism.

4. The Digital divide will cease to exist

There are 7 billion people inhabiting the world today. In five years there will be 5.6 billion mobile devices sold – which means 80% of the current global population would each have a mobile device.
As it becomes cheaper to own a mobile phone, people without a lot of spending power will be able to do much more than they can today.

NBF - This is a powerful trend that is already well underway. It is a pretty slam dunk and safe prediction. However, another trend that is well underway is the emergence of the global middle class. This is where China, India, South East asia, South America and parts of Africa are getting wealthier.
The global middle class will be about 3 billion people at the end of 2016
In 2010, 1.8 billion people in the world are middle class, or 28 percent of the global population. About half of these people live in developed economies, with another fifth found in Brazil, Russia, India, and China – the so-called emerging BRIC economies. Less than 2 percent of the world’s population is rich by our definition; a significant majority, 70 percent, is poor. 2022 marks the first year more people in the world are middle class than poor.
This Brookings Institute analysis from 2010 uses the World Bank 2005 PPP figures which probably understate China's PPP GDP by 27% versus updated Penn World Tables 7.0 numbers and India's by 13%.Correcting the PPP GDP figures would mean more people in China and India are middle class already and more will become middle class earlier.
5. Junk mail will become priority mail.

In five years, unsolicited advertisements may feel so personalized and relevant it may seem spam is dead. At the same time, spam filters will be so precise you’ll never be bothered by unwanted sales pitches again.

IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives within Five Years