The Battery Guzzling Micro-Computer That We Have the Nerve of Simply Calling Our Cellphone

Millions of people are constantly on the go; cellphones in hand continuously at work communicating their every thought and need to the world. I am not talking about the Motorola Razr with its 176 x 220 pixels that many of us were using 5 years ago, but rather the innovative smartphones which have become extensions of our selves; as if somehow evolution had transformed our ears into antennas therefore creating a sixth sense. The battery level of their devices always on their minds, hoping it'll last just long enough to get it them to the next charging outlet.

Now imagine yourself on a bus rushing home from work to charge your phone and you overhear me talking about the possibility my new phone may no longer be powered by a battery. You would be convinced the notion was nonsense and until recently you would've been right. The knowhow to create such a cellphone maybe just around the corner. This technology is called "Nanogenerators" and it's coming your way faster than you can imagine. Dr. Zhong Lin Wang; a world leader in ZnO nanostructure research has developed miniscule nanogenerators that use body movements and muscle stretching to generate electricity. This breakthrough may forever change the way we power the electronic devices we use at home or for work. Simple acts such as walking, running or the beat of our hearts could generate enough power to keep run the smartphone or tablet in your bag. Even the wind blowing would be captured by the sensors and converted to energy. His theory seemed too far away to fully consider, yet Dr. Zhong expects his nanogenerators to be available in retail devices within 5 years.

If you're having a hard time understanding how this works then simply picture zinc oxide wires 10 times thinner than one strand of hair, wrapped in a plastic substrate with two ends bonded that generates electricity when stretched, twisted or senses any mechanical stress. The nanogenerators create current by bending and then releasing zinc oxide nanowires, which is both piezoelectric and semiconducting. "There is a lot of mechanical energy available in our environment," said Zhong Lin Wang. "Our nanogenerators can convert this mechanical energy to electrical energy. This could potentially open up a lot of possibilities for the future of nanotechnology."

The next thing researchers admit they need to work on is maximizing the amount of power that can be generated using this technology. A lot still needs to be done before we can charge any device with a brisk walk in the park, but Wang estimates that we would be able to convert 30% of any mechanical input into electrical energy.

"Our bodies are good at converting chemical energy from glucose into the mechanical energy of our muscles," Wang noted. "These nanogenerators can take that mechanical energy and convert it to electrical energy for powering devices inside the body". I've witnessed friends accidentally slamming into glass doors while searching for a cellphone signal; Imagining these same people running in circles in a desperate attempt to keep their iPhone alive definitely does not sound like nonsense to me.

BlackBerry PlayBook Coming To Challenge The iPads

Research in Motion (RIM) has never disappointed its fans and has always produced something new and innovative for them. The company is known all over the world for its very trendy and superior handsets, which are more popularly known by the name BlackBerry. BlackBerry phones have always given tough competition to the other big players of the mobile phone industry and have lead the market by their user friendly features and most advanced technology.

After making its mark in the mobile phones and Smartphones sector, the company is again all set to challenge the market of tablet PCs which is the latest love of mobile consumers. The market of tablet PCs is growing very rapidly and can be very well gauged by the high popularity of Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab. Now RIM is going to launch its first tablet PC, the BlackBerry PlayBook.

Although, the tablet PC segment is currently dominant by the Apple's iPad, but it is being said that this new product from RIM will be a challenging competitor for Apple iPads and various other Android based tablets and by the time it is launched, will be the best tablet computers of all. The device will come with built-in Adobe Flash 10.1 and Adobe AIR which is otherwise missing in the iPads. This feature will make web browsing more convenient and pleasurable. It will also include a 7 inch wide high-definition LCD touch screen display with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution. Multitasking will also be never like before experience with the amazing QNX technology based operating system of the gadget that gets the best out of the processor.

BlackBerry PlayBook will also be a delight for the music-lovers. The custom-designed media player of the gadget supports all the present audio file formats and offers a clean and intuitive interface and posses huge storage capacity to allow the users to store large amount of music files. Other notable features of the PlayBook are presence of dual cameras, video conferencing facility, fast execution speed and secure integration with BlackBerry Smartphone.

BlackBerry PlayBook deals are expected to be released in the first half of the year and initially the device is expected to be launched under pay monthly contract offers. The tablet computer is a high end device, and does not belong to the segment of cheap mobile phones, but the cost effective deals with special offers will be available to provide full value of money to the consumers.

How To Create Successful iPhone Apps That Will Make You Money

Did you know you can make money with iPhone app? It is probably the easiest way to make money keeping in mind the concerns regarding the job world. If you are here to learn about how to make money with iPhone app you will be amazed to know that the "doodle kids" game that has sold over 4,000 downloads all around the world was actually conceived by a 9 year old buy from Singapore. Pretty amazing right? Well this actually shows how easy it is to make money with iPhone app.

To make money through this unorthodox source of income all you need to do is build your own app. Of course it goes without saying that you need to have a bit of technical know-how about what an application is and how to run it. For this you need to be well versed with the iOS or the iPhone Operating System. The iOS is the single most important deciding factor that will enable you to understand the type of program you are to use for the designing of the app. The second important that you must keep in mind is that of the SDK. A SDK is a software development kit that you need to possess to develop your own iPhone app.

Now if you are wondering about how to make iPhone app all you need to do is remember the following point. You must remember and understand that a successful app is the one which is simple and devoid of any complex programming and system.

If you want your iPhone app to skyrocket and reach dizzying heights of popularity all you need to remember is the following.

Simplicity

It is important that you come up with a practical enough iPhone app. The smaller the app size the better it will run on the iPhone. The more is the size the complex is the programming and more difficult is the running of the app on the phone. Another important thing you must remember is that the bigger the file the lesser will be the download because of the fact that most users will not have the space required for the app. You need to get rid of the extra features and you should sell the simpler version of the app on the net.

Submit

Apple's web app directory is your target for submitting the app. This is the only directory that offers the highest traffic. Usually Apple takes a day to review the app after which it is placed according to the chronological order.

Resubmit

You need to fill up the resubmission form and resubmit the app with revisions. This will make sure that your app gets listed at the top of the list again thereby ensuring that it is viewed by a larger number of people.

Make the app concise and practical and easy to use. Make money with your iPhone app today.

Ghost Seance and Ghost Hunting iPhone Apps - The Real Deal or Silly Toys?

I still remember the excitement of getting my first smart phone and downloading an app for the very first time. A friend of mine at the time had opened up to me about strange happenings in her basement suite where she lived with her 3 month year old baby. She was convinced that her basement was haunted and that her baby seemed to interact with unseen entities. She was so troubled by this that she was considering moving into a new home. When she confided in me about what she was experiencing, I could sense that she was reaching out for help and reassurance that she wasn't crazy. Being the good friend that I am, I wanted to debunk or confirm her suspicions so that she could make a better decision on whether or not to find a new place to live.

If only there was some way of scientifically validating her claims, just like they did on those paranormal investigation TV shows. I began searching for ghost hunting devices online and came across a new tool that I could obtain instantly and affordably. The tool was an iPhone app called Ghost Radar. With the click of a button I had now downloaded my very first app which transformed my phone into a ghost hunting tool. I had always been a paranormal fanatic and wannabe ghost hunter so words couldn't describe how excited I was to have this new toy. Unfortunately, it did not take long to realize that beneath the high tech graphical interface, the new app was just that - a toy.

Ghost Radar, Phantom Radar, Ghost Detector, Ovilus and Ghost Hunter are amongst a group of novelty apps disguised as real working ghost hunting tools. Supposedly, most of these type of application rely an EMF (Electro Magnetic Frequency) meter to detect ghosts. Some of these applications scan the area for anomalies and display their findings as blips of color on a radar screen. The apps also claim to enable spirits to manipulate and translate frequencies into words which periodically appear on the screen. The fact is that none of this is possible with the hardware that a smart phone comes equipped with. There is no way it can measure EMF readings, detect motion or anything of that matter like they claim to do. This has been proven many times by frustrated ghost hunting who take their craft seriously (Youtube debunk video: /watch?v=MknjmXnq6QQ), yet people (mostly kids) everywhere continue to download these apps until they learn for themselves that the words that are generated are completely random. As for all the testimonials where people claim that the generated words correspond with something going on in their life at that time - they are nothing more than coincidences as a result of the law of averages. If enough people download the app and let the app run over and over again, these randomly generated words are bound to have significance to the user. These applications offer no more insight than a "magic 8 ball" or fortune cookie. I suppose by the time people realize the truth, the $2.99 they have spent on the app has paid for itself in the form of entertainment, although I felt ripped off myself.

Just when I had given up on finding a legitimate ghost hunting app based on science, Ghost Seance for iPhone hit the market. Unlike the other phony novelty apps that deceive, this new app was based on traditional methods of making contact with the other side.

The website states:
This is not a fake app - This is an audio recording of a real medium that will lead a seance from beginning to end. The medium will attempt to summon spirits using techniques such as spoken spells and chants - Without you having to do a thing!

Could this iPhone app actually conduct a seance and summon spirits? Curiosity got the best of me and I downloaded the app to find out first hand. After running the app a couple times by myself without any response I gave up only to give it another shot later that night at around 3:00 am as the website suggests.

It was now 3:00 a.m. and I was lying in bed and the glow of my iPhone lit up a cozy small space underneath my covers. I pressed the play button and began listening to the prerecorded medium attempt to summon a spirit. After a few chants, it finally worked! The response I got was in the form of a rather loud knocking noise that seemed to emit from the ceiling above me. This frightened me and for some reason I decided to say the following under my breath:

"if you are a Demon knock once for yes"

The unseen spirit responded with a knocking noise even louder than the first, so loud that it made me jump in bed. After that I lay there silent and motionless for a good 15 minutes with my heart pounding so hard and fast that I could hear it echo within my mattress. I guess I got the proof I was looking for, even though the Ghost Seance website claims that the app is designed to summon good spirits only.

The next time I used the app was with my best friend at his house. We had been up late drinking and had pretty much ran out of things to talk about so I showed him the new app that I had downloaded. I pressed play and let the app do its thing. The TV was on at the time and the response we got was that the TV and cable both powered off on its own then turned back on after a few seconds. The rest of the electricity in the house was not affected.

My conclude that this app without a doubt is more than capable of summoning real spirits. Whether or not the spirits are always "good" is yet to be determined.

One thing that disturbs me is how the product is marketed. Just as its less tech savvy predecessor the Ouija board, the product is obviously marketed to towards kids. In bold letters it says on their website:

"Perfect for sleepovers, camping trips and parties!"

Now, I don't want to come across as a prude, after all I used to spend countless hours with my friends playing with a Ouija board and to this day none of us are possessed by demons.

After doing some research I have to conclude that summoning a spirit through a Ouija board, traditional seance or through the Ghost Seance iPhone, is sacrilegious according to the holy bible. However, it is my own personal belief that God gave us an inquisitive mind. This very inquisitive nature is what is responsible for the industrialization, spiritual evolution and overall advancement of our society. After all, how angry could God really be towards people who try and seek proof of an afterlife. If we are given free will to make our own decisions, it is only natural that we would second guess or seek proof of the things we are taught to believe. Could attempting to communicate with good spirits such as a deceased loved one be that bad? I'm sure in this day in age God has bigger fish to fry and should be able to find it in his heart to forgive someone for downloading and using the Ghost Seance iPhone app.