TECH WATCH: Find Your Inner Geek
Kenneth X. Sills
Issue date: 3/24/09 Section: News
Whether you embrace technology or fear it, if you are reading this, it must grab your attention.
Do you want to know what the latest in hardware is so you can have it?
Are you waiting for Vistas replacement already?
Maybe you just want to know when AI will graduate ahead of you to get the job you're hoping for. Meanwhile, are you secretly keeping an eye out for John Conner?
Have you ever wondered if you're you a geek?
Or do you think that it's just the other guy?
Now there is way to find out.
There is a site that seeks to put you in touch with your inner geek. Check out this website and take their free online tests to discover your inner geek at Geek Test, where you can "Find your inner geek".
Technology today may be one of the most important things impacting your life whether you love it, hate it, understand it or just think it is magic. For the last two centuries it was technology that held the threats described by the 19th century clergyman Thomas Malthus at bay. The problems we face today, as well as the solutions we need, will come from how humanity manages its technologies, but for now let's just talk fun and environmentally correct.
Have you ever considered getting a Solar Powered Cell Phone?
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, LG presented the world with a solar powered cell phone. Photovoltaic cells on the back of the device provide enough power to charge the phone's battery, so there is no need for a wall charger. LG claims that ten minutes of direct sunlight exposure provides enough charge for a three minute chat, however that is still a three hour and 20 minute charge time for a one hour chat. That sounds like a lot of time on the desk in the sun between calls, however you will still be able to charge the phone with a standard charger.
The new solar panel backs could potentially be slipped onto any LG device to harness the sun's natural light. LG expects this cell phone to become available later this year. The idea is good in principle and good for us, but I suspect it will have to charge faster than that to capture market share. What I want to see is someone develop a base charger to go with it, and cell phone that allows light energy stored during the day to be used on demand later to charge the phone.
Do you want to know what the latest in hardware is so you can have it?
Are you waiting for Vistas replacement already?
Maybe you just want to know when AI will graduate ahead of you to get the job you're hoping for. Meanwhile, are you secretly keeping an eye out for John Conner?
Have you ever wondered if you're you a geek?
Or do you think that it's just the other guy?
Now there is way to find out.
There is a site that seeks to put you in touch with your inner geek. Check out this website and take their free online tests to discover your inner geek at Geek Test, where you can "Find your inner geek".
Technology today may be one of the most important things impacting your life whether you love it, hate it, understand it or just think it is magic. For the last two centuries it was technology that held the threats described by the 19th century clergyman Thomas Malthus at bay. The problems we face today, as well as the solutions we need, will come from how humanity manages its technologies, but for now let's just talk fun and environmentally correct.
Have you ever considered getting a Solar Powered Cell Phone?
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, LG presented the world with a solar powered cell phone. Photovoltaic cells on the back of the device provide enough power to charge the phone's battery, so there is no need for a wall charger. LG claims that ten minutes of direct sunlight exposure provides enough charge for a three minute chat, however that is still a three hour and 20 minute charge time for a one hour chat. That sounds like a lot of time on the desk in the sun between calls, however you will still be able to charge the phone with a standard charger.
The new solar panel backs could potentially be slipped onto any LG device to harness the sun's natural light. LG expects this cell phone to become available later this year. The idea is good in principle and good for us, but I suspect it will have to charge faster than that to capture market share. What I want to see is someone develop a base charger to go with it, and cell phone that allows light energy stored during the day to be used on demand later to charge the phone.
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