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Solar Phone

Though you don’t usually associate Sharp with mobile phones—at least in the U.S.—it turns out that Sharp is the largest mobile phone manufacturer for the Japanese market. At CEATEC, Sharp demonstrated a hybrid mobile phone that uses solar cells to … Continue reading

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Green Power

You don’t usually associate bicycles with consumer electronics, but it seemed appropriate for Schwinn to have a booth this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). One of the CES themes was green technology, so Schwinn showed its latest eBike, … Continue reading

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Sharing the Connection

If you have a cellular data plan for your notebook or netbook computer, you may feel as though you’re paying a lot for very little flexibility. The plans tend to run about $60 a month, and the signal is tied … Continue reading

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Hot Seat

I covered this on my main site (davidenglish.com), but it’s worth a mention here, as well. If you travel frequently by air, you may be frustrated in finding an in-seat power port for your notebook computer. Some seats have them; … Continue reading

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