Scientists Make Phone That Turns Into a Sunflower
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Scientists said on Monday they have come up with a cell phone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away.
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Dutch engineers stitch together hundreds of images to create a photo with 2.5 billion pixels. Photo: Giant digital image
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The first mobile phone base station powered by wind and the sun's rays is to open soon in Namibia.
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Like the Transformers that many kids of fond of, a new mobile phone can transform itself to change capabilities and appearance.
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A flashier offshoot of the Trojan horse that affects Symbian-based cell phones has been discovered.
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Researchers have created an electronic contact lens that could be used as a display or a medical sensor.
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(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard could soon turn mobile phones into shopping advisors with a color-matching prototype technology it demonstrated on Wednesday. The Color Match mobile service technology, developed by HP Labs, combines color science, imaging science and mobile networking technology to match colors that complement each other and provide product advice over a cellphone. [ See video:Â HP unveils color-matching cellphone techÂ ] The technology can be used in anything that requires the assessment of color application, said Nina Bhatti, principal scientist at the digital imaging and printing lab in HP Labs. It is particularly applicable to cosmetics, where buyers can use the service to buy a product that matches their skin color, she said. Users take a photograph of themselves while holding a specialized color chart under their face. The picture is sent using MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) to an "advisory service" on a server. Software on the server seeks out corrections in the image -- it locates the face, adjusts lighting and calibrates the color. Then skin pixels culled from a person's face on the corrected image are compared to an existing database of previously analyzed images. Based on the analysis, the advisory service sends a return SMS (Short Message Service) recommending what cosmetic color and shades would best match the skin color. The service returned recommendations in a matter of seconds in the demonstration. Oftentimes stores don't offer the right product to match skin color, and this mobile application makes the phone a cosmetics advisor, Bhatti said. Among other applications, the service will be able to make recommendations to match and recommend colors for ties, pants, and suits, Bhatti said. Images can be taken with any cellphone camera and the mobile service will work with any service provider. For consumers, there's a value proposition in this technology: Take a picture and get advice, Bhatti said. While the technology is not out yet, it was developed with the view of making it a consumer application, Bhatti said. HP is seeking partners to make this technology available to consumers, the company said. This service can be implemented by retailers and other consumer goods companies to help users select the products they need, according to HP.
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Broad ribbons of light help sort and manipulate individual cells.
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By Vijayan Menon  IN the mobile world, time and space will have no significance given the feverish pace at which technology is advancing.  It was not too long ago when a mobile phone was a chunky, brick- like gadget that had a limited range and which one lugged around.
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Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists are developing a cellphone that is so smart it can tell what you think and even predict your next move.
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It's one musical performance where your  cell phone can -- and should -- ring.
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U.S. nanoscientists say they've transformed a molecule of chlorophyll-a from spinach into a complex biological switch. The study by Ohio University physicists Saw-Wai Hla and Violeta Iancu is said to have possible future applications for green energy, technology and medicine.
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The cell phone case is made of a new type of polymer that when buried will start to break down within two weeks. &quot;By incorporating a seed, and giving the consumer a reason to actually take the phone apart
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Maybe smartphones are the Next Big Thing.
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Blog: Researchers create lighting foil to save energy, space.
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Maker says use in cell phones would enhance keyboard experience.
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Scientists at the University of Warwick have designed a hi-tech solution to an old-technology problem: a cellphone case made of biodegradable polymer.