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Uplink Audio Strap System offers solar power for runners on the run
Designer Adam Hammerman’s concept — the Uplink Audio Strap System — is for all you sports enthusiasts that want to listen to tunes while running but don’t want to be bothered with headphones. It can connect with a variety of different mobile devices, and boasts four ultrasound speakers, meaning that you can hear the music but nobody else can, so you’re not disturbing the peace! For outdoorsy types, of course, it would be a much safer system for things like running, since you would still be able to hear the street noise around you, and the device would also have flexible solar panels which charge the speakers on the go. It’s just a concept for now, but one we’d like to see in reality.
Hacker creates Lego Mindstorms NXT-606 drum kit, just because he can (video)
If you’ve taken your Lego Mindstorms NXT kit to the Nerd Cup , created a 3D scanner to digitize your Precious Moments collection, and trained it to solve a Rubik’s Cube , you might think you’ve run out of things to do.
Sharp’s LR388G9 LCD controller suggests more products with dual screens
While we’ll let competitors tell us whether the chip’s “an industry first,” Sharp’s certainly serious about devices with twin screens — this new LR388G9 controller chip pumps pixels simultaneously to each of two 1,024 x 480 LCDs.
Audi Cam lets you watch the entire repair from your mechanic’s point of view
Need to get a critical tune-up, but don’t trust the factory techs not to Ferris Bueller your ride?
Researchers say any USB peripheral could steal your data, even a coffee-cup warmer
So you’ve got a nice secure thumbdrive , but did you ever think to lock its port ?
HP ePrint really works: eMails and attachments printed from the cloud (video)
We don’t blame you if you missed this the first time round , but HP’s ePrint service is probably best seen in action anyway.
