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LAS VEGAS — Put this tubular object in your backpack, and you can generate juice for your cellphone — just by walking around.
The nPower PEG (short for “personal energy generator”) contains a weight, a spring, some inductive coils and a battery.… Story continues … “Turn Your Body’s Motion Into Power for Your Phone”
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft unveiled its vision of the future, where everything from phones and tablets to big-ass tables runs Windows.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a somnolescent and nearly news-free keynote presentation on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show here, laying out his company’s strategy for home entertainment, mobile content, PCs and tablets.… Story continues … “‘Windows Will Be Everywhere,’ Ballmer Promises”
LAS VEGAS — Intel is preparing a new line of processing, graphics and wireless technologies aimed in part at bringing video to consumers — and preventing them from copying it.
The content protection scheme, known as “Intel Insider,” is a feature built into its second-generation Core processors, which Intel unveiled Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show here.… Story continues … “Intel Beefs Up CPUs With Graphics Power — and Content Protection”