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 Sunday, November 30, 2003

More on Digitalway's 1.5GB keychain hard drive. Photo and some more details of the HS100, that new 1.5GB keychain hard drive from Digitalway spotted at the recent Comdex trade show which besides being a lot of having a ton of storage space is just 15mm thick and uses USB 2.0 for fast file transfer from a PC. Read [Thanks, Leareth]... [Gizmodo]
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Panasonic SVAV100 D-Snap MPEG4 Camcorder is a Glimpse of the Future. Last night, I was flipping through a copy of the November 24, 2003 issue of Forbes Magazine when I came across a reference to the Panasonic SVAV100 D-Snap MPEG4 Camcorder in the Digital Tools column written by Stephen Manes. The... [Operation Gadget]
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3D Scanners For Home Usage?. Until now, 3D scanning was expensive and mostly used by corporations. Now, a new technology developed in Australia by CSIRO has the potential to deliver 3D scanners in our homes, if manufacturers are interested of course. [Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends]
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Digital Gear: Deals Aplenty This Season. Watch for wearable gadgets, solar batteries, and a device to put MP3s on your car. [PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories]

Solar power is giving battery-recharging technology a boost.

A line of portable energy sources and chargers from ICP Global Technologies taps solar energy to provide anytime, anywhere power to consumers. ICP's ISun solar chargers can transform sunlight into usable energy for cell phones, PDAs, Global Positioning System devices, and other small electronics. The add-on ISun BattPack uses sunlight to recharge a conventional AA or AAA battery. It can recharge ten AA or AAA batteries in 4 hours. Additionally, it doubles as a power source for electronics.

The ISun Military P3, originally designed for the U.S. military, can recharge nickel-metal hydride batteries. All ISun batteries come with seven adapter plugs to fit different electronic power input sockets. The ISun solar charger costs $79.99.

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Gigabyte combines Wi-FI, USB Flash drive. Is that a WLAN in your pocket? [The Register]
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