| GammaTech Subsidiary FremonTek Opens Repair Services to Public for All Makes of Notebook PCs
FremonTek Corporation, the authorized laptop repair subsidiary of GammaTech, today announced the debut of direct-to-public notebook PC repair. While continuing its RMA repair services on GammaTech, Averatec and Durabook laptops, FremonTek now offers prompt, expert repair on all major brands of notebooks. FremonTek provides a full range of laptop repair services including LCD scratch repair, motherboard repair, battery replacement, laptop hard drive upgrades, AC/DC adapter replacement, memory upgrades, combo CD-RW upgrades, and keyboard replacements. Repairs can be initiated in person at its repair depot in Fremont, California, or online at www.fremontek.com. "FremonTek distinguishes itself by focusing exclusively on laptops. Our technicians have over 10 years of repair experience, on average," said Kevin Liu, customer services manager for FremonTek Corporation.
Tomy to release tiny humanoid robot
Updated: 23 Jul 2007
Toy robots have been in the dog house since the demise of Sony Corp.'s Aibo, but another Japanese company, Tomy Co. Ltd., hopes to change all that. In October it will start selling what it says is the world's smallest humanoid robot.Called the i-Sobot, it stands 16.5 centimeters tall, and has a bulky body that's 10 cm wide and 6.7 cm deep. Inside are 17 little motors, known as servos, 19 chips and a gyro that work together to let the robot to perform over 200 preprogrammed actions, said Yoshiro Takagi, manager of Tomy's business development team, at a news conference in Tokyo Friday.The actions include push-ups, somersaults, dancing, and imitations of animals various animal imitations, and are sent to the robot via remote control. The i-Sobot can also say several phrases and recognize 10 voice commands.That's nowhere near as complicated as Sony's Aibo, which had a more complex brain and even a rudimentary learning ability, but the i-Sobot is much cheaper.
Briefly: iPhone parts store, Shuffle parody
In brief: An iPhone parts store launches, Micronet debuts a 48-Port Gigabit Web Smart Switch, a game development contest is underway, and a parody demonstrating the "iPhone Shuffle" has been posted ... iFixit has launched an iPhone Parts Store that sells every part needed to repair your iPhone including batteries, displays, case components, logic boards, and more. There is also a free guide that features clear pictures and detailed instructions for replacing any part in the iPhone. Installation instructions are tailored to allow the removal and replacement of any component, including the rear panel, headphone jack, battery, logic board, and display assembly. The guide also shows you how to secure your iPhone by removing the internal camera, important because many secure facilities do not allow cameraphones.
Rensselaer boffins create ultra thin, flexible 'paper' battery
Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): Scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed an ultra thin, lightweight and completely flexible battery that could be easily mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper. The nanoengineered device is capable of functioning in temperatures up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and down to 100 below zero, and furthermore, it is completely integrated and can be printed like paper. "We used ionic liquid, essentially a liquid salt, as the battery's electrolyte. It's important to note that ionic liquid contains no water, which means there's nothing in the batteries to freeze or evaporate. This lack of water allows the paper energy storage devices to withstand extreme temperatures," said postdoctoral research associate Ashavani Kumar.
Altec Lansing inMotion iMV712 Digital Mini-Theater for iPod
Here's an iPod speaker system that one ups all the others I've seen on the market these days. The Altec Lansing inMotion iMV712 Digital Mini-Theater system has a built-in color display so that you can view photo slideshows and videos stored on your video iPod, on a much larger screen. Is it worth the price tag though? Let's take a closer look... Package Contents iMV712 mini theater system
AC adapter
3.5mm stereo cable
RCA cable
Universal well adaptors for iPod
IR remote control
Universal MP3 cradle
User guide Given the fact that the iMV712 houses an 8.5 inch (diagonal) widescreen display, the whole system is relatively compact at 18.5 inches wide, 7.75 inches tall and approximately 8 inches deep.
Examine the Advanced Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) Market
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide microelectronics industry is now available to its catalogue. Advanced PCB (Printed Circuit Boards) Industry Report, 2007 http://www.reportlinker.com/p057318/printed-circuit-boards.html .
Blog: Airport security now reads minds
According to this report, the Transportation Security Administration is adding another layer of scrutiny beyond the metal detector, X-ray belt and the cursory glance. New specially trained "Behavior Detection Officers" are reportedly on duty now throughout several airports--they are sprinkled everywhere from curbside check-in to the closing plane door. They'll be making sure that someone isn't handling their laptop awkwardly (as if there are two liquids inside that shouldn't be mixed...yet) or a possible perp stroking his mustache to sinister a manner. Essentially, these guys read minds, I guess. Or rather, they monitor a person's movements, body language and "microexpressions" such as disgust and fear, which may indicate someone is up to no good. If you arouse their suspicion, they look at you more intently (this would be where X-ray vision would come in handy) or they may accost you in a manner that makes it seem like they are helping you out--but, you're really on double, secret probation.
Toshiba recalls 10,000 Sony batteries
TOKYO – Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corp. began recalling about 10,000 Sony-made batteries for laptop computers in Japan and overseas, company officials said Thursday. Toshiba spokesman Keisuke Omori said there have been three cases in which the batteries caught fire between September and June. There were no injuries from the three fires; two in Japan and one in Australia, he said. The battery models to be recalled are different from those involved in a massive recall of Sony Corp. lithium-ion battery packs last year. Sony announced that recall after it was found they could overheat and catch fire. In the latest case, company investigations found batteries manufactured on December 3, 2005, were a cause of the problems, and there were about 5,100 of them sold in Japan, the U.S., Europe, Australia, China, the spokesman said.
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