PaperPhone, the world’s first flexible smartphone

It’s Mother’s Day, but since cellphones are more important than our moms, I thought you’d be interested with this new device.

Researchers in Canada have unveiled a prototype of their PaperPhone, a flexible paper-thin smartphone that is pretty much capable of doing what your current phone does, such as make calls, send text messages, display books, play music and navigate apps. But here’s the interesting part: the PaperPhone uses no power when nobody is interacting with it.

See the whole thing after the jump.

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Apple‘s white iPhone Coming Soon!

The long wait may be finally over for those who have been saving up to get their hands on Apple‘s white iPhone.

According to two people familiar with the goings on inside Apple Inc., the company has started production on the white iPhones. The sources said the white iPhones may be formally launched within a month. A source cited by Bloomberg said the release would probably take place at the end of April. The white iPhone will be available via AT&T and Verizon, according to the source. The white version of the popular smartphone will reportedly be assembled by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., which is owned by Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group.

Production of the white iPhone, which was first introduced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in June 2010, has been delayed due to manufacturing problems that the company has refused to fully explain. Apple has still to announce an official release date for the white iPhone, although the company’s senior vice-president, Phil Schiller, tweeted last month that the gadget would be available by spring.

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Logitec (not Logitech) is releasing this wireless LAN router

Logitec (not Logitech) is releasing this wireless LAN router with unique antenna that supposedly helps achieve an amazing 450Mbps speed on compatible devices. Honestly, this is the craziest router design we’ve ever seen. And if Amelia Earhart was still alive (may she rest in peace), we’re sure she’d be endorsing this item. Called the LAN-WH450N/GR, the device will go on sale in Japan in mid-April for around $230 US.

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Amazon has beaten Google and Apple in the race to produce a cloud-based music

Amazon has beaten Google and Apple in the race to produce a cloud-based music player with the launch of its aptly named Cloud Player, which allows users to play their mp3s anywhere and anytime.

The Cloud Player gives users the option to save music they buy via the Amazon MP3 Store on the company’s Cloud Drive. Users may also upload music saved on their hard drives. The Cloud Player is available both as a Web browser-based and an Android-based app. Users can also create playlists, organize their collections, and download music to their hard drives.

Storing music on the Cloud Drive is free up to 5GB for all Amazon customers with valid billing address in the U.S. An album purchase through the Amazon MP3 Store increases the storage capacity to 20GB. Users can buy additional storage at $1 per GB if they want to go beyond 20GB.

The Cloud Player’s launch comes amid reported efforts by Google and Apple to come up with their own cloud-based music app.

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Porsche 918 review – 2012 Porsche Hybrid Spyder’s

Porsche 918 review – 2012 Porsche Hybrid Spyder’s new hyper car was previously thought to be just a concept but soon after its initial unveiling the company announced it would be putting the dramatic drop-top on the market. It will be a limited edition model however, and very exclusive with a limited run of just 918 going into production. Prices will start at 645,000 euro.

 

 

Porsche’s hybrid hyper car is go! With fuel consumption of 94mpg, but a 0-62mph time of 3.2 seconds, the 918 Spyder is set to blur the line between performance and economy as never before. Only 918 examples will be made in total at Porsche’s flagship plant in Stuttgart, with production beginning on 18 September 2013 and first deliveries planned for two months later.The price has been set at £678,000, which is nearly three times that of the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, and almost £250,000 more than the 918’s
predecessor, the Carrera GT.

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U36JC Laptop by ASUS

ASUS has been trying to differentiate itself for a long time in the laptop market and to this end they’ve created the ASUS U36JC. It’s a 13.3 inch machine that’s only .76 inches thick at its widest point. And how much would you expect something so thin to weigh? How about just under 4 pounds? So what do you get inside this little chassis?

The U36JC comes equipped with a Core i5-460M processor and 4 GB of RAM. In addition, it’s packaged with a NVIDIA’s GeForce 310M graphics card and a 500 GB hard drive.

Sounds good so far but does all that outweigh the fact that it doesn’t have an optical drive built-in? Maybe not for some users. Add in the $969 price tag and the novelty of having such a thin case may be a little too late to overcome that sticker shock.

However, the plethora of connectivity may just tip the scale. Instead of being extremely limited as to what you can connect this portable PC to (such as with some newer Mac laptops) this ASUS model has two USB 2.0 ports, a single USB 3.0 port, and VGA outs in addition to the obligatory HDMI out and Ethernet socket. The 3-in-1 card reader is almost like gravy on top of all that.

There are other laptops out there that do it better (MacBook Airs are thinner and lighter) but ASUS’s new offering will keep you extremely mobile.

If you want the full spec sheet, head on over to the official ASUS website for more info.

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