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The original MotionPower prototype undergoing testing at a Burger King drive-thru

Automotive

Promising tests for MotionPower system to generate electricity from traffic

New Energy, the company developing the MotionPower technology, reports it can produce a 25-fold increase in the system’s capacity to capture kinetic energy from moving vehicles.

The Philips Wireless HDTV Link replaces cables for wireless viewing up to 1080p

Home Entertainment

Philips' Wireless HDTV Link transmits up to 1080p

The Philips Wireless HDTV Link, which wirelessly delivers high-definition TV picture quality (up to 1080p) should appeal to viewers who enjoy HDTV but have suffered from a lack of flexibility with their set-ups.

The full-scale see through model of the Lexus LFA on display in the "art gallery" at the Tokyo Motor Show

Automotive

The Lexus LFA supercar – the long awaited production version arrives

The Lexus LFA that first appeared as a concept car at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show is finally production ready. Lexus made the announcement at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show where a full-scale see through model of the car was also on display.

Bicycles

Lexus HB Concept 2WD pedal-assist, carbon-fiber racing bike

Designed totally inside Lexus by Lexus designers, this sleek electric pedal assist bicycle is among the many hidden gems to be unearthed at the 41st Tokyo motor show.

The Cyclops mobile robotic platform is designed to be used as a surrogate for blind persons in the testing of visual prostheses (Image: Caltech/Wolfgang Fink, Mark Tarbell)

Robotics

Cyclops - the visually-impaired robot

Scientists at the Caltech have created a remote-controlled robot to help test the effectiveness of visual prostheses, such as an artificial retina, which are implanted into visually-impaired patients.

Stanford Professor Shan Wang and graduate student Richard Gaster, left, have developed an early-warning system for cancer (Images: L. A. Cicero)

Wellness and Healthy Living

Magnetic nanotags detect cancer much earlier than current methods

Extremely sensitive nanosensor chips are being developed by Stanford University researchers in an attempt to detect the early signs of cancer, called biomarkers, in humans.

Samsung’s STORY Station drives cut standby power consumption by 95 percent

Computing

Samsung STORY Station external drives cut standby power consumption to less than 1W

Samsung’s STORY Station 3.5-inch external hard drives cut the standby power consumption of external hard drives less to than 1W - a reduction of more than 95 percent over typical external hard drives.

Mobile Technology

Casio to release Exilim CA003 phone with 12MP camera

Casio has announced its upcoming Exilim CA003 camera phone featuring a 12MP camera with autofocus and 3X optical zoom.

Delta's Pilar kitchen faucet is controlled by a touch anywhere on the faucet or handle

Around The Home

Delta’s Pilar kitchen faucet offers unique touch-technology

Delta's unique Pilar kitchen faucet can be activated by a touch or tap anywhere on the spout or handle

The Intouch IT7150 wireless Internet frame adds a touch interface to an already impressive list of capabilities

Photography

Intouch IT7150 adds all touch interface to the digital photo frame

The digital photo frame adds an all touch interface to its long list of technological trimmings with the release of the Intouch IT7150 wireless Internet frame.

The Chinavision CMVM-J19 spy camera and Wi-Fi detector

Technology

Spy vs spy – wireless camera detector lets you sleep easy or play hard (in privacy)

If you don’t trust that shifty-looking night supervisor at the motel or the suspicious-looking smoke detector in your room, you might consider investing in the Chinavision CVMV-J19 Spy Wi-Fi Signal and Camera Lens Detector.

Ford is using wheat straw - a waste byproduct of wheat - to reinforce plastic in the interior storage bins of its Ford Flex vehicles

Automotive

Ford Flex 2010 to feature wheat-straw reinforced plastic

Ford has implemented environmentally-friendly wheat straw-reinforced plastic in the interior storage boxes of the Ford Flex. Wheat straw is a waste byproduct of wheat.

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