Glove with an embroidered patch of conductive thread

The price of the gloves range from 9.9 yuan to 129 yuan (US$1

.60-20.70), depend on design and what type of materials are made of, buyers are mostly youngsters.

By Carson Cheung, posted Jan 1, 2013 at 3:08 PM, 451 views,

Chinese Smartphone Users Feel it’s Like Magic While Using Touchscreen Gloves

As the weather gets colder in northern China, Chinese smartphone users are beginning to worry about how to operate their touchscreen devices without taking off their gloves during winter. Touchscreen gloves just pop up in time and becomes the most popular accessories right now. For the past Christmas, touchscreen gloves sell like hot cakes in China. You can find it almost everywhere, online stores, accessories shops and supermarkets, and the total monthly sales has gone sky high. The price of the gloves range from 9.9 yuan to 129 yuan (US$1.60-20.70), depend on design and what type of materials are made of, buyers are mostly youngsters. They gave favorable comments online, by saying: “I can really use the touchscreen after putting on this ! It’s magic !” China now is not only the largest market for smartphone, but also the largest market for smartphone’s accessories. Dealers can earn more profit by just selling accessories …
Smartphone users who live in extreme cold weather in China, fall in love with these touchscreen gloves. It’s not only for the protection, most importantly it will give the ability to operate their touchscreen devices. So is it really that magical ? As we know, capacitive touchscreen devices such as smartphones and tablets, consists of an insulator such as glass, coated with a transparent conductor. As the human body is also an electrical conductor, touching the surface of the screen results in a distortion of the screen’s electrostatic field, measurable as a change in capacitance. One cannot use a capacitive touchscreen through most types of electrically insulating material, such as gloves. This disadvantage especially affects usability in consumer electronics in cold weather. It can be overcome with a special glove with an embroidered patch of conductive thread passing through it and contacting the user’s fingertip.
Glove with an embroidered patch of conductive thread. Chinese online retailers are having good sales on touchscreen gloves.



SOURCE: life.longhoo.net (Chinese content), Wikipedia

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• porttr
  apple gonna patent this like that magic magnetic cover that has been on the selling in china and hong kong long long ago since the first version of ipad..

Glove with an embroidered patch of conductive thread

Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro – Design, Keyboard base and Connectivity

You might remember the Samsung ATIV Smart PC we looked at a little while ago. That’s the ‘budget’ X86 convertible tablet/laptop in Samsung’s Windows 8 range. The next model up is the 11.6-inch Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro (or 700T1C in model-numer-speak), which replaces the Atom processor with a full-blown Core i5 or i7, and swaps the 1,366 x 768 screen resolution for a lovely Full HD PLS panel. It’s essentially the sequel to the Samsung Series 7 Slate 700T.

Read the full Windows 8 review here

In case this is the first time you’ve come across the ATIV Smart PC range, it’s Samsung’s full Windows 8 version of the Asus Transformer form factor which combines a tablet with a keyboard base to make a laptop. All the ATIV Smart PCs support touch and Wacom stylus goodness.


Where the Atom-based Smart PC is comparable to the Vivo Tab, the Smart PC Pro takes on the Asus Taichi and Microsoft Surface Pro, amongst others.

Wondering which Windows 8 device to get? Have a read of our Best Windows 8 Laptops Tablets Convertibles and PCs roundup

Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro Design and Build

Though the Smart PC Pro is definitely at the premium end of the market, the tablet itself is constructed using plastic, albeit with a nice brushed metal-effect finish. This is to keep its weight down, as because of the power it packs in the tab alone weighs 884g, considerably heavier than inevitable comparisons to the iPad.

Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro Keyboard Base and Cover

However, the keyboard base is made of metal. This lends it a very premium feel at odds with the tablet part, yet again there’s logic behind the difference: this was done to increase the keyboard base’s weight (bringing the entire package to 1.6kg), so that it balances the tablet part and avoids the falling-over-backwards flaw that plagued the Asus Transformer.

Mind you, the dock does not contain an extra battery as does the more budget-oriented Samsung Smart PC’s one, though it does give you extra connectivity. This is a real shame, as the powerful Pro tablet inevitably already offers shorter battery life than its Atom sibling.

The tablet itself is a very svelte 12mm thick, and with keyboard attached matches many Ultrabooks at 22mm. However, if you’d rather have a thinner tablet without losing the physical keyboard, there will be a Microsoft Surface-like keyboard cover that’s a mere 4mm thin.

Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro Connectivity

The Smart PC Pro tablet is well-endowed in the connectivity department. The tablet itself sports a headphone jack, full-size USB 3.0 port and microSD card slot for expanding its storage along its top, plus a microHDMI for video output along with the volume rocker on its left.

A physical rotation lock is a welcome touch too. Wireless is particularly comprehensive thanks to Wi-Fi N, Bluetooth 4.0 and 3G/4G wireless broadband with accompanying SIM slot.

The keyboard dock adds a further two USB 2.0 ports (the data interconnect between tablet and keyboard can’t cope with USB 3.0) to the equation, though alas no full-size SD card reader. This is annoying for photographers, and we can only hope Samsung will bring out another dock down the line with a battery and full SD card slot built in.

Samsung Ativ Smart PC Pro – Design, Keyboard base and Connectivity

Alt-fuel vehicles electrify Detroit

By Clifford Atiyeh of MSN Autos

Hybrid and electric cars should climb to 5 percent of U.S. market
share this year, an increase from 3.3 percent in 2012, according to WardsAuto, an industry news, research and data company. That's not a runaway success by any means, but it's a sure signal that automakers will be dreaming up more ideas to compete in this growing segment. Here are six plug-in models and one wild hybrid to watch — all were on display at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Via Motors Presidential

General Motors sells a small number of hybrid SUVs, but none as large as this Suburban modified by Detroit startup Via Motors. Via says this is the first plug-in hybrid SUV on sale in the United States; it has a 300-kilowatt electric motor and a 150-kilowatt generator that powers high-voltage plugs mounted on the truck's side. Pacific Gas & Electric and Verizon will be testing several Via products, including a plug-in van estimated to travel 35 miles before its engine switches on.

Tesla Model X

Tesla's long-awaited SUV debuted in Detroit with "falcon wings" for rear doors, and they're just as imposing as the bird itself. The 7-passenger Model X is a taller Model S but with available all-wheel drive. Even with its added weight, Tesla says the top Model X will hit 60 mph in five seconds, square in Porsche Cayenne territory. It's still more than a year away from production.

smart forstars

Nothing is what it seems on this smart electric concept. The hood scoop is actually a built-in video projector. The seats aren't really seats, but cloth straps stretched across open frames. Behind the taillights are two charging ports. It's no secret the current smart fortwo is aging — the basic style hasn't changed since 1998 — so this zany red coupe could spell out the future, if that future includes showing movies in your garage.

Cadillac ELR

The ELR isn't simply a new Cadillac, it's the world's first plug-in hybrid coupe. To that end, it shares the capable powertrain from the Chevrolet Volt, while incorporating a richer cockpit dressed in leather, Alcantara and Cadillac's new Cue infotainment system (plus the center cubby space has a power-assisted cover). It looks nothing like the Volt and more like the CTS coupe.

Volkswagen CrossBlue

Volkswagen makes a Touareg Hybrid and a diesel-powered Touareg TDI, but wouldn't it be ideal to combine them into one model? That's the idea behind the CrossBlue concept, which packs a diesel engine, all-wheel drive, dual-clutch transmission and up to 14 miles of all-electric driving. Mitsubishi is now selling a plug-in version of its new Outlander in Japan, with Europe and possibly the U.S. to follow later this year. Expect Volkswagen to act fast.

Nissan Resonance

Heralding a potential for electrified SUVs, Nissan unveiled its Resonance gas-electric hybrid, a concept strewn with lines pointing in every direction, including some of the most geometrically complicated wheels we've seen in a long time. Nissan didn't say much about the concept's hybrid powertrain, only that it included the company's latest continuously variable transmission. Given the size of the Resonance and Nissan's plan to introduce 15 new hybrids by 2015, we wouldn't be surprised if Nissan added a hybrid Pathfinder to the lineup.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive

Many fuels, including natural gas and hydrogen, have powered various models of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, but we've only seen this subcompact car on U.S. roads near the Canadian border. By this year or next, we'll have this all-electric B-Class to compete against the similar C-Max Energi, a plug-in hybrid that's already on sale. Will anyone pay a premium for an electric Mercedes, especially with a body style (R-Class) that Mercedes buyers have rejected? We're wagering the market will be slim.
Clifford Atiyeh has spent his entire life driving cars he doesn't own. Based in Boston, he is the senior news editorfor MSN Autos and contributes to The Boston Globe, Car and Driver and other publications.
 
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Are they iPad killers, Technology, Mobiles ,

Last night,i attended a Techno savvy evening and one of the hottest topic discussed was some of the devices that could challenge Apple’s dominance of the tablet computing market. It may have unceremoniously canned Project Courier, but Microsoft has made no secret of its desire to go head-to-head with Apple’s iPad in the tablet space. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, said developing its own ‘slate’ was one of Microsoft’s top priorities, and the hardware division has been using its Twitter account to post pictures of a forthcoming product, which some have speculated could be a tablet computer. It’s surely only a matter of time before Microsoft unleashes its iPad killer on the world. Whether it can truly challenge Apple’s device remains to be seen .Research in Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry, is working on a tablet computer of its own, according to industry insiders. It will go on sale just before Christmas, and will cost roughly the same as Apple’s device. The "BlackPad" will apparently feature Wi-Fi, but not integrated 3G access – users will instead need to piggyback on their BlackBerrys to get online over the mobile phone network. But the big question, of course, will be whether or not it has a keyboard – BlackBerrys are famed for their Qwerty keyboards, and RIM’s previous attempts to do touch-screen only devices (original Storm, anyone?), were criticised by many users. Perhaps the Canadian company will opt for something like its new Torch – a touch-screen device with a slide-out keyboard?Robert Fraser a developer from Canberra mailed me yesterday bragging with how he have had a sneak preview of Samsung Galaxy S that could come the Galaxy Tab, a tablet-style computer from the Korean manufacturer that runs the Google Android operating system. Samsung is expected to reveal more details about the Tab at a special event on August 11 where Robert will be attending, and insiders say it takes many of its design cues and key features from the Galaxy S. Given Samsung’s computing pedigree, the Tab could turn out to be a real gem.Dell’s Android-based tablet is little bigger than a smartphone, but is designed for mobile data consumption rather than making calls on the move. It runs Android 2.2 and supports Adobe Flash, and thanks to its Snapdragon processor, is surprisingly fast. But it’s hard to see who this gadget is aimed at – it doesn’t offer the same sort of satisfying and immersive experience as a large-screen tablet, such as the iPad, but nor is it as capable and compact as a smartphone.I have been using one for the past few days courtesy of Dell employee who shipped for me a sample.

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comparison Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4 / 4S in hands-on, review and spec !, Technology ,

Samsung's become one of the most interesting smartphone firms, and its Galaxy handsets have won deserved applause - not least our coveted Best mobile phone in the world award.

The Samsung Galaxy Note is its latest, and perhaps its greatest, handset. So how does it compare to Apple's iPhone 4? There's only one way to find out...

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: Operating system

The iPhone 4 has Apple's venerable iOS, which is weeks - possibly even days - away from being updated to iOS 5. The Samsung Galaxy Note hasAndroid 2.3 Gingerbread with Samsung's own TouchWiz user interface on top, and we wouldn't be entirely surprised if the Note gets Ice Cream Sandwich when that version of Android ships.

• Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note review

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: processor

The Galaxy Note has a 1.4GHz dual core processor, while the iPhone has a single core 1GHz A4 processor.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: touchscreen

Both devices have touchscreens, although the Galaxy Note also has a pressure sensitive stylus. The Samsung has a 5.3" WXGA delivering 1280x800 at a density of 285ppi, while the iPhone has a 3.5-inch screen offering 960x640 at 326ppi. The Samsung, then, is much bigger without being much blockier.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: storage

Both devices are equally pitched here, offering a choice of 16GB or 32GB of flash storage.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: memory

The iPhone 4 has 512MB of system memory and the Galaxy Note has 1GB, which should make tabbed browsing and other memory-hungry tasks less clunky.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: camera

The iPhone's 5-megapixel camera has an LED flash and records 720p HD video, and there's a second VGA camera on the front for video chat. The Galaxy Note has an 8MP rear camera with LED flash capable of 1080p HD video and a 2MP front-facing camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: connectivity

The iPhone has 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and 3G HSDPA/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, while the Galaxy Note offers faster HSPA+ (21Mbps compared to the iPhone's 7.2Mbps), 802.11a as well as b/g/n, and Bluetooth 3.0. The Galaxy Note also offers USB connectivity, and there will be a 4G/LTE version for US customers.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: dimensions and weight

The iPhone 4 is 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm and weighs 137g. The Galaxy Note is 146.85 x 82.95 x 9.65mm and weighs 178g. The iPhone's clearly lighter, but it's a good bit smaller too.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: talk and standby times

Samsung hasn't published talktime figures yet but the Galaxy Note's battery is a 2,500mAh job compared to the 1,420mAh battery in the iPhone 4, so we'd expect the bigger battery to compensate for the energy demands of that enormous screen. The iPhone 4 delivers up to 7 hours talktime on 3G and up to 300 hours standby.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4: which is best?

We have a clear winner, and it isn't an iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy Note has a faster processor, more system memory, a higher resolution screen with near-Retina pixel density, better cameras and better connectivity.

There are a few caveats, though. The first is real-world battery life - despite the bigger battery, that enormous screen could prove to be an energy-sapper - and the second is how comfortable the Note is to hold. Five inches isn't big in tablet terms, but it's awfully big for a smartphone.

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LG's 84-inch 4K ultra high definition TV goes on sale in the US next month for $19,999 HD By Richard Lawler

LG's 84-inch 4K ultra high definition TV goes on sale in the US next month for

$19,999  HD

By Richard Lawler posted Sep 6th, 2012 at 6:27 PM 0

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LG said it would release its 84-inch 4K (3,840 x 2,160, or four times the resolution of your current HDTV) UHDTV outside Korea this month and the company confirmed shipments would be on the way during an event at CEDIA 2012 before also announcing an MSRP of $19,999. According to LG the first units will begin shipping this month, with limited availability through the usual high-end sources slated for October. Just as we'd heard, the 84LM9600 includes LG's passive glasses Cinema 3D technology plus all the Smart TV, WiDi, dual-core L9 processor, 2.2 channel speakers and Magic Remote bells and whistles it can muster.
Of course, even $20k currently doesn't buy a large selection of publicly available 4K content, although LG was displaying the unit with standard 1080p content to demonstrate its "Resolution Upscaler Plus" capabilities. The 1080p video we watched was sharp and clear on the big LED backlit set, although there was a bit of glare from the lights in the room -- not atypical for demo setups that aren't exactly like most living rooms. In just a few weeks well-heeled consumers will be able to choose between this and the slightly pricier Sony 84-inch 4K TV, with more competition on the way soon. Also an option: a decently equipped 2013 Ford Focus. Check the press release after the break for all the details, we'll be checking Mark Cuban's couch cushions for spare change.

LG 84LM9600 84-inch 4K UHDTV

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LG's 84-inch 4K ultra high definition TV goes on sale in the US next month for $19,999 HD By Richard Lawler

Taiwan firm to launch transparent cellphone

Serena Chen, Deputy Manager of Polytron technologies, Inc. displays the prototype of a transparent cellphone in Taoyuan City, northern Taiwan, on Jan 21, 2013. Polytron is reportedly hoping that the phone will be on the market by the end of 2013. [Photo/CFP]

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Taiwan firm to launch transparent cellphone