Techyfoto collections: August 2013

e-Waste to e-learning tool

Thinker toys

Every year a staggering 50 million metric tons of e-waste like TVs, computers and cellphones are deposited in landfills.Hoping to make use of all the electronic waste piling up in landfills, Thinker Toys creator DhairyaDand came up with an interesting idea. Dand plans to create low-cost Arduino based chips called open TOYS that plug directly into used electronics that are found in landfills such as keyboards, headphones or monitors.These are designed to be used as fun,educational tool for children.

Keyano

Keyano, keyboard that is piano.The Keyano module features a small speaker, and maps each of the keys of a connected PS/2 computer keyboard to a different sound.

RandoMath

RandoMath sports an LED screen that flashes mathematical puzzles which are answered using the keyboard.

Storynory

It is like a library in our packet.It contains the funny stories in local language.This would be plugged into the speaker for collaborative storytelling or use headphones for personal use.

TV++

It connects to old TV or CRT monitors and to control add a keyboard or a mouse.Thus a mini-computer is created which can be used for educational purpose.

The ultimate goal of Thinker Toys is an entirely open source platform that allows anybody from around the world to develop their own designs, opening the door to endless possibilities for used and tossed aside electronics.

The transparent smartphone used by Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 might have caught your fancy. Fret no more, because smartphones incorporating such technology are soon going to be available at retail outlets if this Taiwanese mobile company succeeds. - See more at: http://www.techtree.com/content/news/3110/transparent-phone-buy.html#sthash.LJJLxWOt.dpuf

Polytron creates World’s First Transparent Mobile Phone.Polytron has now created working prototype of a transparent mobile phone.

Polytron, a Taiwan based company has created a phone that is fully transparent and only the circuit board, memory card and camera unit is visible. It is a touchscreen phone that has a fully functional SIM tray, SD card slot, microphone and camera. However, the phone does not yet have an operating system.

The technology used in these phones are Polyvision Privacy Glasses.It allows a device to turn transparent when an electric current is passed through it. They’ve also used microscopic wires that have been fed directly into the glass that make it barely visible to the naked eye.

The phone's glass has been toughened to resist extra scratch and shatter, despite being only 0.5 cm thick.Compared with iPhone 5, the prototype is 25 percent lighter with a 4.3-inch screen i.e 0.3 inch larger than the iPhone 5's. It can be touch-activated only on one side, but can display images on both front and back.

Polytron has also revealed that they plan to release a fully functional device in limited quantities by the end of the year 2013.Its price will not be revealed until closer to the release, but it will definitely be cheaper than the iPhone 5.

So Frdz enjoy ur new year with Transparent Mobile phones!!!!!!!!!!!