Embedded Fuel Cell Prototype
From MTI MicroFuel Cells (www.mtimicrofuelcells.com) comes a new embedded micro fuel cell prototype design for handheld global positioning system (GPS) devices. On a GPS model with a large, full-color screen, the fuel cell design generates up to 60 hours of continuous power and provides weeks instead of days of typical usage.
The new Mobion-powered GPS prototype includes a USB interface, allowing the prototype to also be used as an independent energy source for a variety of purposes, including recharging mobile phones, digital cameras, portable media players and other handheld electronic devices. The Mobion-powered GPS prototype can be immediately recharged by refilling it with methanol.
Confidential Help for Relationship Problems
As online social media becomes increasingly popular these days it also becomes clear that society has realized the value of connecting with others through cyberspace. That being said, online “forums,” or “message boards” have become the place to go when one needs help or advice about anything from computer viruses to growing roses.
TalkAboutMarriage.com was started to extend that community help and support to the realm of relationships. The forum is free and open to the public. It has a vibrant atmosphere and regular members who respond quickly to problems that people post.
“Not everyone’s ready to see a professional therapist, and Talk About Marriage gives them a confidential way to get some feedback on their problems before making that step,” said the site’s founder, social worker Chris Hartwell. “Many of our visitors are there to discuss problems that may be too embarrassing for them to bring up with even close friends or relatives.”
Free Stock Images Program Extended
iStockphoto, will extend a year-old program that makes a collection of low-resolution images and illustrations available free of additional charge to Microsoft Office users through Microsoft Office Online. iStockphoto will also significantly increase the number of free images to the collection. In addition, the companies are looking to expand the program to new languages and countries in the coming year.
Microsoft Office Online offers how-to articles, tips, training courses, templates, clip art and media, downloads and other productivity-enhancing tools for all Microsoft Office programs. Users can access the clip art directly from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/ or by navigating to the site from within Microsoft Office software. There they will find a diverse collection of images from iStockphoto and a number of other sources that can be searched and downloaded at no cost. With these resources and a few mouse clicks, users can add punch and professionalism to documents and presentations.
Device Sends Visitors to Sleep
The NightCove uses combinations of light and sound to improve sleep quality. This futuristic table-top device is designed by Zyken (www.zyken.com) as a wellness enhancing product. NightCove combines sound and light of varying color, wavelength and intensity to stimulate melatonin levels, a hormone that helps regulate sleeping and waking cycles. For sleeping, NightCove produces light similar to twilight and reverses the process at wake-up time, creating the natural brightness of dawn. It blends sound into the light programs, selecting rhythms that are relaxing and soothing in the evening and stimulating in the morning.
Hotel guests who suffer from fatigue and jet lag may find this device useful for restful nights away from home. NightCove can be integrated into hotel information systems, with hotel receptionists setting up programs before check-in for sleep, wake-up, naps, relaxation and so on.
