WiTricity – wireless power transmission

It is in this age wherein we can power our laptops, ipods and the like – the wireless way. WiTricity, developed by an MIT team, transmits electricity wirelessly.

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this shot is a classic!

wikipedia says,

The 404 or Not Found error message is an HTTP standard response code indicating that the client was able to communicate with the server, but either the server could not find what was requested, or it was configured not to fulfill the request and not reveal the reason why.

Joost: Internet TV

Founders of Skype and Kazaa are into another quest. Replacing your TVs with TV-quality videos via the Internet – the Joost. Soon you will be watching your favorite syndicated prime time shows not on your dumb-box or plasma TVs, rather on your desktop PC or any video appliance connected to the Internet.

Disposable Email account!

Tired of using your valid email accounts for registration in various web sites? Maybe it’s just a message board you want to read one time only and from which you don’t want to be saddled with a lifetime of spam.

The convention is just to sign in to Yahoo Mail!, Gmail or other web based email systems. But here’s a new trick. 10 Minute Mail!

It is free! It gives you an email address that vanishes after 10 minutes. There’s no registration, no verification. Just click over to the site and hit “Get my 10 Minute Mail e-mail address.” You’ll instantly be given an address that ceases to exist after 10 minutes. You can then use this address in filling out web forms or whatnot, and a very simple web-based interface gives you full access to any mail the account receives. You can reply to any messages, but you can’t send mail to an account that hasn’t already emailed you. If you can’t get the job done in 10 minutes, you can reset the timer to 10 minutes at any time.

Enjoy!

3G Broadband Data Cards

These cards carry the emerging technologies in mobile internet. With speeds of up to 1.4Mbps, you can kiss your wi-fi coffeshop hotspots goodbye. You have unlimited access to connect and surf through HSDPA, 3G, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi and dial-up depending on your mobile network service provider.

To get started, you need SIM from your service provider, a HSDPA Data Card or a HSDPA USB Modem, a laptop with a PCMCIA slot or USB slot, and a network signal (HSDPA, 3G, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi). It is best to connect to the internet via HSDPA or 3G. This will give you the fastest speed. If you are unable to obtain HSDPA or 3G signal in your current location, you may connect via EDGE or GPRS, although these will give you slower speeds versus 3G or HSDPA. GPRS is comparable in speed to a dialup connection while EDGE is around twice the actual speed of dialup.