• ipod

    Turn the Channel to iPod Nano TV

    Like the Nanoscope hack before it, the iPod Nano TV magnifies the screen of your iPod while built-in speakers amplify the sound—making it seem as though you are watching a tiny, retro television. It even has a VHS combo style to complete the effect. It seems kind of pointless if you ask me, but it might be a great way to introduce 21st century technology to Grandma without shocking her system. The mini-magnifying TV works with any third generation Nano and will be available for soon for about $23. [Thumbs Up UK via GeekAlerts]
    11/07/08
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    Comment by nutbastard: mmm how much does it magnify? 2x would be just about the right compromise between size and 'um i can... more » | Other threads

  • solar power

    IBM Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency Using Magnifying Trick

    IBM's researchers have been busily beavering away trying to improve solar power technology, and they've just come up with a neat solution that uses a surprisingly simple technique: concentrator photovoltaics. In much the same way as kids use magnifying glasses to focus the sun on things to burn them (we all did that, didn't we?) the IBM boffins combined a large lens and a photovoltaic cell to focus a record-breaking 230 watts solar energy per square centimeter. That ends up producing about 70 watts of useful electric power, effectively creating a solar cell about five times more powerful than the cells commonly used in solar farms. More »
    05/16/08
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    Comment by phor11: @GadgetPlay: But they're having to alter the solar cells themselves to add additional bonding material and heatsinks to deal with... more » | Other threads

  • gadgets

    iBeam Magnifying Watch

    Fry ants with ease! The iBeam magnifying watch has a flip up lens and bright LED light so the aged and infirm can read approximately one square inch of text at a time. Priced at about $100, we're not sure if this thing is available here but we'd suggest a magnifying glass and maybe a nice reading lamp rather than this kludge. – John Biggs More »
    05/30/06
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    Comment by Muskrat: I saw one of these in one of those stores that you always see in malls and I was looking... more » | Other threads

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