Accessories

A Battery to Power Devices… And Jump-Start Cars

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JumprThe Juno Power Jumpr does what most other portable device chargers do, namely provide power when electricity is scarce, if with the addition of a further power-- jump-starting cars in times of need. 

In fact the 6000mAh battery delivers a 12V output at peak 300A via dedicated port. According to Juno Power this allows it to jump-start most 4- and 6-cylinder engines. No such luck for your V8, though.  

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Samsung Levels Premium Audio

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Samsung takes on premium audio with Level, an audio accessory series in both wired and wireless versions promising "organic sound quality, superior comfort, portability and style."

On HeadphonesDesigned for use with mobile devices, the Level series features 4 options-- the Over, On and In headphones, and the Box speaker.

The Over are the flagship headphones, being over-ear models with an ergonomic design, touch controls, active noise cancellation and wireless connectivity. Inside are a 50mm neodymium driver and a "bio cellulose" free edge structure preventing resonance between vibration plate and frame.

The headphones also pair with an Android device app to provide customisable equalizer settings, 25 EQ presets, text-to-speech capabilities and a "smart" volume monitor.

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Sound World Intros CS50 "Personal Sound Amplifier"

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Sound World Solutions launches the CS50, an iPhone-compatible "personal sound amplifier" designed for customers in need of help with hearing but do not actually want a hearing aid. 

CS50The small device connects to mobile phones via Bluetooth, runs for up to 15 hours on a single charge and doubles as a mobile device headset. One can also use it to stream audio from a variety of sources, as well as help with listening in noisy environments. 

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Toshiba Claims Fastest MicroSD Cards

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Toshiba MemoryToshiba launches a microSD memory card series it claims is the first to comply with the high-speed UHS-II standard, the interface defined in the SD Memory Card Standard v. 4.20.

According to Toshiba the cards allow high-quality 4K video capture at minimum write speeds of 30MB/s, making them ideal for use with compatible high-performance cameras.

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The Promise of Faster Device Charging

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"Revolutionary" battery technologies usually promise longer battery lives, but the "nanodot" technology from Israel-based StoreDot claims something different-- the ability to charge a dying phone in less than a minute.

Nanobot batteryA Microsoft Think Next symposium demo has a near-empty nanodot battery inside a Samsung Galaxy S4 fully charging up in all of 30 seconds. The company also claims the batteries “withstand thousands of charge/discharge cycles, prolonging battery life expectancy considerably."

Nanodot technology uses "chemically synthesised bio-organic peptide molecules." Peptides are the building blocks of proteins, and possess "diverse physical and electrochemical properties," such as visible luminescence and electrical charging/discharging capabilities, when processed in nanoscale crystal (aka "nanodot") form.

The StoreDot battery uses nanodots in both electrode (stores energy) and electrolyte (transfers energy) segments.

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