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Kyocera's OLED Phone Concept Charges As You Flex It 101

Posted by timothy on Thursday April 16, 2009 @01:08PM from the other-products-to-flex-on-the-way dept.

Mike writes "Kyocera recently unveiled a kinetic energy-powered phone with a flexible OLED display that can be folded up like a wallet. Dubbed the EOS phone, the display unfolds to reveal a wide screen, and shape memory allows the phone's keys to pop up when in use and blend in with the surface during downtime. Best of all, the phone's soft, semi-rigid polymer skin is embedded with an array of tiny piezoelectric generators — the more you use the phone, the more it charges!" So far, it's just a design idea — but a cool one.

Comment Re:misses the point (Score 1) 492

by sarcasticfrench on Monday November 26, 2007 @01:30PM (#21481021) Attached to: How to Turn Your PC into a Mac

Actually, I did a modified version of this a few months back before I picked up a Macbook. The real reason I was interested was because of the functionality the dock offered--I was able to put all my ex-"quick launch" icons into a separate area, thereby freeing up a huge amount of space on my taskbar. This allowed many more windows to be open before the horrible autostacking feature came into play.

I agree with what you're saying about it not really being anything like OS X. However, there are still some (relatively minor) usability enhancements you can gain from this type of modification, which in some cases make it well worth the few megs of ram required to run the fake dock program.

Comment Re:Tag: theresnoplacelikehome (Score 1) 617

by koliebo on Wednesday April 25, 2007 @03:14AM (#18867105) Attached to: Earthlike Planet Orbiting Nearby Star

We could go completely green and make Earth a complete paradise--and then some rock could come along and kill all of us. Or the Vogons could decide to put in a hyperspace bypass...

Mainstream Media To Start "Crowdsourcing" 158

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday November 05, 2006 @01:20PM from the god-i-hate-buzzwords dept.

guanxi writes "Gannett, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the U.S., plans to change its newsrooms to utilize Crowdsourcing, a new term for something Slashdot readers have been familiar with for years: \From the article, they will 'use crowdsourcing methods to put readers to work as watchdogs, whistle-blowers and researchers in large, investigative features.' Last summer, the The News-Press in Fort Myers, Florida asked readers to help investigate a local scandal. The response was overwhelming: 'Readers spontaneously organized their own investigations: Retired engineers analyzed blueprints, accountants pored over balance sheets, and an inside whistle-blower leaked documents showing evidence of bid-rigging.' Public service isn't their only concern, of course: 'We've learned that no one wants to read a 400-column-inch investigative feature online. But when you make them a part of the process they get incredibly engaged.' Is this the beginning of a revolution at major media organizations? Can they successfully duplicate what online communities have been doing for years?"

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