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class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/kodak-playfull-waterproof-video-camera/20041/">Kodak Playfull waterproof camcorder captures 720p underwater videos </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/pawel-piejko/">Pawel Piejko</a></p> <p><em>10:36 October 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/kodak-playfull-waterproof-video-camera/20041/picture/143916/">5 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/kodak-playfull-waterproof-video-camera/20041/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kodak-playfull-waterproof-video-camera.jpg" title="Kodak has unveiled a waterproof version of its Playfull camcorder in the form of the Playf..." alt="Kodak has unveiled a waterproof version of its Playfull camcorder in the form of the Playf..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Kodak has expanded its pocket camcorder lineup with the announcement of the water-, dust- and shock-resistant cousin of the Playfull camera, the Kodak Playfull Waterproof Camera. Coming with a lower price tag than the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/kodak-playsport-action-camera/14568/" target="_blank">Kodak Playsport</a> actioncams, the new arrival can be immersed to a maximum depth of 10 feet (3 m) for up to two hours and records videos in 720p (1280 x 720) resolution. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/kodak-playfull-waterproof-video-camera/20041/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/">Flipit lets you charge devices from outlets that are in use</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>12:28 October 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/picture/143855/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/flipit-4.jpg" title="The Flipit is a charging device that draws power from electrical outlets that are already ..." alt="The Flipit is a charging device that draws power from electrical outlets that are already ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Perhaps you’ve encountered a travel scenario like this before ... you arrive at your hotel room and go to plug in your mobile phone, only to discover that the bedside lamp and clock radio are already occupying both plug-ins of the most conveniently-located AC wall outlet. While there might be room on another outlet, it could involve your having to squeeze in behind the TV, or leaving your phone someplace where you might forget it. If you had a Flipit USB charger, however, you could draw power from that first outlet, while still leaving the light and the radio plugged in. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/flipit-usb-charger/20024/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/chemical-etching-diamond-mems-nist/19999/">Chemical-etching technique could lead to diamond micro-machines</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>23:55 September 29, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/chemical-etching-diamond-mems-nist/19999/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/chemical-etching-diamond-mems-nist/19999/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/diamondmems.jpg" title="One of the diamond cavities carved by the NIST team " alt="One of the diamond cavities carved by the NIST team "/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>With sizes typically measured in micrometers, Micro-electromechanical systems (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/mems/" target="_blank">MEMS</a>) devices are already being used in applications such as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/self-calibrating-mems/15998/" target="_blank">super-accurate sensors</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-mems-device/19856/" target="_blank">energy-harvesting devices</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/mems-filter-electronic-signals/12498/" target="_blank">electronic signal amplifiers</a>. Given how difficult it would be to replace such systems' moving parts as they wear out, it would be ideal if those parts could be made from as hard a material as possible. Well, while most MEMS are presently made chiefly of silicon, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are now on their way to making them from diamonds. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/chemical-etching-diamond-mems-nist/19999/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/leaf-grip-twisting-remote-control/19969/">Prototype remote control is a twisted channel-changer</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>19:20 September 27, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/leaf-grip-twisting-remote-control/19969/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/leaf-grip-twisting-remote-control/19969/picture/143547/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/leaf-grip-twisting-remote-control/19969/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/leafgrip.gif" title="The Leaf Grip Remote Controller is an experimental device that users twist or bend to cont..." alt="The Leaf Grip Remote Controller is an experimental device that users twist or bend to cont..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Why change channels by clicking on buttons, when you could do the same thing by twisting your remote? Japan's Murata Manufacturing Company obviously sees advantages in this approach and has created a prototype dubbed the "Leaf Grip Remote Controller" to showcase the idea. Flexing the battery-less device not only changes TV channels, but it also switches inputs, controls the volume, and turns the power on and off. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/leaf-grip-twisting-remote-control/19969/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/swyp-concept-printer/19951/">SWYP concept aims at reinventing the printer</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/pawel-piejko/">Pawel Piejko</a></p> <p><em>07:25 September 26, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/swyp-concept-printer/19951/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/swyp-concept-printer/19951/picture/143448/">15 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/swyp-concept-printer/19951/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/swyp-concept-printer.jpg" title="SWYP's touchscreen interface allows users to load an image or document, crop or rotate it,..." alt="SWYP's touchscreen interface allows users to load an image or document, crop or rotate it,..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>With a view to promoting innovation in the desktop printers industry, Artefact design studio has unveiled its See What You Print (or SWYP) concept printer, operated via a touchscreen interface. SWYP aims to simplify and accelerate the task of printing by combining features of simple photo editing and immediate printing in one unit, which enables users to see exactly what the printed page will look like. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/swyp-concept-printer/19951/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-mems-device/19856/">MIT researchers build a bridge to better energy harvesting MEMS device</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>02:28 September 16, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-mems-device/19856/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-mems-device/19856/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mems-pzt-1.jpg" title="The MEMS energy harvesting device created by MIT researchers can generate 100 times as muc..." alt="The MEMS energy harvesting device created by MIT researchers can generate 100 times as muc..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The advantages of wireless sensors to monitor equipment and structures in remote locales are obvious, but are lessened significantly if their batteries need to be regularly changed. We’ve seen a number of microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, that harvest energy from the environment, such as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/scavenging-ambient-electromagnetic-energy/19163/" target="_blank">ambient light and radio waves</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/piezoelectric-harvester-sensor/13760/" target="_blank">vibrations</a>. Now MIT News is reporting the development of a new piezoelectric device that is about the size of a U.S. quarter and can generate 100 times as much power as similarly sized devices. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-mems-device/19856/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/stan-calibrates-four-3d-cameras/19831/">New tech makes four-camera 3D shooting possible</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:49 September 14, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/stan-calibrates-four-3d-cameras/19831/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/stansystem.jpg" title="A scientist uses STAN to calibrate a four-camera 3D TV system(Photo: KUK Filmproduktion) " alt="A scientist uses STAN to calibrate a four-camera 3D TV system(Photo: KUK Filmproduktion) "/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>When it comes to producing 3D TV content, the more cameras that are used to simultaneously record one shot, the better. At least two cameras (or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-twin-lens-full-hd-3d-camcorder/13739/" target="_blank">one camera with two lenses</a>) are necessary to provide the depth information needed to produce the left- and right-eye images for conventional 3D, but according to researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, at least four cameras will be needed if we ever want to achieve <em>glasses-free</em> 3D TV. Calibrating that many cameras to one another could ordinarily take days, however ... which is why Fraunhofer has developed a system that reportedly cuts that time down to 30 to 60 minutes. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/stan-calibrates-four-3d-cameras/19831/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/lithium-battery-electrolyte-gel/19817/">New polymer gel for cheaper, flexible lithium ion batteries</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>17:29 September 13, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/lithium-battery-electrolyte-gel/19817/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/lithium-battery-electrolyte-gel/19817/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lithiumgel.jpg" title="A newly-developed gel could make lithium batteries cheaper and more damage-tolerant, and a..." alt="A newly-developed gel could make lithium batteries cheaper and more damage-tolerant, and a..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Lithium-ion batteries have certainly been a boon to electronic devices, offering much longer run times than their alkaline counterparts. There is still room for improvement, however. Existing lithium batteries can short circuit, they don't stand up to damage, and they can only be made in a limited variety of shapes. Now, scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a polymer gel that could be used to make lithium batteries with none of those shortcomings - plus, they should be cheaper. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/lithium-battery-electrolyte-gel/19817/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/photojojo-restored-polaroid-sx-70/19764/">Polaroid SX-70 cameras from the 1970s make a comeback</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/pawel-piejko/">Pawel Piejko</a></p> <p><em>02:50 September 8, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/photojojo-restored-polaroid-sx-70/19764/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/photojojo-restored-polaroid-sx-70/19764/picture/141863/">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/photojojo-restored-polaroid-sx-70/19764/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/restored-polaroid-sx-70-6.jpg" title="The camera is equipped with a 116mm f/8 lens, f8 to f22 aperture lens, featuring manual fo..." alt="The camera is equipped with a 116mm f/8 lens, f8 to f22 aperture lens, featuring manual fo..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Photojojo is known for offering unusual cameras for enthusiasts such as the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/holga-twin-image-maker/19120/" target="_blank">Holga Twin Image Maker</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/neingrenz-5000t-tilt-shift-camera/19407/" target="_blank">NeinGrenze 5000T</a> dedicated tilt-shift camera. 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The cameras being offered have all been restored to working condition and integral instant film is also available. <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/photojojo-restored-polaroid-sx-70/19764/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/spyder-3-krypton-laser/19747/">'World's brightest' Spyder 3 Krypton laser</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>23:01 September 6, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/spyder-3-krypton-laser/19747/#comments">33 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006123412im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/spyder-3-krypton-laser/19747/picture/141785/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006123412/http://www.gizmag.com/spyder-3-krypton-laser/19747/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006123412im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/spyderlaser.jpg" title="With a 1-watt beam, the Spyder 3 Krypton is the brightest handheld laser you can legally o..." alt="With a 1-watt beam, the Spyder 3 Krypton is the brightest handheld laser you can legally o..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Perhaps you were one of the first people to buy a standard red laser pointer when they first came out. 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