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}); </script> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content" data-article=""><h1>Mobile Technology</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-13/21073/">Lenovo's flipping and folding IdeaPad YOGA</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>04:25 January 12, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-13/21073/pictures">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-13/21073/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lenovoyoga13.jpg" title="Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing shows off the IdeaPad Yoga at CES 2012 (Photo: Lenovo)" alt="Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing shows off the IdeaPad Yoga at CES 2012 (Photo: Lenovo)"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Just as soon as Windows 8 is released, Lenovo will come to the rescue of those who simply can't choose between a notebook and a tablet with a new IdeaPad called the YOGA. Claimed to be the industry's first multi-mode notebook with a 360 degree flip-and-fold design, the new portable computing solution combines the ease-of-use of a 10-point capacitive touch tablet with the functionality and slim profile of an Ultrabook, while also bringing the screen closer to the user with a tent/stand monitor mode. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-13/21073/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-microphones-mikey-spark-tiki/21072/">Latest innovations from Blue Microphones impress at CES</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>13:58 January 11, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-microphones-mikey-spark-tiki/21072/pictures">9 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-microphones-mikey-spark-tiki/21072/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mikeysparktiki.jpg" title="Blue Microphones has unveiled three new microphones at CES 2012 - the Apple-centric Mikey ..." alt="Blue Microphones has unveiled three new microphones at CES 2012 - the Apple-centric Mikey ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>We have to admit to being rather thrilled at discovering the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-microphones-flip-mikey-and-usb-yeti/17469/" target="_blank">Mikey for Flip and the Yeti Pro</a> USB microphones from Blue at last year's CES, and were hoping for something just as good this year. We were not disappointed. The company has just debuted the Apple-centric Mikey Digital, the studio-grade Spark Digital and the cute as a button (but not actually sporting any) Tiki in Las Vegas this week. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-microphones-mikey-spark-tiki/21072/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/mmt-monitor2go-mobile-screen/21080/">MMT's Monitor2Go adds a 15.6-inch display to mobile devices</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>13:49 January 11, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/mmt-monitor2go-mobile-screen/21080/pictures">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/mmt-monitor2go-mobile-screen/21080/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/monitor2go.jpg" title="MMT's Monitor2Go is a 15.6-inch HD monitor, that mirrors the screen content of an attached..." alt="MMT's Monitor2Go is a 15.6-inch HD monitor, that mirrors the screen content of an attached..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>It’s now possible to use a smartphone or tablet for just about anything that would be traditionally done using a desktop or laptop computer. There is still one disadvantage to doing your computing on a mobile device, however – the small screen. Massachusetts-based Mobile Monitor Technologies (MMT) is attempting to address that shortcoming, with its Monitor2Go. The 15.6-inch HD LCD backlit screen mirrors the displays of all mobile Apple devices, along with those of Macs, PCs and HDMI-compatible smartphones and tablets, plus it can also be used as a lockable protective case for the iPad2. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/mmt-monitor2go-mobile-screen/21080/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-xperia-ion-lte/21068/">Sony's first LTE smartphone, the Xperia ion</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></p> <p><em>01:04 January 11, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-xperia-ion-lte/21068/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-xperia-ion-lte/21068/pictures">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-xperia-ion-lte/21068/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/xperia-ion.jpg" title="With the Xperia ion, Sony has joined the throng of phone-makers clamoring to announce LTE ..." alt="With the Xperia ion, Sony has joined the throng of phone-makers clamoring to announce LTE ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>With the Xperia ion, Sony has joined the throng of phone-makers clamoring to announce LTE handsets at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/ces-2012/" target="_blank">CES 2012</a>. Sony's PlayStation certified Android device features a 4.6-inch 1280 x 720 HD display, with both front and rear cameras capable of shooting HD video, at 720p and 1080p respectively. The rear camera has a 12-megapixel sensor which, budding Cartier-Bressons take note, can take shots within 1.5 seconds of leaving standby mode. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-xperia-ion-lte/21068/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/huawei-ascend-p1s-thinnest-smartphone/21067/">Huawei claims world's thinnest smartphone title with Ascend P1 S</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>20:57 January 10, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/huawei-ascend-p1s-thinnest-smartphone/21067/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/huawei-ascend-p1s-thinnest-smartphone/21067/pictures">5 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/huawei-ascend-p1s-thinnest-smartphone/21067/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/huawei_ascend_p1s-4.jpg" title="At 6.68 mm thick, the Huawei Ascend P1 S is (currently) the world's thinnest smartphone" alt="At 6.68 mm thick, the Huawei Ascend P1 S is (currently) the world's thinnest smartphone"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>When it comes to smartphones, people can argue about the relative merits of a bigger display that is easier on the eyes and fingers or a smaller display that results in a more pocket-friendly unit. But whatever the length and width, it seems that the desire for a thinner smartphone is pretty much universal. And - for the time being anyway - they don't come any thinner than the Huawei Ascend P1 S that made its debut at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/ces-2012/" target="_blank">CES</a> this week. Measuring just 6.68 mm (0.26 in) thick, Huawei says although the Ascend PS 1 is the world's slimmest smartphone, it doesn't scrimp on the features. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/huawei-ascend-p1s-thinnest-smartphone/21067/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ion-audio-icade-mobile-core-jr/21038/">Ion Audio to expand iCade product line</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>07:34 January 10, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ion-audio-icade-mobile-core-jr/21038/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ion-audio-icade-mobile-core-jr/21038/pictures">7 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ion-audio-icade-mobile-core-jr/21038/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ionicadeces2012.jpg" title="Ion Audio has revealed three new variations of its iCade mini arcade gaming controller at ..." alt="Ion Audio has revealed three new variations of its iCade mini arcade gaming controller at ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Ion Audio is to add a new handheld controller for iPhone and iPod Touch to its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/icade-mini-arcade-cabinet-for-ipad/17526/" target="_blank">iCade mini arcade</a> line, along with two scaled-down versions of its original controller cabinet for the iPad, which started life as an April Fool prank. Currently on show at the company's booth at CES 2012, the iCade Mobile, iCade Core and iCade Jr. offer mobile gamers the chance to play it old school using physical buttons and a four-way controller or joystick instead of the touchscreen. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ion-audio-icade-mobile-core-jr/21038/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-verizon-spectrum-smartphone/21049/">LG announces new Spectrum LTE smartphone</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>14:14 January 9, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-verizon-spectrum-smartphone/21049/pictures">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-verizon-spectrum-smartphone/21049/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lgspectrum-2.jpg" title="LG has announced its new 4G LTE Spectrum smartphone, for Verizon Wireless" alt="LG has announced its new 4G LTE Spectrum smartphone, for Verizon Wireless"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Among the electronic goodies unveiled today at CES 2012 in Las Vegas was LG’s new 4G LTE Verizon smartphone, the Spectrum. The phone’s big selling feature is its 1280 x 720-pixel high-definition display – it is billed as “the first smartphone for Verizon Wireless to feature a 4.5-inch True HD In-Plane Switching (IPS) display, the same display technology used in premium LG HD televisions.” <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/lg-verizon-spectrum-smartphone/21049/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/eton-rukus-frx-series/21037/">Eton (hand) cranks out new self-powered products at CES</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>23:52 January 8, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/eton-rukus-frx-series/21037/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/eton-rukus-frx-series/21037/pictures">12 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/eton-rukus-frx-series/21037/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/rukus_frx.jpg" title="The Rukus Solar portable Bluetooth sound system's lithium ion battery can be charged by th..." alt="The Rukus Solar portable Bluetooth sound system's lithium ion battery can be charged by th..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>While insufficient battery-life can be annoying in most mobile devices, getting cut off from the outside world because your radio has run out of juice can be much more serious. This is why <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/eton/" target="_blank">Eton</a> has been producing various devices powered by hand-turbines and solar panels for some time now. Today’s CES Unveiled saw Eton demonstrating its latest FRX line of self-powered radios that come in three flavors – the FRX 3 and FRX 2, which both sport a solar panel and hand turbine, and the FRX 1, which features just the hand-turbine. Also on show was Eton’s new Rukus portable Bluetooth sound system, which comes in battery- and solar-powered versions. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/eton-rukus-frx-series/21037/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/solarkindle/21032/">SolarKindle promises three months of unplugged reading time</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/emily-price/">Emily Price</a></p> <p><em>14:18 January 8, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/solarkindle/21032/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/solarkindle/21032/pictures">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/solarkindle/21032/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solarkindle-2.jpg" title="The SolarKindle Kindle case can provide you with three months of reading time, and over 50..." alt="The SolarKindle Kindle case can provide you with three months of reading time, and over 50..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>What if you could read on your Kindle for three months straight? SolarFocus will be showing off a Kindle case at CES this week designed to do just that. Called SolarKindle, the case has a solar panel built into its front that allows you to charge your Kindle poolside, or while you're involved in other outdoor activities, delivering three months of reading time and over 50 hours of reading lamp use on a single charge. <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/solarkindle/21032/">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/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ishower-bluetooth-speaker/21022/">iDevices unveils iShower water-resistant Bluetooth speaker for Apple and Android devices</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></p> <p><em>12:24 January 6, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ishower-bluetooth-speaker/21022/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/ishower-bluetooth-speaker/21022/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ishower.jpg" title="The iShower from iDevices is a bluetooth-enabled water resistant speaker for 'aqua-centric..." alt="The iShower from iDevices is a bluetooth-enabled water resistant speaker for 'aqua-centric..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>From iDevices, the iPeople behind the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112150051/http://www.gizmag.com/igrill-bluetooth-cooking-thermometer-for-iphone/17625/" target="_blank">iGrill</a>, comes iShower - a battery-powered, Bluetooth-enabled, water-resistant speaker for what its makers charmingly refer to as "aqua-centric environments." The iShower can stream music from any Bluetooth-enabled Apple or Android device, apparently to an impressive range of up to 200 feet (60 meters). 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