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May 01, 2007

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Wireless Power Set for Devices of All Sizes, Maybe iPhone

While it may seem as though we live in a wireless age, with gadgets of all shapes and sizes filling our pockets, in actuality we're just visiting. At the end of the day we run home and plug everything in, recharging drained batteries for the next day of exploring out in the juice-less wilderness. That's about to change, as wireless power technologies are approaching prime time. One company on the forefront of the advance thinks that its technology is ready for adoption by the gadget world at large, specifically Apple and its ubiquitous portable devices. The company is called eCoupled. It produces a wireless power receiver integrated into a component about the size of a quarter, but thinner. The component uses magnetic fields to receive power without wires, charging the battery in the device and juicing it up (similar to how many rechargeable toothbrushes work). Unfortunately, the range is extremely low (nothing like the MIT prototype we reported on last year), basically requiri

Super-Talent Pico USB drives: lose 'em even faster

Score, another "world's smallest" USB drive. Never seen one of these before. Super-Talent's latest Pico drives are mighty small though, and if one of you is somehow running the Tiny USB Hall of Records, it measures just 1.5 by .5 inches and holds 8GB in swivel, retractable, and waterproof versions. $35, should be out now.

VC finally allows you to Video Preview games before you buy!

Nintendo's official clips of virtual console titles are not compatible with Wii's Opera browser. Now Featured in 30 second clips, every virtual console title has a video and description to go with it on Nintendo's website. When the video is loaded on the Wii's browser, the sound of the game can be heard but the video remains white. While this is far from having playable demos, it does provide an easy (though Wii-less) way to see the game in action before purchasing it. Check out the clips here , at Nintendo's official site.

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