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By Evan Ackerman

Infinitec is introducing what they’re activity the “next generation” of USB shine drives, the Infinite USB Memory (IUM) drive. Rather than storing accumulation on interior shine memory, the IUM pairs with your computer, forming a wireless accumulation designate link. So, some amount you block the IUM into sees it as eventual USB shine drive, patch behindhand the scenes the IUM is moving accumulation direct from your computer, making acquirable as much accumulation as you tending to remuneration it, thusly the “infinite” moniker. This isn’t some category of infinite darken hardware thing, however, it’s foregather that the noesis of the IUM isn’t limited by the element on the IUM itself.

I can’t directly amount discover how the wireless discernment works, but it’s feat to be digit of digit ways. The first, which seems most plausible from the artefact the IUM is described, is that it uses your laptop’s wireless bill to designate data. This effectuation that if you’re discover of arrange of your laptop’s wireless signal, your IUM loses its functionality. The determining (and I don’t conceive it entireness this way) would be that it someways connects to your laptop over the internet, which effectuation that the IUM would duty anywhere it could impart WiFi access, mayhap allowing you to ordered up secured inbound points free of time.

Whichever artefact it functions, I wouldn’t rattling conceive of this as a USB shine impart at all, for the eventual conceive that you can’t ingest it to backwards up or designate accumulation independently of your laptop. It’s more of a wireless USB meshwork adapter, in that it gives some USB harmonical amount inbound to the accumulation on your laptop via a topical (ad-hoc) wireless network. This is definitely a accessible capability, though its quality is limited to electronics with USB ports but without a meshwork conjugation that you don’t poverty to block your methodicalness into direct (although there is something to be said for assist of use, which the IUM trusty appears to offer).

The outlay for this john is $129, which seems kinda precipitous to me, though (for what it’s worth) it’s mostly equal to the Eye-Fi Pro, which offers the aforementioned category of wireless ad-hoc meshwork functionality.

The Infinitec IUM Drive goes on discernment July 1.

[ IUM Drive ] VIA [ ZDNet ]

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By Chris Scott Barr

When you hear the term wristwatch, you generally think of a timepiece that you wear on your wrist. Well someone is looking to change that definition. There isn’t a whole lot of information on his design, but I am going to assume for now that it is only a concept. The idea is a subdermal implant or “electric tattoo” that can function as a watch.

It uses your natural kinetic energy for power (not unlike some watches out there) and somehow uses a wireless signal to sync up with an external clock to make sure it is correct. It only illuminates when you hold your wrist up to look at it. A very cool idea, if it could work.

[ Behance ] VIA [ TrendHunter ]

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By Andrew Liszewski

A company called Xhale has developed a sensor for hospitals and other medical facilities that could help reduce the number of patients that get life-threatening infections while receiving medical care. The HyGreen features sensors that are capable of detecting drugs via someone’s breath, but they’re instead used to detect sanitizer or soap fumes given off by someone’s hands. And instead of serving as a tattle-tale as to who hasn’t washed up, the HyGreen system is designed to serve as a friendly reminder to hospital and medical staff that it might be time to wash or sanitize their hands again. Here’s the ‘how it works’ blurb from the company’s press release:

The health-care worker squirts sanitizer gel or soap into his or her hand before passing it under a wall-mounted sensor. A wireless signal from a badge worn by the worker activates a green light on the hand-washing sensor. When the worker enters a patient room, a monitor near the bed detects the status of the badge, and flashes green if the person has clean hands. If the person has not washed, or too much time has passed between washing and approaching the patient, the badge will give a gentle “reminder” vibration.

At the moment the HyGreen system is being tested at the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at the University of Florida Shands medical center, and if things go well the system could be installed elsewhere to help reduce the nearly 2 million hospital-acquired infections that occur each year in the U.S. alone.

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By Luke Anderson

Last year I found the perfect new apartment to move into. It was much larger than my previous abode, had a two-car garage, a pond view and the price was right. Unfortunately after I moved in I found that it wasn’t quite perfect. Despite the fact that AT&T had great coverage in the entire city, I was lucky to manage a single bar of service. I live in something of a valley surrounded by trees, which means I’m probably never going to get great service. They added a new tower and upgraded to 3G, but I’m still rarely able to get a decent signal. So do I move? Do I switch carriers and hope that I get a better signal (and give up my iPhone)? No, it looks like I’ll be able to (hopefully) get my hands on a femtocell and get a better signal.

If you’re not familiar with the term femtocell, it’s basically a small device that hooks into your router (or it is built into your router in some cases) and uses your internet to boost the wireless signal. AT&T has finally jumped on this bandwagon and announced the AT&T 3G MicroCell. Hook one of these up to a broadband connection and it will provide up to 10 phones a strong 3G signal. Of course only 4 of these 10 registered devices can actually be used concurrently. Pricing and availability have not yet been disclosed, but you can bet that I’ll be first in line to get one. I’ve been forced to pay Comcast a hefty fee for their crappy VoIP service, and I can’t wait to ditch it.

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