On/off the Wall iPhone dock concept is elegant

Unless you have a dock that props your smartphone up while its charging, chances are most of the time you have your phone lying on its back while you recharge it. Well if you'd rather have your phone docked but you'd rather not shell out for a charging dock, you might start to wish that this concept iPhone wallmount and dock by designer Benjamin Helle was a reality.

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Hardware Mod For Galaxy Nexus Car Dock Fixes Lack Of 3-Pin Connection [Do It Yourself]

Nobody knows exactly why it happened, but when Samsung decided to release their official Galaxy Nexus car dock here in the states, they did so minus the 3-pin connectors that not only send the phone into car mode, but charge the device as well. Well, a handy-man over on XDA decided to take matters into his own hands put together a (not so) quick do-it-yourself project that would make Ben Heck proud. The results. A car dock for the Galaxy Nexus (GSM) the way it should have been released. Look like a fun weekend project? Well, with a cold beer and a little elbow grease, you too could give your Galaxy Nexus the car dock it deserves.


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Nvidia unveils GeForce GTX 680 desktop GPU, 600M series for laptops

Nvidia's next-gen GPUs sure took their sweet time arriving, but the first of the Kepler crew is finally available in stores and its 28nm silicon is just itching to show off what it can do. You may be wondering what the 2GB GeForce GTX 680 brings to the gaming table, and whether it'll put an end to AMD's free run at the top of the food chain. Well, Nvidia now claims it has “the fastest GPU in the world”, with both lower power consumption and a 10-40 percent performance advantage over AMD's single-GPU rival, the Radeon HD 7970, at 1920 x 1080. How can it back up such a boast.




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Galileo offers a robotic arm for your iOS device

While Apple's front-facing and rear-facing cameras are perfectly capable of making video calls, there's one problem that they, and other manufacturers might not have accounted for, which is that of the other person walking out of view from the camera. For example when attempting to host a video call with a large group of people, not everyone can fit into the frame unless they squash together which can be uncomfortable, and it might be tricky attempting to video call your toddler especially when they can be easily distracted, which is why Motrr has come up with the Galileo.

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What if trees could be used as batteries?

Yes, our bark-skinned friends are nice and beautiful and we shouldn't mess with them too much. But here's the thing: we already chop them down for paper, so why not use their spare woody meat for batteries too. Like previous attempts at organic energy storage, it all hinges on mimicking photosynthesis. Up to the a third of the biomass of a tree is a pulpy substance called lignin, which is a by-product from paper production and which contains electro-chemically active molecules called quinones.

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Instagram and Hipstamatic to announce photo-sharing partnership

Historically, Instagram has been the definition of closed. It's only available on one platform (iOS), and no third-party services were allowed to port content in via an API. According to Fast Company, that's changing today. It's bruited that Instagram will be opening its doors ever-so-slightly to one Hipstamatic, enabling users of the latter to tag their photos with lenses and filters, and then push them into the Instagram universe. It's being likened to Foursquare users pushing their check-in information to Facebook and Twitter, and it's bound to increase the visibility (and revenue) of Hipstamatic.

2DayBlog.com, Instagram and Hipstamatic to announce photo-sharing partnership

Jeep teases new concept trucks for Moab Easter Safari

Spring means lots of things to lots of people, but for Jeep owners, this time of year points to just one main event on the calendar: Easter Jeep Safari. This year, Jeep and Mopar have put their heads together to create another group of awesome concepts. All told, the automaker will roll out six new vehicles in the desert, including the Jeep Wrangler Apache, Jeep J-12 and Jeep Mighty FC concepts – the last of which is pictured above. We can't say much about what the Apache will bring to the table, but the J-12 looks to pay homage to the old Kaiser Jeep M715.

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