AirPower from RCA

While I was at CTIA Wireless 2010, I saw a booth that had something to say about AirPower.

AirPower is some new technology developed by RCA, and it is designed to steal the energy from the Wi-Fi signals in the air. 

I had no idea that those Wi-Fi signals could actually carry any energy, but apparently it only takes five to six hours to juice up one of these AirPower batteries if it is within close proximity of a Wi-Fi hotspot.

These AirPower chargers will be available sometime before the holidays, and they intend to market them as emergency back-up power supplies.

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Motorola H17txt Bluetooth headset

Motorola does not only make cellphones and smartphones just in case you were wondering and are new to the scene, as they have their fingers dipped in the world of communication devices as well. Their latest device would be the H17txt Bluetooth headset that will offer wireless mobility when communicating with your contacts over a Bluetooth-enabled cellphone. 

Thanks to MotoSpeak, this Bluetooth headset was specially designed to keep you connected and responsible regardless of whether you have two hands behind the wheel or not, where it was created to optimize the text-to-speech technology. Apart from that, when paired with an application, the H17txt will read text messages (SMS) into the headset in real time, helping you keep your eyes peeled on the road. Apart from that, you can also choose to customize an automated response and automatically enable text-to-speech whenever the headset is turned on.

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Microsoft announces KIN

Microsoft has just announced its brand new Windows-powered smartphone known as KIN, where it was specially designed for folks who are actively navigating their social lives wherever they are. This is made possible thanks to their partnership with Verizon Wireless, Vodafone and Sharp Corporation, where KIN is meant to be the ultimate social experience which will blend the phone, online services and the PC together to deliver breakthrough new experiences known as the Loop, Spot and Studio. 

You can’t just pick up the KIN from anywhere as it will be exclusively available from Verizon Wireless for folks living in the US from May onwards, while Vodafone is offering it in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom later this autumn.

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Samsung AMOLED Beam cellphone in South Korea

We all know that our friends over at South Korea do have a slew of smartphones which are by far and large, much more advanced that what the rest of the world gets (of course they are a close challenger to Japan which has some pretty far out handsets as well). For those who are in the know, the Samsung Haptic Beam (SPH-W7900) which has been out for some time already has just received its successor in the form of the AMOLED Beam (SPH-W9600), making it the first full touch beam projector phone in the world which is capable of delivering an enhanced viewing experience and richer image projection.

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