LG introduces a new mosquito combating air conditioner in Nigeria

LG introduces a new mosquito combating air conditioner in Nigeria 

 

Catering to every regular (as well as odd need), LG Electronics has introduced their newest offering – the Mosquito Away. The Mosquito Away is a residential air conditioner for the Nigerian market.

It is packed with all of LG’s high-end air conditioning technologies and additionally incorporates ultrasonic wave principles. Ultrasonic waves are harmful to mosquitoes, but absolutely safe for humans (as approved by the University of Ibadan’s College of Medicine and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria). It caters to the challenging weather conditions in Nigeria with powerful cooling and durability in temperature extremes.

The ‘auto cleaning’ function maintains hygiene and a clean atmosphere by preventing bacterial and mold formation. The ‘jet cool’ function enables efficient ventilation by increasing the airflow volume.  A big plus is that it takes into account the instability of the Nigerian power grid, and counters it with the ‘low voltage starter’ feature (and thus, works at low voltage perfectly well).

 

In a study conducted recently the Mosquito Away provided a whopping 82% repellence.  Given Africa’s climatic conditions, this model is absolute perfection. Comfort is the key in this latest model as it facilitates its users with a fresh and safe atmosphere to live and work in.

Junhwa Jeong, the general manager of Air-conditioning and Energy Solutions, LG Electronics West Africa Operations, said, “It comes with powerful cooling and extreme durability, this product is more than a match for the country’s challenging weather conditions. Better still, it incorporates ultrasonic wave technology, which effectively repels mosquitoes. We are confident that the Mosquito Away air conditioner will meet the needs of consumers in this important African market.”

LG introduces a new mosquito combating air conditioner in Nigeria

Nissan 3E Smartglass for Drivers

Nissan 3E Smartglass for Drivers

Driving has a lot of issues related to it.  Losing your way, being confused about your location and taking the wrong turnings are just some of them. In light of this Nissan are set to unveil a computer which look like a pair of glasses and are specifically designed for drivers.  The device is the Nissan 3E, where 3E stands for Third Eye*.

This week, Nissan aired a video showing a sneak peek of the Nissan 3E, featuring a shirtless model, intense and thumping music and a preview of the gadget.  Similarities can be drawn with the Google Glass and thus give Google Glass some strong competition.

 

Nissan 3E however may have a slight edge as Google Glass has already been dubbed the ‘problem maker’, rather than being the ‘problem solver’, for drivers. The problems that Google Glass are causing are no longer limited to just rumours.  Last month, a ticket was issued to a woman, reportedly from California, for driving whilst wearing the Google Glass.

This is not Nissan’s first venture into the wearable technology space, however, the Nissan 3E is still taking baby steps. Like Google Glass, it allows users to store acquired information on the gadget and has connectivity to the internet. Conversations can also be given a try as it allows exchange of information with others who are also wearing the gadget.

The Nissan 3E will be on display at the Tokyo Motor Show from 22^nd November to 1^st December. Make sure you don’t miss out!

*as reported by Car and Driver.

Nissan 3E Smartglass for Drivers

Dual screen YotaPhone debuts at €499

Dual screen YotaPhone debuts at €499

The YotaPhone pricing €499 in Europe and 19,980 rubles in Russia is a great gadget to invest in which blends the qualities of an e-reader and a smartphone. The two prototypes of this device that has been used for the purpose of attaining observations have justified the ideas promised. Any flaw observed has been removed in the retail edition of this gadget.

This dual purpose gadget works on Android operating system. This YotaPhone has a 4.3-inch 720p LCD front display. Its fast processing is rendered by a dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon processor and 2GB RAM. The 32GB of storage provides the users with a wider space to store their data. The rear e-paper display too is of 4.3 inches but doesn’t match the LCD display. Its resolution is 640×360 pixels which is lower than that of the front display. During the display of a static image, the e-reader does not consume the battery power.

Hence, the YotaPhone facilitates e-books, notification and other information reading at a power friendly rate. This feature of the gadget is helpful in displaying any image for a longer time at the e-paper display that has been captured from the front camera. This makes easy for the users to navigate maps and shopping lists that are displayed for a longer time without compromising with the battery consumption.

Apart from a power button and volume rocker, there are no physical buttons on this device. Rather two touch-sensitive strips are rendered which works as home, back and multitasking buttons. YotaPhone works best with 3G and LTE modems providing fast internet surfing to the users.

Full Specifications

OS- Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2

CPU – Dual Core 1.7 GHz Krait

FORM FACTOR – Monoblock touch with front and back screens

DIMENSIONS – 133.6 x 67 x 9.99mm

WEIGHT -146g

COLOURS – Black and white

MAIN SCREEN – 4.3” 720×1280 LCD, 16.7M colours; capacitive multi touch

BACK SCREEN- 4.3” 360×640 EPD, 16 grayscale; capacitive touch zone below the EPD for gesture controls

NETWORK -LTE 800/1800/2600 MHz, UMTS 900/1800/2100 MHz, GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz

CAMERA -Main camera 13 MP AF, LED flash, front camera 1MP

MEMORY- 2GB RAM, 32GB eMMC

CONNECTIVITY- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, BT v4.0, GPS w/A-GPS + Glonass

VIDEO -1080p 30fps; H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4, WebM

AUDIO – MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, AMR, MIDI, WAV

BATTERY- 1800mAh

OTHER – Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, FM radio, micro-SIM, special YotaPhone gestures and Put2Back applications for the back screen

Dual screen YotaPhone debuts at €499

New Pencil Stylus and Paper App by FiftyThree

New Pencil Stylus and Paper App by FiftyThree

Artists all over the world have one worry about the iPad; they can’t freely draw using the stylus. This problem has been solved by FiftyThree. They have introduced two new products the Paper App and Pencil Stylus.

Both of these tools work magically in coordination with each other. Pencil is the first stylus that probably most people would love. It comes in a very stylish mahogany wood and aluminium finishes. The tip obviously is the most important part of Pencil and it does not get mushy and slides on the glass.

Priced at $50, it is a very handy instrument that doesn’t require much effort in using. What’s more, it even comes with an eraser on the back so that we can make all the required changes effortlessly. It is evident from its design and functionalities that it was crafted to act like a real pencil. Pencil differs from other devices in one aspect that it does not allow the change of pressure to get different line weights but it is done using different speeds on Paper. Aesthetically, pencil looks beautiful, just like some carpenter has carved it out of wood. The pencil is ever-ready, with no power switch.

Coming to the technical aspects, Pencil is connected to the iPad using Bluetooth and needs to charged using USB charger. A full charge of the device could last for months. To conclude this device tries to bring a revolution to the stylus market and achieves something near to perfect.

New Pencil Stylus and Paper App by FiftyThree

New Silicon Supercapacitor that can power your phone for days

New Silicon Supercapacitor that can power your phone for days

Imagine there is a technology that allows us to use our mobile phones for days or even weeks without frequent charging, what wondrous thing would that be! Scientists in Vanderbilt University have achieved something near to this. They have designed a new Silicon Supercapacitor which can make this possible.

The idea of using silicon for making supercapacitors is a very new idea which is rejected by many scientists. But assistant professor Cary Pint says that they have found a simpler way to do it. Supercapacitors store electricity by accumulating ions on the surface of two plates, already absorbed in an electrolyte solution. Since the charge storing capacity is a direct function of the net area of the plates, these are usually coated with highly porous materials, such as activated carbon. They can’t match the energy storage capacity of Lithium Ion batteries, but can absorb and release the charge they produce more easily hence guaranteeing longer life span.

Pint’s team coated silicon with a few nanometres of carbon in graphene form which made the surfacestabilised, enough to store energy. Results were astonishing as they were 40 times as much compared to the regular uncoated porous silicon and other commercial supercapacitors.  The applications of this kind of device could be many such as use them in solar cells which can store the energy during the day and use it during the nights when the consumption is at maximum. It is believed that this could have interesting repercussions all over the silicon industry.

New Silicon Supercapacitor that can power your phone for days

Top Ten Smartglass by PING! Nigeria

Top Ten Smartglass by PING! Nigeria

1. Google Glass: £700 – google.com/glass/start/

Google Glass are smart glasses fitted with a camera, display, touchpad, battery and microphone Watch films, take pictures, search and translate on the go. It has a 640×360 display, 5MP camera, 24 hours battery life, bone conduction audio and 16GB, Wi-Fi and 25”HD screen.

2. Vizix M100 Smart Glasses: £350 – vuzix.com

The Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses are a wearable Bluetooth/Wi-Fi headpiece with a built-in HD camera and WQVGA floating eyepiece display. It will run on Android and eventually iOS. It is able to capture video and still images. Features include an integrated GPS, 8 GB memory and Wi-Fi connectivity to a enable a mobile connection to the Cloud.

3. Epiphany Eyewear: £300 – epiphanyeyewear.com

The Epiphany is the most fashionable and classic smartglasses on the market. Designed by David Meisenholder, whose clients include Lady Gaga, specs include a black frame made of “shape-memory” nylon, UV-blocking lenses, HD video recording, lithium ion battery life of 48 hours and 32GB storage. Gorgeous and sexy glasses ideal for the ladies.

4. Telepathy: £tba – tele-pathy.org

Telepathy is an innovative device that encourages real-time, hands-free, interactive communication by instantly sharing the user’s visuals with individuals from all over the world. It has a built-in camera, a micro projection unit and ear buds on either side for audio.

5. Recon Jet Smart Sunglasses: £500 - jet. reconinstruments.com/

Jet is a powerful wearable computer with a full-colour, wide-screen display, designed for active outdoor use. It measures speed, distance, and duration at a glance, enhances athletes’ performance and safety. Specs include GPS, a HD video camera, a microphone, speakers and its full-colour, widescreen display.

6. GlassUp: £250 – glassup.net

GlassUp smart glasses allow you to read text messages and e-mail directly from your lenses. Weighing 65g, it boasts an accelerometer, compass, ambient light sensor, Bluetooth and resolution of the display is 320×240. Other features include one day of battery life recharged via mini-USB. It comes in red or white and operates on Android OS.

7. Meta 1 Smartglasses: £450 – spaceglasses.com

The Meta is a huge, augmented-reality headset that enables virtual gaming, facial recognition and 3D visualisations. It has two 960×540 transparent TFT LCD displays with a 23-degree field of view, a 720p camera, a 320×240 infra-red depth camera and a 9-axis sensor. Developers are still working on this cool product.

8. ION Glasses: £70 – ionglasses.com

ION Glasses are the first-ever optical glasses or sunglasses which interact with your smartphone or tablet. It offers notifications, remote control, alerts in case of loss and customization. It works with a Bluetooth 4.0 chip, a battery, a multi-colour LED set, a buzzer and two buttons. It alerts one in discreet way so that nobody knows but you.

9. Optinvent ORA-S: £600- optinvent.com

ORA-S enables mobile computing on the go, including GPS, sports, messaging and situation awareness. The ORA connects via Wi-Fi to a smartphone or tablet and will act as a hands-free wearable computer. It includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, front camera, 9 axis sensor, ambient light sensor, microphone and loudspeaker.

10. Olympus MEG 4.0 Smart Glasses: £tba -olympus.com

The MEG4.0 isn’t a standalone structure and needs a glasses frame to hang on. The QVGA 320×240 display can connect to devices through Bluetooth 2.1, and a smartphone hookup to provide both the processing power and internet connectivity which sounds different to what we’re expecting from Google’s effort.

Top Ten Smartglass by PING! Nigeria

Top Ten Tablet by PING! Nigeria

Top Ten Tablet by PING! Nigeria

1. Apple iPad Air 32 WiFi +4G: £579 - apple.com/uk

The iPad with 9.7” retina display is stunning and incredibly fast. It’s fitted with A7X chip quad-core, weighs less than half a kilo, 20% thinner, 5MP iSight cameras, fingerprint resistant, Wi-Fi + Cellular, Bluetooth 4.0 technology, GPS, iOS7 and a battery life up to 10 hours. It was designed to create the best possible experience with video, games and movies.

2. Microsoft Surface 2: £359 - microsoft.com/surface/en-gb

The Surface 2 is amazingly thinner, lighter; faster. We think it’s a laptop in form of a tablet.  It has a 10.6” HD display, Windows RT 8.1, Microsoft Office 2013 RT, 32GB, 2GB RAM, 3.5MP front facing camera, 5MP rear facing camera, USB 3.0,  microSD, NVIDIA Tegra 4 ,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and 10 hours battery life. This is a Monster Machine.

3. Google Nexus 7 {2013}: £199 - google.co.uk/nexus

The Google Nexus 7 is a remarkably solid device all round. It has a 7”, 1280 x 800 pixels display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, 1.5GHz, 5MP rear & 1.2MP front cameras, 16G storage, 2GB RAM, Dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB SlimPort and 9 hours battery life. It stands firm a solid tablet contender.

4. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9: £329 - amazon.co.uk

The 8.9”HDX Kindle Fire HD is designed to do it all giving you a perfet size all-in-one tablet. It runs on the same Kindle OS, its apps load much faster because of its zippier Ultra-fast 2.2GHz quad-core processor.  It weighs 374g with 8MP rear and 720p front cameras, 4GLTE and battery life of 12 hours. Get ready Fire stones from Kindle.

5. Samsung Galaxy Note 8: £255 - samsung.com/uk

The Note 8 has a compact size making it a perfect companion. The 8” HD display 1080p, and sensitive S Pen to explore the creative mind. It runs on Android JellyBean 4.1.2, Quad Core 1.6GHz, 16GB storage, 1.3MP front, 5MP rear camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 8 hours battery. Do more with Note 8.

6. Asus transformer PAD Infinity: £340 eee.asus.com/en

The PAD Infinity 10.1” by 2,560×1, 600 resolution and houses Nvidia’s latest 1.9GHz Tegra 4 processor with a 72-core GeForce GPU. Other specs include 4K HDMI, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, Bluetooth 3.0 and a 5MP rear &1.2MP front camera. Ususlly pricing for Asus products are always cheaper, so infinity entertainment awaits you.

7. Sony Xperia Z LTE: £400 - sony.co.uk

Xperia Tablet Z is sharper, faster with HD display and Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz processor. It’s fitted with a 10.1” 1200 x 1920 pixels, 2 GB RAM, 16GB & 32GB, Wi-Fi, Camera: 2.2MP front, 8.1MP rear and battery Life 6.5 hours. It has great display quality plus shatter proof and scratch resistant glass screen and Bravia Engine 2.

8. Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2: £489 - shop.lenovo.com/gb/en

The best of Lenovo, Microsoft, and Intel, the ThinkPad 2 redefines mobile business. It is thinner and lighter with 10.1” by 1366×768 display, OS – Windows 8 (32-Bit), Intel Atom Z2760 1.8 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 10 hours battery. It has a multi touch, digitizer, pen, 8MP rear camera and a powerful executive feel.

9. Apple iPad Mini 7.9”  with Retina Display: £499 - apple.com/uk

The iPad mini is a thinner, lighter, cheaper variant of the iPad. Its has a 7.9”by 2048 x 1536 resolution display, A7 chip with 64-bit architecture, M7 motion coprocessor and, 5MP rear,1080p 1.2MP front camera, 32 GB storage. Beautiful screen, fluid performance, FaceTime camera, amazing apps defines the iPad Mini.

10. NOOK HD: £129 - uk.nook.com

The nook is one of the best in reading experience amazing Android apps, games, films and music. It has a 9″ full HD display -1080p playback, weighs 515 g, 1.5 GHz OMAP 4470 dual-core processor, dual stereo speakers, Wi-Fi, wide viewing angles, slate colour and up to 10 hours of video. It has the best price in tablet market.

Top Ten Tablet by PING! Nigeria

Top Ten Phablet by PING! Nigeria

Top Ten Phablet by PING! Nigeria

 

1. Samsung Galaxy Note 3:  631.42 {sim free} - samsung.com

The Note 3 makes life simpler and faster to handle with the S Pen. It is packed with a lot of functionality and amazing speed. Specs includes 5.7” screen, 32GB memory, MicroSD, Android 4.3, Snapdragon 800 2.3GHz CPU, TouchWiz, 13MP camera and a 3,200mAh battery.

2. Sony Xperia Z Ultra: £587 {Sim Free} - sonymobile.com

Xperia Z Ultra is a Phablet with 6.4” HD display. It is powered by Android Jellybean 4.3, Quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB RAM, 16B memory, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and 4G LTE. It is dust-resistant and waterproof. The sound and display quality is really superb and raises the bar.

3. HTC One Max: £599 –  htc.com/uk

One Max is powered by 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor found in the normal HTC One. Other spec includes 5.9” HD 1080p LCD, a fingerprint scanner and 3300mAh battery. Dual front-facing stereo speakers and built-in amps create louder bass for booming audio.

4. LG Optimus G Pro: £479.99 - lg.com

The G Pro has a 5.5” HD Screen, Android 4.1.2 OS, 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, 13MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera, 32GB memory, 2GB RAM, Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth 4.0 and Front LED notification. It has a 1080p resolution, top notch battery life, excellent customisation and amazing natural colours.

5. Blackberry Z30: £499.98 - uk.blackberry.com

The BlackBerry Z30 is coming at a point when the company is drowning but we are not sure if this model can save the sinking ship. It is powered by a Dual Core 1.7GHz Qualcomm, BB 10.2 OS, 25 hours battery life, 16GB storage, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 8MP rear camera and 2MP front camera.

6. Acer Liquid S2: £549- acer.co.uk

Acer Liquid S2 made its debut at the IFA 2013 with a 6” 1080p Phablet that can record 4K videos. It is fitted with a 13MP 1080p camera, Android 4.2.2 OS, Float UI runs on the quad-core Krait 400 processor, 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth 4.0 and 16GB of storage memory.

7. Asus Padfone Infinity : £400 - asus.com

Asus PadFone is true innovation that transforms a Full HD smartphone into a Full HD tablet. It is a 5” HD Phone & 10” HD Tablet, powered by a 2.2 GHz Powerful Quad-core Processor. Also 13MP Full HD rear camera, 2MP front camera, Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth, 32GB Storage and 19 hours battery life.

8. Samsung Mega : £300 - samsung.com

The 6.3” Mega was designed for large visual content. It is ideal for entertainment and working on the go. Powered by Android 4.2.2, 1.7 GHz Quad-Core processor, 2GB RAM Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth 4.0, 16GB Storage, 13 hours of battery life, an 8MP rear HD camera and 1.9MP front camera.

9. Huawei Ascend Mate : £290 - huaweidevice.co.uk

Ascend Mate is a powerful 6.1” Phablet with 8MP camera capable of taking sharp photos even in poor light. It has a 4050-mAh battery and power-saving software, which gives 48 hours of power. Fitted with Android 4.1, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM Wi-Fi, 4G and Bluetooth 4.0.

10. Nokia Lumia 1520 : £550 - nokia.com/gb-en

Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with 6” 1080 x 1920 display, Windows 8, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Processor with 1.7 GHz Quad-Core CPUs, 2GB RAM, Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth 4.0, 32GB Storage, a rear-facing 20MP camera and 3400 mAh battery. Nokia is gradually gaining market share.

 

Top Ten Phablet by PING! Nigeria