Akihabara is home to some rather unorthodox wares, but Japan’s certainly seen it’s fair share of ion generators over the years. Though, we have to say — we’ve yet to see or hear of one with a name this good. Sharp’s IG-CM1 is better known as the Plasmacluster Ion Generator (or Virus Buster, if you will), and so far as we can tell, it’s a portable Ionic Breeze. In other words, this thing somehow cleans the air around the owner and rejuvenates their skin, and when the day’s done, it’ll recharge over USB. We know, it’s all you can do to stifle that chuckle, but Sharp’s clearly pretty serious about this thing. You know, judging by that stratospheric

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Lithium-ion battery technology keeps improving by (theoretical) leaps and bounds, but what good’s that to you when you’re faced with a dead TV remote? Brother Industries has a plan, and it doesn’t involve ink for once — the Japanese printer company’s developed a set of prototype batteries you simply shake to charge AA and AAA models are already in the works, though you shouldn’t expect to slot them into cameras or R/C cars, as the miniature electromagnetic induction generators inside are designed for infrequently used gadgets and provide as little as 10mW (or as much as 180mW) when shook. Of course, when it comes to TV remotes there’s an even easier way to squeeze some juice, but we have to imagine standard-sized cells have a slightly better chance at market.

Brother shakes up expectations with vibration-charged low-power batteries originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Getting stuck in traffic sucks, but thanks to a couple of Kiwis you might soon be feeling a little better about yourself while muttering about the brake-happy commuter ahead of you. An invention called Powertread by Justin Robertson and Brett Kemp looks to do something positive with the unending shuffling of queued cars. It’s literally a series of tubes filled with water that, when run over, force their contents through a turbine to generate electricity. One car driving over one of the things generates 580 watts of electricity at 36 amps. That’s not an awful lot power, but imagine a dozen of the things lined up at a busy off-ramp, run over by thousands of impatient drivers every day, and you can see the potential. The Singaporean government does too, providing grants to fund the project and two shopping malls there have already signed up to purchase the results. Who knows whether the things will follow our favorite folk duo over to North American shores, but until then you can at least get a similar feel at your local Burger King.

Powertread turns gridlock into electricity with a series of tubes originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tiny, energy-scavenging generators could have big impact originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last Night (2/19.2008) ChicagoMicro partied like rock stars with 700 of Chicago’s technology and business elite – Here are some pics from the event!

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