Archive for the ‘Mobile Accessories’ Category

KnowYourPlanet Director brings aid to Africa.

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

KnowYourPlanet, a company based in North London, is planning a trip to Africa in February to distribute its DIY solar kits which have the ability to recharge phones and batteries.

In Africa, many people have little or no access to electricity.

Following the boom in mobile phone ownership across the continent, it is not unusual for people to walk for several hours to charge their phones.

However, it is hoped that the DIY solar kits will change this.

Mark Kragh, Director of KnowYourPlanet, aims to build 1000 of the simple solar panel kits when he arrives in Kenya, training local people how to make, use and service the panels themselves.

KnowYourPlanet has the ultimate goal of creating a 64p solar charger which has at least a five year lifespan.

Jamie Stokes is Marketing Assistant at Total Ltd – a business to business service provider, delivering genuine solutions across all core telecommunication services, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Total Ltd is a business that brings together and unifies all the component parts. For up to the minute business telecommunications news, please view the Total Ltd blog

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Phone battery flat? Take a walk!

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Researchers in America have developed a way to generate electricity from human motion meaning that soon, mobile phone users may be able to charge their devices as they take a stroll.  

The device is placed in a shoe and then works by capturing the energy generated by moving micro droplets which can then be converted in to an electrical current.

The power generated by this process, according to the project researchers, is enough to charge a mobile phone or laptop.

However, scientists have said that transferring the energy created to a device is complicated.

Without wishing to plug a USB cable directly into the shoe from the device, researchers have presented the idea that the electricity-generating device could be connected to a shoe-bound wireless transmitter.

Bluetooth or WiFi technology could then be used to pass signals between the unit and the user’s handset in order to connect the two devices.

In the near future it is hoped that this technology will be accessible to the public.

Jamie Stokes is Marketing Assistant at Total Ltd – a business to business service provider, delivering genuine solutions across all core telecommunication services, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Total Ltd is a business that brings together and unifies all the component parts. For up to the minute business telecommunications news, please view the Total Ltd blog

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Smart Bell device is a success story.

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Smart Bell, the device which calls your mobile phone when its specialised doorbell is pressed, is the innovative idea of 13 year old Laurence Rook.

The size of a regular doorbell, Smart Bell uses an in-built SIM card alongside mobile technology to alert home owners via their handset if someone is at the door.

The owner is then able to speak to the visitor as if it were an ordinary call.

Interestingly, Smart Bell is also being marketed as a security device, creating ‘white noise’ whilst on the call to give visitors the impression they are speaking to someone inside the house.

Now, Smart Bell is predicted to make the young teenager £250,000 in sales alone.

Sales of Smart Bell are due to be generated from its longevity as a device.

Statistics have shown that the majority of people move house every nine years, ensuring that airtime distributors and partners would have a potentially loyal customer, compared to a mobile phone contract which lasts just 18 months.

It remains to be seen whether Smart Bell is still a viable tool in a couple of years.

Jamie Stokes is Marketing Assistant at Total Ltd – a business to business service provider, delivering genuine solutions across all core telecommunication services, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Total Ltd is a business that brings together and unifies all the component parts. For up to the minute business telecommunications news, please view the Total Ltd blog

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T-shirts to charge phones at festival.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Mobile phone company Orange has designed a t-shirt which is able to use noise generated at Glastonbury festival to charge mobile phones.

Piezoelectric film technology, used to turn vibrations such as sound waves into electrical voltage, has been used to create the charging system and is also thin enough to be easily woven in to a cotton shirt.

Users of the t-shirt would gather energy throughout the festival which would be stored in a resevoir battery that could then be used to charge a mobile phone.

It is understood that during the festival the t-shirt could store up to six watt hours, just enough to charge a smartphone once.

This move follows other innovative Orange ideas from the past two years.

In 2009, festival goers were offered small, portable windmills for generating electrical power.

Last year, wellingtons with chargers in the heel were powered by the movement of walking.

It is understood that in the future, all three products may become publicly available.

Jamie Stokes is Marketing Assistant at Total Ltd – a business to business service provider, delivering genuine solutions across all core telecommunication services, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Total Ltd is a business that brings together and unifies all the component parts. For up to the minute business telecommunications news, please view the Total Ltd blog

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Phone storage improved by Scottish device.

Monday, March 28th, 2011

A device, which improves memory storage capabilities in technology such as MP3s, smartphones and cameras, has been developed by researchers in Scotland.

Researchers at Edinburgh University worked alongside the Konkuk University and Seoul National University in Korea.

It is understood that this new device uses a tiny mechanical arm to translate data into electrical signals, allowing faster operation and reduced energy usage in comparison to mainstream memory storage products.

Data is recorded through the device by measuring the current passing through a carbon nanotube.

The binary value of the data is then determined by an electrode which controls the flow of the current.

Research is said to be continuing in Korea with the aim of increasing the operating speed of the device even further.

Jamie Stokes is Marketing Assistant at Total Ltd – a business to business service provider, delivering genuine solutions across all core telecommunication services, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Total Ltd is a business that brings together and unifies all the component parts. For up to the minute business telecommunications news, please view the Total Ltd blog

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Texts in place of stamps introduced in Denmark.

Friday, March 11th, 2011

From 1 April 2011, the Danish post office system is introducing The Mobile Postage service which replaces stamps for standard sized letters with text messages.

People wishing to send a standard sized letter will be able to send a text to the post office and then receive a code that is written on the envelope in reply.

Codes cost the equivalent of 0.92p, must be used within seven days of purchase and are only valid on domestic letters that are to be sent to other Danish addresses.

Whilst many people are keen to keep the tradition of using stamps alive, in the future, it is hoped that the system will be available internationally for larger items.

It is understood that the Swedish post office system is also interested in deploying the technology.

Jamie Stokes is Marketing Assistant at Total Ltd – a business to business service provider, delivering genuine solutions across all core telecommunication services, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Total Ltd is a business that brings together and unifies all the component parts. For up to the minute business telecommunications news, please view the Total Ltd blog

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2011 set to be a successful year for mobile enterprise apps.

Friday, January 14th, 2011

SAP company, Sybase, has recently released the results of a new survey by Kelton Research which reveal that, this year, 90% of IT Managers surveyed are hoping to integrate new mobile applications.

Interestingly, nearly one in two believe that successfully managing mobile applications within the work place will top their priority list for 2011.

Following this surge, both hosted and on-site mobility solutions that are backed up by strong mobile enterprise application platforms are valuable options for businesses to think about over the coming year.

Other results from the survey indicated that 82% of IT managers share the belief that it would be beneficial, not detrimental, to host more of their mobile applications in the cloud.

56% of IT managers consider cutomising company information for mobile purposes to be a crucial part of conducting business rather than a luxury.

IT managers also wish to support eight unique mobile platforms or operating systems by the close of 2011.

It appears that throughout the coming year, IT managers will come up against a myriad of requirements across the enterprise mobility framework. 

Jamie Stokes is Marketing Assistant at Total Ltd – a business to business service provider, delivering genuine solutions across all core telecommunication services, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Total Ltd is a business that brings together and unifies all the component parts. For up to the minute business telecommunications news, please view the Total Ltd blog

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Fed up of running out of battery on the go? By 2011 all European smartphones will use the same charger.

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

The world’s biggest mobile phone makers and network operators are in support of plans to create a universal phone charger.

The GSM Association, an umbrella group for the industry, estimates the new charger will mean the potential elimination of up to 51,000 tonnes of duplicate chargers.

In 2009, the European Commission announced that it had reached a voluntary agreement with handset manufacturers to use the micro-USB connector for the charger. Now, starting in 2011, all handsets that are sold in Europe will be required to have compatible chargers.

This move towards a universal charger will ensure that consumers will no longer have to get a new charger with every mobile phone that is purchased.

It is hoped that this will greatly improve the industry’s environmental footprint.

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