A robot who makes tea for astronauts, a magic mirror and a new mini-PC design are among standout innovations at Europe’s biggest high-tech fair CeBIT.
You may also find intelligent champagne bottles, “green” USB sticks made of corn and an understanding alarm clock lead the parade of fun, futuristic gadgets.
As the high-tech sector tries to buck the trend of global economic slump, inventors from Asia, the US and Europe vied to capture imaginations at this year’s CeBIT held in Gemany with ideas that could ignite the market in the future.
See it in this video.
The new Mac mini uses an advanced power management system leveraged from technology that makes the most of battery life in Apple’s MacBook family. This allows Mac mini to use dramatically less electricity – up to 45 percent less power at idle than its predecessor. And it makes Mac mini the most energy-efficient desktop computer.
Dell also introduced its first “hybrid” PC that is about 80 percent smaller than a standard Dell desktop and consumes up to 70 percent less energy – Dell’s greenest, most power-efficient consumer desktop. However there are negative feedbacks on this one(even on Dell’s own web site): Tacky looking, overheated constantly unfortunately.
There are two places in the world where iPhone is rare: Bill Gates’ house and Japan. While it’s understandable Apple’s product is banned in Bill’s house, but why Japan?
The reasons: high monthly data plans that go with it, the low-quality camera, the unfashionable design and the fact that it’s not Japanese. Japan has been historically hostile toward western brands — including Nokia and Motorola, whose attempts to grab Japanese customers were futile.
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