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Kirk H & J shows off wireless mobile chargers

Wireless charging has become a big deal lately. Being able to carry chargers around with us is a necessity in today's battery hogging world of smartphones. One company that is working on this task is Kirk H & J. A representative from the company stopped by TPN in Las Vegas to show off some products to Andy and Don. The

Fulton Innovation working to advance wireless

For the third consecutive year TPN had the opportunity to meet with Fulton Innovation and discuss advancements in wireless technology. There is pretty cool stuff shown of here as well. First is the ability to set you phone atop your tablet and transfer power from one device to the other. The technology is not yet in the market, but the

Topspot eco-friendly phone stands

The vast majority of smartphones do not come with stands. The hardware makers prefer to sell you one separately or force you to go with a third-party maker. Those can be pricey, but Topspot has a solution, and its actually environmentally friendly. The stands are made of cardboard and can easily be folded to fit in a wallet or pocket.

SpareOne Emergency Mobile Phone at CES 2013

Modern smartphones are expensive, relatively fragile and battery-hungry. Consequently, they're pretty much useless in any tough emergency situation. Todd talks to Christian Scheder of SpareOne about their solution to the problem. The SpareOne emergency phone is a mobile phone that runs off a standard AA battery rather than a rechargeable one more usually found in a mobile phone. While this gives

What did you do Christmas Day? Apparently downloaded Angry Birds

Rovio made an announcement today regarding the company's holiday season success. We knew that the 2012 holiday shopping season was going to be a big one for mobile devices -- smartphones and tablets were the IT thing to have under your tree on December 25th and Rovio perhaps has lended some credence to that perception. The Finnish game maker started off by

Android winter wallpaper released

Just a few days ago Google released a small set of holiday wallpapers, but now the holidays are almost past and the dark, cold days of winter stretch out ahead of those of us in the northern hemisphere -- exception for Todd and his Hawaiian paradise. Now it is time to switch to a new winter wallpaper. Thankfully, the folks over at

It’s almost New Years Eve – bring Times Square to your Android or iOS device

2012 is about to draw to a close and we can all move into a new year with resolutions to break and new technology to look forward to. In the meantime, there is the big Times Square celebration in New York City. You know, where the ball, or apple, drops? It may not be any better than Trafalgar Square in London