As to the news on May, 30, the blog Pocketnow.com exposed the photos of the Padfone tablet. The photo shows that the model uses the unique design of tablet+smartphone.

As shown in the photo, Padfone is composed of two parts. One is the Android smartphone and the other is tablet type expansion accessory. The Android smartphone can be used separately. There is a slot on the back of the pad accessory. You can put the mobile phone into it and turn it into the tablet through the HDMI and USB port connection. The tablet part only keeps the touch screen and a battery. It completes the task with the processing ability of the mobile phone.

As shown in the picture, the Padfone smartphone comes with the Android system and front and back camera. The tablet is equiped with the front camera. There is a little hole on the back shell. You can take photos with the back camera through the hole after you insert the smartphone. It can act as the back camera of the tablet. In addition, the tablet has two speakers.

The people in field pointed out that there is no problem of the mixed application. And the Padfone is possible to come with the Android 2.3 system because the system will adapt to the display interface as to the resolution. When the mobile phone is used separately, the interface design is displayed. And it will turn to the tablet interface after it acts as a tablet.

It’s estimated that the product will debut on the Computex TAIPEI to be opened on May, 31.

The Korea scientists develop the new way to charge the mobile phone. It’s to shout loundly. It’s a new technology to convert the voice to the electric energy. The researcher and professor Sang-woo Kim said though the technology is still in the initial stage that it can only convert the voice to 500mV power, he believes that it has wide application prospect.

The new technology can make the mobile phone to gain the power through the call. And even in the standby time, the phone can be charged through the background noise and music. It’s exciting to those people who are crazy about the phone calls. You don’t need to worry about the power of the smartphone if you go to the concert or bar.

Just like the speaker can convert the electricity signal to the sound, the voice can also be converted to the electric energy. He said, “Actually, the words, music and even noise can be converted to the power.”

The principle is not complicated. Clip the zinc oxide wire between the two poles and put a noise-absorbing lining. When the sound wave comes, the lining will vibrate to stretch or push the wire. The current will be generated to charge the battery.

As to the present electricit generation condition, the technology can be used on any electronic gadgets with low power-consuming like the heart pacemaker.

The American Princeton University scientist Michael McAlpine commented, “The research is interesting. But the problem is whether there is enough noise to provide the power for the mobile phone.” The consumers can’t charge the phone by attending a rock concert or stand beside the train.

For this, it’s agreeable to the Korea scientists. They said the 50mV current is not strong. But the research has tested the sound can provide the power.”We are trying to change the cable material to generate more power with the low voice.”

In these days of rapid technological change, any impossible things are possible to become the reality. Just like 100 years ago, people can’t imagine the prospective internet of today. What are the possible new science and technology in the next 100 years?

Contact lens linked with the internet

Can you imagine one day you just blink your eyes to link with the internet? The professor Parviz is developing the contact lens which may make you believe it. The LED set is arranged on the new type lens. The led set can generate different images.

Thought reading

The present technology can implant the chip to the brain of the patient and connect the chip with the notebook. The patients will finally learn to edit e-mial, play video game and surf the internet through the mind.

Kay is filing a though dictionary. He has developed a kind of computer program which can crack the brain-wave signal. The Japn Honda Company developed a robot. The staff wearing the helmet can control the activity of the robot through the thought.

The integration of human and machine

In the future years, the robot is possible to have the intelligence same to that of the rat, cat and even monkey. At that time, people may feel the robot is dangerous. Brooks said, “In the future 50 years, we are able to see the fundamental change of our body by genetic modification. We will find will not be restricted by the Darwin’s theory of evolution. Before 2100, our daily life will be filled with the smart robots. And we can’t differentiate them from ourselves. We will also be rotobs and interconnected with them.”

Space elevator

Imagine one day you enter into the elevator and go to the space by pressing the rising button. That’s the space elevator. It enables the travelers to realize the dream to the space. Edwards said,”It’s a reasonable idea to build a 200 ton elevator and it has commercial value. It’s like a large commercial aircraft.”

Google published the Android 3.1 system. The new system will be installed on the mobile phone, tablet and Google TV. MOTO XOOM gains the first upgrade. The biggest highlight of Android 3.1 is its Open Accessory plan. The next version Ice Cream Sandwich will be published by the end of this year.

On the I/O Developer Conference 2011, Google published the upgraded version Android 3.1 of Honeycomb. The Verizon MOTO Xoom users can use the Android 3.1 now. At the same time, it publishes the Android Open Accessory plan. The program allows the manufacturer to develop the external device which is suitable for Android game as to the API port. And the game developers can design the suitable products as to the API port. The plan will support Android2.2+ and Android 3.1.

Android 3.1 integrates the 3.0 and 2.x versions effectively. It improves the task management of the application program. It supports the USB input devices including keyboard and mouse. Android 3.1 also supports the latest Adobe Flash 10.2.

Google also gives response to the system upgrading problem. It declares to cooperate with operators including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint and the mobile manufacturers like HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and Motorola. It ensures the users to gain the timely system upgrading.

It also presents the preview of the next version Ice Cream Sandwich. It will be the most ambitious android system version at present. It’s said the Ice Crem Sandwich will be published by the end of thisy year.

In addition, google also published the latest data about android on the conference. In 2011, the activation amount of Android devices is more than 100 million times. About 400 thousand devices will be activated everyday. On the Android market, there are more 200 thousand applications.

The Canada researchers develop a new style mobile phone which is as light and soft as the paper. The researchers think the PaperPhone is expected to lead the next generation mobile phone tendency and will be the mainstream product on the market within five to ten years.

Lightweight and thin
The paperphone is developed by the researcher of the Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. It gains the technology support of the Ariaona State University in USA. The Human Media Lab director Roel Witt Gal will officially introduce the new phone on the Computer Human Interaction held in Vancouver.

The paperphone is as thin as the credit card. It’s less than the one-sixth of the weight of iPhone4. The display screen is about 94cm. The mobile phone uses the E-ink technology. But the touch screen is not the glass, but the super thin and flexible film. The special material is developed by the researchers of the Arizona State University. The paperphone can not only make call and send message, it can also store the e-book and play the music. It can be called as the paper computer.

Witt Gal said that the paper phone is more environment-friendly and low power-consuming. The phone will not consume power when it’s not operated. In addition, the phone is very firm.

Easy to use
Witt Gal introduced that the application programs can pop up by winding the two sides of the phone. You can realize the page navigation function by turning the top right corner. “The product is like a piece of paper of man-computer interaction on the appearance, touch feeling and using method. The user will not feel he or she is holding glass or metal.” He said.

The assistant professor of Computing, Information and Decision System Engineer Academy under the Ariaona State University Winslow Burleson takes part n the developing of the paper phone human computer interaction system. He said the researchers develop the new human and computer interactive method on the platform by the real time detecting of the dynamic input. The user can realize the function of the common phone by turning the paper.

The British newspaper Daily Mail quoted the words of Witt Gal that the paper phone can be piled or distributed on the desk like the paper. The occupancy can be controlled when display the storage data.

Tendency
Witt Gal believes that the mobile will lead the next mobile tendency. The first paper phone proves the possibility of the human and computer interaction. But it’s not the time for the commercial promotion. The price is limited factor. The price of the original product model is between seven and ten thousand dollars.

The tablet has become the most popular handheld terminal on the digital market. With the coming of the iPad2, more and more manufacturers enter into the market and develop the tablet devices with the different size and different systems.

As the new member of the personal computer family, the tablet can be regarded as the mini and portable computer. But different from the personal computer, it has no keyboard and mouse. We finish all the operations including inputing through the touch screen technology. It has a screen which is larger than the mobile phone. And the performance is between the mobile phone and computer.

It has the advantage on the screen than the smartphone. It’s more convenient to read the files and watch the HD video. And it has more advantages over the notebook.

First, it’s very portable. It’s lighter and smaller in size. Now matter it’s equipped with the apple system or android system, the tablet can be turned on and used anytime. It only takes you about one minute to check an email or search some information on the internet.

The standby time is long. The tablets can work continuously about ten hours. The users don’t need to carry the charger out when visiting the customer. There is no worry even on the long flight trip.

It’s convenient and useful. The tablet makes people learn the convenience of the multi-touch screen. It’s enough to change our life and working mode. When you walk on the street and receive the call from the customer, you can take out your Android tablet to confirm the data. The high precision screen provides the good reading effect.