Build a $10 Android Wind-up charger

So you are worried about your Android device running out of juice just when you nee it the most, well then this is for you. Veteran Supermodder Ben Heck has heard your pleas, and is here to teach you how to build one cheap, hand-cranked Android charger. Of course there is always the other option of buying a battery charger, but what's the fun in that! If you are like me, I am sure this video will interest your inquisitive soul.

IS this the first official shot of the Sony PSP Phone?

While the PSP2 is not yet official, there have been fan Photoshop creations.This one however, seems to have originated from Sony.

Sony is expected to unveil the new PlayStation Portable, which is currently being called the PSP2 this week. As the day approaches, this art work surfaced online on 2ch, Japan's largest online forum.

The photo features a handheld believed to be the PSP2, which has a PSPgo style sliding shell. There is a 32 GB SD memory card as well, plus a "PSP2" memory stick. There is a long, thin stylus as well.

Unlike the current PSP, there are two analog nubs, giving this handheld a controller layout similar to the PS3.

What is fishy about the picture is that it appears to be a photograph of a handout of some kind. While handouts may be present at the January 27 press conference, it's also a good way for a Photoshopper to hide their work, as it masks any differences in resolution you'd be able to detect in an online image.

Official Sony art is typically at a higher resolution, but this art is not, which also sends off alarm bells. The buttons and the d-pad look to be at a slightly different resolution. The copyright in the bottom left, which appears on official Sony images, is cut off, too. Likewise, odd. However, as mentioned above, this purported PSP2 image could be photo taken of official Sony art or of an official Sony handout, hence these resolution inconsistencies.

The thumbsticks are in a different location from photos that appeared last fall of what is supposedly the PSP2.

Last October, Kotaku broke the news that the PSP2 will ditch the UMD format and could very well rival the Xbox 360 in horsepower.

Whether or not it is real, won't be known for sure if and when the rumored PSP2 is finally made public. However, Kotaku is reaching out to Sony and will update this post should the company comment.

Source: Kotaku

Lenovo to create separate department for Tablets and phones

Lenovo is seeking to gain momentum in the Tablet and Mobile Phone market. It has decided to setup a secial department for this purpose.


There is "tremendous growth potential of the mobile Internet" and the company wants to "capitalise on these opportunities to drive growth," AFP cites Lenovo chief executive Yang Yuanqing as saying.