The U.S. Army Orders 1100 Recon Bots

The U.S. Army has ordered 1100 recons bots from ReconRobotics Inc. on Wednesday.

Each robot kit contains one robot, one carrying case, and one charging system which is either AC or a charger that uses military radio batteries to the charge the lithium power battery which the robots use.

"The Recon Scout XT enables you to conduct video reconnaissance in cluttered indoor environments as well as in outdoor landscapes of dirt, sand and rocks", the company describes.

The Recon XT robot is equipped with powerful motors, and strong wheels. The Recon Scout XT has the speed, maneuverability, and power to master the battlefield.

This order is the largest order ReconRobotics Inc. has received yet. The future of ReconRobotics Inc. is quite bright. They have sparked a solid interest from the U.S. Army.

The iPad 3 Will Be Using 4G

The iPad 3 is set to run on AT&T and Verizon's speedy 4G networks.

AT&T and Verizon both sell the iPad 2 which runs on their 3G network. The iPad 3 will be upgrading to 4G.

Many rumours are still floating around such as the 10 hour battery life. Some question if Apple will design the iPad 3 to truly have the 10 hour battery life.

The iPad 3 will be released next month. Get ready for the new model of the iPad!

Nokia Plans to Cut 4 000 Jobs Throughout the Year

Nokia is planning to cut 4 000 jobs throughout the course of this year.

The cuts will be affecting the factories in Salo Finland, Komarom Hungary, and Reynosa Mexico. The factories originally focused on device assembly but will instead be focusing on smartphone customization. The device assembly will be moved to Asia. “Asia is where the majority of component suppliers are based,” Nokia says.

The 4 000 jobs will be cut throughout this year.

Nokia's lost $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter. The revenue dropped 21% from last years fourth quarter revenue.

The company did the same thing in April 2011 when they cut another 4 000 jobs.

Nokia struggles to keep profits positive. Will Nokia be able to get through the hard times?

The Revolutionary PowerTrekk System - Power Your Gadgets With Water

Hiking in the woods with electronics can be tricky. Signa Chemistry has created a mini charger which charges your devices with only one tablespoon of water.

This mini charger only uses water to power devices. Just by adding one tablespoon of water the charger acts as four AA batteries. This charger would give approximately ten hours of phone battery life. Only one tablespoon is needed to power a phone for ten hours.

Into the scientific part of this charger is interesting. Basically the metal tin can -- where you put the water -- contains a chemical called sodium silicide. This chemical reacts with the water to produce hydrogen gas. The gas then passes into a membrane where the gas mixes with oxygen which produces electricity. Water vapour is also created but evaporates away. Basically this charger is a hydrogen fuel cell.

The PowerTrekk system as its called is being produced and should be available by May in REI stores. The charger will cost approximately $200.

Eye Control for Mobile Devices - Senseye

There are many reasons to buy a smartphone, but Senseye makes it much more interesting.

Senseye lets the user use their eyes to control the device. You can scroll without using your hands. It also knows when you are looking at the screen so it will only be bright when you are looking at it. This new technology even lets you play games with your eyes.

Senseye has won two awards. ABB Global Innovation Award for best overall technology showcase and 1st runner-up in ICT Championship.

Senseye is a very cool technology. Being able to interact with your smartphone just by looking at it would be convenient and also fun. This technology looks to be the next step for smartphones. It beats a touch interface in some areas but not in everything. Being able to scroll with your eyes is cool, but if you were to try to type with your eyes that would be quite hard to get used to.

New Worlds Smallest USB Stick - Deonet's New Design

Deonet, a Dutch company, has created the worlds smallest USB stick.

This new USB sticks is smaller than any other USB stick. The USB stick is based around the UDP micro chip. All of the components are built to reduce the size of the stick.

The USB stick will come in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB. I was surprised of the amount of space this USB stick could hold since it`s very small.

This new design is neat and all but there is one problem. Something that is this small with be easy to misplace. You could loose this USB stick very easily. This USB stick will also be coloured black which won`t help at all either! The benefit of having this USB stick is also the size. You won`t have it sticking out of your laptop or PC which could be dangerous for your USB. It won`t have that chance of snapping or being pulled out of the device.

Over 3 Million Kindle Tablets Sold - Amazon Announces

Amazon announced that they have sold over 3 million Kindle tablets in three weeks.

This includes all of the Kindle tablets and not just the Kindle Fire. Usually Amazon never gives out these numbers.

The reason for giving out only the Kindle tablets information is uncertain, but I think there is a key reason for this. Amazon doesn't want the Kindle Fire to be compared to the iPad with sales. The iPad has sold over 40 million iPads worldwide so comparing to the Kindle Fire which is relatively new would be unfair. It could scare customers causing them to buy the iPad since it has sold much more compared to the Kindle Fire.