Acer’s
top-selling Aspire One is set to break into 10-inch territory as early as February or March. This according to Scott Lin, Acer Taiwan president. Also on the books are 12.1-, 13.3-, and 15.6-inch LED-backlit laptops for 2009 — a 14.1-incher should hit this year with a price of NT$40,000 or about $1,200 of the green, presidential stuff.
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Acer readies 10-inch Aspire One for Q1 launch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Today almost all the new gadgets that we use like mobile, I-pod, laptops, PDAs Etc, Need to be charged and for charging them we have to connect them to individual charges. Moreover the present universal chargers are not compatible with all the devices so we always have to carry a no of chargers. Not only this, we have to search for electric sockets for charging these devices. So I thought of a really universal charger (A single charger) that can charge all the devices either it is laptop ,PDAs ,Mobile phones ,i-pod etc .This device does not require any cables to be plugged in to the device which has to be charge .That is its wireless and this is what makes it a real universal charger. “So Now U Need To Carry a Single Portable Charger for All Your Devices.”
This device has been actually made in a college Lab (Madhya Pradesh)
and I was delighted to see that it was charging all the devices tested. The device is two modules, with a base unit connected to AC power, and a receiving end unit that is permanently attached to or integrated in the portable device. By placing the portable device on the base unit, it will provide power to the device’s power input port. This allows the device to be recharged without having to plug in any wires. With the present design we are able to charge device at a distance of 0.5meter also. The device consists of AC/AC adapter frequency converter that increases the 50Hz input AC power to a frequency suitable for our application. This frequency converter passes the high frequency AC power through an inductor, creating the primary half of a transformer. This provides the field necessary to power the charging system. The Receiving Inductor captures energy from the EM field of the base inductor, effectively completing the transformer.The turn’s ratio is chosen to provide the appropriate voltage. The rectifier converts the induced AC power into DC power. This block also contains additional components necessary to filter the output. Voltage and Current Regulation and Control convert the rectified DC power into a constant DC voltage, and prevent current spikes. Output Wiring and Connector connects the output of the charger to the devices DC input.The wiring will be unobtrusive ,sturdy and permanently fitted in device.Hence “There is NO NEED OF THE CHARGING PORTS in your laptop,phones ,PDAs etc.” THE FUTURE OF THIS DEVICE: - in future this device can be used somewhat like a WI-FI connection which is available in public place like railway stations, bus stands etc or a office campus, hotels etc and u have to just select charge option on your device or push a button and your device will starts getting charged, Without your search for power plugs or charging stations.
