The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 with its 3.2” touchscreen has been officially unveiled after its sleek-looking predecessor X1. If you consider dimensions, the latest X2 is close to its previous version; however, it’s lighter than the X1. The X2 features a redesigned keypad just like that of a netbook and reveals by sliding out the upper portion. The 8.1 megapixel camera is one of the major upgrades of X2. The custom panel interfaces have been enriched with fourteen preloaded and sixteen more downloadable ones. Besides, it is the debut of Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system as default on a Sony Ericsson handset.
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With ordinary taps, you may have to bend down your face or use a cup to rinse your mouth which is so inconvenient. Keeping this fact in mind, FLUID has been designed which is being considered as more than just a tap. When you will push down the nose of FLUID, you will be able to wash your hands and pushing up will lead the water upward with greater force. As a result you can easily rinse your face or simply drink some water. As you increase the pressure on the nose both up and down, the pressure of water rationally increases and water will stop in the level position.
Designer : Kohler
SOLAQUA is a useful device, going to be used as a water disinfection unit in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. As per the design, this device will obtain infra-red and ultra-violet rays from the sun and will utilize them to eliminate pathogens of contaminated water. Unrefined water will initially pass through a filter of sari cloth to improve the effectiveness of solar water disinfection. A funnel of five taps fills five different bottles to acquire 10 liters of water. Then these transparent bottles are scattered on the ground to get maximum exposure to ultra-violet rays. The black rear surface of these bottles soaks up heat and the reflective inner surfaces imitate ultra-violate rays within the water.
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Usage of green energy is the top most priority for people who are conscious about their responsibility towards the nature and environment. Keeping this in mind the mPower system has been developed which generates huge energy at minimal effort. The slender body of the device and leaf like tip resembles the structure of a large leaf. The color is green to enhance its organic nature. The steppers at the bottom are also shaped like leaves with the similar designs. Using this unique product you can save the natural resources and a large amount of money spent on electricity at the same time.
mPower consists of 2 units: Generation and Collection.
mPower Generation is a plant-shaped human-powered unit that produces electricity for immediate and future use. Users access their account using fingerprint recognition, stand on two pads at the base of the unit, and shift their weight from one pad to the other every ten seconds. The system, developed to take up the least amount of a user’s time and effort, can be adapted for the handicapped. A small portion of the electricity generated is used to power the interactive touch-screen at the top of the unit, which offers a broad range of informational services pre-customised by each user. The remaining majority of the electricity generated is sent to the city’s main power plant, to be used or stored. At their convenience, users receive payment for the electricity they generated by accessing their account at mPower Collection.
mPower Collection is a unit that, using the same fingerprint recognition technology, distributes payment and allows for account customisation to users of mPower Generation.
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Guru Tap eco friendly faucet has pretty weird name don’t you think? Well, master means Guru in Hindu terminology and this amazing ‘Guru Tap’ is named after that. It is designed by an Italian Designer, Ernesto Messineo who is based in Milan and is hoping to see this design on the top of the whole new generation of faucets or taps and fittings. This Guru Tap provides you the opportunity to save water also deliver enough water to use. As you can see in the picture that it directs water flow in an unusual way because water first goes up and then down. The top of the tap is designed from a tinted but transparent material that allows you to see the way water flow through the faucet.
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