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Merry Christmas 2009

To all TechChee’s readers, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

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Cellphones will have radiation level label displayed next to price tag

Cellphone radiation level is not a joke. San Francisco Department of the Environment takes it pretty seriously, considering to have the radiation level displayed next to the price tag of a phone, starting as soon as next month.

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Panasonic and Sanyo develop Lithium-ion cell to power up your home for a week

A solution is being developed by Panasonic and their newly partnered Sanyo, which uses Lithium-ion battery to serve as your home’s power backup system when other sources of electricity are out (solar, wind etc). This backup power system is able to sustain your energy requirement when the main sources aren’t available.

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Asus EEE Pad tablet to come in March

ASUS EEE Pad is an ultra portable device that combines MID and tablet functions in one. This Asus EEE Pad tablet will come with a screen size of 4 to 7 inches and with multi-touch capability.

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Portable handheld scanner

Here comes a portable handheld scanner, which you can use to glide across the page of a book, magazine, letters etc, to scan the contents. This handheld scanner doesn’t need to be connected to a computer while you scan. It simply stores the scanned contents onto a microSD card that has been slotted into it.

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Video + picture : Google Nexus One phone

Here you go, a clip that shows the Google Nexus One phone in action. It was shot using an iPhone 3GS and posted by a Twitter user, DJRobRob. The Nexus One is made by HTC and expected to be officially unveiled by Google in the first week of January. Watch the clip after the jump.

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Digital Quatum battery holds 10 times energy of what Li-ion can hold

A new kind of battery is being worked on by scientists at University of Illinois, called the Digital Quantum Battery and is claimed to be able to charge immensely fast and capable of holding 10 times the energy the best lithium-ion battery can hold.

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24-port USB hub doubles as USB chargers

If you have many USB gadgets to connect, you’ll need a USB hub that comes with many USB ports. Here comes another USB hub that comes with 24 ports, which allows you to connect up to 24 USB devices simultaneously.

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MSI announces Wind U135 netbook – first Wind based on Intel PineTrail

MSI has also announced their Wind U135 netbook, which is the first in Wind model that features the Intel Pine Trail platform. The MSI Wind U135 comes with a 10-inch screen, is packed with an Intel PineTrail Atom N450 processor, a 250GB HDD, 1GB DDR2 RAM, and runs Windows 7 Starter — all for just $329.99 MSRP.

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LED climate dress detects CO2 level in the air

The LED climate dress allows the wearer to detect the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere while on the run. The dress was designed by Diffus, a Danish design company. This LED climate dress is powered by an Arduino Lilypad microprocessor and has a built-in CO2 detector.

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