Mathures Paul

Scare your boss or impress your juniors with mobile phone charging units that are not dependent on electricity This is possibly the coolest gadget of 2008, a gizmo that could easily become the talk of the town. For owners of certain mobile phones, it’s time to trade in brick-like chargers for wire-free options! WildCharge Inc presents an option to recharge Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and Blackberry Pearl and 8800 without any wires. Sounds too good to be true? Not quite. On ordering a WildCharger customers receive a mat with a few shiny chrome stripes, the heart of the charging unit. The flat charging pad delivers up to 15 Watts of power, capable of simultaneously charging up to four small devices, such as cellular phones, portable music players and other similar electronic devices. Here’s how it works. Equip the mobile device with a WildCharge Skin and place it on the conductive surface, at any orientation. The WildCharger Pad can simultaneously charge multiple devices as long as they are...

Location-based social search is no longer a theme for Hollywood films, writes Mathures Paul Coffee prepared with condensed milk is best served in Bangkok, egg yolks prepared with jam is a must-have in Macau, kati roll can only be enjoyed at Nizam’s... While travelling we have difficulty in finding restaurants or markets that fit our budget and for tourist guides we are easy targets. Imagining a world without these nagging problems is impossible but there are ways to make journeys comfortable, like logging on to Fire Eagle (and sites supported by it) or giving Mozilla Geode a try. First, an explanation of the concept. Let’s visit Rummble (in April 2008 the service went into limited open Beta), which is as addictive as FaceBook. The location-based social search and discovery tool allows users to “recommend content for a location”. Simply sign-up with a valid e-mail address and keep “rummbling”, that is, tag places near your house or office, your favourite hangouts, movie halls or restaur...