Innergie announces 2 new universal power adapters for its mCube series, both coming in compact sizes.

The mCube Slim 95 handles up to 95W (110W peak) of power output in, as the name suggests, a slim form factor. It can charge laptops as well as any device with a 10W USB port (such as tablets, ebook readers, smartphones and mp3 players). It is compatible with a large number of laptop brands (between 18-21 volts) through the included x9 laptop tips, including Acer, Asus, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP Continue reading...

Genius unveils a different take on the remote mouse at CeBIT 2011-- the Ring Mouse, ideal for users controlling their PCs in the living room.

As its name suggests, the device comes in the form of a ring users slip their finger into (thanks to a one size fits all rubber design), using their thumb to control the cursor via OpotoWheel touchpad (with a 1000 dpi optical sensor). IoMedia software provides fast settings for x6 web browising, presentation and media control functions (volume, zoom, pause/play, fast forward/rewind page scrolling and forward/back).

Wysips proposes a means to eliminate chargers of any kind-- by turning device screens into solar chargers.

Its technology involves layering a superthin (less than 100 microns thick) transparent photovolotaic film on top of a device's display, with the film producing power from nearby light sources (be it the sun or electric lamps).

It would take 6 hours of direct sunlight to fully charge a typical mobile's battery (more if using indoor lighting). The phone automatically charges up whenever it' Continue reading...

Asus reveals its take on motion-based input with its WAVI Xtion at CeBIT 2011, combining PrimeSense technology with its Xtion Portal user interface.

The awkwardly-named device looks and works very much like the XBox Kinect-- whose motion-sensing technology was done by the same company now working with Asus.

The Xtion comes in 3 parts-- the sensor itself, and a pair of media streaming extending the users' PC desktop to a TV to which the sensor is connected (one connects to PC, the other to the sensor). All actual connections are through wireless HDMI, with a range of up to 25m.