Solar-charged power bank, Go Green!

Bangalore: A leading startup player in the Baltic region, specializing in thin film and solar solutions -- OSC Technologies -- is all set to launch into market, a novel new solar charger/power bank that is extremely light and flexible.

The makers have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund their project. The solar charger, GoSolar, uses a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar panel.

“Copper indium gallium selenide is a second generation photovoltaic cell. Advantages of this kind of cells are flexibility and low weight”, says Aivars Vembris, Chief Technology Officer of the startup, a PhD in Physics (University of Latvia, EU) who has 14 years experience in the field of solid state physics.

There is no other similar device on the market with a weight of less than 100 grams (3.5oz) claim the makers. Once folded, you can easily keep GoSolar in your pocket because it occupies a space of only 18x85x120 millimeters.

This particular charger is not designed for laptops or tablets. GoSolar can be used to charge small electronics such as smartphones, GoPro cameras and any MP3 player. Mountaineers or extreme sport lovers will enjoy it.

GoSolar allows you to charge the accumulator while on the move and it works at any sunlight intensity.

“It can also work at lower light intensity”, says Janis Latvels, CEO of the company with more than 10 year experience in organic materials and solar cells sector, “The capacity of accumulator was selected to satisfy one day full charging at sunny day, but it can charge its inner battery in cloudy weather”. This is thanks to a special feature rarely used in portable solar batteries called Maximum Power Point Tracker.

Janis told IndiaTechOnline: "In case of successful campaign, we plan first deliveries in November. The price will be US$ 140. It is possible to order now within Indiegogo campaign at lower price."

Source:- Deccanchronicle

Soon Facebook to offer Snapchat-like one-touch photo sharing

The company’s ‘friend-sharing’ team has designed a prototype version of the app.

 
Mumbai: After announcing its grand roadmap for the next decade at the F8 developer conference, social media giant Facebook has been working on a numerous new features to further enhance its platform.
A new media report by Wall Street journal (WSJ) indicated that developers at Facebook are working on a stand-alone camera app along with a big live-streaming feature for users, allowing them to click and share pictures seamlessly.
The company’s ‘friend-sharing’ team has designed a prototype version of the app, which opens to a camera; similar to what Snapchat offers.
Moreover, the feature also allows users start live-streaming while recording a video, as per WSJ. However, this is just a prototype version and the company has not confirmed any such feature yet.
The company’s key motive is to make the platform all-inclusive and interactive for its users. While the new update differs from Faceook-owned photo sharing app Instagram, it does force users to hurdle multiple steps before posting a picture.
If the company launches the camera app along with the ultra-popular Facebook Live videos feature, it has all the capabilities of being a hit amongst the users.
While there is a chance that the app will compete well against Snapchat, there are chances that it might not do well; numerous projects launched by the company earlier such as Slingshot, Rooms, and Riff were failures.
Facebook has not yet commented on this issue but a spokesperson said that the networking site’s overall level of sharing options is sound and will get better in future.
Source:- Deccanchronicle