The Bluetooth Virtual keyboard : Simply a work of TechnoArt.

Infra red and Laser technologies were used to bring about the Bluetooth virtual keyboard. All you need is the micro size device that will project the entire 63 full size keyboard. Detection technology is used to ensure that as soon as you punch the virtual keys, the information is sent to the Bluetooth device that has been connected such as laptops,PDAs, iPad and smart phones.

The portability of this device is particularly catchy because unlike the normal or folding keyboards, it can be carried around with much ease and accommodates up to 450 characters per minute. it contains a rechargeable lithium battery and since it has its own power supply, it doesn't drain other devices. the battery life lasts for about 2-3 hours. It can be used with all sorts of smart phones, Symbian and Palm OS and Windows.

It even has tapping sounds. how cool is that!!

Interesting trends on Apple, Blackberry and Android users.

So...what does your phone say about you? Recently, a study was conducted by a UK firm to compare the habits of Android, Apple and blackberry users concerning their relation to the holiday habits they exercised! Here are some of the interesting statistics that were found:

9% of visitors on traveling related websites were phone users of which:

• 69% are iPhone users
• 24% are Android Users
• 6% Blackberry users.

What does your destination say about you?

• Other than any other group, iPhone users love to shop and the most likely place they will visit is New York.
• Android and iPhone users love their tech more compared to Blackberry users and will definitely love to go to techno forward cities such as Tokyo.
• iPhone users are such cliche lovers and are ten times more likely to visit Paris ( The City of love) than Android and Blackberry users who ranked last.
• iPhone users are more likely to visit flirtatious cities such as Athens and risky gambling ones like Las Vegas because they are thrill lovers. Blackberry users however, love to play it very safe and will hardly visit destinations such as Afghanistan and Detroit.  
• Surprising enough, Blackberry users are more likely to be the big spenders: splashing out their money when it comes to very expensive holiday destinations.

Relationships on holiday?

• iPhone users are more likely to go away for a dirty weekend with their partner (51% chance), android users have a 47% likelihood while a blackberry user is the least likely to be enthusiastic about a getaway with their partner and are considered to be unlucky in love.
• It is more likely for a blackberry user to take their partner on a business trip with android users being last in this category.
• Also, a blackberry user is most likely to foot the bill on a date with an android user being least likely to do that. hmmm...

Work habits while on holiday?

• Blackberry users spend 38% more hours than other users searching for flights and holiday destinations during working hours.
• Blackberry and IPhone users are more likely to indulge in work related chores during their holidays than android users

The study also showed that while Android users are most likely to end up in the sack after a first date, blackberry users would rather sip on their beer.

How true is this survey?

Tips & Tricks to help you save your battery life.

Data hungry mobile android and iPhone users are having severe issues with the battery life they have to deal with. for an interesting comparison of data user trends, click here. to ensure data usage and battery drainage are minimized, here are relevant things to keep in mind:

   

• Bluetooth: ensure that its always off if you are not using it. this way, battery life is conserved. 
• Charging : When charging your phone, ensure you do it frequently rather than waiting for it to be close to dead; this is because when it is almost charge-less, the battery will do more work during the charging.

• Applications : Stay wary of the applications that  forward you with non important messages and keep on blinking or displaying messages on your screen. in so doing, you save a lot of charge.
• Data hogging applications should also be avoided. A good example is GPS. it will run alongside applications such as twitter for geolocation services. if you have it installed, ensure its off when not in use.
• Location Applications: these applications will often look for places you currently at and pinpoint it out for the sake of social media mostly. when not in use, turn them off or visit the application settings and turn off location tracking.
• Syncing Applications : these are the apps that use the push technology eg. email. the best way to deal with this is to ensure that syncing is done less frequently by setting the period to as least frequent as possible.

• Ringtone Vs. Vibrate : Vibrations tend to use up more battery power than having a vibrant ringtone. therefore  avoid being on vibration at most times.

• Screen Timeout : Ensure that it is set to the minimal time out period available. the option to set your timeout is on the Settings Menu. this particular setting ensures you dictate the amount of time your phone takes to stay lit after a tap, after receiving input or any other kind of usage.
• Brightness : Lowering the brightness of your screen will save your charge a lot. this can be done through the settings (Menu> display> Brightness.)

• WiFi : Ensure that your WiFi is constantly turned off to avoid sniffing on the network since a lot of power is used/ lost through this.

• Lastly, always monitor your battery performance and usage.( Settings > About phone > Battery use ) This helps in making the best choice concerning what actions to take to save your battery life.