Various devices created to provide another form of charging for mobile phones and devices are growing in numbers and here is one that makes use of pedal power. The charger is the BioLogic FreeCharge Mobile Charger from Dahon. This is a little silicone-encased box that you can simply hook on to your bike’s generator hub to draw power which you can later on use to recharge phones or even portable media players.

Dahon is best known for the distribution of folding bikes. Their charger performs the simple task of recharging your gadgets via a USB connection. The gadget was spotted at the Eurobike show and will start shipping in March 2010. It will retail for $100.

(Source) Wired

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For the wise spender, everyone knows that you can save a lot if you use the web as an alternative means of communication.

A good device to use especially if you happen to be far from home is the Verizon Hub VoIP phone. It is a great alternative concept in communicating when you find yourself away from home.

Verizon has a new Hub to cater to such a crowd, being an intuitive device that puts a communications command center in the home while merging both wireline and wireless connectivity.

In order to get started with the Verizon Hub, you will need a 911 service, a home broadband connection, a wireless router and Verizon Wireless’ service. The Verizon Hub will retail for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year agreement, while additional cordless handsets will retail for $79.99 a pop.

(Source) Press

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We’ve talked about that Hub a lot lately don’t you think? And Verizon has decided to make our lives easier and officially announce that landline phone. The phone is going to arrive on February 1st and it will cost $199 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a $35 monthly fee. Verizon intends to have us use the Hub as a computer for casual info gathering. The phone will be connected to broadband Internet no matter if it’s from Verizon or not and it will let you manage it remotely. Now we need a specs sheet which Verizon failed to make available yet. After all we want to see what’s under that touchscreen, and what performance are we to expect from it!

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Tags: hub, landline, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

The Hub home phone from Verizon is ready to be sold in stores. We have shown it to you already and now you will be able to get one starting with February 1. The desktop phone will bring you a digital touch-friendly display, photo frame functionality, Internet connectivity and more. But do you really need such a complicated phone installed in your home? Would you use its extra features or would you just use it to make calls?

via Engadget

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The Verizon Hub deskphone has mysteriously appeared on the official site but we still don’t know when it’s coming and how would one get it. From the looks of them it looks like Verizon will replace the regular home phone you might be used to with a smarter phone. Like any cell phone version it will show you pictures, notes, snippets, weather information, messages and maybe more. Internet connectivity, touchscreen display and stylus support are some of the features you’ll enjoy if you purchase one.

The Hub is supposed to be in stores already and it is waiting to be released. You will get it with a regular 2-year contract for just $29.99. Is it worth getting one or should we simply stick to cell phones?

via Verizon

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The first-ever wireless gaming hub has been presented by PosiMotion with the codename “G-Fi VS”. The device works with WiFi 802.11 b/g, and has a range of 100 feet, close to 30 meters.

On top of being a hub made for gamers to be used on multiplayer mode, the G-FI VS is able to share media, file, and data, on devices that feature Wi-Fi. Thanks to being lightweight - 70 grams - and having small dimensions, it can truly be called a mobile gadget. The battery life can last 6 hours and gets recharged via mini-USB.

Clayton Kane of PosiMotion, comments:

The G-Fi VS was designed by gamers, for gamers, to provide the uninterrupted and latency-free gaming experience that serious gamers demand.

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Tags: Cell Phones, g-fi vs, hub, Mobile News, Portable Devices, posimotion, Wi-Fi

If you’re the type of person that carries plenty of gadgets everywhere and needs to recharge them constantly, check out the latest IOGEAR device also known as Mobile Hub. It is a 3-port USB 2.0 gadget that has usability and usefulness as the 2 main characteristics.

Like you can see on the image, the USB ports have plenty of space between them which makes it easy to use, and the main point - there won’t be any blocked ports. Since there are 3 ports you can recharge 3 devices at the same time - that is the usefulness part. In addition to the USB interface, there is also Mini-B USB.

The IOGEAR Mobile Hub has another obvious feature besides recharging gadgets, which is to transfer files at 4800Mbps.

- Tuck-away cable management for convenient storage
- Lightweight and no power supply required

IOGEAR 3-Port USB 2.0 Mobile Hub

Tags: hub, igoear, mobile, Portable Devices, usb

When sharing music with friends, loudspeakers are of course, expected. But if for some reason you can’t use a speaker system, then Belkin Rockstar makes it easier for you to share music with your friends. The device could be called a hub which features five ports where you can attach your headphones and MP3 players and one port that’s hard-wired to your MP3 player. Meaning you can plug two or more players in and go crazy with the new remix. It seems like a fun idea, but with small speakers being available nowadays, we can’t predict the how the public would take the Belkin Rockstar.

Belkin Rockstar would be showcased on Macworld 2008 next week (yes, it’s iPod compatible) and will be available starting March for USD$19.99.

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Tags: hub, ipod, MP3 Players