You’ve certainly seen mobile phones controlling various devices before, with television sets probably one of the more common devices, but what about the phone autonomously controlling its steed by itself? That’s what a duo of web engineers have done. Dubbed the Truckbot, that setup has a HTC G1 attached the chassis, acting as a brain, controlling the chassis. Thanks to the phone’s built-in compass, it can navigate and turn in specified directions. The best part is that since it’s a DIY job, the cost of it was about $30, and the instructions have been listed online. A breakdown of the money spent to come up with that includes:

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[MWC 2010] Today Alcatel-Lucent announced a new cloud based developer platform that will drastically change the traditional API (application programming interface) aggregation model, according to the company. Alcatel-Lucent’s developer platform provides service providers and enterprises with tools that enable partners and third-party developers to build, pop quiz, manage and distribute applications across networks, including television, broadband Web and mobile. The company claims that its new platform will build the application development process more efficient, will accelerate the distribution across networks and will boost the whole ecosystem revenue.

To achieve that goal, Alcatel Lucent is launching a set of developer tools including a Virtual SandBox and a Dashboard. Additionally, the new platform will offer a bundling model for revenue sharing, combining a collection of two or more APIs/Web services that developers can use to create a new application, eliminating the upfront API fees traditionally called for.

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Having trouble reading the fine print on that contract that was just handed out to you? Well, the Wireless Page To TV Magnifier will be able to come to your aid. Shaped like a computer mouse, you just have to run it by the document, and it will send the enlarged image to the base station, which should be plugged into your television, in real day. Magnification ranges from 10X on a 14-inch screen to 28X on a 32-inch TV, thanks to the device’s 655 x 488 pixel handheld scanner. Would you use it by the traditional giant magnifying glass? It’s up to you, but whether you want to use it, you’ll need to shell out $149.95 to pick it up.

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Have you even been to a hotel, wanting to kick back and relax to your own tunes or movies, only to be presented with the same old boring TV channels? whether hotels were to adopt the TeleAdapt TA-7650 MediaHub HD, things might be different. that device will allow you to play media from your portable devices wirelessly to the TV, so whether you’ve got a media player (iPod, iPhone or whatever) with you, you’ll be able to hook it up to the television in your hotel room. Of course, whether you’re on a getaway trip, you probably wouldn’t want to be holed up in the hotel room listening to the MP3s you could watch back home, but whether that’s your thing, thereupon that is it.

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Known for its radical television designs, Hannspree was showing two slightly larger (19” for the Polar Bear) models at CES Unveiled. It’s hard to miss the Polar bear HDTV, and you can be certain that the “apple” one would fit in an exotic room. Let’s be clear, the design the the value here. Even whether both are 1080p capable, that’s hardly a technological attraction, but in that case, the eye might be looking around the screen rather than at the screen. You would think that kids (I mean parents who would buy for…) are the main market for these, but it looks like grown-ups who can afford it love them for too. Which one do you prefer?

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Holding the Wiimote while fiddling with Wii Fit might not be the most convenient thing, and that’s why you might want to check out Talismoon’s Wiitality accessory, which is basically a neoprene band that can hold your Wiimote in place, securing the controller on your arm via sturdy Velcro straps. You can pick up the Wiitality at Amazon for $3, which is certainly cheaper than having the Wiimote slip from your hand and smash your television.

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