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Battery life is always a key issue whenever reviews for a new model of cell phone come out on the web.  Smartphones become more demanding and power intensive as time passes, and while battery technology continues to improve, many of us still find ourselves charging our phones once or twice a day just to keep them running.  Cool person in technology Tibor Fabian founded Ardica to tackle this problem and find new ways to improve mobile battery life with his startup Ardica.  Ardica researches, develops and sells new mobile battery technology, and Fabian directs his company away from just improving the standard lithium-based batteries that are most common today.  He wants to find innovative solutions that surpass what is expected and put out more power for longer periods of time.  That’s why Fabian and his team develop batteries based on fuel cells and chemical hydride technology rather than using conventional techniques.  Fabian believes this technology will produce more efficient batteries that last longer and have greater overall lifespans.  Mobile device users who have needed smartphone computer repair for battery issues know all too well that current technology can be quite frustrating.  Read more »

While virtual reality gaming is not quite available publicly for personal computers yet, the military has been making use of it for quite some time. In the Army, soldiers train both individually and as a unit using the virtual reality equipment. These specifically designed simulations mirror real-world situations that require soldiers to think on their feet and react as they would if the war game was real.

One problem so far has been that the in-game representations of the soldiers, called avatars, have not been realistic. Unlike in popular video games where the player has an avatar that usually has superhuman skills and amazing endurance, these soldiers need to train using a different type of avatar. That is why the Army has recently announced that they will be creating a custom avatar for every soldier.

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