John Sisler

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There’s a lot of surface area on this planet that’s ripe for solar panels. It’s flat, it’s got nothing blocking it from the sun, and it lets panels float on it. Yep, its the oceans. But big storms can screw with floating solar arrays, making the installation and use difficult. That’s not so with LSAs.

LSAs (Liquid Solar Arrays) are solar panels that are designed to float in water. When storms hit, they simply submurge themselves under the water until it passes. It’s built using lightweight, readily available plastic with existing solar concentrator technologies, so they’re ready to go now. We’ll see if they end up catching on in the near future.

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When tiny USB drives shaped like minuscule DSLRs surfaced late last month, our interest was already piqued. But then this even more-detailed model comes along, sending us hunting for one on eBay.

This 2GB flash drive is only a couple of inches wide, yet still has intricately detailed lens markings, a convincing-looking viewscreen (is it actually lit up with an LED? looks like it in the pic in the gallery below), and a shiny lens that removes to reveal a USB jack.

You’ll need to use the included extension cord to fit it into a USB port, but that’s a small price to pay for such a sweet trinket. Now if they would just roll out a Nikon D300 mini-replica, we’d be more than willing to pay the $40+ these babies are going for on eBay.

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Interesting rumors are flying about the meaning behind a sales memo from Apple. According to PhoneNews, Apple has told retailers to put Apple Composite AV Cables and Component AV Cables on clearance. Why you ask?

Here’s the purely speculative part. Apple is said to be coming out with a single AV cable that will support both component and composite to work with both HDTV and standard-def. One rumor states that Apple will offer a new iPhone and iPod touch with higher resolution screens to support HD.

Of course, iPhone users will need HD content. Apple has started carrying HD movies on iTunes, and there are also rumors that Apple will let the iPhone use Wi-Fi for local networks with HD streaming, as a option to using Apple TV.

While this is all purely speculative at the moment, it seems that all the pieces are falling into place as Apple takes on HD. It’s all good for watching movies on the go, but would you use your iPhone as an HD streaming device in your home? Might make taking a call mid-movie a bit complicated.

PhoneNews via Electronista