Phillips 20 Year Life LED Lightbulb

A revolutionary new lightbulb which has been designed by Phillips and recently won the U.S. Department of Energy’s L Prize, will be finally available to purchase in stores this weekend. The Phillips LED lightbulb has been deigned to last and provide light for 20 years, burning only 10 watts of power. The new LED lightbulb was originally was priced at $60, and has been created to replace incandescent bulbs of 40 watts or more when they are banned in 2014.

But to win the U.S. Department of Energy’s L Prize, the price of the invention would need to drop to $22 within its first year of being available, before the $10 million prize could be redeemed by Phillips.

At the moment the price for the Phillips LED lightbulb is $50, but Phillips is currently in talks with utility companies to offer rebates of anywhere between $20 and $30, that will be applied by the retailers of the new next generation lightbulb.

Cyrus Klepcys Mars Watch (video)

Watchmaker Cyrus has unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of the Cyrus Klepcys Mars Watch. Which is a variation on the their Klepcys model that features a 3D moonphase, but this time its been replaced by a miniature version of the red planet, Mars.

The Mars globe has been created and rotates at exactly the same time as the real planet. Completing one revolution every 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

Other unique features of the watch is the “Martian face” which has been included in the design and can be seen at about 7 O’clock on the watches face. The unique Klepcys watch is a collaboration between Cyrus and renowned watchmaker Jean-François Mojon, who also designed the Harry Winston Opus X watch.

The Cyrus Klepcys Mars Watch is being limited to just 66 pieces or as Cyrus says “66 earthlings will be able to enjoy this unique experience on their wrist.” Unfortunately no information on pricing or worldwide availability has been released as yet.

Environmentally Friendly Waterproof Coating Developed To Protect Electronics

A new waterproof coating has been developed by Daikin Industries which is both environmentally friendly and will protect your electronics from water damage. We have featured other waterproof coatings here on Geeky Gadgets before but what makes this on a little different in that it dries within a minute at room temperature and once dried creates a layer just 0.1 micron to 1 micron thick over the electronics.

Keeping them protected from water and other damaging elements. Watch the video below to see a demonstration of the new coating in action. Daikin Industries explains:

“This product isn’t intended for full waterproofing, but for raising the baseline in waterproofing to everyday standards. So we’re suggesting this coating as a way to reduce the risk of phones malfunctioning if they happen to get dropped in water.”

For example, even if the phone has an earphone jack or connector, there’s no problem with connection after coating, because this coating is such a thin film. It can be used for protection against water and moisture in applications where, until now, a thicker coating was needed.”

The new costing is currently still under development, but is created by dissolving a fluoropolymer in a fluorinated solvent. The fluoropolymer is nonflammable and has low toxicity, making the solution environmentally friendly.

AViiQ Ready Clip Cables

AViiQ has created some handy shorter cables, which have been specifically design to be easier to carry and tangle free. Providing you with a convenient way of charging or transferring data to and from any USB 2.0 port, and are available for Micro, Mini and Apple devices.

The AViiQ ready clip cables are roughly the same length as a pen and even have a handy pen style clips allowing you to carry them clipped to your pocket. Alan Yeung, Co-Founder of AViiQ explains:

“We designed the Ready Clips based on personal struggles of having to fiddle with tangled and unnecessarily long cables,”-“AViiQ believes that for a product to be portable, it not only has to be compact, but also slim and unobtrusive.”

The new AViiQ Clips are now available to purchase individually or in sets starting at $12.99.

Worlds First Intel Powered Smartphone The Lava Xolo X900 Arriving April 23rd

Intel and Lava, one of India’s fastest-growing mobile handset companies, have this week announced that their new Lava Xolo X900, the worlds first smartphone powered by an Intel processor will be arriving in India on April 23rd.

The Lava Xolo X900 smartphone is powered by a 1.6 GHz Atom processor with Hyper Threading Technology, together with a 400 MHz graphics clock and the full HD 1080p video recording and playback capabilities.

The Lava Xolo X900 is also fitted with a 4.03-inch high-resolution LCD touch screen and 8-megapixel camera, with a burst mode feature allowing 10 pictures to be captured in under a second.
Its internal battery has been designed to provide up to 5 hours of 3G browsing, 45 hours of audio and 8 hours of talk time. Mike Bell, Intel corporate vice president and general manager of the Mobile and Communications Group explains:

“The first smartphone with Intel inside is now available to Indian consumers,”-“The boundaries of personal computing are expanding. As we enter the India market with our first smartphone from Lava, the device not only showcases the rich capabilities and user benefits of Intel computing, but also highlights the exciting possibilities of what’s still to come.”

No information on pricing or worldwide availability has been released as yet.