Despite an optimistic launch, Google TV sales have proven less than wow-worthy

Consumers aren’t going as gaga for Google TV as manufacturers had hoped. In fact, people are flocking to return the smart TV set-top box.

Logitech International, maker of the Revue Google TV unit, announced that Revue profits were “slightly negative” last quarter as more people returned the device than purchased it.

In response, Logitech said it is going to drop the price of the Revue from $250 (a price cut from the original price of $300) to $100.

“We launched Revue with the expectation that it would generate s...

I heard about this some time ago on Buzz Out Loud. They were talking about the possibility of charging your phone through a piezoelectric charger. The basic idea is that by just typing on the screen, your fingers would essentially charge the battery. It seems the idea came from this study by Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran (yes, I just linked to the Mashable cover of that study). Crazy, but I can’t find access to the original paper. Is there anyway to see if this is even a realistic solution? Oh, yes.

What is a piezoelectric device?

This things exist. You probably use one and you don’t even know i...