After five years of product development, Nanosolar has shipped its first solar panels priced at $1 a watt, the price at which solar energy gets cheaper than coal.

Panels features include:

• World’s first printed thin-film solar cell in a commercial panel product
• World’s first thin-film solar cell with a low-cost back-contact capability
• World’s lowest-cost solar panel (as little as $.99/Watt)
• World’s highest-current thin-film solar panel, delivering five times the current of any other thin-film panel on the market today and thus simplifying system deployment
• Intensely systems-optimized product with the lowest balance-of-system cost of any thin-film panel

Thin-film solar films are more than 100x thinner than silicon-wafer cells and thus have correspondingly lower materials cost.Combining the materials-cost advantage of thin films with the process cost advantage of Nanosolar's 100x faster process technology leads to the best of both worlds.

Technology Wave	I. Wafer Cells	II. Vacuum-Based Thin-Film-on-Glass	III. Roll-Printed Thin-Film-on-Foil
Process:	Silicon wafer processing	Sputtering, evaporation in a vacuum chamber	Printing in plain air
Process Control:	Fragile wafers	Expensive metrology	Built-in bottom-up reproducibility
Process Yield:	Robust	Fragile	Robust
Materials Utilization:	30%	30-50%	Over 95%
Substrate:	Wafer	Glass	Conductive Foil
Continuous Processing:	No -- wafer handling	No -- glass handling	Yes
Cell Matching:	Yes	No	Yes
Panel Current:	High	Low	High
Energy Payback:	3 years	1.7 years	<>
Throughput/CapEx	1	2-5	10-25

First shipping panels have been shipped for deployment in Eastern Germany.

Popular Science Magazine has awarded Nanosolar's solar electricity technology the top Innovation of the Year 2007.

Nanosolar has already raised $100 million to build a factory, and has secured more than 600,000 feet of manufacturing space.
Worth noting that the company already has orders for the first 18 months of manufacturing capacity.

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SkySails, a German company from Hamburg, is developing wind propulsion systems for cargo ships and superyachts.


The SkySails system consists basically of a fully automated towing kite propulsion connected to the ship via a towing rope.

The planned product range contains towing kite propulsion systems with a nominal propulsion power of up to 5,000 kW (about 6,800 HP).
Most large ships can be easily fitted with the SkySails.

It is used meant to be used offshore, if the wind conditions allow, in addition to the propulsion of the ship’s engine, making it more profitable, safer and independent.
The SkySails system actually improves the ship's behavior at sea significantly.

On annual average fuel costs can be lowered between 10-35% depending on actual wind conditions and actual time deployed. Under optimal wind conditions, fuel consumptions can temporarily be reduced up to 50%.

During tests made on a 800-ton testing ship, it was calculated that fuel savings of up to 1200 liters per day can be made on ships of this size by using only an 80-square-meter towing kite. “Correspondingly, and based on the latest testing results, towing kites with double the surface area can save up to 2400 liters of fuel a day,” as reported by SkySails managing director Stephan Wrage.

Humphreys Yacht Design, together with SkySails, did exhibit the concept for a high-performance hybrid super yacht at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show.
Powered by SkySails, a 40-meter trimaran can reach speeds of up to 18 knots without the help of its main engine, and up to 30 knots with the main engine.
Additionally, with SkySails a shaft-driven generator can be activated, which charges batteries that can supply the main diesel-electric propulsion as needed.
Yacht owners can now sail in a way that is ecologically responsible, without having to sacrifice the comfort they’ve come to enjoy.
And, this type of propulsion provides owners a high degree of security and independence in times of crisis.



The SkySails-System is to be installed on the heavy-lift multi purpose carrier MV "Beluga SkySails".
This 140m long cargo vessel belongs to the Beluga Group, a shipping company in Bremen, and is taking up regular operation in international shipping in early 2008.

More Info:
SkySails

The KillaCycle is currently the quickest 1/4 mile electric drag bike in the world.

Recently, Scott Pollacheck did a record 8.083 second @ 163 MPH run at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado.

The motorcycle is powered by 374 volts of electricity stored in 1210 small, but powerful, ‘nano-phospate cells (batteries) provided by A123 Systems.

The cells are connected to provide 9.1 kWh of energy storage and are capable of supplying up to 1800 amps. The cells themselves weigh just 186 pounds.

The entire battery pack weighs just under 200 lbs yet puts out about 480 horsepower.

Batteries of this type and configuration require custom battery management controls to achieve optimum charging for peak performance levels and service life. Denver CNC has designed an excellent solution to handle those requirements.

Battery energy is converted to motive power by a Café Electric Z2K Motor Controller. These incredible devices are capable of throttling currents up to 2000 amps and potentials as high as 375 volts.

Two modified 6.7 inch Model L-91 Advanced DC Motors pull a direct chain drive to the rear wheel.

KillaCycle Features

• The KillaCycle uses about $0.07 worth of electricity for each run down the strip.
• The bike only uses ~300 W-hr / mile, including the burn-out
• Including burn-outs, the KillaCycle could make 7 or more runs on one charge.
• Recharges in under 4 minutes. (Limited by charger.)
• Zero to 60 MPH in 0.97 seconds.
• Silent, aside from the chain and some tire noise.
• The KillaCycle weighs 653 lbs.

The KillaCycle Team has been invited by the All Harley Drag Racing Association to run exhibition at their national event at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, CA on Nov 9th and 10th.

More Information at:
KillaCycle

Fujikon Industrial Holdings Ltd, Hong Kong manufacturer of headsets, microphones and other audio components has formed a strategic alliance with wireless audio technology provider Kleer.
Combining Fujikon’s expertise in designing and manufacturing cutting-edge audio products and Kleer’s technological expertise, the world’s smallest wireless earphone, is ready for launch.

Announced in January 2007, Kleer’s 2.4GHz wireless digital audio technology combines high digital audio performance with ultra-low power consumption. The technology can be applied to portable audio and media players, audio or theater systems and automotive systems, and is used by Fujikon in the first of its kind un-tethered earphones.

Kleer’s iPod Nano Wireless Adapter was highly acclaimed for being capable of delivering full CD quality audio without any loss in sound quality. It received a good deal of positive reviews, putting the brand in the ears of many professionals of the audio gadgetry arena.

Kleer’s Audio LP modules offer the following advantages over Bluetooth:

• Lossless transmission of 16-bit, 44.1KHz-sampled stereo audio to deliver full CD-quality audio. Lossless transmission also enables the ‘beaming’ of music or other data files from one player to another.
• 10 times the battery life of a comparable Bluetooth solution. This enables OEMs to integrate wireless technology into portable audio players without suffering a large penalty in battery life. And OEMs can introduce new small form factor products such as wireless earphones knowing that small batteries will still give them acceptable battery life.
• Best-in-class ISM band co-existence by dynamically selecting one out of 16 narrowband channels, each of which can fit in the gaps between wireless LAN channels, and ensuring that only unoccupied channels are selected.
• Kleer’s Listen In™ technology that enables users to share the listening experience by having multiple wireless earphones, headphones or speakers listening simultaneously to the same audio source.

Fujikon’s ground-breaking earphone model is empowered with complete wireless stereo application between the left and right audio channels, is compatible with various portable media devices, and can be used with up to four devices at the same time.

The wireless earphones are already available as part of the S2501 mp3 Player.

S2501 mp3 Player – Jet Stream Series Specs

• Wireless Earphones Compatibility – Designed to be compatible with wireless earphones usinng Kleer® technology
• 1GB Flash Memory – Stores up to 340 songs* – Flash memory
• Audio Playback (mp3 / WMA® / WMDRM-10 / Audible®) – Plays open mp3 and WMA® audio files and is compatible with many secure music download and subscription services
• Digital FM Tuner with 20 Presets – Listen to your favorite radio stations
• FM Record – Record while listening to an FM station to mp3 format. Later you can listen to the recorded radio or download to your computer for personal use
• Display – Easy-to-read and ultra bright full-color OLED display
• Splash Proof – Built for workouts, this device is water and sweat-resistant so you can take it with you on a jog or bring it to the gym
• Stop Watch – Track your lap time or run time with this easy-to-use integrated stop watch Integrated Pedometer, Calorie Counter, and Body Mass Index Calculator –
• USB 2.0 PC Interface – Hi-speed transfer
• Battery Life – The built-in lithium rechargeable battery lets you enjoy up to 14 hours
• of music playback
• Accessory Kit Includes – Armband, wristband, CD-ROM with Yahoo! Music® Engine, 2 sets of earphones (1 wired and 1 wireless)

Shawn Frayne is a 26-year-old inventor based in Mountain View, California, winner of the Popular Mechanics 2007 Breakthrough Award, who has devised a way to harness the potential of wind without the need for conventional wind turbines.



As Frayne explains, conventional wind turbines don’t scale down well because there’s too much friction in the gearbox and other components: "With rotary power, there’s nothing out there that generates under 50 watts".

The Windbelt gets around these problems by putting aside rotation entirely. Instead, a method has been developed by which a taut, vibrating membrane, coupled with a no-contact, direct-drive electrical generator, can tap the energy of flowing air.

By studying the way vibrations caused by the wind (aeroelastic flutter) led to the collapse in 1940 of Washington’s Tacoma Bridge, Frayne came up with the idea for the Windbelt, which is basically a taut membrane fitted with a pair of magnets that oscillate between metal coils.




The Windbelt is the world’s first turbine-less wind generator -- a completely new way to look at wind power which is changing the landscape of the field.
Prototypes have been capable of generating 40 milliwatts in 10-mph slivers of wind, making his device 10 to 30 times as efficient as the best microturbines and enough to power LED lamps and radios.

The Windbelt technology was originally conceived in 2004, during a trip to Petite Anse, Haiti. This fishing village near the coast was not connected to an electrical grid, and the only lighting available was diesel-powered or kerosene-based.

The Windbelt fulfilled its original design criteria while demonstrating 10x the efficiency of the state-of-the-art in micro-turbine technology on these scales.
Now, Humdinger is poised to take this technology and apply it to a wide array of fields, from rural lighting to energy harvesting for wireless sensors in ‘smart buildings’.

Peter Haas, founder of the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group, which helps people in developing countries to get environmentally sound access to clean water, sanitation and energy, and has a whole section of their website dedicated to WindMills, sees many advantages in Frayne's invention: “If Shawn’s innovation breaks, locals can fix it. If a solar panel breaks, the family is out a panel.”
“There’s not a huge amount of innovation being done for people making $2 to $4 per day,” Haas added. “Shawn’s work is definitely needed.”

Maptech's i3 is a truly fool-proof gadget that makes no use of confusing buttons, keypads or cursors.
The Touch Screen Command Center is the heart and soul of the i3. Just touch the rugged, 12" or 15" diagonal, daylight readable screen to view and change charts, create routes and a lot more.

Adding a waypoint is as simple as touching the chart display at the spot you want to go and you get range and bearing. You can even touch and drag an existing route around obstacles, letting you add new waypoints with one simple action.

As an added bonus, when you purchase an i3 you get all detailed NOAA charts for the entire U.S. coastline.
Also built-in are all of Maptech's exclusive Navigation Photos, Contour 3D Charts, Coastal Topo Maps and advanced navigation data.

Other features include an improved Touch Screen Radar that allows you to see radar images overlaid on a detailed NOAA chart or Navigation Photo, Dual Screens for two fully functional, independent i3 systems that can be networked together.

Satellite Communications have also been improved to stay in touch by email, voice and fax.
It can even monitor your boat while you're away and send reports on vital systems to your home or dockmaster.

The I3 communications option also includes the latest weather forecasts.

A 3D Fishfinder allows you to see where fish position themselves in 3D.
The live sonar is very similar to standard 2D sonars but coupled with the benefits of 3D and i3 Touch Screen Command.


As for Video connectivity, you can control up to four marine-grade video cameras set up for security or any other reason.
Dragging your finger on the Touch Screen lets you span and tilt in a very simple way.
And you can watch your favorite movies or home videos. But fear not to get completely absorbed in the action, because the i3 is monitoring your boat's location. If your boat moves 200 feet or more within 5 minutes, the movie screen automatically switches over to GPS navigation mode.

Last but not least, the i3 home planning software lets you create your routes on a home PC and save them to a USB thumb drive. When you get to the boat, just plug in the thumb drive. All your routes will automatically load, and you're ready to go!

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Maptech

The NV200 concept from Nissan looks like a rather basic and not very stylish van from the outside, but it betrays an "interior created to combine efficiency and a human touch, mentally refreshing its occupants when traveling to or from a job site.”
Truly StarWars-like.

As said, the NV200 doesn't look that impressive from the outside, that is, until its back rear slides out to display all of its storing compartments and electronic guts wonders.

Designed jointly by Nissan Design Center (NDC) in Japan and Nissan Design Europe in the UK, it takes the concept of Office mobility to the extreme.





PRESS RELEASE FROM NISSAN

NV200
A Smart Business Tool of New Generation - for Active Professionals

• A substantial, rugged-looking exterior, combining a dramatic front cab with a traditional box-like storage space, creates an emotional looking body form never before seen in the LCV class.
• An interior created to combine efficiency and a human touch, mentally refreshing its occupants when traveling to or from a job site. The customizable cargo area houses a unique pod that can smartly accommodate a variety of business needs. The pod is divided into customizable trays and boxes for efficient storage of profession-specific equipment, materials, work gear and apparel.
• The displayed NV200 has been outfitted specifically for use by a professional ocean photographer. The work area is equipped with a remote control panel for a spider camera, as well as equipment for organizing and editing photographs and images while on assignment.

The PIP is a revolutionary biosensor that helps you combat stress.

The PIP measures a psycho-physiological phenomenon known as electrodermal activity (EDA) . EDA corresponds to changes in the electrical properties of the skin due to sweat gland activity. Since sweat is electrically conductive, the more a person sweats, the more electrically conductive their skin becomes and vice versa. These changes in conductivity are readily measurable, and especially so at the fingertips, where there is a particularly high concentration of sweat glands.

Many processes in the body are regulated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS). "Autonomic" refers to the fact that these processes are not under our conscious control, but are carried out continuously and automatically "in the background". The ANS can be subdivided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. In situations that cause stress, the sympathetic system primes the body for "fight or flight", one manifestation of which is an increase in sweating. Hence the psychological phenomenon of stress elicits a physiological response (increased sweating), and it is this that the PIP measures.

Communicating wirelessly with an entertainment application that runs on your mobile phone, the Personal Input Pod™ provides a unique stress management solution in a highly portable, consumer friendly package and at a consumer friendly price.

In today's fast-paced world, the PIP empowers you to take control of your stress, teaching you to relax in a fun and engaging way.

Features:

• Bluetooth connectivity enables operation with a wide variety of phones and handheld devices.
• High performance, completely self-contained.
• Robust, scientifically validated measurement of stress via the electrodermal response.
• Recharge the internal battery via a standard wall plug or a computer USB port

Software applications include:

Relax & Race, a racing game for mobile phones and desktop PC’s, where victory is achieved only by out-relaxing your opponent.
You must discover how to control your stress, and learn not only to relax, but to relax in a stressful environment.


Stormchaser maps the weather according to your stress levels, encouraging you to find your inner calm and tame the storm.
As you relax, the wind lessens, the rain eases off, and the clouds clear until you are basking in warm sunshine.

Lie Detective is a classic polygraph simulator.
Responding to stress, less than truthful answers to probing questions send the needle polygraph display racing.

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Available from:
Vyro Games

Advanced Bionics Corporation is dedicated to providing technology that restores hearing.

Advanced Bionics Corporation is a global leader in the development of implantable, high-technology neurostimulation devices that are being used in new treatments for deafness.

The company has developed the Harmony™ Behind-the-Ear (BTE) Sound Processor, an advanced audio gadget that has been designed to maximize hearing potential beyond words so the bearer can experience as much of the full range of sound as possible.

Thanks to its CD-quality sound processing and wide sound window, the Harmony BTE processes sound with unmatched fidelity and clarity.



It will help many patients with hearing disorders to greatly improve the quality of their lifes.

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Available from:
Advanced Bionics

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Audio Gadget Inspector: Bionic Ear System

For a hobby that prides itself on pitting man against the elements, experience against the strength of wind and wave, sailing is still heavily dependent on machines, as I discovered when we launched the boat earlier this month.

Walking through yachts stored in cradles during the winter always makes me feel small, but the size and scale of the cranes and hoists trundling around them is enough to make you feel like an ant. They creep around steadily; a crane lifting its head to position a mast here; a hoist sweeping round a boat, ready to take it to the water, there.

Of course, this is the busy time of year, when boat owners are queuing up to have their boats launched. But even so, on the few days it took us to complete the scrubbing, polishing and general tidying up of Sea-Dreamer, there was a sense that wherever you turned, there was a machine rumbling along, or winching something or beeping madly.

We had a lot of the beeping on Sea-Dreamer, for the Sailing Fanatic, notionally on holiday, had brought along his BlackBerry.

This little gadget, beloved of businessmen and workaholics, combines mobile phone, internet connection, email and, I’m sure, 100 other useful functions. It is small, tiny enough to slip into the top pocket of the Sailing Fanatic’s fleece, and beeps discreetly whenever there is a message, phone, text or email that may or may not require instant attention.

The Sailing Fanatic loves it, for it allows him to be in constant touch with the office/clients/weather forecasts wherever he is, and regardless of what he is doing. It is not so great for everyone else, as it means that the Sailing Fanatic is constantly disappearing to deal with urgent phone calls or emails.

But even without the BlackBerry, the Sailing Fanatic has enough machines and gadgets on board Sea-Dreamer to keep him happy.

There’s the engine, of course. And the GPS. And the depth thingy, and the wind speedometer, and the electronic helm, and the radio, and – newest of all – the electronic bilge pump, lovingly installed by the Sailing Fanatic over the winter.

It was one of the first things he checked after the boat had been gingerly lowered back into the water, and motored round to our new berth. We all stood on deck for the inaugural push of the bilge button and watched as, without effort, water spurted out from the back of the boat.

The Sailing Fanatic was so excited that he leaned right out over the railing to see the results of his labours. It was then that we all heard a soft ‘plunk!’ as something fell out of his top fleece pocket and into the water. It was the Blackberry, shining silver in the darkness as it gently wafted its way down towards the mud at the bottom of the marina.

'Oh, no!' said the girls.

'Oh *%&*!!!' said the Sailing Fanatic.

'Oh, dear!' said I.

Helen MacKenzie is a freelance writer. More articles can be found at http://www.sea-dreamer.com

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Helen_MacKenzie

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If you've ever cursed at your crewmen, your wife or even yourself for not being able to hook a line at a mooring buoy, marina cleat, pile mooring, etc, then you need this very ingenious gadget.

MooR FasT® threads a rope through a buoy ring or marina cleat up to 2 metres away from the safety of your deck and brings it back on board. It will even scoop up rings and shackles that lie flat.

How to use the MooR FasT:

1. Attach your own mooring line to the end of the MooR FasT® feeder line.
2. Extend the telescopic pole to the required length locking it with a twist action.
3. Giving a light pull on the feeder line helps to check that the gate is correctly located in the head. Ensure that the mooring line is free to run out.
4. Push the ‘claw’ arm of the head through the centre of the mooring ring or cleat, opening the yellow ‘gate’.
5. Continue pushing until the gate has sprung shut again. Pulling the MooR FasT® back will thread the feeder line through.
6. Continue pulling to bring your mooring line back on board.

Alternatively, you may tie your own mooring line directly to the MooR FasT® gate.
A Bowline is an appropriate knot to use. Note that heavy and/or stiff mooring lines may be more awkward to thread from a distance and pull back aboard.

You can also use the MooR FasT® to help you to ‘lasso’ a cleat or bollard.

Or to thread your mooring line through the centre of a standard marina cleat.

Chosen as the Best Gadget from the London Boat Show by Sail World.

Available from:
MooR FasT

The Freeloader is a portable solar charging gadget that processes enough solar energy to power any hand held electronic gadget.

The Freeloader gets power from its solar panels.
Once fully charged, Freeloaders internal battery can power an iPod for 18hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, PSP for 2.5 hours a PDA for 22 hours and much much more.

The device can also be charged by means of a supplied charge cable that plugs into a computers’ USB.

Supplied in a tough but stylish aluminium body

Technical Specs:

• 120mA premium quality crystalline solar cells
• 1000mAh environmentally friendly Li-ion battery with a typical battery life of 2 years.
• Freeloaders solar panels can charge its internal battery in as little as 5 hours or 3 hours when using the supplied USB charging cable
• Supplied with a computer USB charging cable
• Supplied with a power master cable and twelve adaptors to fit the following:

1. LG Chocolate series phones
2. Motorola V66 series and current V3 series phones
3. All Nokia current and N series phones
4. Samsung A288 and current D800 series phones
5. Sony Ericsson T28 and current K750 series phones
6. 4mm straight jack for Sony PSP, Tom Tom sat nav, digital camera’s, PDA’s and two-way radio’s
7. Mini USB for Blackberry Smart phones, Bluetooth headsets etc
8. USB 2.0 female socket for iPod, iPod Shuffle, MP3 players, smart phones, PDA’s, GPS plus much more
9. Nintendo DS lite connector
10. Supports iPod, iPod shuffle & iPod video.

• Impact resistant, rust free aluminum body.
• Freeloader holds its battery charge for up to 3 months
• Freeloader can simultaneously charge hand held devices whilst at the same time having its internal battery charged by its solar cells or via its USB charge cable
• Supplied with detailed user manual
• Size – 123 x 62 x 17
• Weight – 185g

Electrical Characteristics / Performance

Solar Panel (mono/multi crystalline): 5.5V 120mA

Rechargeable Lithium Battery: 3.7V 1000mAh

USB charging cable: 5V 500mA

DC Output: 5.5V+/– 0.5% 500mA

Time required to deliver power from Freeloader: 30 minutes to 1 hour

Time required to charge the FreeLoader internal battery using the USB charge cable: 3 to 4 hours

Time required to charge the FreeLoader internal battery in sunny conditions using the solar panels: 5 to 10 hours.

As with any other solar cell the power generated and the charging speed depends on the amount of light received by the solar cells.

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Solar Technology

California-based Vantec is offering its PC & Notebook Security Combination Cable Lock, which is literally bolted-into your computer’s VGA or Serial port.

It protects your computer with 2 steel bolts that cannot be accessed, together with a 6’6” steel cable sheathed in black PVC and a included security plate, that gives you the option of securing the cable to an area without a convenient attachment point.

Its 4 position keyless combination lock gives you up to 10,000 different user-defined combination possibilities, meaning you will never have to worry about lost keys.

Features:

• The PC & Notebooke Security Combination Cable Lock is literally bolted-into your computer's VGA or Serial port.
• 6'6" steel cable sheathed in black PVC.
• Set your own password up to 10,000 possible combinations that can be set or changed at any time.
• Included Velcro® strap for easy cable management and portability.

Specifications:

• Zinc alloy Combination lock housing and base plate
• Lock Body: 38.5 x 28 x 25mm (1.5 x 1.10 x 0.98in)
• Cable Length: 200cm (78in)
• Cable Diameter: 4.4mm(0.17in)
• Dark smoke PVC coated cable
• Package Includes:
• NBL-S450 Security PC Lock (4 Digits Combination)
• Security Plate
• Velcro® Strap
• Alcohol Swipe

Available from:
Vantec

Advanced Bionics has developed the Harmony™ Behind-the-Ear (BTE) Sound Processor designed to maximize hearing potential beyond words so you can experience as much of the full range of sound as possible.

Thanks to its CD-quality sound processing and wide sound window, the Harmony BTE processes sound with unmatched fidelity and clarity.

It will help many patients with hearing disorders to perform common tasks such as:

• Use the telephone
• Hear in noisy environments
• Listen in classrooms
• Appreciate music
• Hear all day on a single battery charge
• Hear loud and soft sounds without flipping a switch

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Harmony BTE features:

• Built-in Telecoil for wireless access to hearing-aid–compatible telephones and inductive loop communication systems
• Built-in LED for easy monitoring of system status

The Harmony BTE Processor is designed to withstand rain, sweat, and moisture, and carries a warranty for exposure to water.

• Full listening day on a single charge
• Water tolerant and impact resistant
• Monitor system status with Built-in LED
• Wireless access with Built-in Telecoil
• Easy-to-use controls
• Snap-on earhook options
• Discreet, low-profile headpiece

Programmable options:

• CD-quality, 16-bit processing, programmable wide input dynamic range and powerful dual-loop automatic gain control.
• The Power Economy Mode delivers 50% greater battery life than the previous generation BTE, so recipients can enjoy a full listening day on a single charge.

HiResolution^® Sound:

• Processing in HiResolution: 5,200 Hz signal processing resolution intended to accurately reproduce complex acoustic waveforms, preserving the details of sound.
• Up to 83,000 signals to the hearing nerve every second.
• Fully programmable sound window up to 80 dB.
• Sophisticated automatic gain control (AGC) for optimizing the sound environment.
• Programmable sound processing programs.
• Capturing the real world environment from soft sounds to loud sounds, as they naturally occur around you.

Easy-to-use Controls:

• 3-position program switch with tactile and visual feedback
• Volume wheel with tactile and visual feedback
• Built-in Telecoil for wireless access to hearing-aid–compatible telephones and inductive loop systems
• Built-in LED status light for easy monitoring of system information

Discreet Low-profile Headpiece:

• Easy to conceal, smaller, and more discreet
• Ultra-light for comfort, convenience and retention

Built-in LED Status Indicator Light:

• Especially important for children, the status light gives parents, teachers and caretakers a visual indication when to respond -
  • the LED illuminates RED when the system is not communicating with the implant
  • the LED illuminates ORANGE when the battery is running low or the battery needs to be replaced soon
  • the LED illuminates GREEN in response to nearby sounds when the processor is successfully transmitting sound information to the implant.
• Tells you the approximate remaining charge of a PowerCel™ Battery when attached to the processor so you can plan ahead.

Slide-on Power Options:

• Easy-to-change power options slide off and on quickly so you are only off the air for seconds
• Power supply comes in two different sizes; PowerCel Slim and PowerCel Plus

Snap-on Earhook Options:

• Interchangeable audio earhook options for naturally using the phone, connecting peripheral audio inputs, monitoring status of children's devices and more.
• Input that allows the earhook to transform into a valuable audio or diagnostic accessory
• Audio earhook options snap on and off easily saving you time and fuss
• Available in small and standard sizes to fit both children and adult ears.

Intellilink™ Safety:

• BTE communicates only with your designated implant
• Protects against stimulation if processors are accidentally swapped between ears or recipients.
• Designed for bilateral recipients, because with Intellilink your left BTE only connects with your left implant.

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Technical Specifications

Processor:

Processor Colors: Beige Metallic, Silver, and Dark Sienna
Program Switch: Three program positions
Volume Dial: +/- 100% electrical dynamic range
T-Coil: Electronically integrated
Status LED: Three colors—green, orange, red
Total of eight status indications
Battery status, Microphone status, and Error status categories
Auxiliary Input:
Auria T-Mic^® Microphone, Direct Connect, and iConnect Earhooks
Operating Temperature Range: 0° to 45°C/32° to 113°F (non-condensing)
Storage Temperature Range: -20° to 55°C/-4° to 131°F

Sound Processing:

BTE Microphone: BTE Microphone:Frequency Range 150 Hz–8000 Hz
Audio Sound Capture: 16 bit, 96 dB
Input Dynamic Range: 20 dB–80 dB programmable (60 dB default)
Effective Audio Sampling Rate: 17.4 kHz
Automatic Gain Control: Cambridge dual loop AGC
Sensitivity: +/-10 dB
Stimulation Rate: 136 pps–83,000 pps
Spectral bands: 1–120 bands
Supported Strategies: HiRes-S with Fidelity 120™, HiRes-P with Fidelity 120,
HiRes-S, HiRes-P, CIS, MPS
Telemetry: Continuous bidirectional

Power:

PowerCel Operating Time (hours):
PowerCel Slim: Average 14, range 8–19 (Power economy mode)
PowerCel Plus: Average 24, range 14–41 (Power economy mode)

Implant Compatibility:

ICS: HiRes 90K^®, CII Bionic Ear^®

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Available from:
Advanced Bionics

Low Level Laser Therapy ( LLLT ), also known as Photobiomodulation, is a form of phototherapy or light therapy.

It involves the application of low power light to areas of the body in order to stimulate healing.
Photons, which are particles of electromagnetic energy, are emitted from the low power laser. These particles enter the tissues and are absorbed in the mitochondria, which are tiny structures within the substance of each individual cell. The energy is converted to chemical energy within the cell. The permeability of the cell membrane then changes, which in turn produces various physiological effects. These physiological changes are affected on a variety of cell types including macrophages, fibroblasts, endothelial cells and mast cells.

Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is believed to enhance tissue growth and as a result, to have other beneficial effects such as resolve inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system.
The exact mechanism to produce these effects is still being studied, but it is agreed that the mechanism is photochemical rather than heat-related.

In any case, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has demonstrated the ability to significantly accelerate and enhance the body’s natural defense and repair components in the presence of injury, inflammation and certain disease processes.
By modifying the effects and limiting the duration of inflammation as well as enhancing specific repair and healing processes, LLLT is consistent in providing pain relief, reducing injury damage and loss of function, in addition to facilitating more rapid repair and stronger healed tissue structures.

Several clinical studies have noted the following results of LLLT:

• Increased collagen production
• Enhanced nerve regeneration
• Increased vasodilation
• Reduced inflammatory duration
• Increased cell metabolism
• Increased pain threshold
• Increased cell membrane potential
• Reduced edema magnitude
• Increased microcirculation
• Increased tissue and bone repair
• Increased lymphatic response
• Increased enzyme response

Observed biological and physiological effects include changes in cell membrane permeability, up-regulation and down-regulation of adenosine triphosphate and nitric oxide.

External links

• Low Level Laser Therapy ( LLLT )
• Cold Laser Therapy
• HealioHealth: Low Level Laser Therapy
  

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