Sometimes it happens that TV or any gadget remote does not respond and several thoughts start coming into your mind that what can be wrong. Most of the time its dead battery but how can you check that your remote is working or not or there is sometime wrong with TV itself. If you have a camera phone or any digital camera, take it out and its time to make some movie of your remote control! It may sound funny but it’s the simplest way to check if your remote is working or not. While looking at your phone thru camera, press any button in remote and you should see the remote sensor glowing brightly. See in the photo above which is my AC remote and as you can see the sensor is emitting light which means the remote is OK. If the light is very dull then you need to change the battery and if there is no light then battery is dead or remote is not working anymore.

My room is the dirtiest part of home. Large windows which I like to keep open for sunlight and fresh air from outside also bring dust from outside which gets collected on everything kept in room. Now a lazy person like me never bother to clean it and I avoid doing it also because I am allergic to dust and if I use old cleaning methods of dusting with brush or cloth then I’ll become sick. Collection of dust not only looks bad but also not good for health, one need to get rid of it. Dirt Devil is a new kind of vacuum cleaner which is different from other vacuum cleaners we have seen till now. The most irritating thing about any vacuum cleaner is the wire which not only makes it a nuisance to use but also limits its range; you cannot use it where there is no power outlet. AccuCharge vacuum cleaner by Dirt devil is cordless and lightweight too. You can use it with very much ease anywhere without the problem of plugging and carrying heavy weight of a bulky vacuum cleaner around. I can also use it to clean the car from inside since lots of dust get trapped in seat covers and foot mat which is difficult to clean otherwise. It’s rechargeable so once charged, it can be used anywhere, even if power outlet is not available. A very good product, reliable and it comes with 3 year warranty.

Sony announced the launch of its unique glass speaker system named Sauntina (model: NSA-PF1). It vibrates with a single three-dimensional depth, producing clear sound in 360 degrees. The glass tube can also be illuminated with the choice of three colors including blue, amber and purple. 360 degree sound is not a big deal and can be achieved easily using normal speakers too, but this is something new and sound reproduction is done using vibrating glass instead of coil as in normal speakers. It will go on sale in Japan on June 20th for 1,050,000 JPY.

You know that the remote battery is dead but you press the TV remote button harder thinking that it will work! Pressing the button hard doesn’t work and finally you change the battery. Mostly remote controls use two AA size batteries which give about 3.2V when they are new and this voltage declines with the usage. With decline of this volt, range of your remote also declines and you have to fight with remote to change channel! Now my point in telling all this that being a cheap man I don’t like buying new batteries every now and then so I thought of some cheap and long lasting system. Most of us in our home have cellphone which is out of date, not working or just a piece of junk which is thrown away in corner. Its time to use that phone now! Take that phone and if its charger works then charge the phone battery. If phone doesn’t work then take out the battery and charge it using another phone. Now I know this battery must not be in good shape but we don’t need any powerful battery here too. After charging the battery, see the size of this battery and check if any remote in your house can fit this battery inside its battery compartment. Don’t worry for the +ve and –ve contacts, just see if it can fit, remove some extra plastics from the battery if needed. Once it gets snugly fit inside remote connect the +ve and –ve terminals. In my case as you can see in photo that –ve terminal is already aligned with –ve contact of remote, it’s just a good coincidence but for positive I have to use a short wire. Don’t worry if this thing looks ugly as you are going to put back the battery compartment cover after doing all this so no one would know what’s inside. While doing all this, just make sure that both the terminals of the battery should not touch each other, else you may burn your finger or even explode the battery! After connecting, check the remote and it should work now. If it doesn’t then don’t panic, just check the polarity and contacts. If all done properly, your remote will not need any battery replacement for some years to come! And yes one more advantage is that your remote becomes few grams lighter. Enjoy!

Warning: If you are minor then don’t do this experiment on your own, do it under guidance of your parents.

Disclaimer: Though I have checked that above described method works, in fact I am using this in my home but I am not responsible for any damage caused by using the method given above.

Green House expects to release its 24-inch wide monitor ‘GH-TIG243SH-LB’ in Japan market, which supports 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response speed, and 400 cd/m² brightness. This sleek new LCD monitor is equipped with a stereo speaker (2W + 2W) and HDMI port; it is expected to be available in early May for 57,800 JPY.

To cater to users who require a motherboard with powerful performance and great energy savings, ASUS has released the ‘ASUS P5K/EPU’ series of motherboards in Korea market.

Comprising of the P5K/EPU, P5K SE/EPU and P5K Pro, this series of motherboards feature support for Intel’s P35 chipset, and are ready for the next generation of Intel’s 45nm processors. ASUS’ exclusive EPU technology is also included for outstanding energy savings, as well as Precision Tweaker 2, which gives users the ability to optimize settings for the best possible performance.

The ASUS-developed EPU is the world’s first hardware-based on-demand power saving IC controller. This automatic energy saving chip utilizes an innovative power technology to digitally monitor and automatically fine-tune the CPU power supply with improved VRM efficiency under any loading. With real-time automatic detection of the CPU current, the EPU attains the best possible power efficiency and astounding energy savings to help save the environment – providing users with more power for higher performance; and saving up to 80.23% CPU power when the PC is running low intensity programs.

The EPU is coupled with the innovative AI Gear3+ application – which features a new user interface that shows users exactly how much electricity and CO2 is being saved; and the ASUS exclusive Third Generation 8-phase Power Design, to provide up to 50% enhanced power efficiency.