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Skinny jeans for guys.

At this year’s Premiere Vision Preview, held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in new York City, it was all about silver shimmers, faux skin and digital prints. Fabrics were given added sparkle with silver threading and coating treatments, while snakeskin, ostrich and crocodile embossing were popular on faux leather. I especially liked the pixilated, digital effects given to traditional floral and watercolor prints.

Ohhh yes, we love our shiny gadgets – I mean what’s not to love? Music, games, emails, weather forecasts, GPS – everything is available in one little piece of technology. however, if there was one negative of these techi toys without any doubt it would be the way we charge them. Just think about your desk area, even when it’s perfectly organised you cannot help but to notice numerous chargers plugged into the wall, you may even have one of those four in lines so that you’re able to charge all your devices at the same time.

If you haven’t heard of Powermat yet, it’s a sleek looking universal charger which miraculously revitalises your gadgets without the use of any wires. If you think it sounds difficult, you’d be mistaken.

In fact, it’s easy to use as one, two, three! one – clip on a Powermat enabled receiver onto your phone, two – drop it onto the mat, three – listen for the sound that tells you your device is connected and watch it charge.

Using wireless energy transfer, Powermat pairs an ultra-thin mat with a receiver and charges it quickly, safely and efficiently. This gadget is so clever that using its RFID tags the Powermat is able to determine exactly how much power it needs to pump into each gadget.

An auto-shut off feature recognises when charging is complete and switches off the charge to that device, so if you are extremelly green concious it will give you piece of mind that there’s no energy wasted and also ensures the maximum life span for your precious battery.

The latest Powermat product range includes wireless charging solutions for iPhone 4, and a host of Blackberry and Nokia handsets. Depending on necesity and the number of gadgets owned, you can choose between different mats. The most recent models launched include a two-position charging mat which comes with a powercube, and the three position charging mat which is an update to highly successful Home and office mat.  The Powermats devices are available to buy from various retailers.

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New fashion trends for spring/summer of 2010?

Plaid, Skinny Jeans, & Converse or Vans. I dont wear any of them except for plaid sometimes though. Not a big in style, or gothy person. ^.^

milatery – sorry cant spell ;P, structured jackets, 'puffy' shoulders – super awesome because it makes you look thinner, stripes, crochet, velvet, lace & leather, wedges – please not cork though!
studded items, bright items of clothing.

Thats what it is, but if you want to really look stylish you decide whats in and wear what you like.

Tons of old TVs and computers arrive at landfills in January after people toss them in favor of the new, high-tech gadgets they got for Christmas.

But a new state law that goes into effect July 1 and prohibits such items in landfills means residents will have to find ways to recycle those electronics.

Nancy Carter, community representative for Charleston County’s Environmental Management Department, said the county already offers electronics recycling at the Bees Ferry Landfill and at seven other convenience centers.

Dorchester County recycles computers and related components at one of its drop-off sites, and Berkeley County recycling officials are working on a plan and applying for grants to launch an electronics recycling program.

Carter said the new law probably won’t cause problems for staffers at the Bees Ferry Landfill because much of the county’s electronic waste already is recycled. But it could present challenges for the county’s cities and towns that collect trash and bring it to the landfill or other dump sites, she said.

Richard Chesley, a manager in the state Department of Health and Environmental Control’s recycling office, said the law’s specific regulations are not yet complete. So he can’t say, for example, whether trash collectors will continue to be able to pick up such items when people place them on the curb with their garbage. he also doesn’t know yet what the consequences will be for those who violate the new law.

For now, he said, many groups in the state are trying to get out the word to residents that they no longer will be able to toss old TVs and computers in the trash.

There are many options for recycling electronics today that didn’t exist five or six years ago, Chesley said. But some of them might not be as convenient as consumers would want, he said.

In Berkeley County, for example, officials are working on an electronics recycling plan that could include quarterly collections, said Kimberly Timmons, the county’s recycling coordinator. She’s working on a plan now, but she’s not sure if it will include recycling at any of the county’s drop-off sites.

For now, she said, electronic waste is dumped in the county’s landfill.

Dorchester County recycles computers at its drop-off site on S.C. Highway 61, which is 1.5 miles west of Bacons Bridge Road, according to DHEC’s website, but it doesn’t list a place where TVs can be dropped.

The new law’s implications for trash collection remain unclear.

Mike Metzler, deputy director of public service operations for the city of Charleston, said that trucks that collect yard waste also pick up TVs, computers and appliances left at the curb. City and county officials will work together to develop a plan to comply with the new law, he said.

Jody Peele, Mount Pleasant’s director of public services, said employees in his department already separate electronic waste from other trash. when they get a large enough load, they deliver it to Charleston County. the town will continue to pick up such waste unless specific regulations in the new law prohibit it, he said.

Chesley said he thinks the law’s implementation will go smoothly. an education and awareness effort about the law and its requirements is in the works, he said,

“I trust folks will do the right thing for the most part.”

Reach Diane Knich at 937-5491.