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Tsaparis Tscience: Are Bendable Smart Phones the Next Big Thing?

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TALLAHASSEE (WTXL) - Everyone's looking for ways to beat the summer heat, and this new eco-friendly air conditioner can do so without using electricity! A large board has bottles fastened to it which condenses the air as it flows through, cooling it. It originated in Bangladesh where 70% of the population lives in huts with no electricity. When summer temps reach 113 degrees, every little bit helps, and this "eco-cooler" can lower temperatures by 10 degrees!

 Lenovo recently showcased their futuristic bendable smartphones and tablets. Instead of putting the phone in your pocket you can bend it around your wrist like a watch. The tablet can also be folded in half and then used like a phone. Lenovo did not announce the names or release dates to these prototypes, but it is expected to cost more than your average smart device.

 One giant leap for this daredevil, Roberta Mancino recently flew over an active volcano in Chile. The Italian stunt woman attached a go-pro to her body, then jumped out of a helicopter over the volcano in Chile and filmed it. Mancino says flying in a wingsuit over a volcano has always been a dream of hers. She said she could feel the volcano's heat and smell the smoke.