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A report signed Kottke.org claims that many tech-focused companies, as well as those making devices, are reluctant to the fact that Apple’s iPhone is taking over. Being the powerful, complex yet intuitive platform that it is, the iPhone is competing with a truckload of devices whose capabilities it is duplicati... |
21 September 2009
08:44 GMT |
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Apple's Job Opportunities section lists an opening for a Mac OS X SW Dev Manager, Network Authentication and Security. The team to be led is responsible for developing software for embedded devices (such as the iPhone), among others. According to the job summary, the company is already working on a “growin... |
28 December 2008
13:41 GMT |
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In what was only a matter of time before we saw something like this hitting the market, folks at Osaka University's Graduate School of Engineering Science have come up with this remote system to access your iPod's (play, stop, skip, rewind fast forward) menu in a blink of an eye... literally.PC World says t... |
10 March 2008
07:59 GMT |
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Not all the manufacturers have realized that there's a huge market out there for people who are just interested in making and receiving phone calls, no need for advanced and complicated devices, which are used only at 5% of what they could really offer. There's also a huge market comprised of elderly users,... |
4 January 2008
10:34 GMT |
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We've shown you cool uses of the Wiimote, courtesy of Johnny Chung Lee and it seems that the man is at it again, delivering us a neat invention, based once again on Nintendo's hot console. There's even a great tutorial video beneath, so feel free to check it out or even try it yourself, in case you wa... |
28 December 2007
08:40 GMT |
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We know that viruses 'produce' only diseases. But what if they could produce even ... devices?A MIT team led by Angela Belcher, a professor of materials science and biological engineering, has managed to use viruses that cling together in a solution to form fibers several centimeters long and almost as stro... |
17 October 2007
04:48 GMT |
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Lead is quite a dangerous material, but it's worse without it. Its absence in electronic devices has ruined missiles and stopped from gadgets to communications satellites and forced nuclear power plants. The cause is to be found in the tiny splinters, called whiskers, that develop by themselves from tin solder p... |
8 October 2007
07:05 GMT |
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One day, your computer will empathize with you. It will know if you're too tired (too much work) or bored (nothing to do/no work no nothing). A non-invasive and easily portable imaging technology developed at Tufts University will deliver the computer with real-time insight into a subject's more subtle emot... |
2 October 2007
06:09 GMT |
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It is clear that vacuum cleaners have saved us from a lot of effort and time wasted on cleaning our houses. Still, some researches have demonstrated that using this electric appliance too much can decrease the quality of the air we breathe. It appears that the vacuum cleaner expels to the environment particles and mi... |
27 September 2007
07:15 GMT |
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It's so easy to leave the contraception responsibility to the woman... Still, lately, the scientific research has been providing ideas and concepts for so many products designed for males... Including a male contraceptive device: The Intra Vas Device (IVD), tiny implants that stop the flow of seminal liquid. Th... |
26 September 2007
14:06 GMT |
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As the high speed USB 2.0 standard is very popular nowadays and because it is implemented in just about any computer peripheral you may care to name, some computer users are facing problems when trying to connect all their webcams, mice, printers, scanners and so on to a single computer system that comes with few USB... |
25 September 2007
06:48 GMT |
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The Universal Plug and Play standard together with more than 76 of its security fixes just received international recognition as a worldwide standard last week, after years of use. The UpnP is a direct descendant of the older PnP, Plug and Play, standard developed by Microsoft in the good old times of Windows 95.Usua... |
17 September 2007
05:37 GMT |
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You cannot imagine all the stunts and acrobatic postures a woman can 'adopt' when using a public toilet, in order to avoid the seat. Of course, there's also the solution of covering in piles of toilet paper the filthy, germ-filled ring of horror. The solution is here: Urinelle, a handy, disposable, ste... |
12 September 2007
14:06 GMT |
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The USB port is by far the most widely used and popular method of connecting different kinds of devices to a computer, from a mouse or a keyboard, to a Web camera, printer or MP3 player. While there are a number of other peripherals connectivity standards around - like the FireWire standard - which offer better trans... |
11 September 2007
03:14 GMT |
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Wouldn't it be good when another pulls your chestnuts out of the fire? Or at least a machine... This is what haptic technology deals with: the sense of touch, with an array of applications, from telesurgery and robotic remote control to improved immersive computer games. Haptic devices are now just simple "rumbl... |
5 September 2007
03:32 GMT |
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External storage solutions based on a flash memory chip are very popular and while most memory sticks offer a maximum storage capacity of 16GB, Toshiba is really thinking of rolling over the entire market with their huge 32GB drive. From the most humble 64MB flash stick to the Gargantuan-sized Toshiba memory stick of... |
30 July 2007
10:51 GMT |
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Scientists studying robots encounter many problems in their endeavors, and they usually turn to Mother Nature to solve their problems. For instance, how would a robot move?Walking in an upright, human-like position is pretty difficult to achieve, and the most evolved humanoid robot only walks as fast as a clumsy thre... |
14 July 2007
06:15 GMT |
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Say goodbye to the large sized Sherlock Holmes-like magnifier glasses. Many people would need this device when reading, sending SMSes or doing all sorts of activities that demand eagle eyes.Nemo is not the first company to release the digital magnifier; Vision Max, AverVision and Taxacom have also tried the market wi... |
9 July 2007
04:07 GMT |
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If you're looking for a cool watch to offer to your boyfriend, then the Hangtimer from DropZune is worth your attention. DropZone, a Seattle-based startup, has unveiled its innovative "HangTimer"! sports watch for measuring hangtime the basis for bragging rights in extreme sports markets. HangTimer, a multi-func... |
5 July 2007
02:23 GMT |
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Silicon-based computing technology seems to have reached the maximum limit of miniaturization and everyone is waiting for its successor. Now, a team of researchers claims to be able to revive the veteran of computer chips and even improve its capabilities, using a new hybrid technology.The new memory device made by ... |
27 June 2007
02:51 GMT |
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A recent market research reveals that most of the kids are tending to become tech-addicted because their lives are based only on new generation devices. According to The NPD Group, as children use electronic devices at approximately 7 years, the televisions and the PCs are tried since the early age of 4 while the dig... |
6 June 2007
06:40 GMT |
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TMX1000 is one of the latest devices powered by Linux that makes itself famous due to the interesting high quality features it provides. Announced a few days ago by the TriMetric UK-based, this product is a small single-board computer (SBC) designed for the devices which make heavily use of biometric scanners. The S... |
5 June 2007
10:50 GMT |
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E Ink corporation, a specialist in electronic paper display technology, recently announced that they developed an imaging film that doubles refresh speeds and boosts brightness by 20 percent. The new Vizplex display technology comes as an effort to improve the slow refresh and the low contrast offered by their curren... |
10 May 2007
02:59 GMT |
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Tired of sticking your face in a bucket of cold water soon after you reach the crossing line? You probably need an ice vest, wet towels or some huge windmills. But wait, there's a more effective way to reduce your body's core temperature. AVA Core came out with a portable device that can help your body main... |
9 May 2007
06:59 GMT |
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There are all sorts of devices for sale on this forsaken planet. I don't like saying this, but most of them are useless. But some can actually save your life. Here's an example. At just 3 $, the LifeStraw is a water purifier designed by the Swiss-based company Vestergaard Frandse that can clean up to 700 L... |
7 May 2007
03:06 GMT |
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Just when I thought no one is brave enough to launch another all-in one gadget, I stumbled into this: the Brica View Art 1000. Yes, it does it all, but let me clarify one thing. The 1000 does not actually represent the things it can do, ok? The thing is purported to perform half a dozen of things (none of them well,... |
4 May 2007
18:06 GMT |
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YouTube is based on user-generated content and you know it better because I bet you have already uploaded a clip on Google's product. Because this fact was also confirmed by the Mountain View firm, the hardware producers from all over the world tried to adapt their business according to the YouTubers' needs... |
1 May 2007
08:14 GMT |
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The latest technological development is put to good use in medicine and helps patients that suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease improve their walk speed and distance.The device, developed by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists, combines audio and visual feedback to improv... |
1 May 2007
05:31 GMT |
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Here's something that may come to help those who often use to count thousands of sheep before falling asleep. The Dreamate device sends you to land of the dreams (or nightmares) by sending a gentle wave to your wrist. The “good karma” wave touches the so-called “sleeping golden triangle”... |
1 May 2007
04:19 GMT |
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I'm sure at least once in your life you've wondered what it feels like to ride Flipper, the crazy dolphin. This new recreational vehicle is probably exactly what you need if you're bored of the Jet-Ski your grandma' recently gave you (in your dreams). The thing allows you to ride on the surface on... |
30 April 2007
17:26 GMT |
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Biomimetics employs organisms as models for building new machines. But now new machines could be made of organisms. In fact, tiny machines from microorganisms. The single-celled Spirostomum, a Paramecium-related protozoan, resembling a tiny brown worm, can contract its 0.5 mm-long body to 25% of its length in a milli... |
27 April 2007
06:58 GMT |
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Forget fetish alarm clocks like the gun-operated alarm clock or the rolling alarm clock. If you want to wake up with style in the morning, you don't even need alarm clocks anymore (maybe, but probably not). This pillow can wake you up using pure light and, well, a built-in alarm clock (damn it). Designed by Eoin... |
26 April 2007
14:46 GMT |
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Well, well. Since everybody started talking about the iRack rack and the iRan shoes, it's no surprise someone had dreamed about this: a magnetic spice rack. So, if you have too many cans full of oriental spices hanging around on your kitchen walls, this is probably not going to be a waste on you. The Zero Gravit... |
26 April 2007
04:31 GMT |
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It's safe to assume that it's impossible to feel happy when loosing something, right? Wrong! You can still be relaxed when you find out you lost your keys. How about if I tell you that you can find all your missing items by using a remote control (as long as you don't loose the remote control itself)?... |
24 April 2007
15:36 GMT |
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Patients who lose the doctors' hand written prescription or the ones that forget when to take the compulsory pill will probably find this a real boon. The Med-eMonitor reminds, educates, monitors and reports on up to 25 medications. This portable device can be programmed remotely via the Internet. Patient medic... |
23 April 2007
05:29 GMT |
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The way things progress during first dates can be decided by factors like bad breath (Discovery channel assertion). So, don't relax thinking that females only have radar to detect the wuss in you. They still might accept you though; someone has to take care of the kids after all. But if your ma' cooked you ... |
19 April 2007
11:31 GMT |
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If you though gadgets are all about metal-shiny looks or sharp technology, you were wrong. And here is something to prove you otherwise. "Killing time" devices! Isn't that what you've always wanted?Alarm clocks are usually devices that can be silenced only if you get up and push "ze" button. Right! Well, Lo... |
23 March 2007
04:09 GMT |
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