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Video phones to sacrifice early profits

May 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

Telecoms industry forecasters have downgraded their predicted video calling figures to reflect the sluggish growth in the video telephony market, recommending that network operators should sacrifice early profits in favor ...


Electronic tattoo display runs on blood

February 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 412 vote(s) | User comments: 46

Jim Mielke's wireless blood-fueled display is a true merging of technology and body art. At the recent Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the engineer demonstrated a subcutaneously implanted touch-screen ...


Robot with a Biological Brain: new research provides insights into how the brain works

August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 128 vote(s) | User comments: 17

(PhysOrg.com) -- A multidisciplinary team at the University of Reading has developed a robot which is controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. This cutting edge research is the first ...


Stop & Shop Supermarket Chain Goes Hi-Tech

August 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 34 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Your next trip to Stop & Shop may be little more than just placing items into your wagon and paying for them at the cashier's checkout counter.


Physicist's gadget lets you hear the sound of a perfect golf swing

September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Golf is a game of intense concentration. Golfers receive advice on the precise stance, grip, wrist angle, shoulder angle, head angle, and other details to improve their swings. But a new golf gadget developed ...


Napkin PC Enables High-Tech Doodling

January 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 48 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Designer Avery Holleman has developed the concept of a Napkin PC, a device that uses e-paper and radio frequency (RF) technology to enable creative groups to collaborate more effectively.


Dutch robot Flame walks like a human

May 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 114 vote(s) | User comments: 6

Researcher Daan Hobbelen of TU Delft has developed a new, highly-advanced walking robot: Flame. This type of research, for which Hobbelen will receive his PhD on Friday 30 May, is important as it provides ...


Nearly Waterless Washing Machine to Debut in 2009

July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 79 vote(s) | User comments: 12

A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small plastic chips to clean clothes may be available for consumers in the UK next year.


Paraben's CSI Stick Copies Data from Cell Phones

September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 30 vote(s) | User comments: 3

Beware the next time someone borrows your cell phone or you leave it unattended. You may become the next victim of having all your cell phone data copied to the CSI Stick.


With Mini in vivo Robots, Anyone Can do Surgery

February 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 66 vote(s) | User comments: 7

By attaching a millimeter-sized camera robot to a tether, scientists have designed a way to allow individuals with non-medical backgrounds to perform minimally invasive surgery in almost any location. Unlike ...


The Asus Eee Laptop Series Selling Off the Shelves World Wide

November 26, 2007 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 73 vote(s) | User comments: 7

The sturdy and light weight Asus Eee has captured the hearts and minds of US consumers, students and educators. The Eee series has all the features of its competitors, but its affordable price is turning heads. ...


Inkless 'Zink' Printer Fits in Your Pocket

January 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 58 vote(s) | User comments: 1

If you've ever wished you could print photos directly from your cell phone, a new mobile photo printer from Polaroid is coming that can do just that. Perhaps even more intriguing is the technology the printer ...


3M Launches First Pocket Projector

September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 37 vote(s) | User comments: 4

3M will launch their MPro110 mini projector later this month. With its composite video input, you can use it for presentations, playing games, or watching movies. You can even connect you iPod to the projector ...


HydroPak Fuel Cell Could Replace Generators, Batteries

January 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 78 vote(s) | User comments: 2

The HydroPak fuel cell is a portable power generator that can provide up to 14 hours of power with a single disposable cartridge. The $20 cartridges are water-activated, and have a shelf life of several years.


'Space Cube' could be world's smallest PC

August 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 50 vote(s) | User comments: 14

Measuring just 2 inches by 2 inches, the Space Cube is roughly the size of a large die. However, the cube is actually a tiny PC, developed by the Shimafuji Corporation in Japan.


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