 Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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For the 1.6 billion people living in areas without utility-supplied electricity, Sharp has designed a TV that can get 100% of its power from the sun. The company plans to exhibit the 26-inch LCD prototype ... | |
 Bug Labs lets consumers build their own gadgets November 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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A New York company called Bug Labs has recently released information about their new product called BUG. A collection of various open source hardware modules, BUG allows consumers to build their own gadgets, ... | |
 Sony Debuts First OLED TV in the US January 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Sony today announced the availability of the industry’s first Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) television in the United States. | |
 Pomi the robot penguin has hidden depths June 13, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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South Korean researchers, showcasing their latest line in robotic pets, have unveiled a penguin which can interact with humans. | |
 A cellphone base station in every home March 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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If you've ever had trouble getting a connection for your cellphone in your home, you could soon take matters into your own hands. Instead of relying on an overworked base station, consumers may be able to ... | |
 AMD Introduces Cutting-Edge PC Platform November 19, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Rewriting the rules for enthusiast computing, AMD today unveiled its new platform codenamed “Spider”, with the first true quad-core processor supporting scalable graphics for The Ultimate Visual Experience. ... | |
 Japanese team developing palm-held 3D display July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image of someone in the palm of their hand. | |
 Roadrunner supercomputer puts research at a new scale June 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Less than a week after Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roadrunner supercomputer began operating at world-record petaflop/s data-processing speeds, Los Alamos researchers are already using the computer to ... | |
 Wired Wallpaper Offers Alternative to Outlets February 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Philips has recently designed a type of wallpaper with conducting stripes running through it, enabling electrical devices to be hooked up to just about anywhere on the wall. | |
 Emotional robots in the spotlight July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. The tantalising work ... | |
 ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra April 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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ASIMO will focus attention on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's (DSO) nationally acclaimed music programs for young people in Detroit by conducting the orchestra as it performs "Impossible Dream" to open a ... | |
 Alienware's Giant Curved Monitor a Gamer's Delight January 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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One of the more intriguing technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held this week is a 42-inch-long, curved monitor. Made by Alienware, the monitor is supposed to simulate peripheral vision. ... | |
 Bicyclists Get Hindsight with Cerevellum Device December 17, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A start-up company called Cerevellum is developing a cutting-edge bicycle computer that has a first-ever feature: hindsight. The device, also named Cerevellum, provides a digital view of the road to the cyclist's ... | |
 Cell phone jammers raise question: who controls the airwaves? November 09, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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As more people go about chatting obliviously on their cell phones in public places, foreign companies have enjoyed increasing US sales of a new, albeit illegal, device: the cell phone jammer. When you turn ... | |
 Japanese researchers eye 'e-skin' for robots August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Japanese researchers say they have developed a rubber that is able to conduct electricity well, paving the way for robots with stretchable "e-skin" that can feel heat and pressure like humans. | |
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