-
+10 +2
New Gear: Canon EOS 60Da For Astrophotography
Canon's new DSLR has been tweaked to help it capture all the beautiful stuff out there in space
-
+12 +2
No Battery Required for This Wireless Device
TV and Wi-Fi signals could be tapped as a power source that lets you send texts, even after your phone's battery has died.
-
+12 +3
Sony cuts PlayStation Vita price to $199 for both models
Effective today, the machine in both its Wi-Fi and 3G forms will be priced at $199 in the U.S, down from $249 for the Wi-Fi model and $299 for the 3G model. It will be priced at 199 Euros In Europe.
-
+14 +2
Here are the PlayStation 4's 33 'launch window' games
Between the PlayStation 4's November 15th launch at retail and December 31st, Sony claims 33 games will be available. That includes heavy hitters like
-
+5 +1
E-Cigarette Reportedly Explodes In Atlanta
An explosive e-cigarette almost cost Elizabeth Wilkowski, of Atlanta, her home with a 4-foot tall flames as the battery stood charging while plugged into her home computer, she told WSBTV 2.
-
+8 +1
Stanford Scientists Use DNA to Assemble a Transistor From Graphene
DNA is the blueprint for life. Could it also become the template for making a new generation of computer chips based not on silicon, but on an experimental material known as graphene?
-
+4 +1
Five Best PC Gamepads
A good gamepad for your PC can go a long way, whether you just like to play retro, emulated games, prefer to play arcade titles with a gamepad, or just prefer the feel of a controller for some games and a keyboard and mouse for others. The thing is, there are so many gamepads to choose from that finding a good one can be tough. This week we're looking at five of the best, based on your nominations.
-
+9 +3
Do all amplifiers sound exactly the same?
All amps play the same notes, but the feeling the musicians put into making those notes, that's a lot harder to get right.
-
0 +1
Computer made from tiny carbon tubes
The first computer built entirely with carbon nanotubes has been unveiled, opening the door to a new generation of digital devices. "Cedric" is only a basic prototype but could be developed into a machine which is smaller, faster and more efficient than today's silicon models. Nanotubes have long been touted as the heir to silicon's throne, but building a working computer has proven awkward.
-
+17 +3
First Steam Machines Will Have Intel, Nvidia Inside
The first entertainment and gaming consoles running Valve's SteamOS will be powered by Intel central processors and sport Nvidia graphics chips, the video game developer and distributor announced on Friday.
-
+18 +5
Mini Blind Minder
Sometimes the sun is my friend, warming the house on cool days. Other times it’s my enemy, warming the house on hot days. Blinds are one solution to this problem, but it seems that no matter how I set my blinds before I leave for the day, the weather changes and I come home to a sweltering or freezing house.
-
+10 +2
Future phones and laptops could have speakers made of carbon nanotubes
For the past year, researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have been listening to music on a laptop through a pair of unusual earphones. Although the earphones look ordinary, they do not contain the typical metal coil speaker found in most earphones, but rather a chip made of many ...
-
+14 +2
Nokia gets into the tablet game
Nokia is getting into the tablet business. The company announced a new 10-inch tablet called the Lumia 2520 on Tuesday at a press event in Abu Dhabi. The Windows RT device is Nokia's first full-sized tablet.
-
+22 +3
Edison’s revenge
The humble USB cable is part of an electrical revolution. It will make power supplies greener and cheaper
-
+10 +2
Bang & Olufsen reveals trio of wireless BeoLab speakers, the first with WiSA support
Cast your mind back to the end of September, and you might remember Bang & Olufsen teasing us with its forthcoming wireless platform. Today we get to see them in the flesh, and there are in fact three new models to consider. All of them support the WiSA standard (5.2-5.8 GHz with 24bit audio, up to 96KHz), and are the first commercial speakers to do so.
-
+8 +1
A Gestural Interface for Smart Watches
If just thinking about using a tiny touch screen on a smart watch has your fingers cramping up, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Davis may soon offer some relief: they’re developing a tiny chip that uses ultrasound waves to detect a slew of gestures in three dimensions. The chip could be implanted in wearable gadgets.
-
+11 +4
Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-off and landing
Being warned to turn off your mobile phone or tablet ahead of take-off could finally be a thing of the past by December, following a new ruling from Europe's air safety agency.
-
+10 +1
Coffee Maker Cooking: Brew Up Your Next Dinner
A few months ago, we introduced you to the wild world of dishwasher cooking. Poach salmon while cleaning dirty plates? No problem. But some of you expressed concerns about having your sockeye sit so close to soapy water and the high energy cost of running a dishwasher. Well, we've stumbled upon another wacky cooking method that may overcome these issues: using your coffee maker.
-
+11 +1
Self-HEALING BATTERY could make electric cars practical at last
Stanford boffins' remarkable cladding produced Miracle-'lectrode
-
+13 +2
Apple files patent for Touch ID sensor found in iPhone 5s
The United States Patent & Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application covering the electronic packaging and sapphire lens of the company's new Touch ID fingerprint sensors.
Submit a link
Start a discussion