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Microsoft EMG Research Would Let Users Strong-Arm Gadgets Into Submission
Mind control is one way to control tomorrow's gadgets. Here's another equally cool, equally complex way: Controllers that involve nothing but the electrical impulses taking place everyday in our muscle tissue. [HTML1] The system, developed as part of a patent filed by Microsoft, uses a series
Architect Bitchfight: Which Crazy Mega Bridge Tower Will Dominate?
Just like inner-city drug kingpins and high-seas pirates, architects also often find themselves eyeball to eyeball in deadly cutthroat fights. This time around, the Broken Bottle award goes to two firms trying to revamp the mouth of Copenhagen's harbor with a crazy bridge-building. One team wan
How many atoms to build a computer?
Because transistors will inevitably stop to shrink in size in the future, European researchers are studying atomic-scale computing. According to ICT Results, this would allow computer processes to be carried out in a single molecule. ‘In theory, atomic-scale computing could put computers more powe
Nokia N79 and N85 Roll Out Officially, With US 3G Aboard
After yesterday's dribble of info, Nokia's upcoming N79 and N85 are official now, and do indeed carry WCDMA support for US 3G goodness. The N79 has a 2.4-inch screen, 5-megapixel camera and comes with a 4GB microSD card in the box for storage, while the N85 has a 2.6-inch OLED screen, 5-megapixel ca
Gesture-Controlled Light Switch is Like a Trackpad For Your House
The hardware in Mac Funamizu's gesture-controlled light switch would be very, very simple—after all, it's just a trackpad. But it's the input methods that make this exciting: just as laptop trackpads can track gestures for scrolling, this light switch would parse them to control up a roomful
Nero 8 Ultra Edition 8.3.6.0 + KeyGen
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China Withholds Valuable Materials Needed for Electric Cars From Japan
Unless China and Japan can sort out their shit and the exportation of rare earth elements can proceed into Japan, the future of electric cars could be thrown into jeopardy. Production of cars like the Prius could slow down dangerously. According to the NY Times, a tiff between China and Japan ove
Toshiba 64GB SDXC Card Is Will Be the World's Largest, Fastest
On one hand, it's great to see the SDXC standard—which theoretically tops out at 2TB—flexing its muscles a little bit. On the other, I kinda wish Toshiba wouldn't announce a record-breaking SD card six months before release. Toshiba's upcoming line update stretches from 16GB to 64GB, with rea
A Quick Look at the 10-Inch Aspire One 103
A 10-inch version of the popular Acer Aspire One netbook is on the way, as proven in this first set of real-live photographs. Aside from the 1-inch screen size bump (at 1024 × 600 resolution), the system is pretty much the same as old Aspire Ones—1.6GHz Atom (model unspecified), 160GB hardSunCat Solar Batteries: Well That Was Obvious
Posted by AceNik on Mar 14, 2009•
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Rechargeable batteries can be a bit of a pain—you have to carry around an adapter, find an outlet, and even bend over to plug in the adapter. It’s hell, really.
The SunCat batteries solve all of these issues while giving the environment a firm pat on the butt by wrapping standard NiMH rechargeable batteries (1.8V) in photo voltaic cells (1.5V). Seen in prototype form here, each battery becomes its own solar trickle charger, constantly topping off its power reserves without ever over charging.
Now if only Duracell, Energizer or some other major manufacturer could swoop in and mass product this idea… [Notes from Knut via OhGizmo!]
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