Aspirin really is a drug
There are a lot of drugs we take so reflexively we don’t even know they’re drugs. One such drug is aspirin. The natural substance from which it was first derived was known to Hippocrates. The first aspirin tabletswere sold in 1900. An aspirin is part of the shield for the Bayer Leverkusen socc
Lenovo IdeaCentre 600: Thinnest (Hottest?) All-in-One PC on the Block
Lenovo's IdeaCentre 600 is a pretty splashy debut: Its first ever all-in-one is a simple curved slab that's supposedly the thinnest all-in-one in the industry. Beyond the form factor—which borrows liberally from the new Star Trek and the iMac (the frameless black bezel looks like it was copy
Nokia N97 Unveiled, The First High-End N-Series Touch Phone
[HTML1] It's been a long time coming, but after dabbling with touch on the midrange 5800, Nokia has finally brought a touchscreen to an S60 "N-Series" smartphone, the N97. Take a look at our hands-on impressions and the complete rundown on Nokia's new flagship. But it's not quite a full div
Parlingo All-In-One Free Instant Messenger For The iPhone
Palringo is a free multi-client instant messaging app for mobiles that hit the App Store over the weekend, and it's the first to officially support Google Talk/Jabber, on top of Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo, ICQ, iChat and Gadu-Gadu (if you're in Poland). You can also use it to quickly send photos
Microsoft's LucidTouch Transparent Touchscreen Device Gets All Mocked Up
Naturally, when we first laid our eyes on the LucidTouch prototype from Microsoft back in October, we were intrigued by the transparent multi-touch interface that allows users to control the device from behind the screen. Now, five months later, Microsoft has unveiled some artist mock-ups of wh
Samsung's TL34HD: A 14.7 MP Point-and-Shoot
Samsung's new TL34HD point-and-shoot is being billed as the "most advanced point?and-shoot digital camera in Samsung’s history" with a robust 14.7-megapixels, a 3-inch touchscreen LCD, and a Schneider lens with a 28mm wide-angle focal length and 3.6x optical zoom. It is also capable of shooting
Understanding Windows 7's 'GodMode'
Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden "GodMode" feature that lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder. By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it wit
Color-Shifting Contact Lenses Alert Diabetics to Glucose Levels
Posted by AceNik on Mar 7, 2010•|
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Diabetics are saddled with the unenviable task of checking their blood sugar levels constantly. But a new non-invasive technology lets diabetics keep tabs on their glucose levels with contact lenses that change colors as their blood sugar rises and falls.
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New Form of Touchscreen Displays Pioneered, Extremely Multi-Touch
Posted by AceNik on Mar 6, 2010•| Email This Post
You’ve heard of resistive touchscreens, and hopefully you’ve been fortunate enough to own a capacitive touchscreen phone. But have you heard of Interpolating Force-Sensitive Resistance, or I.F.S.R touchscreen technology? Touchco hopes you soon will.
A bunch of scientists at New York University’s Media Research Lab have grouped together to form Touchco, which is working on the aforementioned I.F.S.R technology.
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Microsoft EMG Research Would Let Users Strong-Arm Gadgets Into Submission
Posted by AceNik on Mar 6, 2010•| Email This Post
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.
The system, developed as part of a patent filed by Microsoft, uses a series of connectors attached to an armband.
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DuraPower Cell Energized?
Posted by AceNik on Mar 5, 2010•| Email This Post
The light is within it, yes within its body, oh so comfy and cozy that you can hardly make out its presence. The idea is to incorporate a minitype LED within the traditional AA or AAA battery sans fuss.
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Cheers To Finger Power!
Posted by AceNik on Mar 5, 2010•| Email This Post
Mind you, this is not a “Green” concept and neither does it claim to be “Eco Friendly”. It’s just a helpful solution for a tricky situation. The situation being: you running out of juice on your mobile phone. So what do you do?
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