New Form of Touchscreen Displays Pioneered, Extremely Multi-Touch
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 Universit![DIY Moped Runs on Air [Air Powered]](http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/04/800_AirPropelVehicle09PlanetMechanics.JPG)
DIY Moped Runs on Air [Air Powered]
This Puch moped only has a range of about 7 miles and with a top speed of only 18 mph, it isn't going to break any land speed records, but there is definitely something special about it: it runs on air. Jim Stansfield, an aeronautics graduate outfitted his Puch with a pair of carbon-fiber air cylind
Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips to Have Skyhook Wi-Fi Positioning Built-In
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Nokia C6 and C7 Touchscreen Phones Have 8MP Camera and New ClearBlack Displays
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CCleaner 2.21.940
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12TB DVDs Could Be On The Way
A storage density of 51MB per square centimeter? Whatever, standard DVDs. Australian scientists developed a new multilayer optical storage medium that can house data at 1.1TB/cm3. Unlike existing DVD technology, the key to this data storage technique is the fact that multiple pieces of data can b
Sign Up Now to Test Google Wave in September
Yesterday we told you that Google Wave was opening to 100,000 regular folk at the end of September, but on closer examination, it looks like Google's already allowing users to get in line for their invite to the limited preview. Just head over to the Google Wave's sign up for updates page, enter i
Scientists Create Inorganic Bendable, Transparent LED Displays WIth Less Flavor than Organic Ones
Posted by AceNik on Sep 6, 2009•
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As if we weren’t excited enough with flexible, transparent organic LEDs—which are taking forever to reach consumers—now scientists have created flexible, transparent non-organic LEDs. Seriously, we can use a litte less teasing and a lot more action here.
The new method is based on a simple concept:(…)
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MSI’s X-Slim X340, X600 Are Two More Sub-$1000 Macbook Air Lookalikes
Posted by AceNik on Apr 7, 2009• Email This Post | |
We don’t know much about MSI’s X-Slim netbook line being touted in China, but from the looks of it, these machines are winners: super-slim form factors, light-weight, 13.4 or 15.6-inch screens, and low cost.
Thus far the X-Slims have only been unveiled in China, and details,(…)
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Mobile Phone That Refuses To Go Obsolete
Posted by AceNik on Apr 6, 2009• Email This Post | |
I am that stage in my life where I couldn’t care a less about the make or model of the mobile phone I use. I simply want functionality and that’s it! However according to my son, if he doesn’t get the latest model, his social(…)
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4.5 million LEDs Dazzle at Japan Winter Light Show
Posted by AceNik on Dec 3, 2008• Email This Post | |
Last Saturday, 4.5 million LEDs lit up the Nabana no Sato theme park of Kuwana, Japan, kicking off their annual Winter Light Show that runs until March 8th. This year’s theme is one of flowers, illuminated in 64 billion colors that are
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