Category Archives: Hardware
Revolutionary “Racetrack” Memory in the Works
Soon your computer and electronic gadgets could be smaller, faster, cheaper, more relliable and even greener thanks to a new form of computer memory technology called racetrack. Racetrack memory is currently under development at IBM and will be a vast … Continue reading
DIY Nuclear Disarmament
As you are probably aware, the United States and Russia have agreed to cut their nuclear arsenals by about a quarter (click here to read more). Although this still leaves both with at least one (that’s all it takes, no?), … Continue reading
Prototype Nokia phone recharges without wires
FROM YAHOO TECH NEWS Pardon the cliche, but it’s one of the holiest of Holy Grails of technology: Wireless power. And while early lab experiments have been able to “beam” electricity a few feet to power a light bulb, the … Continue reading
Zeo ‘sleep coach’ tracks your ZZZs, wakes you up
FROM CNET CRAVE It seems like the market for alarm clocks and smart wake-you-up gadgets is getting more competitive than cell phones, MP3 players, and autos. But here’s a new entry worth noting for those who already tried starting the … Continue reading
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New Xbox 360 coming fall 2010?
FROM CNET CRAVE Take this one with a grain of salt, but gaming site 1UP is reporting that it’s hearing a new Xbox 360 is in the works and is set to be released next fall in conjunction with the … Continue reading
Virgin Mobile unveils pre-paid broadband service, wireless USB card
FROM YAHOO TECH BLOGS Dubbed Broadband2Go, the new 3G broadband service comes without a contract, and it might be the perfect fit for those who don’t need on-the-go 3G data access on a regular basis. Set to go on sale … Continue reading
New iPhone Revealed!
FROM CNET NEWS 10:47 a.m.:Scott Forstall comes up to talk iPhone. Less than a year ago we released OS 2.0 and the SDK, he says. There are currently more than 50,000 apps in the App Store. 10:49 a.m.:Apple has sold … Continue reading
CrunchPad Nears Production, Looks Awesome
FROM WIRED GADGET LAB This is the latest visualization of the CrunchPad, and it’s hot. The touch-tablet is the attempt of internet hype-master Michael Arrington and his TechCrunch team to make a cheap Linux cloud-computer. The machine boots straight into … Continue reading
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What to Expect From Apple at WWDC 2009
FROM WIRED NEWS Even without Steve Jobs emceeing, this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference sold out in record time. Hopes are running high for products that the secretive corporation will unveil at the conference next week. Rumors about new iPhones, … Continue reading
Lasers, Webcam Make a DIY Multitouch Surface
FROM WIRED.COM BLOG: GADGETLAB Why wait for Apple to deliver a touchscreen tablet when you can make your own? That’s the idea behind Berkeley student Yotam Mann’s do-it-yourself multitouch musical instrument, which will be exhibited at this weekend’s Maker Faire … Continue reading
