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Never Lose Again Your Digital Memories

Back Up and Recovery Sep 30, 2024

Losing photos and precious videos is incomparably much more than just a technical inconvenience: it is an emotional loss of dear memories. Cherished captured moments from family gatherings, vacations, and personal milestones hold deep sentiment. It’s as if part of our past has been torn out when these things disappear….

How to Clean Up Your Computer or Laptop after the Holidays

Best Software Sep 19, 2024

Your laptop most probably carries more than just travel photos and memories from your holidays. Using it to stay in touch, watch movies, or navigate your way around an unknown location during your vacation adventures, it’s no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…

Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Best Software Aug 28, 2024

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

Wood Battery for Large-Scale Energy Storage

News July 10, 2013

While traditional batteries cater to most of our everyday energy storage needs, they are generally not a feasible solution for large-scale energy storage, both in terms of cost and environmental sustainability. So how about using a wood battery instead? As strange as it may sound, scientists are researching a... Read more

Nintendo Region Locking Policy Under Fire

Internet July 9, 2013

Although the two other major players in the gaming market, Microsoft and Sony, have given up the idea of regional restrictions on their consoles, Nintendo is determined to maintain the policy in place. Nintendo region locking has been defended by the Japanese gaming giant’s officials despite fans outcry, online... Read more

Analogue Odor Camera Captures the Scent of Our Memories

News July 9, 2013

For 100 years now, we have thought about Marcel Proust’s olfactory memory concept developed in his novel “Remembrance of Things Past” every time a smell came about to trigger our recollection of past events. Now, Proust’s Madeleine theory is no longer a bare concept. It has been transformed into... Read more

PairASight: See Through Other People’s Eyes

Mobile July 8, 2013

At a loss for words when trying to depict what you’re seeing? Imagine if you could show any of your friends what you’re seeing in real time, and almost literally through your own eyes? The PairASight project is the answer to both these questions. With this system, that can... Read more

Drone-It-Yourself Kit Makes Objects Fly

News July 8, 2013

What if you could turn virtually anything you own into a flying object? Luckily for you, somebody has already thought of this and came up with a solution. The Drone-It-Yourself (get it?) kit, from Dutch designer Jasper van Loenen, allows you to turn almost any object into a drone.... Read more

Street Charge: New York Gets Solar Charging Stations

Mobile July 6, 2013

If you’re in New York and your smartphone or tablet runs out of battery right when you need them the most, don’t panic. All you have to do is find one of the city’s new solar charging stations to breathe new life into your gadget. Under the name Street... Read more

Meaningless to Compare Console Specs, Xbox Execs Say

News July 5, 2013

Ever since the E3 show last month, we’ve all been caught up in a fierce debate about what next generation console is better and what features and specs would make it so. To all those who are still trying to work that out, Xbox executive Albert Penello says that... Read more

NeverWet Waterproofs Almost Any Surface

Software Reviews July 5, 2013

What if you never had to worry about spilling your coffee and totally ruining your brand new outfit you bought with some hard-earned loads of cash? Or that you’d spill some red wine on your favorite couch and leave a big ugly stain there for all eternity? With NeverWet,... Read more

Precursor Games Founder Faces Child Porn Charges

Internet July 4, 2013

Things are pretty rough for Canadian game developers Precursor Games. After two failed crowdfunding campaigns for what is intended to be their first big game, the company has suffered quite an image blow after one of its founding members was arrested. Precursor Games founder Kenneth McCulloch was taken into... Read more

Sony: Microsoft Finally Got the Message

News July 3, 2013

In the battle of next-generation consoles, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has so far managed to keep well ahead of its rival Microsoft’s Xbox One, benefitting from a $100 lower price and a more open digital rights management policy. The Xbox One will retail for $499, while the PlayStation 4 will... Read more

Kirobo: First Talking Robot Launched in Space

Internet July 3, 2013

It barely weighs 2 pounds and looks like an adorable toy. Its name is Kirobo and it is a humanoid robot. But this is not just a robot like the others, as Japan space exploration researchers have been putting all their hopes in Kirobo as the first robot space... Read more

Google Making Android-powered Gaming Console?

Internet News July 2, 2013

Although there has been no official confirmation, the Internet is abuzz with reports that software giant Google aims at getting a slice of the hardware market, first by releasing an Android-powered gaming console. The rumor was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and has been spreading across the... Read more

Drayson Racing Electric Car Breaks World Speed Record

News July 2, 2013

Electric cars are not traditionally associated with the idea of super-speed, but this is gradually beginning to change. After Nissan recently unveiled a superfast electric-gasoline powered hybrid, a UK Drayson Racing electric car broke the world land speed record. Drayson Racing Technologies’ electric model, Lola Drayson B12 69/EV, reached... Read more

EmoPulse Smile: Your Smart Digital Companion

Mobile July 1, 2013

Taking a whole new approach to the whole smartwatch business, this piece of wearable tech is equipped with almost any feature imaginable, turning it into a smart digital companion. The EmoPulse Smile could be described as a wearable smartphone, but it is actually so much more. It is also... Read more

Sand Grain Sized Battery 3D Printed

News July 1, 2013

The search for ever smaller batteries to power our tiny gadgets continues and so does the search for new, innovative uses of 3D printing technologies. And when the two cross paths, interesting things are bound to happen. U.S. scientists discovered a new application of 3D printing that was able... Read more

myIDkey Keeps Your Passwords Handy

Internet June 29, 2013

Strong passwords are crucial for the security of your personal information and we’re always told to never use the same password twice and to use complex strings of letters, numbers and symbols. But how can we remember all those different passwords and where can we store them so that... Read more

Self-transforming Transformer Robot by Takara Tomy

News June 28, 2013

Transformers fans should really get their hands on this awesome toy. The self-transforming Transformer robot is an impressive gadget from Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy and has just gone into production. Takara Tomy first revealed the self-transforming robot at the Tokyo Toy Show 2013. The Transformer bot was displayed... Read more

Water-resistant Sony SmartWatch 2 Unveiled

Mobile June 27, 2013

Sony’s initial foray into the market of wearable electronics was not that big a success, given that the company’s first smartwatch went by largely unnoticed. But Sony SmartWatch 2 is a modified, improved version of its predecessor and will surely make some waves, especially in a market that seems... Read more