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PlayStation 4 Release Date in October?
Internet July 17, 2013
Recent reports suggest that Sony is planning a U.S. release of its next-generation console in late October, in a move that will give the PlayStation 4 a significant head start against its main rival, the Xbox One from Microsoft. A head start that maybe Sony didn’t need after all,... Read more
Startup Spiber Creates Silk Tougher Than Kevlar
News July 16, 2013
Do you remember in the TV series The Amazing Spider-man? The hero, Peter Parker, had to create his own spider silk to help him fight the bad guys? Well I guess he didn’t do his research, because Japanese startup Spiber says it has found a way to produce spider silk... Read more
13-Year China Console Ban to be Lifted
Internet July 16, 2013
The fight for supremacy between next generation consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One has just got more interesting, as one previously untapped market of one billion citizens has just opened its gates. After 13 years, China will officially lift a ban on consoles and allow them to be freely... Read more
Superman Memory Crystals Can Store Up to 360TB
News July 16, 2013
Scientists are working on a new type of computer memory which would allow the safe and long-term storage of hundreds of terabytes of data. And by long term, they mean theoretically forever. Using high speed lasers, they have been able to record and retrieve information from glass, leading to... Read more
The Serval project has begun raising funds for a device to assist smart phones in connecting without a cellular network. The prototype can enable nearby Android phones to link up for calls, texts and file transfers without a cellular network. The Serval project is appealing for assistance developing a router-like device... Read more
Surface RT Prices Go Down
Mobile July 16, 2013
Microsoft is really not doing that well in the tablet scene, is it? While it has been quite busy trying to make waves – launching specialty stores inside Best Buy, for example – no one can ignore the fact that Surface tablets are just not catching on as much... Read more
PS4 Can Alter Gaming Landscape, Sony Says
News July 15, 2013
Okay, we all know by now that Sony’s PlayStation 4 is likely to be a very big hit and probably outsell Microsoft’s Xbox One, but there’s no need to rub it in. Sony doesn’t seem to have any intention of halting its “charm offensive”: the new gaming platform’s architect,... Read more
Most of the 3D printers currently on the market are bulky, hard to carry around and rather slow. So it’s pretty hard to imagine one of these gadgets being able to continue printing upside down or in flight. But the Bukito, from Deezmaker, can do all this and more:... Read more
Hippflow, which provides a service that makes it easy to update investors, mentors, team members and other stakeholders on a startup’s progress and future plans, has now added support for Google Glass. The new Glass app brings Hippflow updates, which are pushed on the hour to Google’s wearable tech,... Read more
An Xbox-dedicated “one-of-a-kind concept store” has been opened by GAME in the BoxPark Retail Mall on Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London, UK. The concept store will be exclusively promoting and retailing Microsoft Xbox products, with the sale of hardware and software, including limited edition “My Xbox” console skins and... Read more
DARPA Unveil A Robot That Would Give Terminator A Fright
News July 13, 2013
DARPA has unveiled a new 6-foot robot named Atlas. Although this robot looks as though it has just stepped off the film-set of Terminator, the 330-pound machine has been designed to help us. Atlas is a testbed humanoid for disaster response. The Petman soldier robot showed it was possible... Read more
Turn Your Display Into A Touch-Screen With STATINA
News July 13, 2013
Everybody these days seems to want the latest and greatest in new technology and who could blame them? With a banquet of gadgets on the table, there are so many to choose from; but what is the fascination with touch-screens? Maybe we all watched far too much Star Trek... Read more
The New Nokia Lumia 1020
Mobile July 13, 2013
Nokia have unveiled a new handset, the Lumia 1020, which boasts a feature that allows users to zoom in and reframe their photos without the risk of decreasing image quality. The Lumia 1020 comes with a 41-megapixel sensor and offers highly detailed photos at up to 38MP resolution. This... Read more
Stealth Wear Goes on Sale at $490
News July 12, 2013
The stealth wear project may be the solution to droning and facial technology government projects. Or at least New York City based designer Adam Harvey thinks so. It may sound like something straight from a science fiction book or like some sort of super-cool standard issue James Bond type of... Read more
Smartwatch start-up company Pebble revealed today for the first time that it has received 190,000 pre-orders for its wearable technology through its own web store, following on from the enormously successful Kickstarter campaign it ran last year. That means it collectively closed in around 275,000 pre-orders total for the smartwatch, which... Read more
3D Printed Exoskeletal Cast to Mend Fractures
News July 11, 2013
Any of you who have had to deal with bone fractures know how frustrating and uncomfortable the regular plaster casts can be. Thanks to 3D printing technology, which has recently begun to gain more ground in the medical field, you may not have to deal with those cumbersome casts... Read more
Garmin Produce Sat-Nav App For Head-Up Display
News July 11, 2013
The satellite navigation firm Garmin has produced a portable head-up display (HUD), that projects directions directly on to a windscreen. It works by combining a smartphone and a Garmin app to generate navigation information. The HUD projects directional arrows, distances, current speed and speed limits on to the glass.... Read more
Sky Sports for iPad app has been updated with a new Ashes specific event centre. Sky is to add further sportacular coverage to its iPad app with a new Ashes section so you can get the ultimate second-screen experience whilst watching this year’s cricket. This new app feature has just... Read more