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Just a little over two months ago, we were all going gaga about the idea of sapphire screens, with a surprising (or not-so-surprising) readiness to say goodbye to good old trusty Gorilla Glass. Well, maybe not all of us, but the thought of sapphire screens more resistant than Gorilla... Read more
Mataerial 3D Printer Defies Gravity
News May 29, 2013
This new 3D printing technology is indeed the stuff of science fiction. Current 3D printing processes, as impressive as they are, require a flat tray or build surface to work. But the Mataerial 3D printer seems to have found a way around that: it creates structures on almost any... Read more
Everyone’s all excited about the next generation gaming console from Microsoft, the Xbox One. It is common knowledge that any decent hardcore gamer would always go for the Xbox over any other console, but when it comes to gaming, the PC still reigns supreme. And that’s what Nvidia knows... Read more
Custom-design 3D Implant Saves Baby’s Life
Internet May 28, 2013
3D printing technology has virtually endless uses and applications, not all of them beneficial, but here is one that is definitely worth exploring further: developing medical implants and devices. Scientists from the University of Michigan used a custom-design 3D implant to save the life of a baby suffering from... Read more
Scanadu Scout, the Real-Life Medical Tricorder
News May 28, 2013
Are you eagerly waiting for that moment when you’ll actually be able to say “Beam me up, Scotty” and people won’t be looking at you like you’re not in your right mind? It may come sooner than you think. It seems scientists are taking a closer look at some... Read more
The smartwatch market is where the money is now, apparently. After Pebble’s fulminating crowdfunding campaign raised over $10 million dollars, while the manufacturers’ initial goal was $100,000, another smartwatch seems to be treading the same path. The Agent smartwatch, designed by New York custom electronics firm Secret Labs and... Read more
Microsoft To Launch Sculpt Mouse Range
News May 28, 2013
Mice or mouses? Unless you’re particularly finicky when it comes to grammar, who cares? (If you really are particular about these things, though, you’ll find this discussion interesting.) However you wish to call a bunch of those devices you use to point and click when using the computer, you... Read more
Monkey Light Pro: Animate Your Bike Wheels
News May 28, 2013
We’ve seen the Revolights and how a LED lighting system integrated in your bike’s wheels can be quite a life-saver on the road at night, but this new project is taking the concept of wheel lights even further. If you want your bike to look like a funky disco... Read more
Scentee: Smell-o-vision for Smartphones
Mobile May 27, 2013
We’re not sure if this little invention can actually take off, but it’s definitely one of those cool, sort of useless ideas we like to geek out about. A Japanese company called ChatPerf has come up with a gadget that offers smell-o-vision for smarthpones. While the jury’s still out... Read more
The official reveal of Microsoft’s Xbox One was surrounded by a lot of hype, quite naturally; and when the news was finally broken, enthusiasts and critics alike were not lacking for things to say. For one thing, the name was not exactly what practically everyone thought it would be.... Read more
Carbon Electronics Created from Paper
News May 27, 2013
Scientists are always looking for ways to create flexible microchips that are also cost-efficient so as to be used for an ever growing number of applications in the electronics sector. The material of choice is generally plastics, but one of the biggest problems with flexible chips made of plastic... Read more
ONDU Pinhole Cameras Take Photo Art Back to Basics
News May 27, 2013
In the age of digital photography, where we can easily take snaps of everything around us with our phones, whenever we want to, we often forget what it was like to use mechanical film cameras and have to develop our photos. We forget how important it was to wait... Read more
LG Showcases 5-inch Flexible Panel
Mobile May 25, 2013
One of the most anticipated events at the Society for Information Display (SID) conference in Vancouver was LG’s reveal of its widely anticipated flexible OLED screen. The 5-inch flexible panel is made of an unbreakable plastic material and was designed especially for use in mobile devices. The South Korean... Read more
NASA to Print 3D Food
News May 24, 2013
Systems and Material Research Corporation (SMRC) in Austin Texas have been given a grant of $125,000 to develop 3D printed food for astronauts. You could ask why, what’s wrong with dehydrated mac and cheese? Well there are numerous challenges to feeding and hydrating the residents of somewhere like the... Read more
Nintendo’s Wii U already had a hard time claiming a significant market share when facing such tough competition from Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation. The last thing it needed then was a stab in the back from what was supposed to be one of its strongest partners: Electronic Arts.... Read more
Sony is trying to stay hot on Microsoft’s heels when it comes to next-generation gaming consoles. As the Xbox One was officially revealed and confirmed to be able to answer voice commands, PlayStation 4 will reportedly feature a speech recognition function. This is a feature that has been available,... Read more
Wireless data transmission has just got faster after a team of German researchers achieved a record 40 Gbps transmission rate. This is the biggest wireless transmission rate ever demonstrated and it matches the data transmission speed for fiber optic. The project was conducted by a joint team of German... Read more
Nvidia Project Shield Console Out Next Month
Internet May 23, 2013
There’s a new kid on the block of handheld consoles, but this one has a whole range of features that you can’t find in any of its counterparts. The Nvidia Project Shield, first unveiled at CES, will be officially out next month and will sell for $349. The price... Read more