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Mobile phone chargers to run on water?

Mobile phone chargers to run on water?

Mar. 2 | It is the nightmare of the wired world — a smartphone low on battery. Now Swedish group myFC says its water-powered charger could be the fix anywhere while battery giant Duracell is championing a push for cars and even stadiums to be built with...

Dell unveils servers for enterprise businesses

Dell unveils servers for enterprise businesses

Feb. 28 | Dell Inc launched a new line of servers for enterprise customers, boosting its corporate business unit and shifting its focus further away from consumers, who are increasingly choosing such devices as Apple Inc’s iPad. Chief Executive Michael Dell...

Face-Recognizing Billboard Only Displays Ad To Women

Face-Recognizing Billboard Only Displays Ad To Women

Feb. 23 | Moral ambiguity, thy name is advertising. How are we to parse this advertising campaign in London in which an intelligent bus stop billboard only displays its content to women? You read correctly: the billboard has a camera that scans passersby and...

Cardock Is Your Alternative Garage Solution

Cardock Is Your Alternative Garage Solution

Feb. 19 | The Cardock is an alternative garage solution targeted at more affluent consumers who seek to save space in their residences, or even to hide one car under garden space. Essentially, it allows users to park two cars using a the space required for one...

Microchip Implant Gives Medication On Command

Microchip Implant Gives Medication On Command

Feb. 18 | For people who face frequent needle jabs to treat chronic conditions, a new technology is on the horizon that might make treatment a lot less painful. Researchers report that a new wireless controlled microchip, implanted under the skin, can safely and...

Astronaut and robot shake hands in space

Astronaut and robot shake hands in space

Feb. 15 | In case you were far too buried in attempting to pirate the newNazis-in-space movie, may I tell you that today an astronaut shook arobot's hand in space for the first time. The astronaut in question is International Space Station Commander Daniel...

Sony envisions future with pay-as-you-go power

Sony envisions future with pay-as-you-go power

Feb. 15 | Sony is looking to revolutionize the inefficient way in which we consume power. A new concept video from the electronics giant shows how we could use power more efficiently in the year 2030 by switching to smart outlets with authentication and wireless...

PlayStation Vita OS coming to Sony Smartphones

PlayStation Vita OS coming to Sony Smartphones

Feb. 13 | It appears that with the relative success of the Sony PlayStation Vita in its relatively limited release thus far, the operating system aboard has garnered some attention in regards to a possible mobile phone port. When asked this past November what...

Air Force May Buy Thousands Of iPads And Android Tablets

Air Force May Buy Thousands Of iPads And Android Tablets

Feb. 11 | Many airlines are already buying or have bought iPads for pilots to use and now it looks like the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command is doing the same. They will be putting in a request to purchase tablets soon. The idea is to lighten their pilots’...

Infrared and 3-D Vision Systems for safe landings

Infrared and 3-D Vision Systems for safe landings

Feb. 10 | When large airliners approach an airport for a landing, a combination of radio signals and high-intensity lighting shows the pilot exactly where the runway is, even at night or in fog. But millions of people a year fly on smaller commercial planes, many...