Green Gadgets? Not So Much
Energy Star EPA Bad news, tech lovers. IT is not so eco-friendly. According to University of Calgary researcher Richard Hawkins, digital technologies are not reducing our environmental footprint, but...
View ArticleDinosaurs, and the Stories They Tell
Stegosaur and Allosaur Luke JonesA herd of teenage dinosaurs died a grisly death together, but their remains -- the first discovery of whole skeletons of a population being preserved together -- are a...
View ArticleGoogle Voice Lite Lets You Keep Your Number
Google Voice A new lite version of Google Voice lets users take advantage of some of the service's best features without changing their phone numbers. So you want all the bells and whistles that come...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Camera Enables Touchless Gesture Control of Smartphones
Touchless Phones Who needs touchscreens when you've got a 3D camera field of view to work with? Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory Touchscreens can start polishing their resumes now, because a touchless...
View Article'Imaginary' Hardware Interface Lets Users Wield Their Own Fantasy Peripherals...
Gesture-based Interfaces Sci-fi has long toyed with the idea of gesture-based computing schemes. A new concept for an 'imaginary' interface takes even the screen out of the equation, allowing the user...
View ArticleBy "Beamsteering" Antenna Signals in One Direction, Devices' Power...
Beamsteering for Better Power Efficiency Hang Yu et. al. via arXivIt's an act of waste that people the world over engage in every day just by switching on their mobile devices: boot up a mobile phone,...
View ArticleIBM Patents a Mapping Algorithm To Re-Route Drivers Along Retail-Heavy Roads
Which Way To Go? mroach via Flickr With connectivity and smarter planning, intelligent cars promise to cut congestion, make roads safer and generally improve the whole experience of getting behind the...
View ArticleAmazon Software Knows Where You Are, Predicts Where You'll Go Next
Amazon Fire Corinne Iozzio Location-aware apps are pretty prevalent on most smartphones — some help you find your friends, others can help you find your phone if it's lost, and so on. So the news that...
View ArticleAsk a Geek: How Can I Track My Stolen Gadget?
Laptop LoJack Nigel Buchanan Thieves make off with millions of dollars' worth of laptops and mobile devices every year. Most stolen gadgets go unrecovered, but tracking software can help. The software...
View ArticleGreen Gadgets? Not So Much
Bad news, tech lovers. IT is not so eco-friendly. According to University of Calgary researcher Richard Hawkins, digital technologies are not reducing our environmental…
View ArticleDinosaurs, and the Stories They Tell
A herd of teenage dinosaurs died a grisly death together, but their remains -- the first discovery of whole skeletons of a population being preserved together -- are a gold…
View ArticleGoogle Voice Lite Lets You Keep Your Number
So you want all the bells and whistles that come along with Google Voice: call recording, call screening, text messages via email, etc. However, after years of broadcasting…
View ArticleHigh-Speed Camera Enables Touchless Gesture Control of Smartphones
Touchscreens can start polishing their resumes now, because a touchless future is drawing closer for the next generation of smartphones. The ever-industrious Ishikawa Komuro…
View Article'Imaginary' Hardware Interface Lets Users Wield Their Own Fantasy Peripherals...
Imagine a gesture-based mobile device with no screen, no keyboard, and no other peripheral inputs or outputs, a mobile device that's not really a device at all. Can you see…
View ArticleBy "Beamsteering" Antenna Signals in One Direction, Devices' Power...
It's an act of waste that people the world over engage in every day just by switching on their mobile devices: boot up a mobile phone, netbook, or other mobile device and it…
View ArticleIBM Patents a Mapping Algorithm To Re-Route Drivers Along Retail-Heavy Roads
With connectivity and smarter planning, intelligent cars promise to cut congestion, make roads safer and generally improve the whole experience of getting behind the wheel.
View ArticleAmazon Software Knows Where You Are, Predicts Where You'll Go Next
Location-aware apps are pretty prevalent on most smartphones — some help you find your friends, others can help you find your phone if it's lost, and so on. So the news that Amazon has patented a new...
View ArticleAsk a Geek: How Can I Track My Stolen Gadget?
Thieves make off with millions of dollars’ worth of laptops and mobile devices every year. Most stolen gadgets go unrecovered, but tracking software can help. The software runs in the background of...
View ArticleApple Watch Is Becoming More Like the Wrist Computer You Wanted
Via Apple livestreamApple Watch apps will become much quicker in coming months, thanks to developer tools that allow native apps to run on the Watch itself, Apple announced today at its WWDC conference...
View ArticleIf The iPad Pro Is Jupiter, Here’s Apple’s Full Solar System Of Devices
iPad ProAppleThe iPad Pro is the king of Apple's tablets. And planets.The long-rumored iPad Pro was revealed last week at Apple’s fall 2015 event. The 12.9-inch iOS device whose smart keyboard and...
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