Laptops in the future could be powered by typing, save on your bill
Want to use your laptop on the go without having to worry about the charge on the battery — or just save on your electric bill? Well, it could soon become a reality as researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have successfully measured a piezoelectric thin film’s...
HP’s 16GB TouchPad on sale for $99 after webOS abandoned
It’s only been a day since HP announced that it would be discontinuing production of webOS devices and it looks like they’ve already begun to throw their flagship tablet in the bargain bin. PreCentral reports that HP sent out a memo to its affiliates asking them to cut the price of the TouchPad...
HP decides to ‘discontinue operations for webOS devices’
Uh-oh, it seems HP has decided to abandon Palm’s baby. In a recent press release by HP announcing their potential spin-off of its entire Personal Systems group (PCs, mobile devices, storage) is a note that the webOS HP snagged for $1.2 billion just a year ago is already being ditched.
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Future of Fashion: Spray-on Clothing
Guess what ladies and gentlemen, a new liquid mixture (in the future) will literally allow people to spray clothes onto their body. Once the mixture hits your body, it turns into a thin layer of fabric that can be peeled off, washed off and re-worn. Unfortunately, at this moment the only developed mixture...
What “They” Want for “Us”
Who is “they” and who is “us”? When I say “they” I refer to many different individuals but with the same purpose and ideology in mind. “They” is made up by majority of individuals and organizations who seek to damage “us” both inside and out. They include the world’s most powerful...
Boeing and BAE partner to put a laser on a machine gun
As if weaponry wasn’t destructive enough, it seems more funds are being put into developing ruthless killing machines. Boeing and BAE are partnering up to take the existing Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun System, which offers a 25mm M242 barrel, and pair it with Boeing’s directed energy system....
IEEE brings white space internet one step closer, offers fast speeds over long distance
Thanks to IEEE for rushing this new ‘super WiFi’ standard through so rapidly for those in rural communities with poor web access. The standard, designated “IEEE 802.22,” promises to bring speeds of up to 22Mbps to devices as far as 60 miles away from the nearest transmitter.
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Vonage Extensions allow free-of-charge mobile international calling
I’m guessing at this point most people (if not all) have switched over to VoIP services rather than having the traditional home line. Well, for those of you signed up with Vonage, they’ve just announced their new extension which links your existing home internet calling plan to extra phone...
SK Telecom’s Smart Cart syncs with your phone, reminds you what to buy
I’m sure at one point or another, we’ve all forgotten to buy milk or use that coupon at the grocery store. I can’t say I haven’t had this idea already but SK Telecom is trialing a new service that syncs items from a smartphone app — like a shopping list — to its tablet...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales halted in Australia by Apple suit
As I’d already guessed (but many disagreed), the reason for the delay in the release of further Android devices is the constant lawsuits Apple keeps filing against mobile phone manufacturers for copying the iPhone. The latest update to this — Samsung will not be advertising or selling the...

