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- Photos: Maker Faire unboxed
- Weekend event celebrates the do-it-yourselfer ethos with fire, paint, BBs, wire, shadows, and tongue-in-cheek engineering. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, CNET News.com, Light-emitting Diode, Coil, Engineering, Internet, Ethos
- Image galleries 2008-05-06
- Give your computer the sense of touch
- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University CMU have developed a new haptic interface using magnetic levitation to give computer users the sense of touch. Unlike current haptic systems, this new device doesn't use gloves or robotic arms. It uses 'magnetic levitation and a single moving part to give users a highly...
- Tags: Carnegie-Mellon University, Coil, Computer, Haptic Device, Hollis, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- A wireless power transmission plastic sheet
- Several companies have started to sell power pads that can charge your cellphone when you put it on the pads surface. But these silicon-based pads are expensive -- and relatively specialized. Now, Japanese researchers have built a plastic sheet which could power all the devices placed close to it. So...
- Tags: Wireless &, Telecom, Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment, Computers &, Internet
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- The ATLAS 830-ton magnet system is up
- ATLAS is a particle physics experiment which has been designed to analyze data gathered from CERNs Large Hadron Collider LHC scheduled to start its activity in November 2007. One of the components of the ATLAS detector is its huge magnet system. According to CERN, the worlds largest superconducting magnet has...
- Tags: ATLAS Detector, Atlas, Energy &, Environment, Science &, Nature
- Blog posts 2006-11-22
- Gadget Watch: Cat-shaped LCD monitors and flower speakers
- Two cool items from Japan that you may never get to buy:Kitty cat screeni-Mii, a 15-inch, cat-shaped LCD monitor from Greenhouse has ears that function as speakers, while the feet and tail function as the stand. Available in green and orange, the display runs at 1024x768 and will sell for...
- Tags: coil
- Blog posts 2004-09-15
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- Griffin Technology ClearBoost
- When we reviewed the original Apple iPhone, we loved its snazzy Web browser, lovely interface, and top-notch media player. Its phone, however, didn't set us over the edge. Not only is the volume quiet, but also the reception wavers from time to time. Sure, it's perfectly good for making calls,...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Griffin Technology Inc., ClearBoost, Apple iPhone
- Product reviews 2008-08-19
- Philips SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones
- Philips is no stranger to the headphone market, mostly turning out a line of inexpensive earbuds in the $5 to $25 range. Now, the company is stepping up its game with the SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones, a $100 pair with a sleek and comfy design and good audio quality. We're hard-pressed...
- Tags: Bass, SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones, Philips Electronics N.V., headphone
- Product reviews 2008-05-23
- How wireless power could deliver a truly wireless network
- How wireless power could deliver a truly wireless networkThe first wireless power systems will be a desk with a spot marked whereyou can set down a laptop or cell phone or PDA, that can control the power source to produce the amount needed needed. I suppose in the future, a...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Radio Waves, network, wireless, induction, radio, radio wave, wireless network
- Discussion threads 2008-03-15
- iPod Nano emits sparks, Japan's government says
- iPod Nano emits sparks, Japan's government says3V sparks?One of the things I found hilarious on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was the computers exploding in showers of sparks. Even as a kid, I knew computers don't explode! Computers in those days had twelve (12) volt maximum...
- Tags: Digital music, PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, Telecom & Utilities, spark, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Nano, capacitor, government, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Macs and iPhones: impolitic Apple hardware can be hard to hide
- Like the Japanese car in the Dearborn auto plant parking lot, Macs and iPhones must create problems for switchers working at Apple competitors as well as companies with a PC-or-die IT policy. The other day, I heard a tale from a longtime Mac user who has worked...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- (Photos: Home appliances of the future)
- (Photos: Home appliances of the future)The future?I've seen rows of massage chairs just like those coin-operated in the local mall.The countertop induction coil is nothing new.And I'm fairly certain you could find plans for something like that entertainment center in some back issue of Popular Mechanics or some other such...
- Tags: photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-12-13
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- nullFDISKFdisk will zero out the drive but there are means of recovering data from drives that have been erased that way. All it takes is time and money.Fdisk won't cut itSorry there but even using fdisk and a reformat will not make the data unrecoverable. You actually need to...
- Tags: magnet, hard drive, eraser, FDISK, disk
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Trouble on horizon for 'white box' PC makers
- Trouble on horizon for 'white box' PC makersMost people I know what bothThey want the desktop for performance, large screen size and ease of use and the laptop for mobility. SO when you can only have one a person weighs what they want or need. If mobility is the key...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, desktop, laptop computer, CPU, mobility, PC, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- What is nanopantography?
- If you don't know the answer, I cannot blame you. After all, a query for 'nanopantography' on Google returns only 43 results as I'm typing this. But researchers from the University of Houston say that nanopantography can create billions of nanotech devices in hours. The idea behind the technology is...
- Tags: Technique, Ion, University Of Houston, Wafer, Nanotechnology, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- Microsoft readies a consumer healthcare platform
- Microsoft readies a consumer healthcare platformFine choice[i]How would you feel about a Microsoft healthcare platform/service? Would you trust it any more/less than a Google one?[/i]That's like being asked whether you prefer execution by firing squad or burning at the stake.Google has a better track record on security and lock-in (which...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Microsoft Corp., health care, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-29
- If someone invents this battery charger, I'll buy it (and so will a few million people)
- If someone invents this battery charger, I'll buy it and so will a few million people300$ is too much300$ is too much, but since we would be early adopters, I guess the price would be around that anyway.Cant imagine having a device like that for a while and then going...
- Tags: charger, United Parcel Service of America Inc., adapter, battery, battery charger
- Discussion threads 2007-04-25
- AVADirect Core 2 Duo SLI
- Unlike many vendors submitting their first system to us for a review, AVA Direct didn't try to blow the doors off our benchmarks. Instead, this $2,747 Core 2 Duo SLI system--while still a powerful, capable gaming machine--is a little more modest. It has a dual-core, overclocked Intel Core 2 Duo...
- Tags: Games, Processors, AVA Direct, Intel Core 2 Duo, game
- Product reviews 2007-04-12
- Arriva Sports Headphones
- The demand for "sport" style headphones has increased over the years, as more people realize that the tunes spouting from their iPods and other portable MP3 players provide a certain amount of motivation during any workout. The trick has always been to create headphones that have all of the...
- Tags: headphone, Arriva
- Product reviews 2007-03-30
- Shure SE310 Sound Isolating Earphones (white)
- When a company creates a product that's sufficiently remarkable to garner a spot among CNET's testing equipment, chances are that's a good direction to look for further quality products. Such is the case with Shure, whose E4c earbuds quickly become our headphone of choice for MP3 player audio testing. In...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, SE310, Shure
- Product reviews 2007-03-05
- Shure SE310 Sound Isolating Earphones (black)
- When a company creates a product that's sufficiently remarkable to garner a spot among CNET's testing equipment, chances are that's a good direction to look for further quality products. Such is the case with Shure, whose E4c earbuds quickly become our headphone of choice for MP3 player audio testing. In...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, SE310, Shure, E4c
- Product reviews 2007-03-03
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