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Say hello to Apple PowerShare
We all know how Apple likes to take existing technologies and do clever things with them. Well, next up looks like electrical recharging of devices at a distance.But if you’re into electronics, or you’ve got a penchant for fancy techno’ terms, then inductive charging will be the phrase most likely tripping off your tongue right about now…
Real-life ‘Tricorder’ invented
While not being exactly pocket-friendly, the new portable chemical analyzer does take mass spectrometry into the field:
“Unlike conventional mass spectrometers, which are cumbersome laboratory instruments that weigh more than 300 pounds, the new handheld device weighs less than 20 pounds and can be used in the field.”
Not exactly svelte, is it?
“Purdue University researchers have created [...]
OLPC XO laptop enters final testing
Nearing final launch, the One Laptop Per Child laptop enters into what is anticipated to be final testing. Despite the diminutive size of the XO laptop, it packs a lot of punch and some serious consideration with regards to making sure the final product works.
I have more than a passing knowledge of how detailed and [...]
Internet circa 2035…
Thinking ahead is what differentiates humans from the other animals. Planning around those thoughts is a different matter all together. Today, we have the Internet, and it’s an amazing thing. But why hobble this amazing thing by tethering it to planet Earth?
So what if we could extend the Internet? Say, out as far as Mars [...]
When networks go down the pipe…
While we’re on the subject of manure: “Bournemouth council offices have been connected up with fibre optic cables run through in the city’s sewers.” It’s one of those ideas that sounds really obvious, after someone has made the first move.
“H2O Networks is responsible for the network, which was laid in seven days and will provide [...]
