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If you travel to locations where a traditional cellphone signal might not be available, a new satellite communication device called the SPOT Connect might be just the thing you need to stay in contact. The pocket sized SPOT Connect enables you to pair your smartphone or other devices to it, and will then connect to a global satellite network. Allowing you to connect to the web, send e-mail and text messages as well as update your Facebook and Twitter feeds. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the SPOT Connect and see it in action. As well as the important features of being able to update your social network status, the SPOT Connect also includes emergency features that will begin to send your GPS location to the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) if required. The SPOT Connect is now available to purchase from around $170 and measures just 7.6 cm x 6.6 cm x 3.2 cm and weighs only 4.9 ounces. For more information on the SPOT Conn...

Watch makers TokyoFlash are currently taking votes on whether or not to create the YAL Concept Watch, which has been designed by Yoann from France. The YAL watch as you can probably guess from its design has been inspired by Tron, and uses a number of blue LEDs to tell the time. For example 5 LEDs in the middle, 2 LEDs in the outer branches, 2 more LEDs on the left and PM indicator on = 5h + (2×5)mn + 2 mn + p.m Yoann explains how Torn music inspired the YAL: “For a long time, I like to make some graphic creation in my free time and I used to put on it my little logo and “YAL” as a signature. I thought it will be cool to design a watch concept with it ! So, I took my pencil, turned on the Tron music and began to create a watch with my inspiration.” So if you fancy helping the YAL Concept Watch make the move to production, jump over to the TokyoFlash website and cast your vote.

A cure for blindness could be brewing at a Cornell University laboratory. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York say they've successfully decoded the brain signals that allow mice to see. Using this information with a new type of prosthetic retina, they were able to restore vision in mice. Next up, the researchers say they've cracked the code of a monkey retina, which is nearly identical to that of a human. If the prosthesis works on monkeys too, the researchers think they may eventually be able to help people who've lost their eyesight. "It's an exciting time," Sheila Nirenberg, a computational neuroscientist in the department of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell, said in a statement. "We can make blind mouse retinas see, and we're moving as fast as we can to do the same in humans." The findings were published in the August 13 online issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United S...

Say you need to charge your cellphone, but you are in the middle of nowhere. Well, if you had a wearable battery that recharges from your movement, it would be no problem at all. That day is coming. Researchers at Georgia Tech have come up with a way to recharge a lithium-ion coin-sized battery inside the sole of a shoe. The usual dividers between electrodes have been replaced with a polyvinylidene difluoride film that uses piezoelectrics to recharge the battery by adding pressure to that small gap. You don’t need any outside voltage, which means that your own movement creates the pressure required to recharge the cell. It will be pretty cool to be charging our batteries like this one day soon. They just have to perfect this technology first.

The old light bulb is about to go next-gen on us thanks to Bluetooth 4.0 to the mix. The Bluetooth Bulb lets you pair your phone with one or more lights in your home, and you can control them via an app. Pretty fancy huh? You can do all of the usual stuff, like switch them on, off, change the brightness, set a timer, and a special RGB bulb even lets you change the color ambiance. No need to worry about the cost and waste either. Every part is replaceable. So if you are looking for a light control system with no extra parts involved, this is a great solution. It is just a patented prototype right now, but they hope to go into mass production as soon as possible.

Bill Gates emphasized the importance of sanitation improvements when he pledged to reinvent the toilet for the developing world. The computer innovator has a point. According to water.org, one billion people don’t have access to clean water, and 2.5 billion people don’t have improved sanitation. So it should come as no surprise that improving sanitation is key to the progress of developing countries. While cheap laptops and tablets are certainly exciting, some of the life improving technologies in the developing world don’t even require electricity. Last year, India’s Tata Chemicals released the Tata Swach (the Hindi word for clean), an affordable water filter (priced at around $21) that uses nanotechnology, requires no electricity and meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s sanitation standards. The filter is made of rice husk ash (the natural byproduct of making polished rice) and fine nano-silver particles to prohibit bacteria growth. Using the filter prevents ag...

Sony is certainly in competition with Microsoft to bring up its next generation gaming console to the market. When the PlayStation 3 was released five years ago, it was sold out in almost every store, and as of June 31, 2011 there were more than 51 million units sold.The gaming console is expected to be made up to 60% of recyclable materials. Apart from that, it will also have a “Eco Start” feature, which will allow gamers to save and resume games, without having to switch off the console. So we all know its gonna take some time before we can lay our hands on Sony PlayStation 4. Check out this mock up for PlayStation 4 by the PlayStation fans.

Wouldn’t it be nice to just have one place to store your digital camera, laptop and smartphone? Well your prayers have been answered! The new Fujitsu Lifebook (also called Lifebook 2013) is a laptop that comes with, and stores your smartphone, tablet and digital camera all in one laptop. The idea is to provide consumers with an affordable laptop that can sync and update all devices simultaneously from the same place. The design for the Lifebook was developed by Prashant Chandra after winning a competition Fujitsu was holding. The Lifebook allows all the parts and devices to work together with your computer without having to worry about USB plugs and cords. For example, the digital camera slot on the front of the Lifebook allows for instant connectivity, enabling you to download all your photos straight to the computer. You can also charge your camera this way. Another interesting part of the design is that the Lifebook doesn’t come with a keyboard because it is also a tablet. ...

Augmented reality may end up being one of the hottest fashion accessories of 2012. Google is secretly working on Android-powered virtual reality glasses that it plans to begin selling by the end of the year, according to reports in the New York Times and the blog 9 to 5 Google. Details are scant about the rumored glasses, but the basic idea is to beam contextually relevant information straight to your eyeballs. Like augmented reality apps, the glasses could deliver an added layer of information about, say, a landmark you’re looking at, or offer up a discount to a restaurant that catches your gaze. “If facial recognition software becomes accurate enough, the glasses could remind a wearer of when and how he met the vaguely familiar person standing in front of him at a party,” the New York Times’ Nick Bilton theorizes. “They might also be used for virtual reality games that use the real world as the playground.” check it out

Hidden between individual television channels is a small but valuable collection of airwaves that will allow for a kind of “super Wi-Fi” network. The Federal Communications Commission recently opened up the spectrum that sits between television channels numbered 1 through 51. Wireless communications in those “white spaces” have been permitted since Jan. 26 in Wilmington, N.C., the FCC’s designated testbed location. After the bugs are worked out, the spaces will be opened up nationally in the coming months. The FCC designated the white spaces as “unlicensed” band, meaning anyone can broadcast in it for free. It‘s a primo band that sits lower than today’s Wi-Fi, allowing signals to travel over significantly longer distances and through buildings and walls. It’ll take time for all the necessary infrastructure — including new chipsets for smartphones and other devices — to roll out, but FCC expects the expansion to lead to innovative new kinds of wireless networks, including conne...

This page is about future gadgets like the cell phone watch and smartwatch. Inventor Eric Migicovsky, a 25-year-old University of Waterloo graduate, presold 85,000 of his future gadgets for delivery to users later this year. The Pebble is a smartwatch that wirelessly connects via bluetooth to an iPhone or Android smartphone and uses smartphone apps. It's the only smartwatch that does so. The Pebble has various applications that allow users to access information or control devices from their wrist. Besides checking calls, emails, text messages or social media updates, the smartwatch has potentially unlimited applications. Migicovsky will release an open software development kit for it's pebble technology, which will allow developers to design watchapps similar to what Apple did with it's iPhone developer kit. Current Pebble applications include a music control app; a fitness tracker app that monitors stats related to cycling or jogging; a golfing range finder app f...

Lexmark's new concept combines style, speed and elegance into one single all in one inkjet printer, termed the Genesis. Utilising Flash Scan technology, the Genesis produces prints incredibly quickly and switches between print and scan functions in the blink of an eye. The scanning process is said not to last any longer than three seconds, based on the premise that your Operating System is up to date, your PC is equipped with an up to date specification in terms of hardware and the usage of character recognition software. The Lexmark Genesis looks smart in its upright position, made even more slick by posessing a 4.4 inch color touch screen. The printer comes wirelessly enabled allowing you to access web technologies quickly, without the need for booting up your PC also. Browse through Twitter feeds, look through Facebook all from the printer itself, and upload scans to wherever you wish. This really is a printer for the current generation, which makes most other printers on...

Johathan Ritchey has invented the Watermill, which is an atmospheric water generator. It converts air into fresh water. This latest technology invention produces fresh water at a cost of about 3 cents a liter (1 quart). Originally designed for areas that do not have clean drinking water, the Watermill is for households that prefer an eco-friendly, cost effective alternative to bottled water. Atmospheric water generators convert air into water when the temperature of the air becomes saturated with enough water vapor that it begins to condense (dew point). "What is unique about the Watermill is that it has intelligence," says Ritche. This makes the appliance more efficient. It samples the air every 3 minutes to determine the most efficient time to convert the air into water. It will also tell you when to change the carbon filter and will shut itself off if it cannot make pure clean water.

A new prototype house walked around the campus of the Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire, England. The eco-friendly house is powered by solar cells and minature windmills, and comes with a kitchen, a composting toilet, a system for collecting rain water, one bed, a wood stove for CO2 neutral heating, a rear opening that forms a stairway entrance, and six legs. A collaborative effort between MIT and the Danish design collective N55, the house walks about five kilometers an hour similar to the walking speed of a human. The legs reguire a software algorithm to calculate the movement and position of the legs to provide stability over varying terrain. The house can turn, move forward or backwards, or change height as required and can be programmed with GPS waypoints for travelling to destinations.

With so much to see on the internet these days, it's a wonder we find time to eat and sleep, let alone finish our cuppa. Well we're not going to be limiting our Lolcats anytime soon. So for all those who are equally hard at work, we've found the USB Cup Warmer. Especially handy if your boss keeps the office at a 'productive' 12 degrees, this ingenious device keeps your hot drinks hot for longer. Just plug it into your computer's USB port and pop your cup on top. Thanks to the handy warming element inside, it'll give you all the time you need to LOL, ROFL, LMFAO or ROFLMFAO between slurps. Product Features: USB-powered hot plate Fits cups and slim mugs Temperature of hot drinks can be maintained at 40 degrees after an hour Includes DC to USB Cable Powered via USB from your PC or Mac Low voltage (5V) No driver installation required This is an electrical item, do not splash with liquid The hot plate gets hot, please use with caution Cannot be used with...

Face detection is becoming more common in still photographs but the technology has yet failed to support video footage. Google is looking to break into this brand of technology and has filed a patent application. The Google technology will use a series of video frames to generate clusters of facial representations which are associated with any person. By understanding what someone looks like from any given angle, Google could then associate a name to whenever that person is recognised in a video clip. The technology is sophisticated enough to handle differences in lighting, shadows and faces at any conceivable angle. The technology will offer an added option to YouTube, offering the ability to tag whoever appears in a single video. No more claiming the video where you ran naked through a crowd of people wasn't you - the technology will prove otherwise and tag you. Consider it a blessing or a curse, but the technology looks sure to be integrated into Google's pro...

Motorola has officially announced its first mobile phone with Google Android. It will be known as Motorola Cliq. Co-CEO of Motorola, Mr. Sanjay Jha announced this new mobile in San Francisco at Mobilize 09 conference. Motorola Cliq will be available with T-Mobile by the end of next month. Initially it will be launched by T-Mobiles in titanium and winter white colors. Motorola planned to sell it throughout the world from 2010 as “The Motorola Dext”.motorola-cliq Price: The price of Motorola Cliq has not been revealed till now, but it is rumored that it will be a budget phone. Motorola is also going to announce its second Android Phone soon as said by officials. Specifications: Measurements of Cliq mobile by Motorola are 4.49 inches tall, 2.28 inches wide and 0.62 inches thick. It weighs 5.6 ounces that is around 158 grams. It features a 3.1 inch HVGA touch screen with 320×480 pixel resolution. It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a soft keyboard as well. It also has a 3.5 m...

Scientists at Vanderbilt University have developed computer chips and circuits made up of Diamond film to make them more venerable than their silicon counterparts. Transistors and Logic gates of Diamond have already been developed and they are now working to create complete microelectronic devices with diamond parts. Such devices can operate at higher speed and need less power than silicon made devices. In journal Electronics Letters, the design of such diamond logic gates have been described. Research Professor and head of team, Jimmy Davidson said that devices using diamond parts will not be expensive as 1 carat of diamond can be fabricated to make around 1 billion such devices. Diamond films used to create these devices are made up chemical vapor deposition technique that uses hydrogen and methane. This form of diamond is much cheaper than conventional diamond used in jewelry. This makes them economical and a tough competitor to silicon parts. Nanodiamond circuits use technologies...

Scientist has got success in linking the quantum properties of two separated ions using microwaves to manipulate them. This is currently done with the help of laser beams and now this advancement can shrink the size of quantum computers. This research has been done at NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) which has been published in Nature. Microwaves have been used previously in manipulating single ions, but this is the first time when scientist from NIST used this on two separated ions places just 30 micrometers away. This kind of process give rise to a quantum mechanism which is crucial for information transportation and error correction in Quantum computers. The mentioned experiment use desktop scale table of lasers and very small mirrors and lenses that are around 1/10 th of the sizes that are actually used these days. Microwave components can be easily expanded to make a practical quantum computer system. Also by using microwaves they were able to reduce errors ...

If the current research of Dr. Ashutosh Saxena of Cornell’s Personal Robotics Laboratory becomes successful then Robots of future will learn to manipulate objects and will develop the ability of generalization. This learning procedure will help Robots to adapt according to new environments. The main theory behind this is the use of machine learning programming which leads to observation of events by Robots and find commonalities. For an example a robot will see different cups, learn the common characteristics of cups and will then identify cups in future no matter what size and shape they will have. This kind of process will also teach robots to handle cups correctly. According to Saxsena, these new robots would be able to make decisions like how to place cups on different places. Like a cup will be placed upright on table while upside down in dishwasher. Robots will get training of placing strategies and will be able to apply then on other objects by the process of generalization. ...

Scientist at University of Rochesterb have developed a new generation of Computer Processors. These processors are based on 3-Dimensional Circuits in contrary to 2-Dimensional Circuits of today. This can be said as the next major advance in computer processors technology. The latest 3-D processor is running at 1.4 gigahertz in the labs of University. PAST ATTEMPTS VS LATEST RESEARCH In the past attempts of making 3-D chips, scientist were just making a stack of regular processors. But at University of Rochesterb it was designed and built specifically to optimize all key processing functions vertically, through multiple layers of processors, the same way ordinary chips optimize functions horizontally. This design means that every tasks such as Synchronicity, Power Distribution, and Long-Distance Signaling are all fully functioning in three dimensions for the first time. EBY FRIEDMAN: THE MAN BEHIND 3-D CHIPS Eby Friedman and his students has designed this chip, which uses many...

Scientists at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel have discovered the process through which memories are made and then recalled. These scientists have recorded that How individual brain cells calls up a memory?, thus revealing where in the brain a specific memory is stored and how the brain is able to recreate it. Dr. ITZHAK FRIED Dr. Itzhak Fried, Senior Study Suthor and a UCLA Professor of Neurosurgery with his colleagues recorded the activity of hundreds of individual neurons making memories in the brains of 13 epilepsy patients being treated surgically at UCLA Medical Center. Their research detail has been reported in current online edition of the Journal Science. EXPERIMENT Surgeons at UCLA Medical Center placed electrodes in the patients' brains to locate the origin of their seizures before surgical treatment which is a standard procedure in such cases. Dr. Fried used same electrodes to record the neuron acti...

Scientist at STANFORD have developed an Artificial Intelligence System that enables Robotic Helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. It can result in development of autonomous helicopter than can perform a complete airshow of complex stunts on its own. It is one of most recent example of latest technology inventions . THE TEAM This project is directed under Professor Andrew Ng who directed the research of their graduate students- Pieter Abbeel, Adam Coates, Timothy Hunter and Morgan Quigley. The stunts performed by such intelligent helicopters are far more difficult then any other computer controlled helicopters. They have developed various learning algorithms for these Helicopters which helps them to learn by themselves by just observing other expert helicopters. EXPERIMENT The experiment was is an important demonstration of Apprenticeship Learning in which robots learn by observing an expert. Stanford...

Black holes are an object of research and mystery for the whole scientific community from decades. Many researchers are working day and night to explore the mysteries of black holes. In this series, a recent invention by Yale University Astrophysicist revels the fact that, There is a upper limit of the mass of any black hole. This research has been also published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES? As most of you are aware BLACK HOLE is a region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, not even electromagnetic radiation can escape from it. Dur to this black holes can not be seen (as they absorbs light radiations) but can only be experienced by their ultra strong gravitational pull. That's why they are named as BLACK HOLE.. They continue to grow in size by absorbing any matter that comes in range of their gravitational field. HOW MUCH THEY CAN GROW? Till now it was not sure that what can be maximum size ...

A latest invention by MIT Media Lab is a new robot that is able to show various facial expressions such as 'slanting its eyebrows in anger', or 'raise them in surprise', and show a wide assortment of facial expressions while communicating with people. This latest achievement in the field of Robotics is named NEXI as it is framed as the next generation robots which is aimed for a range of applications for personal robots and human-robot teamwork. DESIGNING The head and face of NEXI were designed by Xitome Design which is a innovative designing and development company that specializes in robotic design and development. The expressive robotics started with a neck mechanism sporting 4 degrees of freedom (DoF) at the base, plus pan-tilt-yaw of the head itself. The mechanism has been constructed to time the movements so they mimic human speed. The face of NEXI has been specially designed to use gaze, eyebrows, eyelids and an articulate mandible which helps in expressing a...

Draganflyer X6 is an advanced helicopter that can be operated remotely without any pilot. It is designed mainly to carry wireless video cameras and still cameras. The Draganflyer X6 helicopter can be operated very easily with its hand held controller. The Draganflyer X6 helicopter is based on a unique 6-rotor design that has been under development since early 2006. It uses 11 sensors and thousands of lines of code to self-stabilize during flight which makes it easier to fly than any other helicopter in its class. The on-board software of Draganflyer X6 is developed after extensive testing and development. Draganflyer X6 helicopter is a revolution in the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It can be used very efficiently for various applications and it is ideal for spying on the enemy in a safe and reliable manner. MAJOR FIELDS OF APPLICATIONS The new Draganflyer X6 can be used in various field such as Industrial Constructions, Government Applications and Educational needs. ...

WINDOWS is a name that has ruled the whole computer world since its first launch in November 1985. Since then it is like a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. With many advanced versions of Windows available today such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, it is the most used operating system in the world. In 2010, Microsoft is going to launch WINDOWS 2007, but now here is time to experience a yet another technology of operating systems. Yes, MICROSOFT is working on a new generation of operating systems called Cloud-Based Operating System and rumors are there that MIDORI will be their first such operating system, which will replace Windows fully from computer map. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE MIDORI is an offshoot of Microsoft Research's Singularity operating system. In this the tools and libraries are completely managed code. MIDORI is designed to run directly on native hardware (x86, x64 and ARM), will be hosted on the Windows Hyper-V hypervisor, or even be hosted by a Windows process....

Blackberry Curve (8300) is one of the most popular latest phones since its launch. But since its launch, mobile industry has experienced many advances in technology. So to keep them update wit latest technology Blackberry family has launched its latest edition called BLACKBERRY BOLD. WHAT'S NEW ? Blackberry Bold is a blend of greatest features of Windows Mobile and the quality and reliability specific to Blackberry brand. With the help of new Blackberry Bold now it is possible to edit your Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents. These updates can be moved over onto main PC or Mac. So now you can update and improve speeches and presentations during practice runs or when still on the road. SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING: Blackberry Bold is one of the most media-friendly release yet with the inclusion of Wifi which allows you to access the Internet from virtually millions of locations worldwide (the GPS and mapping functions can help you locate a site). And even outside of ...

4G also called as Fourth-Generation Communications System, is a term used to describe the next step in wireless communications. A 4G system can provide a comprehensive IP solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia can be provided to users on an "Anytime, Anywhere" basis. The data transfer rates are also much higher than previous generations. The main objectives of 4G are: 1)4G will be a fully IP-based integrated system. 2)This will be capable of providing 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s speeds both indoors and outdoors. 3)It can provide premium quality and high security. 4)4G offer all types of services at an affordable cost. 4G is developed to provide high quality of service (QoS) and rate requirements set by forthcoming applications such as wireless broadband access, Multimedia Messaging, Video Chat, Mobile TV, High definition TV content, DVB, minimal service like voice and data, and other streaming services. 4G technology allow high-quality smooth video transmissi...

OUR fingers are precision instruments, but there are plenty of things they are not sensitive enough to detect. Now we can augment their talents – using wearable electronic fingertips that provide tingling feedback about whatever we touch. John Rogers of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and colleagues have designed a flexible circuit that can be worn over the fingertips. It contains layers of gold electrodes just a few hundred nanometres thick, sandwiched between layers of polyimide plastic to form a "nanomembrane". This is mounted on a finger-shaped tube of silicone rubber, allowing one side of the circuit to be in direct contact with the fingertips. On the other side, sensors can be added to measure pressure, temperature or electrical properties such as resistance. People wearing the device receive electrotactile stimulation – a tingling sensation caused by a small voltage applied to the skin. The size of the voltage is controlled by the sensor and varies dep...