April 2011's Hottest Gadgets
• http://www.popsci.com/A dozen great ideas in gear, from a shatter-resistant HDTV to a pen that automatically saves your notes in the cloud.
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Techno Gadgets
Another Dimension to Touch Screens
• http://www.technologyreview.com/A clear composite material could make multitouch screens sensitive to pressure.
Army Picks Android to Power Its First Smartphone
• http://www.wired.com/For the Army, Droid does, all right.
We Like The Vibe of This ipad- Controlled Massage Chair
• http://www.wired.com/Relaxation can come in so many forms. For some, it’s a leisurely walk along a nature trail. Some folks prefer to hit the treadmill or curl up with the latest (and last) David Foster Wallace tome.
Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops
• LewRockwell.comThe Michigan State Police have a high-tech mobile forensics device that can be used to extract information from cell phones belonging to motorists stopped for minor traffic violations.
Police and Firefighters in the U.S. Get a Tiny, Throwable Recon Robot
• Clay Dillow Via PopSci.comU.S. military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have been making use of a tiny, tossable robot for recon and observation for several years, and now law enforcement and firefighters can deploy the hardy little ‘bot, known as the Recon Scout Throwbot.
Researchers Build a Transistor Out Of a Single Electron
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comTheir single-electron transistor is the first of its kind made entirely from oxide-based materials, an important aspect that allows it to work as a solid-state memory.
Your iPhone Keeps a Secret Log of Everywhere You Go, Security Experts Find
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comBritish security researchers have figured out that iPhones keep track of where their owners go, saving data to the device and uploading it to a user’s computer when the phone is synced with iTunes.
Tech Jobs Are the Hottest, New List Reveals
• http://www.livescience.com/Thanks to the growth of apps for iPods, tablets, smartphones and other devices, software engineering has been ranked as the hottest job in the United States, according to a new study.
Amazing Video: Martin Jetpack Flies for Seven Minutes, Setting New Flight Record
• http://www.popsci.com/The jetpack dream is moving forward--or perhaps upward--once again.
iPhone Tracks Your Every Move, and There’s a Map for That
• http://www.wired.com/Your iPhone or 3G-equipped iPad has been secretly recording your location for the past 10 months.
In First U.S. Flight, 'JetMan' Will Fly Through the Grand Canyon
• http://www.popsci.com/On May 6, Rossy plans to fly through the Grand Canyon in Arizona, notching what is sure to be a number of “firsts” for both Rossy and the Canyon.
Tapping Light's Magnetic Properties, Innovative Tech Harvests Solar Energy Without Solar Cells
• http://www.popsci.com/One of the major barriers between solar energy and solar-derived electricity is solar cells themselves--commercial solar cells aren’t very efficient at converting sunlight to electricity, but they are the best thing we’ve got
Police and Firefighters in the U.S. Get a Tiny, Throwable Recon Robot
• http://www.popsci.com/U.S. military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have been making use of a tiny, tossable robot for recon and observation for several years
Video: Baseball-Tossing Robot Set for Big League Debut
• http://www.wired.com/How fitting that on Self-Aware Day — the day in Terminator canon that Skynet officially went online, we get word of robots wanting to muscle in on the business of big-league baseball pitching.
Coming Soon From the Air Force: Mind-Reading Drones
• http://www.wired.com/Scientifically speaking, it’s only a matter of time before drones become self-aware and kill us all. Now the Air Force is hastening that day of reckoning.
Robogames 2011: Flame Throwers, Rocket Launchers and Endless Robot Mayhem
• http://www.wired.com/Walking into the arena, the first thing you notice are the noises: booming, clanging, the sound of metal crashing upon metal a short distance away. Followed by the smell of flames and burning rubber.
Another Dimension to Touch Screens
• Kate Greene via Technology ReviewA British company called Peratech has announced a new technology for touch screens that registers pressure as well as the position of a finger. This could provide new ways of interacting with apps for touch screen mobile phones and tablets.
Video: Remote-Controlled Car That Runs on Aluminum Soda Can Tabs
• Dan Nosowitz via PopSci.comTheir DAlH2Orean remote-controlled car runs on a combination of recycled aluminum soda can tabs and sodium hydroxide, creating a zero-emissions hydrogen vehicle
New Condensation Tech Captures Drinkable Water From Diesel Exhaust
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA new condensation process captures water from burning diesel fuel, and is so efficient that it could theoretically produce a gallon of water from a gallon of diesel, using lightweight materials.
Interfaith Group Calls For Shutting Off All Devices During Holy Week
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comTo celebrate Holy Week a group of interfaith leaders wants you to get unplugged. Stepping away from your iPad, smartphone or laptop will allow you to connect with nature, art and the world around you
Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization
• http://www.ted.com/Talks | In less than 6 minutes
NIST Asks Public to Help Identify Awesome Yet Mysterious Scientific Antiques
• http://www.popsci.com/The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recruited the public for a massive, Antiques Road Show-style project
A Smart-Phone Camera that Offers More than Megapixels
• http://www.technologyreview.com/Pelican Imaging's "array camera" will mean thinner devices and new imaging tricks.
Students Shoot for 2,500 MPG. Seriously
• http://www.wired.com/The Cal Super Mileage Vehicle Team loaded its ultralight carbon-fiber three-wheeler into a trailer for the long haul from Berkeley to Houston, Murphy was definitely in the driver's seat.
Your Guide to 21 Awesome DIY Projects
• http://www.wired.com/From a laser trip wire to an earthquake detector this is your guide to 21 awesome DIY projects
Brazilian Cops Get Augmented Eyeglasses That Can Pick Guilty Faces Out of a Crowd
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comTaking a page from Officer Alex Murphy, police officers in Brazil will soon be adding a layer of cyborg tech to their law enforcement toolbox via glasses rigged with facial recognition tech.
New Washable RFID Chips Track Hotel Towels and Bathrobes
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comRadio frequency identification (RFID) tech has been employed in some pretty noble causes, like tracking timber to curb illegal logging and tagging animals for study and to better manage their habitats.
Smartphone Fever Hits North Korea; Kim Looks for Cure
• wired.comNorth Korea, one of the world’s poorest and most isolated countries, is rapidly adding users to its cellphone network.
The Goods: April 2011's Hottest Gadgets
• Caitlin Kearney and Brett Zarda via PopSci.comA dozen great ideas in gear, from a shatter-resistant HDTV to a pen that automatically saves your notes in the cloud.
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