You may have never heard of Pace, but you might have some of its hardware in your house right now. If you’re a DirecTV subscriber, that satellite receiver you rely on every day might actually be made by Pace. Or, perhaps the box your cable company gave you that you just never gave much thought … Continued
Power Felt could one day run iPod from body heat
Wake Forest researchers have developed a fabric of carbon nanotubes that potentially could generate power from a hot roof or be charged with body heat and used to power a phone. Paper co-author and Wake Forest graduate student Corey Hewitt holds a piece of Power Felt. Materials scientists have spun together carbon nanotubes into a … Continued
Mobile Marketing With QR Codes and MS Tags
By Jeff KorhanPublished February 23, 2012 Consumer behaviors are changing, and mobile technologies are among the predominant influences affecting the shift. More than 50% of all local web searches take place with mobile devices. That spells opportunity for businesses that have a mobile marketing strategy. Does your business have a mobile strategy? Why QR codes/MS … Continued
ASUS Transformer TF101 Ice Cream Sandwich update rolling out now in the US
Just as the official ASUS Twitter account foretold, today is the day WiFi Eee Pad Transformers meet Android 4.0 in the US (3G devices and other international users are still on the waiting list). Our tipsters and posters on XDA-Developers have reported receiving the rollout OTA, and for those interested — it apparently does not … Continued
Implantable device propels itself through bloodstream
New medical device, powered wirelessly via electromagnetic radio waves, could be used as a diagnostic or surgical tool. An artist’s rendering of the chip, driven by magnetic currents, in an artery. (Credit: StrongBox3d,Carlos Suarez) As implantable medical devices become smaller and less power hungry, they are taking on a variety of new roles. What began … Continued
Accused pretexters enter mystery plea in old HP spy case
Father-and-son team charged with crimes related to HP’s spy scandal enters plea, but that plea is immediately placed under seal by the court. A father-and-son team of private investigators charged with crimes relating to Hewlett-Packard’s infamous spy scandal entered a plea yesterday in federal court, but that plea was immediately placed under seal by the … Continued
McFly’s Hoverboard Is Now a Reality?
What do you do when you want Marty McFly’s hoverboard from Back to the Future so badly you can almost feel yourself floating around on it? You do what French artist Nils Guadagnin did: build one yourself. As you can see in the video above, Guadagnin created a life-sized floating replica, using a couple of … Continued
Facebook Limits Apps that Can ‘Listen’
One new Facebook music app is not allowed to use the word “listen” and the creator isn’t happy. Colin Costello, the disgruntled app creator of MusicsTalk.com, was told his app should use “play” to be an approved Facebook app. Facebook music app developers who list “play” instead of “listen” have a better chance of getting … Continued







