
Day: November 19, 2012
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First teleportation between macroscopic objects leads the way to a quantum internet
The long-range teleportation barrier has already been broken multiple times, but the information being transported, such as a single quantum bit (qubit), has always been relatively small, usually between two photons. This time around, a team of physicists have managed to transport information from one macroscopic (visible to the naked eye) object toRead More
Dell’s Vostro 270s Core i5 slim tower PC
If you ask someone what their typical impression of a desktop PC is, it will likely conjure up images of floor-sucking beige boxes that add a nice warehouse-type hum to the room. While desktops may not have the cool-factor of mobile devices these days, we can all be grateful that engineering advances haveRead More
Qeexo’s FingerSense lets touchscreens listen, makes any object an input device
While the humble touchscreen has become the standard interface for most smartphones, and capacitive displays make it a painless experience, the folk at start-up Qeexo think things could still be improved. It’s developed a technology called FingerSense that could add even more functionality. Essentially, by using a small acoustic sensor, it measures the vibrations asRead More
iRobot’s RP-VITA mobile telepresence robot iPad app eyes-on
It’s a mouthful, we know, but the gist of the below video is this: a few months back, iRobot unveiled RP-VITA, a teleconferencing robot with a rolling base. The company’s got all sorts of plans for the ‘bot, but is starting things off with medical applications. It’s co-branded the device with InTouch Health, positioning it asRead More
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: self-sustaining homes, wooden wind turbines and the world’s first solar-powered nation
The planet is in rough shape. A new report from the Renewable Energy Industry Institute found that total levels of global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high last year. And we’re starting to feel the consequences of all that carbon output as climate change leads to freakish superstorms likeHurricane Sandy. As New York City prepares forRead More
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab envisions a future of personal air transport
More fun out of MIT’s AI lab. Grad student Peng Yu happily showed off a couple of flying demos on our visit, controlling an Ar.Drone with a number of methods, including keyboard, tablet (touch), voice and gesture, each naturally presenting their own positives and negatives, in terms of ease of use and specificity. The latter was certainlyRead More
Switched On: The next microplatform
The case for rich operating systems supporting a wide range of applications has been proven out among PCs, tablets and smartphones. But the jury is still out for other devices such as televisions. While Samsung pushes ahead on attracting apps to its Smart TVs using its own platform and LG, Sony and VizioRead More
How would you change the Samsung Galaxy S III?
When we reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy S III in the simple, gentle days of May, our reviewer wasn’t sure it would win out against HTC’s One X. In the intervening six months, however, the Korean behemoth has battled to the top of the smartphone world and shipped 30 million of its 2012-era flagship to consumers worldwide. But what aboutRead More
Motorola’s RAZR i MT788 announced with 2GHz Intel chip, heading to China Mobile next month
Motorola created quite some buzz with its first “Intel inside” Android phone, the RAZR i, back in September, so it’s only natural to see the company tapping into the Chinese market with a localized variant. Dubbed the RAZR i MT788, this China Mobile device bears much similarity to its Western sibling on paper: 2GHz Intel Atom Z2480, 4.3-inchRead More
Nintendo’s Wii U gets gutted in the name of specs
Curious about what silicon is powering Nintendo’s Wii U? So was Anand Lal Shimpi, who tore his brand new console to pieces in the name of science. At its heart is a multi-chip module with a PowerPC-based CPU, built on IBM’s 45-nanometer process, paired with a GPU similar to AMD’s RV7xx design. These two components share 2GBRead More