In Tokyo, Apple fans pay respect with digital candles–on iPads and iPhones, of course.
Steve Jobs, the visionary who co-founded and built Apple into the world’s leading tech company, died Wednesday. He was 56. The terribly sad news that he has died is taking the world by storm. (Pics)
Continue reading… “World remembers Apple’s Steve Jobs”
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For one spacecraft to grab onto another spacecraft in space is a very challenging task. Although the robotic arms on the space shuttles and International Space Station (ISS) have made it look easy over the years, the process requires complex manipulator arms and special fixtures on the objects the arms are grasping, limiting the technology’s use. A small startup company is testing a new approach, though, that could greatly expand the applications of robotic arm technology to include, for example, cleaning up orbital debris and servicing the ISS.
Continue reading… “‘Sticky boom’ – a sticky solution for grabbing objects in space”
The lightweight touch-screen device, called Aakash, or “sky” in Hindi.
India launched what it dubbed the world’s cheapest tablet computer Wednesday, to be sold to students at the subsidized price of $35 and later in shops for about $60.
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Taurus G4
A Pennsylvania company has landed a $1.35 million prize from NASA for developing an ultra-efficient electric airplane.
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Kindle Fire
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the iPad is on top of the world now, accounting for 75% of all tablet sales in the U.S.
But not for long.
Continue reading… “Amazon is selling 50,000 Kindle Fires per day”
Whether or not you’ve got a green thumb, these apps will help your garden grow.
Timing is everything as those who garden are well aware. And a bountiful crop requires planning and organization. For novice and advanced gardeners alike, there is always something that can be learned about getting the best from the earth. Following are 10 great gardening apps that serve that very purpose, and can help yield juicier tomatoes, more fragrant rosemary, and brighter hydrangeas.
Continue reading… “10 best iPhone apps for gardening”
Safety Shorts
At first glance, it may seem kind of silly, but radiation proof underwear certainly has more to it than meets the eye.
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The Galaxy Skin phone will be so flexible you can roll it up.
A staple of technology shows has been demonstrations of ‘bendable’ screens ever since there were screens small enough for us to carry.
Continue reading… “Samsung to release ‘bendable’ AMOLED screen phones in 2012”
Futurist Thomas Frey: As I’m writing this column, there are currently 466,302 mobile apps available for the iPhone and 512,542 mobile apps available to download on an Android phone.
Continue reading… “Introducing the Perpetual Self-Updating Book”
Urbee
The world’s first car that was created using a 3D printer has gone on show in Canada.
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Mind reading could become a reality after scientists unveiled a device which translates what we are seeing in our heads onto a screen.
Researchers were able to recreate a moving picture similar to the real footage being played by monitoring the brain activity of people while they watched Hollywood movie trailers.
The Apple App Store has more than 90,000 apps for the iPad.
The marketplace for tablet apps is expanding quickly. The Apple App Store alone has more than 90,000 apps for the iPad. Although many marketers are rushing to get their tablet apps to market, usage data indicates that consumers regularly use a limited number of apps.
Continue reading… “Are there too many apps?”
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