“First we sent data through wires, then the air, now the human body is becoming a communications conduit.” A new article posted by New Scientist magazine reports that electrodes placed on a person’s arm was able to transmit data (10MB/s I might add) to a second electrode 30 cm away.
Tags: 3G, body as broadband agent, broadband, electrodes, internet, skin
Google will soon be bringing their awesome search engine capabilities and targeted advertising to your television.
Google teamed up with Dish Network in a project that has been hush-hush for a while. Some lucky Google employees have been testing the new ground breaking service which enables customized TV schedules, advertising packages and web video via You [...]
Tags: Android - powered Television, Google, Targeted advertising
The idea is to render 3D images without you having to wear those silly glasses
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Yes, it’s true. The time has come. If you thought you were running out of space on your desk with all the screens, mice, keyboards, iPhones etc .. well, now you can use your body as a tool!
Skinput is a conceptual technology that recognises your finger taps on skin. So far it is only limited [...]
Tags: Computer, Future, Human-Computer Interaction, robot, skin, Technology, touch screen
As our world progresses into the future we keep on finding our self with more information coming ever so closer to our fingertips.
The world of the cellphones is very much upon us, with more and more people becoming connected to one another just by the touch of a button. Gone are those days of written [...]
Tags: Apple, BlackBerry, Google, iphone, Microsoft, nokia, Smartphone, Windows Mobile
Intel are cool. That’s a rather strange statement when you think about it.
Tags: chip, geek, Intel, Intel Corporation, Mural, Rockstar, Television
If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start?
Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, [...]
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You’re so vain… I bet you think this post is about you. Well, don’t worry, you’re in good, and beautiful, company. Why not join all your like-minded friends over at BeautifulPeople.com and just admit you think you’re more gorgeous than Brangelina’s offspring already?
Who are these Beautiful People, now? “An exclusively beautiful community, founded for the [...]
Tags: beautiful people, Information, juggle, Social network, website, World Wide Web
PC users, say hello to your new friend: the talking desktop buddy from Deskbot (http://www.bellcraft.com/deskbot/), “A freeware, multi-featured Clipboard Reader, Text Reader, Time Announcer, Desktop Application for Microsoft Windows featuring Microsoft Agent Animated, Talking Characters. For use with Microsoft Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista.” (For Mac users, try the Dragonball Z Desktop buddies at www.chunkypig.com.)
Tags: language, speech, tools
Google Wave is a real-time, online communication tool. It can be a chat, or a document where people such as yourself, friends and colleagues can discuss projects, upload photos, videos etc in real time. It is live, shared and editable from any part of the world and at any part of the conversation.
The great thing [...]
Tags: Google Wave, online chat, online tool, realitime file sharing
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