There have been wise quotes made all over the world of research and development, on human reflexes and how we are superior to the rest of the animal kingdom (that’s if you still count us in it). However, this research by Tamani Nakano at the University of Tokyo brings forth some startling facts into view. If you look back and wonder about the blinking pattern that our eyes follow then you will notice that it’s a few times every...
The creators of Action Babes are up in arms against Apple. Well anyone would be after spending thousands of dollars developing an iPhone application, only to get it rejected. The application though adult in nature was developed keeping in mind OS 3.0's parental controls. The developers further argue that Apple does sell maximum restraint (R), movies such as American Pie on the iTunes store. So why do the judges at Cupertino have different standards for applications and movies? Sadly...
Apple, as one would expect, is quite uncomfortable with all the iPhones getting jailbreaked (tampered with, to accommodate additional functions and applications). They claim that this can compromise the security of the phone and may cause leakage of information to dangerous people like terrorists, thieves and stalkers. Apple states that the baseband processor can be easily accessed in case of cracked phones. It states that the Exclusive Chip Identification (ECI) can be changed, thus disabling legitimate users from accessing...
Sitting on the couch, watching your heroes whacking the ball around the field with those baseball bats will give you the adrenaline rush we all know, but have never been able to cure. Who wants to cure it after all? Isn’t it the whole motive of watching a match after all? So, to boost it up a bit you can get hold of this Baseball Bat Pepper Mill that will help you pepper your salad. The upper portion of...
Though it does draw your eyes to this clump of text and though it manages to raise you eyebrow, on second thought it’s not such a big deal. We may look at it with an accusing thought in our heads, stating that our doctors are incapable, inept and inefficient, just because they wish to cross check if that thing in your belly is an ulcer or a tumor. And that they check it online. In the days gone by,...
Audi’s Multi Media Interface just got a wee bit more sophisticated with the next generation R8 MMI. This upgraded interface will include handwriting recognition to enter text quickly and without risking your neck while entering text with clumsy buttons. However, the real value of this dashboard navigation system for Audi will be given its full credit when it actually rolls on, from the tests to the roads....
China introduced 3G first in 2009 and is the only country in the world that has adopted three different standards used around the world. By combining strategic insights and R&D investments with a well-planned localization approach Samsung is bound to reflect its leading position in the 3G arenas both in China and all over the world. Samsung invested significant amounts and resources to establish the Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center in China with a talent pool of hundreds of...
The 8500 models will come with new technology that features newer, pure white LED backlights alongside local dimming capability that will work in tandem, boosting the dynamic contrast ratio up to an unprecedented 7,000,000:1. This is twice more than the 8000 model. the newer LCD display will further improve brightness and visibility in ambient light, while the inclusion of a Natural mode attempts to replicate color behavior of normally more vibrant plasma displays without sacrificing its brightness. Some of...
There are reports that a couple of Sony’s e-book readers are slated to be released, the PR-300 and PR-600. The former will come with a 5" LCD display sans audio output, and it will also lack any memory card slot of sorts. It will have a 440 MB memory and the weight of the entire reader will be around 220 grams. The PR-600 will be a 6-inch touchscreen display with audio output and an SD/MS memory card slot as...
The Monsterpod is a fat disc of viscoelastic polymer with a tripod mount up top. All you have to do is screw you camera and you can stick this to almost anything like bricks, glass, stones. It will stick there not permanently or till you want but only for ten minutes, holding your camera steady for that quick low-light shot or self-portrait. Viscoelastic Polymer is a material that acts like rubber honey, which when deformed creeps slowly back into...
What you see above is Japan railway's Tokai's Hamamatsu factory a state of the art plant and maintenance facility which churns out Shinkansen or Bullet Trains. (More images after the jump)...
I must admit that the Kaguya Constellation lamp is very beautiful from the ones that I have seen so far. This lamp produces thousands of points of light from its acrylic case, creating a vertical starfield with one of the two constellations outlined in its center. It also has aroma crystals which mixes with oils creating a relaxing atmosphere in your room. This beautiful lamp is available now for $368. [Techfresh]...
A special black light reveals the creatures of the night on a train going through a tunnel near a beach in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Close to 100 creatures can be seen as the train passes through the 270 meter long tunnel. [MDN]...
I always wondered which monster was the biggest. Till date I was under the impression it was Godzilla. But the Clover beats it by a huge margin. [Geekstir]...
LG pulled off the veil to flaunt the very intriguing 4th Black Label Series (BL40) Chocolate. The candy bar has a 4 inch HD-LCD that can support resolutions of up to 800x345 pixels. The 21:9 aspect ratio can pull out the true joy of widescreen viewing for you. To make it even more palatable, the display can magically divide itself into two independent desktops so that you can manage multiple tasks. Most Dual Screen UIs we’ve seen in the...
