First we hear about IBM working on a system that will reduce the size of micro chip and provide cognitive thinking to ‘computer’ brains which could be just the start of the A.I. revolution. Today it’s Intel’s turn to showcase some more ideas for the future with microchips that put our human brains in charge of computers and other technology. The company estimates that by the year 2020, 10 years from now, consumers will be able to connect directly...
Take a look at some of the recent images revealed of the new upcoming Google Chrome OS. I’d love to see this on a tablet styled touchscreen netbook....
Google’s full of announcements these days and the latest was at an event at which they finally previewed their Chrome OS operating system. Of course this new Linux based OS that’s also based on the Chrome browser is quite far from being a finished product and there isn’t even too much information provided as to all of its features or functionality. A few stories have popped up about the OS actually taking just seven (7) seconds to start up....
For all those techies out there feeling like it’s about time a little luck came your way, head on over to Luxurylaunches.com and check out the new HP Envy 13 laptop contest. With features like a 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SL9400, A 3GB DDR3 system memory and a 250GB SATA drive amongst many many more, you can’t afford to miss out on the opportunity. To win this notebook, that’s incidentally worth $1,700 and comes preloaded with Windows...
If you are a fan of Alien movies that show them as monstrous beings with multiple mouths then you will totally did this one. It's a USB Alien that's meant to nest on your workdesk. This one can get you smacked in the face with its flying inner mouth that rockets out between its jaws, followed by a spray of red LED. You can totally shock your boss when you know he's coming over to ask for an unfinished...
The billions of tweets do not generate any money for Twitter yet, but this has not stopped the company from getting millions of dollars as funding. Apart from talent and server farms to handle the monstrous traffic the company spends the millions on a swanky new office. [Loads of more images after the jump]...
For the moment forget about touchscreens, multi-touch technology and all that regular interactive stuff. Microsoft has got something new in mind when it comes to computer-human interface collaboration. The new technology Microsoft is designing is an even more interactive way of dealing with the technology at hand (pardon the pun). Sure it uses multi-touch and even motion sensing, if you can all it that and even offers tactile feedback but all in a very new and exciting way. This...
At this year’s supercomputing conference, big brain IBM announced that they’ve made significant progress in creating a computer system that can actually simulate and emulate our own brain's ability for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition, while rivaling the brain's low power and energy consumption and compact size. What we’re talking about here is honest to goodness A.I. the capability of a computer system to learn and react to external stimulation and even think for itself. These advancements will...
From all the gadgets I’ve owned, it’s always pen drives that go absconding (with little or no hope of being found). To make the whole experience of protecting these ever shrinking blocks of data from loss even more difficult, the Wink drive comes with dimensions of just 1.2 x 0.5 x 0.1 inches. 16GB of data in so small a space is a very welcoming idea for spies, crooks and data thieves. So better make sure that you are...
Creative have come out with a really cool high definition web camera that will help you film yourself at a mighty 30fps and at 1280x729 resolution. The one reason the person on the other end of the chat may not get the full pleasure of HD videos is because of low bandwidth that may not suffice this quality of video stream required to transmit the niceness across. The USB camera also has avatar/voice morphing software bundled with it. However,...
Philips has used their tech prowess while ABN Amro have contributed with their knowledge of their money thirsty clientele to come out with a coo new concept gadget call the Rationalizer. It is basically an emotion sensing system that’s designed helps investors calm their nerves when they are all hyped up and pushing their luck to its limits. The concept device gives users some helpful tip-offs to notify them that it’s time to slow down. The project has been...
Spanish engineers from the University of Lleida have modified an optical mouse to detect counterfeit 2 Euro coins. To detect counterfeits a coin is placed into a positioning device and rotated. the sensor captures the image and using a complex algorithm determines if the latter is fake or no. The same can be done with a webcam as well but a mice sensor is comparatively cheaper and small in size. [Slashdot]...
PQI today announced the launch of the limited edition Intelligent Drive-U825 Santa USB flash drive. The PQI U825 Santa Claus figurine utilizes COB package method, making it water and dust proof. Made of PVC material in the shape of Santa Claus on a Chimney, this USB drive is the perfect gift idea for this Christmas. PQI limited edition Intelligent Drive-U825 Santa USB flash drive is available from 4GB to 16GB capacity. In addition to its storage functionality; it can...
Make it big on the home entertainment front with the cool new Dell Inspiron Zino PC. Firstly there’re those strikingly awesome looks that can make your PC setup look a lot livelier than the cliché sleekness. It provides with 8GB of RAM, Windows 7 (64-bit), 512 MB Radeon GD 4330 graphics card, 1 TB hard drive space and an optional TV tuner that can be bundled along with it. It is powered by a 1.8 GHz dual-core AMD Athlon...
T-Mobile has released the Jet modem that acts as a webConnect device. It hooks up to T-Mobile’s 3G network and offers connection to T-Mobile’s Wi-fi hotspots. It also serves as a flash drive, has microSD expansion and supports quad-band GSM/EDGE roaming along with dual band UMTS/HSDPA access. There’s also a T-Mobile Tap that’s expected to come our way. It will serve as a touchscreen handset that will hook on to T-Mobile’s web2go service. It will also have a 2...
