Soap router features a touchscreen for easy configuration
By Dave LeClair
February 28, 2014
Generally, when a new router comes along, the
main featured touted by the creators is how fast it is. Soap is a little
different, instead focusing on its touchscreen interface for ease of
use and configuration. Read More
Aleph Objects, maker of the LulzBot line of 3D
printers, recently made the switch to a new facility in Colorado, big
enough to meet its expanding production needs and designed to add more
injection-molded and laser-cut parts to the printers. I toured the
massive cluster of 135 operating 3D printers, asked about AO’s upcoming
plans for not only new printers but other hardware, learned how
customers and community drive innovation, and met a fascinating LulzBot
client who’s using the Open Source/Libre technology to jumpstart his
vision of the future. If you’ve ever wanted to see 135 3D printers in
action simultaneously, look no farther. Read More
The commander of the last Space Shuttle mission
recently returned to space, but never left the ground. No, this isn’t
one of those annoying lateral thinking puzzles. Chris Ferguson,
commander of the STS-135 Atlantis mission in 2011 and currently director
of Crew and Mission Operations at Boeing, went on a virtual flight to
the International Space Station (ISS) in a ground-based simulator as
part of NASA’s testing requirements for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft. Read More
ElectraFin offers extra propulsion for paddleboarders
By Ben Coxworth
February 28, 2014
As stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) continue to gain
popularity, we're seeing something happen with them that always seems to
happen with popular items – manufacturers are augmenting them. Just
this week we heard about a modular SUP, which joins the ranks of ones that fold, and that can be converted into a tent. Now, Seattle-based Current Drives is offering an electric motor for SUPs, known as the ElectraFin. Read More
Just days ahead of the Geneva Auto Show,
manufacturers continue to leak images and vehicle details. Following on
the heels of last week’s reveal of its new 650S supercar,
McLaren has just released performance specs for the vehicle. Until
today power specs, styling chatter and passenger amenities were all the
public had to go on, but now the company has made available the car’s
true performance ability – and it is glorious. Read More
Vodafone Foundation unveils a backpack with a mobile network inside
By Stu Robarts
February 28, 2014
Mobile phone networks are a key means of
communication when humanitarian efforts need to be coordinated at times
of disaster. If infrastructure has been damaged, however, using the
existing mobile networks may not be an option. The Vodafone Foundation's
Instant Network Mini is a highly portable mobile network in a backpack
that can be deployed in just 10 minutes. Read More
Following Microsoft's recent relaunch of SkyDrive
as OneDrive, there is a little more parity and competition at the top
of the cloud storage market. How do the options stack up against each
other though? This article provides a comparison of the main players –
Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud and Amazon Cloud
Drive. Read More
Gionee reveals super-slim Elife S5.5 smartphone at MWC
By Paul Ridden
February 28, 2014
Top 10 smartphone maker Gionee brought what's
claimed to be the world's slimmest smartphone to Mobile World Congress
in Barcelona, Spain, this week. The 5.55 mm thin Elife S5.5 features a
Full HD AMOLED display at 441 ppi, is powered by an octa-core processor
and has a battery that's reported to last all day with heavy use. Read More
Lexus RC F Sport Coupe and RC F GT3 for Geneva Motor Show
By Mike Hanlon
February 28, 2014
The Lexus RC Coupe we saw at the Tokyo Motor Show
just three months ago is to gain a sportier “F Sport” cousin at the
Geneva Motor Show next week and will hit showrooms later this year. Even
bigger news is that Lexus is going racing, and a GT3 version of the car
will be available to race teams within 12 months. Read More
Stamp of approval for new living cell printing technique
By Grant Banks
February 27, 2014
Researchers in Houston have developed a cost
effective method for printing living cells, claiming almost a 100
percent survival rate. The method, which is akin to a modern version of
ancient Chinese wood block printing, allow cells to be printed on any
surface and in virtually any two dimensional shape. And while current
inkjet printers adapted to print living cells can cost upwards of
US$10,000 with a cell survival rate of around 50 percent, this simple
new technique could see the cell stamps produced for around $1. Read More
It was only a matter of time before
the versatility of Lego was put to use in the era of the smartphone. The
COI+ Lego Power Brick, a block of Lego which acts as an external
battery pack for your phone or tablet, is designed to offer on-the-go
charging while adding a little creativity to the mix. Read More
International Space Station's SPHERES robots to get new smarts
By David Szondy
February 27, 2014
If you want to know how big the crew of the
International Space Station (ISS) is at present, the answer depends on
whether or not you’re counting the robots on board. Some of the
non-human residents will soon be getting smarter, with NASA announcing
that the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental
Satellites (SPHERES)
robots currently on the station will later this year get a new
smartphone. The increased capability of the soon to be Smart SPHERES is
designed to help transition them from engineering testbeds to workaday
companions that can take over some of the duties of the station
astronauts. Read More
Toro's Recycler space-saving mower can be stored vertically
By Nick Lavars
February 27, 2014
Thinking vertically can add a whole new dimension
to our storage solutions, but there's a one clunky inhabitant of
garages around the world that doesn't particularly lend itself to an
upright way of life. Landscape equipment manufacturer Toro is looking
to solve this dilemma through its Recycler mower, a lawn mower designed
to be stored vertically without undesirable pools of oil and gas forming
underfoot. Read More
Germany's Brabus
has carved itself a niche in the ultra-high premium car market by
taking cars that are already very expensive and exquisitely engineered,
and turning them into high-powered bespoke machines crafted for the
mega-wealthy. The latest is the Brabus 800 iBusiness, a widebody
Mercedes G 65 with an 800 hp, 1,420 Nm, 6.0 liter V12 biturbo engine and
a range of connectivity and display options to match any well-funded
Silicon Valley start-up's offices. Read More
It was only a matter of time before
the versatility of Lego was put to use in the era of the smartphone. The
COI+ Lego Power Brick, a block of Lego which acts as an external
battery pack for your phone or tablet, is designed to offer on-the-go
charging while adding a little creativity to the mix. Read More
Until Apple takes the stage to unveil the iPhone
6, this is probably going to be the biggest rivalry in smartphones: the iPhone 5s vs. the Samsung Galaxy S5. Torn between the two? Join Gizmag, as we compare the features and specs of Apple's and Samsung's latest flagships. Read More
Shipping ports are major sources of air and water
pollution, due in part to anchored or docked ships using diesel
generators to keep their onboard systems powered up. A year from now,
however, the Port of Honolulu will be trying out a mobile hydrogen fuel
cell unit, as a more eco-friendly and fuel-saving alternative. Read More
Revolights is a bicycle lighting system that first came to our attention
three years ago, in which the front of the front wheel lights up to
serve as a headlight, while the back of the rear wheel illuminates to
act as a tail light. While it's a clever setup, at US$229 for a full
kit, it's not cheap. That's why its designers have just announced a more
affordable alternative called the Revolights Arc, that combines a tail
light and wheel-speed-activated brake light. Read More
Boeing has stepped outside the field of
aeronautics to develop a security focused smartphone – the Boeing Black.
The device will be unavailable to the general public, being designed
from the ground up to be the go-to device for the US Defense and
Security communities. It offers what Boeing describes as “trusted access
to data," allowing said agencies to carry out highly sensitive
missions. Read More
Kepler strikes exoplanet mother lode, 715 new planets discovered
By David Szondy
February 27, 2014
It’s a good thing that planets outside our Solar
System get catalog designations instead of proper names, or space
scientists would now be scraping the barrel for “Ralph” or “Tigger.”
That’s because on Wednesday, NASA announced that the Kepler
space telescope had hit the “motherload” of exoplanets, confirming 715
new planets in 315 star systems. It used a new statistical technique
that the space agency says has removed a bottleneck that has plagued the
analysis of the Kepler data. Read More
When it comes to monitoring the electrical
activity of the heart, or delivering electrical stimulation to it (as in
the case of pacemakers), most current technologies rely on electrodes
that make contact with the organ in just a few locations. That doesn't
necessarily provide a very detailed picture of what's going on, nor does
it deliver stimulation all that evenly. Now, scientists have created a
sensor-laden three-dimensional elastic membrane that can be pulled over
the whole heart, to provide a large number of contact points. Read More
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