SocialRadar app tells you about the people around you
By Stu Robarts
March 17, 2014
A new app is looking to succeed in the ambient
location market where others have failed. SocialRadar provides real-time
information about the people around you. It connects to the user's
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Instagram and Google+ accounts
to pull in data about their whereabouts and recent activities. Read More
A specially designed robot known as
Cubestormer 3 has been used to break the world record for solving a
Rubik’s Cube. The robot, which broke the previous record by more than
two seconds, is powered by an octa-core Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone.
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Roland has give its lightweight, battery-powered
Cube Street amp from 2007 a powerful upgrade in the shape of the Street
EX portable busking amp. Where the original featured two 2.5 W Neodymium
speakers and promised 15 hours of use from six AA-sized batteries, the
EX has two woofers and two tweeters for up to 50 W of output oomph, and
can stay on the street for up to 20 hours on battery power. Read More
As Nico Rossberg and Mercedes celebrate the first
win of the 2014 Formula One season, another group of racers is
preparing for a new electric race series. All-electric Formula E racers
will hold their own Grand Prix for the first time this September at the
iconic Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing. Read More
Turn on any old science fiction film and odds are
that you'll see someone listening to the ominous chirping of a Geiger
counter. It's very dramatic, but not very precise and, unfortunately,
nuclear scientists and engineers of today are stuck with the same
problem. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a
faster, cheaper way for nuclear power plants to detect and map
dangerous hot spots and leaky fuel rods using a camera that maps
radiation in real time. Read More
The team behind the bicymple
may have simplified the humble bicycle with their minimalist design,
but Mihail Klenov and Martin Angelov have gone even further with their
aptly-named Halfbike. Aimed at inner-city individuals in need of
something to go distances of 5 km (3 mi) or less, they've created a
compact three wheeler that ditches the traditional seat and handlebars.
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Although known for long life and low energy
consumption, the LED uses a DC power supply, or driver, to overcome its
sensitivity to current fluctuations, and it’s the high-frequency,
high-speed switching transistors in this driver that’s made the LED so
costly for use in large-scale commercial applications dominated by
fluorescent and incandescent lighting. But that’s about to change.
Fraunhofer researchers are developing a new, more economical means of
making the high-performance gallium nitride transistors needed for the LED’s high-efficiency driver. Read More
A household full of smart, connected appliances
could have benefits beyond waking up in a toasty warm house to the smell
of freshly brewed coffee. As part of his Addicted Products project,
Italian product designer Simone Rebaudengo has created a connected
toaster that becomes unhappy when it goes unused, drawing attention to
areas where e-waste can be reduced. Read More
It wasn't so long ago that shaking off a knock to
the head and getting back on the field was seen as a sign of toughness
for sportspeople. But in recent years, increased awareness of the
potential for long-term damage has put the seriousness of concussion in
the spotlight. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden have now
developed a blood test that reveals the severity of a concussion and
when it is safe for a player to return to the game. Read More
Gathering around a pit of intense heat and
vigilantly turning pieces of food at perfectly-timed intervals,
otherwise known as barbecuing, has to be one of man's longest and most
widely-held traditions. But from singed steaks to chorizo sausages and
wood chips to propane, everybody has a slightly different take on how to
deliver the perfect feast. As the warmer months approach for many of
our readers, and neighbors, friends and family prepare to don their
aprons and fire up the grill, Gizmag has smoked out 10 outdoor
entertaining innovations that will ensure your backyard cook-up is not
one to be missed. Read More
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