MicrobeScope combines your iPhone with a microscope
By Ben Coxworth
March 21, 2014
We've seen devices that let you attach your smartphone to a microscope,
but they require you to have access to a microscope in the first place.
What if you don't? Well, that's where the MicrobeScope comes in. It's a
portable 800x microscope that works with newer iPhones – or just with
the naked eye. Read More
GE/Quirky partnership releases smart airconditioner
By David Szondy
March 21, 2014
Air conditioners are a blessing in a hot climate,
but with their thermostat minds they’re almost like sticking a vacuum
cleaner in your wallet. To help remedy this, GE and Quirky
have launched the Aros smart air conditioner; the first major connected
appliance of the partnership. This Wi-Fi-enabled air conditioning unit
uses Quirky’s WINK app to learn its owner’s habits and adjust itself
accordingly, so it keeps the home cool without breaking the bank. Read More
Anyone who has ever tried to grab a minnow out of
the water knows that it's almost impossible. Not only can they swim
forward very quickly, but they can also make near-instantaneous
right-angle turns, unpredictably shooting off to one side or the other
in mere milliseconds. Now, scientists at MIT have replicated that
capability in a soft-bodied robotic fish. Read More
Investing is generally seen as the domain of the
rich and wealthy. A new app wants to change that, however, by putting
the ability to invest in the hands of just about anyone. Acorns is a
smartphone app that enables users to make small investments. Read More
Pimping your person and your ride with reflective materials, bright lighting or glow-in-the-dark paint jobs
to be as visible as possible to motorists at night can mean the
difference between getting home safely or saying hello to a world of
pain ... or worse. Inspired by passing highly-reflective street signs
during daily rides and wondering why such technology couldn't be applied
directly to bikes, the folks at San Francisco's Mission Bicycle Company
have developed Lumen. During daylight hours, the city bike looks pretty
much like any other, but when night draws in, light from car headlights
hitting the city bike's retro-reflective frame and wheel rims is
returned directly back to its source. Read More
Toshiba details Satellite P50t laptop with 4K display
By Stu Robarts
March 21, 2014
Whether 4K's time has come or not
is up for debate, but there's no doubt the technology is gathering
pace. Part of that momentum has been driven by devices unveiled at this
year's Consumer Electronics Show,
including the Satellite P50t, which, along with the Tecra W50, Toshiba
claimed was the world's first 4K laptop. The company has now revealed a
few more details about its UHD-capable P50t. Read More
Wearable baby monitors certainly appear an emerging trend, with recent efforts including a bodysuit packed with sensors and a smart sock
to track your baby's vital signs. Taking yet another approach is
US-based inventor Arturas Vaitaitis, whose Monbaby smart button can be
attached to any item of clothing to monitor and provide analysis of your
baby's sleeping patterns. Read More
The human body clock is the curse of any shift
worker or traveler arriving in a new time zone. Although one's body
clock can be adjusted by external cues, such as light – a factor that
devices such as the Re-Timer and Litebook
are designed take advantage of – the adjustment period can vary
significantly for different people. Now researchers have discovered the
mechanism that controls how easily such adjustments can be made. Read More
Mortars are one of the oldest forms
of artillery, evolving from devices that fired stone projectiles a few
hundred meters to become a mainstay of any modern army's arsenal. Benét
Laboratories is continuing this evolution by tweaking the 120-mm mortar
system currently used by the US Army to increase range, reduce weight,
improve user safety and cut costs. Read More 
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