Archive for January, 2011

A scent machine has been created that is designed to emit smells, coinciding with watching movies. It is named the ScentSciences machine. More »


Last month, Youtube experimented with possible new home pages. That experiment has since been rolled out. Brian Glick, product manager of Youtube, explained that user feedback was the main cause behind this decision. He said: More »


Apple and iPhone junkies have been raving ever since the big announcement that Verizon would be acquiring the phone that changed the face of the smartphone market. Well, in a new ad campaign by the cell phone service provider, that pent up anticipation is exploited in a titillating thirty seconds of pure Christmas-morning excitement. More »


While news that Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, would be taking a temporarily medical leave have shocked techies all over the world, it seems that the world needs to prepare for another shock; this time it’s coming from Google. According to a recent blog post by the search engine giant, Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, will be stepping down. More »


Noteslate has colour but not all. It is a touchable slate consisting of a 13 inch diagonal, 750 x 1080 display that is said the be “eInk”. It will supposedly be ready for release in June, and you will be able to select from a black background and white foreground or the other way round. Other colours like green, blue or red text will probably be found elsewhere. More »


Two new ruffedized digital cameras have had some details leaked. They are the Olympus TG-610 and TG-310. 610 will cost $299.99, whereas the latter will be at $199.99. More »


Verizon and AT&T have both decided to cancel their upgrade discount programmes respectively. Both of these cancellations have occurred within days of each other. Some policies that could “streamline” things have been given to us though. They will apparently arrive on January 23rd. Take a look at them… More »


A Chinese online store Taobao is apparently selling the iPhone 5! Well, we all know that it’s only a fake, that looks like a small iPad. Are they really selling this as an imaginary device for 7000 Yuan (about $1062) or have they just posted it for fun? More »


MegaReader is an e-Reader app that provides a bit more with the updated option of a “Heads Up Display” to let you read things while viewing what’s in front of you behind the text. A contributor to your safety if you’re one who wants to multitask while reading. More »


- Taking the micro DSLR idea to the next level, the CHOBi Cam One is smaller than an eraser, though much cuter.

- The iChef Oven aims to make cooking in the kitchen a whole lot easier (and delicious!). More »


Back in 1979, NASA created the AD-1, a unique aircraft with a wing that could be rotated obliquely up to 60 degrees during flight. It was a part of a flight test program at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in California, which studied about the aerodynamic characteristics and the control laws of such a plane. More »


Don’t be surprised to see an iPod Touch when you are in the operating room because recently a group of German doctors came up with an iPod-based system that can be used in precision-required surgeries. This can be a good thing for hospitals because hospital equipments are heavy and can cost a fortune. They also need a monitor to keep checking on their patients. On the other hand, iPods are affordable and light-weighted. With the iPod, surgeons can have their device with them, so no need to look back and forth from their patient to the monitor. More »


HP have caused a shock to the world of technology, as they were ranked higher than the world-famous Apple in the charts of Rescuecom. HP was given a score of 346, whereas Apple were far off at 179. Lenovo’s ThinkCentre and ThinkPad were at 177, with one-timer leader ASUS dropping to 144. From there it was Toshiba at 96. More »


In the Nanyang Girls High School, Tampines Secondary School, Nanhua Primary School, and Dunman Secondary School in Singapore there is a pilot program handing out iPads to students and teachers in order to reduce the use of textbook and increase the interactivity in classrooms. Students can go on the internet, download books, work, etc. on the iPad, which according to some students, make learning a whole lot easier. More »


So apparently, Apple has been busy developing 3D technology into it’s iTouch series. Which is pretty awesome. You wouldn’t need glasses to see the 3D because it will make use of motion and head tracking to create that desired 3D effect. And the company already own a few patents covering 3D technology - so they have been exploring this for quite a while. More »


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