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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Sweep Technology touch interface for hearing aids

By Darren Quick

18:04 November 1, 2009 PST

A S Series hearing aid with Sweep Technology touch interface from Starkey Laboratories

Touch-screen interfaces have already usurped traditional buttons on a range of mobile devices that boast a larger screen size and/or smaller form factor by doing away with a wide range of buttons or dedicated keypad. Now buttons of all sorts on all sorts of devices are under assault. Just last week Apple declared war on mouse buttons, and now hearing technology company, Starkey Laboratories, has taken aim at fiddly hearing aid buttons with its "Sweep Technology" touch-based interface for hearing aids. Read More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

GPS satellites tell us where we are, but what tells them where they are?

By Jeff Salton

18:00 November 1, 2009 PST

This is an artist's concept of a quasar (bright area with rays) embedded in the center of ...

Global Positioning System (GPS) devices have permeated society to the point where millions of us rely on them daily for directions, locations and traffic avoidance (if only they could tell me where I left my car keys). GPS satellites send signals to a receiver in your handheld or car-based GPS navigator, which calculates your position on the planet based on the location of the satellites and your distance from them. The distance is determined by how long it took the signals from various satellites to reach your receiver. But have you ever thought what tells the GPS satellites where they are in the first place? Read More

ELECTRONICS

Tilera unveils Tile GX100, the 100-core general purpose processor

By Dario Borghino

17:31 November 1, 2009 PST

Thanks to a new bus architecture, the Tilera Tile Gx processor family can cram as many as ...

If you thought Intel's plans to embed eight cores in its high-end processors were a bit too out there, you'll find that the latest processor developed by semiconductor start-up Tilera is even more of an extreme. Packing 100 1.25GHz to 1.5GHz cores on a single chip, the Gx100 brings parallel processing to the extreme thanks to a new architecture that minimizes the bus bottleneck in today's multi-core processors. Read More

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

New pill promises to put an end to period pain

By Sandra Arcaro

17:13 November 1, 2009 PST

New pill “could offer an effective alternative” to current over-the-counter re...

For anyone who has ever experienced or witnessed the debilitating effects of period pain, they’ll be glad to know that the suffering may soon be at an end. Vantia Therapeutics has announced that its new development, an oral small molecule drug for now known simply as VA111913, has entered its second phase of testing as a treatment for dysmenorrhoea (painful menstruation). If results are successful the drug could be available for commercial use within four years. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Toshiba announces new sensitive 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor

By Paul Ridden

18:12 October 30, 2009 PDT

Compared with a conventional sensor (left), Toshiba's new 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor (righ...

Toshiba has announced a 14.6 megapixel CMOS sensor for mobile phones and digital cameras which it says will boost light sensitivity and absorption by up to 40 percent. Whereas conventional sensors have multi-layer wiring sandwiched between the lenses and light receiving substrate, Toshiba has moved the wiring out of the way and placed the lenses and the photodiodes together. Read More

GAMES

Wii 2 details leaked – full HD support and a 2010 release?

By Paul Lester

18:09 October 30, 2009 PDT

Will Nintendo's successor to the Wii reinvent the console industry yet again?

The rise and rise of the Nintendo Wii continues unabated and we’ve seen all manner of weird and wacky accessories released over the last year. With everything from bowling balls to exercise bikes popping up to complement associated games, it’s no surprise the console is a big hit with those who like gadgets and gimmicks, but aside from the MotionPlus we haven’t seen anything genuinely revolutionary since the original motion-sensitive controls... so it looks like it's up to the next-gen successor to truly re-imagine the Wii’s potential. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

ID titanium laser mouse - stunning design and a price to match

By Jude Garvey

17:41 October 30, 2009 PDT

Intelligent Design's new titanium mouse

With Apple’s new wireless Magic Mouse grabbing headlines this month, and innovations such as the multi-functional GlideTV navigator and Nortek Duplus mini wireless mouse being rolled-out almost weekly, it seems the days of the humble mouse are long gone. Enter Intelligent Design’s titanium laser mouse - a hand-crafted device that is anything but humble (or cheap) and while it doesn't have the smarts of Apple's new offering, its certainly lays down a challenge on the design front. Read More

RESEARCH WATCH

World’s faster supercomputer models origins of the unseen universe

By Darren Quick

01:10 October 30, 2009 PDT

Our current “Standard Model” of cosmology (left), a model without dark energy,...

Scientists have for some time postulated that "dark matter" could partially account for evidence of missing mass in the universe, while the hypothetical form of energy known as "dark energy" is the most popular way to explain recent observations that the universe appears to be expanding at an accelerating rate and accounts for 74 percent of the total mass-energy of the universe according to the standard model of cosmology. To better understand these two mysterious cosmic constituents scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are using Roadrunner, the world’s fastest supercomputer, to model one of the largest simulations of the distribution of matter in the universe. Read More

RESEARCH WATCH

Nano-particle coating prevents ice buildup on roads and power lines

By Darren Quick

01:00 October 30, 2009 PDT

Roads covered in ice can be difficult and dangerous to drive on

Like most things, ice can be a blessing or a burden depending on the circumstances. It’s perfect crushed in a drink on a hot summer’s day, but can wreak havoc when it collects on roads, power lines and aircraft in freezing temperatures. A University of Pittsburgh-led team has found a way to reduce these dangers by developing a nanoparticle-based coating that can be easily applied to impede the buildup of ice on solid surfaces. Read More

SPORTS

AlterG M300 Anti-Gravity Treadmill: train or rehabilitate weightlessly

By Jude Garvey

00:16 October 30, 2009 PDT

The AlterG M300 treadmill allows the user to train whilst sustaining an injury

There are two things that are immediately appealing about the AlterG M300 treadmill. The first is being able to maintain fitness levels whilst nursing an injury, and the second is that you’ll feel as light as a feather whilst working out. The M300 allows people to run or walk at a reduced body weight of up to 80 percent, while the differential air pressure technology assists by applying a comfortable lifting force to the body. By reducing the body weight, there is less impact on the muscles and joints, and people are able to move more naturally and without pain. Read More

BABY GIZMO

Curio Avventura Stroller is designed to fit just about anywhere

By Jude Garvey

23:52 October 29, 2009 PDT

Curio Avventura stroller is designed to fit through the narrowest of passageways

It can be very frustrating to discover that you can’t fit your stroller through the supermarket checkout, especially if you have already unloaded all the shopping from your cart. And trying to get your pusher through some train station automatic turnstiles is nigh on impossible. The Curio Avventura stroller was specifically designed to fit through narrow Japanese train station turnstiles and is also automatically collapsible if you need to carry it on to the train, meaning getting both you and baby out of any tight situations is a simple affair. Read More

WEARABLE ELECTRONICS

I see what you're saying - NEC's ‘Tele Scouter’ retinal-display translation glasses

By Darren Quick

20:13 October 29, 2009 PDT

The Tele Scouter prototype wearable retinal display

The days of a Universal Translator like the one that made chatting between alien species a non-issue in Star Trek might be some way off yet. But a new device from NEC is definitely a step in the right direction for those of us on planet Earth looking for a way to communicate with other language speakers that doesn’t involve a human translator or a well-thumbed phrase book. The prototype device called a “Tele Scouter” is a glasses type display that translates the foreign language being spoken by a partner and projects the translation onto a tiny retinal display. Read More

AUTOMOTIVE

Axon Automotive shows off lightweight plug-in hybrid

By Jeff Salton

19:42 October 29, 2009 PDT

The Axon Automotive hybrid vehicle makes good use of lightweight, recyclable materials

UK car manufacturer Axon Automotive has used the Milton Keynes Science Festival to preview its plug-in hybrid lightweight passenger car. The car combines carbon fiber composite construction with a full electric mode for short-run local travel and a petrol or bioethanol-powered engine for longer distances or highway travel. Read More

RESEARCH WATCH

New spintronics breakthrough paves the way to faster computing

By Dario Borghino

19:30 October 29, 2009 PDT

Researchers have achieved all-electric control of the spin of electrons in a major breakth...

A team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati have achieved control of the spin of electrons traveling on a wire by simply regulating an electrical voltage. This is a major milestone in the brief history of spintronics, the emerging technology that uses the spin of electrons to store and manipulate digital information with much higher speeds and efficiency. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

AsusTek unveils the ESC 1000 - 1.1 teraflop ‘personal supercomputer’

By Paul Lester

19:26 October 29, 2009 PDT

Asus takes a break from 'cheap and cheerful' to produce a 1.1 teraflop desktop-sized compu...

Goodbye to the days when supercomputers had to fill a room and welcome Asus, purveyor of all things Eee and its first ever supercomputer - the ESC 1000. Produced in conjunction with NVIDIA and the National Chiao Tung university in Taiwan, the desktop-sized machine is capable of speeds up to a mighty 1.1 teraflops, which may pale in comparison to the petaflop Roadrunner, but then so does the footprint. Read More

MUSIC

ReVerb's 3-foot tall, solar powered iPod dock

By Paul Ridden

19:09 October 29, 2009 PDT

Reverb, the gigantic iPod dock from Regen, can be be powered by solar energy or by more tr...

Of the myriad of iPod docking stations available, the ReVerb iPod dock from Regen looks set to tower above the rest - literally. At just over 35 inches (90cm) in height, this dock is not going to fit on your bedside cabinet. It will kick out an equivalent of a room-filling 60 watts, includes a backlit LCD display and features an integrated photovoltaic panel to draw energy from the sun. Read More

GAMES

DJ Hero review

By Tim Hanlon

01:38 October 29, 2009 PDT

Daft Punk in DJ Hero

It's safe to say that Activision has never been an innovator in the music game genre. It bought its way in by purchasing Red Octane, and the rights to the Guitar Hero franchise along with it. Harmonix, the original developer of Guitar Hero, went on to create Rock Band, which Activision subsequently cloned with Guitar Hero World Tour. So just how successful could DJ Hero be with nothing to base it off? According to a surprised Tim Hanlon, very. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Google announces free turn-by-turn maps app for Android - looks the goods

By Darren Quick

01:37 October 29, 2009 PDT

Street View, regular and satellite View - Google Maps Navigation does them all

Every platform needs a killer app and for the Android OS the early contender for that title has to be the just announced Google Maps Navigation for mobile. Only available for Android 2.0 phones, the new application takes the current Google Maps for mobile and gives it a hefty shot of steroids. Most of the new features that set the app apart from most in-car turn-by-turn navigation systems come courtesy of its Internet connectivity, which makes it possible to access a wealth of relevant information residing on Google’s servers while out and about. Read More

AUTOMOTIVE

EV record: Tesla Roadster travels 313 miles on a single charge

By Noel McKeegan

21:58 October 28, 2009 PDT

Tesla Roadster: 313 miles (501km) through the Australian Outback on a single charge

The Tesla Roadster has set a new distance record for a production electric vehicle by traveling 313 miles (501km) on a single charge. The milestone took place during the 2009 Global Green Challenge in Australia where eco-friendly vehicles have been battling it out over a formidable 1800 mile course. The distance achieved is well above the 244 mile range Tesla quotes in its specs... and on top of that, the electric sportscar reportedly had 3 miles worth of charge left in its batteries when it finished the record breaking run. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Pentax gets colorful with Korejanai K-x D-SLR

By Paul Ridden

21:56 October 28, 2009 PDT

Each limited edition Korejanai K-x camera is shipped with its very own robot toy

Black may not be the new black in the world of digital SLR cameras. Last month Pentax announced its intention to add a splash of color by offering its new K-x camera in white, red and blue as well as black. Now the company has announced a very colorful limited edition K-x based on the design of the popular Korejanai robot. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Google releases developer build of Chrome for Mac

By Darren Quick

21:48 October 28, 2009 PDT

Mac users now have a version of Google's Chrome to try for themselves

Mac users keen to give Google’s Chrome a try have had to endure a long wait compared to Windows users who have had a public stable release available to them since December last year. The wait is finally over with Google publicly releasing an official developer preview but, although it seems stable enough for daily use, there are a few caveats that may make it a good idea for most users to wait a little longer before using Chrome on a day-to-day basis. Read More

AUTOMOTIVE

California gets world first 'green' heavy duty truck - the zero emission Tyrano

By Jeff Salton

20:38 October 28, 2009 PDT

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger introducing the hydrogen-powered Tyrano zero emi...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has introduced Vision Industries’ Tyrano semi truck – a hydrogen-powered zero emissions vehicle designed to replace diesel and LNG short haul trucks in California. Vision says the Tyrano is the world’s first “green” heavy duty class 8 truck with zero emissions (zero CO2, zero fossil fuels, zero noise pollution and a zero carbon footprint). What’s more, the company claims the Tyrano is twice as powerful as a conventional diesel-powered vehicle. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Pocket projector meets handheld computer - the Allcam CP1

By Jeff Salton

17:24 October 28, 2009 PDT

The Allcam CP1 pocket projector and handheld computer

Allcam has crammed a lot of technology into a very small space to create the CP1 - a handheld computer/pico projector that runs Windows CE and is designed for the business professional who conducts presentations on-the-fly. It's got a built-in mouse-pad, but it also has mini-USB connector for keyboard and mouse (or any other USB device). There's also it a speaker, around four hours of battery life and it weighs just under 1kg (2.2lbs). Read More

AROUND THE HOME

Bodum’s Bistro Flatbed Toaster expands your breakfast options

By Jude Garvey

17:17 October 28, 2009 PDT

Bodum Flatbed toaster - now you can heat and toast without fear of burning

Bodum’s Flatbed Toaster can not only toast a piece of humble bread, it can also warm the most delicate of French pastries and take care of late-night munchies and cravings – just don’t try and find the toaster slots! Read More

URBAN TRANSPORT

Dosun J-1 LED safety pedal for bicycles

By Paul Ridden

16:25 October 28, 2009 PDT

The Dosun J-1 LED safety pedal, helps you to be seen from all directions

Taiwan's Dosun Solar Technology has added a flashing LED bike pedal to its range of safety lighting gadgets. As well as sporting the familiar orange reflective plastic strips on the front and back, each outer corner of the J-1 Pedal Light holds four bright LEDs which start to flash when the rider begins to pedal. Read More

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