INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
MIPS Creator CI20 Launches for $65

Back in late 2014, Imagination Technologies, an Apple GPU supplier, announced the release of its own MIPS-based, single-board computer to compete with the so-loved ARM-based Raspberry Pi. The MIPS Creator CI20 came with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
The Raspberry Pi 2 B+ Model Is Here, and It’s Six times Faster

What a big surprise! Despite none of us expected a new version of the Raspberry Pi until 2017, the company just went ahead and launched it anyway. Now, we’re not talking Raspberry Pi A++, B++, or whatever incremental change that … Continue reading →

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
PaperLike Is a New E-Ink Monitor from Dasung

E-Ink, founded way back in 1997, is a type of electronic paper used for displaying grayscale and color on the screens of tablets, e-readers, and other mobile devices. A new product, PaperLike, is being offered from a small partner of … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Kevlar Could Power Batteries to Avoid Combustion

What is all this business we keep hearing about batteries exploding and catching on fire? Boeing knows this problem far too well, as the company’s 787 Dreamliners were grounded after experiencing multiple battery fires in 2013. It happens, whether we … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
A Little Electrical Energy from Humans May Soon Power Our Devices

We’re in the day and age where computers, mobile devices, and smart devices power our consumer lives. Technology is growing so fast and going so far that we can rely on electronics for nearly anything; charting our daily activity, organization, … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Glow Headphones Make Listening to Music More Rhythmic

Since nearly every gadget we use in our daily lives has become “smart”, doesn’t that mean they should be functional and helpful to us in some sort of way? Let’s be real. Plenty of gadgets out there are made just … Continue reading →

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
3Doodler 2.0 Is Slimmer, Faster, and Back on Kickstarter

The 3Doodler was one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of 2013. It raised $2,000,000 after only pledging for $30,000, selling over 130,000 units. Its creator, WobbleWorks LLC., is currently having its second round of crowdfunding for its brand new … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Purism’s Librem 15, the First Pure Free-Software Laptop, Is on Its Way

A company called Purism recently launched a campaign to create the “first high-end laptop in the world that ships without mystery software in the kernel, operating system, or any software applications”. Using Crowd Supply, a curated crowd-funding and e-commerce company … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Kickstarter’s Displio Is a Cute Lil’ Display for Your Favorite Widgets

Whether we have out laptops open, our tablets in our hand, our smartwatch on our wrist, or our smartphone in our bags, we always want some sort of way to display things that are important to us. A Latvian IT … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Piper NV Now Equipped With Night Vision

Home security is more multifunctional than ever. Say goodbye to simply arming your home from intruders (unless you want to opt for the “boring” old systems). Home security has evolved into home automation, live video and cloud recordings, and night … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Go Hands-Free with Myo, to Be Sold on Amazon This Year

Early in 2014, we first heard about the armband, Myo, that could be used as a motion control device for video game consoles, computers, and TVs. A year later Myo’s creator, Thalmic Labs, put on a full demonstration of the … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
The Cicret Bracelet Turns Your Skin into the Touchscreen

A recent study from the GlobalWebIndex found that while nearly eighty percent of online adults own a smartphone, less than 20 percent own or use smart wearables. For a market that was once touted as the future of technology, the … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
KeySweeper Can Sniff Out Microsoft’s Wireless Keyboards

Security researcher and proclaimed MySpace “mischief-maker”, Samy Kamkar, is known as an off the beaten path hacker. In the past, he has created drones that could hack other drones, and an NSA tracker that could find Tor users. He has … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Meet the PlayBox: a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Combo Housed in a 22-Inch Hybrid Laptop

“Well guys, I did it… I managed to cram a PlayStation 4 and an Xbox One into a 22-inch Laptop form factor”. That was the headline yesterday on edsjunk.net, the website of self-proclaimed “hacker/prototyper” Eddie Zarick. Some of you may … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Fujitsu Developed a Smart Ring to Write in Mid-Air

Near Field Communication, radio communication between gadgets, is becoming more useful in the connected-things market. A new NFC technology made by Fujitsu, a company from Japan, wants to create a new brand of input by building it in a smart … Continue reading →