DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
First Curved Display Smartphone From Samsung Isn’t Getting Much Love

Did you notice something? The specs mentioned are almost identical to the Note 3, and you better believe it has the faux leather back and S Pen Stylus. Not sure what is so special about this besides some small advantages of having a curved display. Some one-handed operations could be improved by having more room to go back and forth between areas of the screen.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The $129 Nest Protect Alarms You Without Panic

Of course, if something more serious is happening in your home, Protect gets straight to the point and will say the word “emergency” while sounding a horn. Although the hefty price of $129 a pop, having multiple detectors in your home could benefit you by smart communication.

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
MIT Researcher John Romanishin’s Self-Assembling Robots With a Surprisingly Simply Scheme

These little robots are not only simplistic in their appearance but in operation. Built to be in cube form, with magnetic sides and corners, they are hollow and have no external moving parts. That does not stop them from their most admirable traits; climbing over and around one another, rolling around on the ground, leaping into thin air and even moving while suspended upside down. The one thing contained inside the cube is the flywheel, which can spin at speeds of 20,000 revolutions per minute!

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
A Real Life Lightsaber, Scientists Harness the Force to Create

Scientists at MIT and Harvard University have created a new kind of matter. But does anyone care about that? Not really; all the buzz on the web this week has been on what this new matter looks like – a real life lightsaber.

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Japanese Mobile Operator NNT Docomo Reveals AR Glasses For Immediate Translation of Foreign Menus

They are glasses, actually. Still in prototype mode but were recently showcased by Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo at Ceatic 2013 in Japan. Here the company stated,“Character recognition technology enables instant language translation for users traveling abroad and reading restaurant menus and other documents”.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
John McAfee and His $100 Dollar NSA Blocking Gadget

To no surprise, his efforts have increased four-fold within the last few months to truly sheer the idea. Effectively, it will work by creating small, local-area private networks, where communication and sharing is completely anonymous. Described almost as “a dark web”, it is like another layer to the Internet, a lower and very private layer.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Valve’s Three Announcements: Steam OS, Steam Machines and Game Controller for 2014

What an exciting week for Valve, traditionally a software company, who is now doing something that is going to up-their-ante, especially against Microsoft and Sony. Living room gaming is really heating up with the release of Steam OS, the first revelation leaked!

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
3D Peachy Printer Has Hit The Headlines With An Incredible Price ($100) and Fascinating Process

It is almost hard to believe when you hear about a new 3D printer or scanner costing a fraction of what most consumers are used to. Yet, it is marveling how often we are now hearing about them, and each … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Two Of The Latest Debuts in 3D Scanning From Occipital and Rubicon, Both Affordable

Occipital, based in Boulder, are known as exclusive software players, but made a surprise move by recently springing into the hardware market with a portable 3D scanner. Another player is the creator of the Rubicon, a 3D scanner comparable to the Makerbot Digitizer but a fraction of the cost.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Hexoskin- A Bluetooth Built-in Sensor Shirt for Intuitive Fitness and Health Tracking

Visualize yourself as a trainer. Besides the fact that the app is free (iOS currently), it doesn't matter how much experience you have. Even better is way it simplifies the evaluation and comparison from athlete to athlete for you! From your mobile you can access your trainee's complete set of body metrics, performance and progression, alter or update drills and even add notes for each exercise.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Navigational Smart Wearables Get a Boost with the World’s First Travel Belt

Smart wearables could easily be the fastest growing and most innovative trend in the field of technology. This year alone we’ve seen a Kickstarter for an NFC ring that can unlock devices like your smartphone or computer, and can even … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Am I a Password? Countless Passwords and Countless Accounts

Anyone else out there has a secret list hidden somewhere with your log in names and passwords due to the countless devices and websites you deal with daily? I am amazed at the amount of passwords we are required to have for our day-to-day tasks.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Makerbot Digitizer Desktop Scanner, a 3D Design File Ready for Print in 12 Minutes

Simple yet sophisticated, it essentially takes a couple clicks to print to your hearts desire, and that is what makes the Digitizer the latest breakthrough so far. Without any need for 3D software, designing or CAD experience what-so-ever, all you do is place the object you're interesting in onto the round table and turn on the Makerbot.

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Ambient Backspatter: Wireless, Battery-Free Technology Could Be Coming to a Store Near You

Engineers at the University of Washington recently created a new wireless communication system allowing devices to interact with each other without the use of wires or a battery for power. Utilizing Wi-Fi, TV or cellular signals from towers already in place, Ambient Backspatter enables a device to detect, harness and reflect this signal to another device.

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
WigWag, Home Automation With Endless Possibilities

WigWag doesn't use signals from your Wi-Fi network alone, but also incorporates radio frequencies for communication. As a three-part system, it uses sensor blocks, relay and a cloud service. The sensor blocks are deployed around your house for monitoring purposes, such as motion, sound, light and temperature.