Just last week T-Mobile announced its new Jump program which enables subscribers to upgrade their devices twice a year for just $10 per month. Prior to announcing the program, T-Mobile ran ads taunting AT&T for its recent increase in device […]
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A few weeks ago, we wrote about a tiny micro-bot designed to be injected into a patient’s eye and controlled via magnet—a speck-sized eye surgeon. This week, a group of Berkeley researchers published a study positing a similar concept, except the ‘bots are inside your brain. And they’re the size of dust particles. It’s called neural dust. Of course.
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Nuclear physics is a forbidding subject, even to trained physicists. To understand current news and discussions about nuclear science and technology, some background knowledge is required, and the high school science picture of the atomic nucleus as a tiny ball of protons and neutrons needs more refinement. Here are the basics.
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Google has rolled out some changes to its Chrome browser on a number of fronts today, with new betas hitting Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. For those on a traditional desktop or laptop, the biggest change comes to the address bar (or “omnibox,” as Google calls it), which the company says will now offer suggestions based on the based on the recency of websites visited and deliver “more contextually relevant suggestions at the right time.” Those using Chrome on an Android phone or tablet can apparently expect to see faster page loading times, as well as higher-quality web-based audio applications courtesy of the Web Audio API (Google has a MIDI Synth demo you can try out) and in-browser videoconferencing that’s now possible thanks to the new WebRTC implementation.
Filed under: Internet, Software, Mobile, Google
Source: Google Chrome Blog, Chromium Blog, MIDI Synth demo
For some reason, we were sent Metroplex, the biggest Transformer that’s ever been made (yes, bigger than Fortress Maximus). We stood him next to a bunch of stuff. Here’s how it went.
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We here at Engadget love app updates, especially when new features and functionality are involved. WhatsApp is doing this very thing with version 2.10.1, which was released today. The refresh offers a few pleasant additions, such as the ability to send multiple photos to someone at the same time, as well as the option to backup and restore your iCloud chat history. Lastly, it also includes URL schema support for third-party apps and is currently being offered for free. Head below to grab the link to an iTunes App Store near you.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Apple
Source: iTunes
We post a ton of deals on 1TB USB3 portable hard drives and 3TB/4TB USB3 desktop hard drives, but the 2 TB portable is a rarer breed. We think $90 for this 2TB Western Digital My Passport USB3 Portable Hard Drive is a great sweet spot at $0.05/GB. We’ve also got a 1TB portable and a 3TB desktop in the Storage section if this one doesn’t quite fit your needs. [eBay (BuyDig)]
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I once had a friend who tried to inflate an inflatable raft by blowing into it. It was a dare and it was pretty silly for him to even attempt doing it, but it made all of us laugh anyways.
But if he had something with a built-in Windcatcher at the time, then he probably would’ve won the bet easily.
The Windcatcher is an ingenious piece of technology developed by designer Ryan Frayne. Basically, it allows people to inflate objects like air mattresses by blowing into them without the need for an air pump.
So how does it work? The secret to the Windcatcher is the special valve that “amplifies” the volume of air moved into the inflatable object with every breath. So far, it has been incorporated into a prototype air bag and a sleeping mat, which will be made available within the next few months.
You can check out the Windcatcher site for more information and to pre-order the initial Windcatcher sleeping pad for $99(USD).
[via Laughing Squid]
WaterColorBot is ready to paint on command.
(Credit: Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories)
Some painters are born talented, others are manufactured that way. The WaterColorBot is a painting robot that handles all the brushwork for you. Its creators are raising funds on Kickstarter to offer the kit to the masses.
The bot doesn’t have a creative mind of its own. It can either take vector artwork and paint it, or follow along as you sketch in real time. It uses regular watercolor paints, the kind you probably remember from childhood, and regular paper.
The WaterColorBot is the brainchild of young maker Sylvia Todd, of Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Maker Show fame. She created it to enter the RoboGames competition (where she won silver). Along with Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, Todd decided it was too cool to be a one-off. Hence the Kickstarter campaign.
The $295 b… [Read more]
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Lithium may store the power that drives out modern mobile world but it’s copper that delivers it. This malleable metal is a vital component in modern homes, electronics, and agriculture. But our reliance on copper comes at a steep price, both economically and environmentally.
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