Apr 10
There should have been little doubt that once the Heartbleed bug was realized, one of the first things the public was going to do was go on a witch hunt … Continue reading
Apr 10
If you’ve reconciled your childhood frustrations and animosities towards the Rubik’s Cube, you might be happy to hear there’s now yet another way
Apr 10
Remote-piloted war machines have been with us for years, but new "TerraMax" technology from Oshkosh brings the video game experience to war on a whole-new level with third-person vehicle driving and a console-style controller.
Apr 10
An easily expandable phone isn’t always an easily repairable phone. If you need proof, take a look at iFixit’s newly completed teardown of the Galaxy S5. While Samsung’s latest flagship gets some kudos for its removable battery and microSD slot, it’s…
Apr 10
Sales of the HTC One M8 have begun in-store at carriers across the US today, with the new flagship Android smartphone turning up at AT&T locations among others. HTC surprised … Continue reading
Apr 10
The U.S. Copyright Office recently proposed a seemingly small addition to copyright law that bears some huge implications. It wants to enable copyright holders to protect unauthorized versions of their work from hyperlinks. You read that right: it could soon be illegal simply to link to certain content.
Apr 10
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh showed this week that they could teach an old mouse’s thymus to bounce back to a healthy, youthful state, simply by manipulating a single protein that controls gene expression. It’s the first time scientists have been able to regenerate a living organ by gene manipulation, and it could have huge implications in health science.
Apr 10
A few minutes walk from the hub of Oxford Circus, Samsung’s new Experience store in the heart of London is nothing if not underwhelming on approach. Tucked away under scaffolding and hoarding, and flanked by roadworks on one side and Clarks on the…
Apr 10
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has been forced to respond to suggestions that the smartphone company is looking to sell off its device business, insisting that making BlackBerry handsets – including … Continue reading
Apr 10
The FretPen is a pen that doubles as a miniature guitar. Even if you can’t do much with one string and teensy frets, at least you can write and play a neat little tune with it.
The FretPen is also smartphone-connected. A small D-pad on the pen allows you to switch strings on the fly, which gives you the ability to play scale-like runs and rudimentary melodies.
The video below will show you some of what this pen can do.
A Kickstarter campaign will be launching on the 22nd, so if you are interested you can give them your email address to be notified when they’re ready to accept your pledges.
The pen is mightier than the sword, plus now it can play tunes.
[via Chip Chick via OhGizmo!]
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