Aside from a clump of dirt, water might seem like one of the least technological things to ever exist ever. But researchers have found a way to use water droplets in such a way that they can represent 0s and 1s on a logic board and help to perform computing functions. More »
Knowing exactly where you are on the face of the earth gives your smartphone wonderful location-specific capabilities. But GPS can only tell you what building you’re in, not where you are in the structure. So STMicroelectronics has developed an advanced pressure sensing chip that can determine your vertical elevation down to what floor you’re standing on—or even what step of what staircase. The innovation is as awesome as it is creepy. More »
The PureView camera may be the headlining feature of Nokia’s new Lumia 920 phone, but the display is no slouch either. The company says its PureMotion HD+ technology allows the phone to look better, scroll smoother and respond to user interaction better. Here’s a quick rundown of the best and coolest new features this display offers. More »
Air cooled computers are for wimps. But while the idea of keeping temperatures in check using water might be a step in the right direction, Intel is doing something even more radical: it’s dunking entire servers—the whole lot—into oil to keep them chill. More »
Using an ultrathin wafer of silicon and gold to focus lightwaves, researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created a revolutionary new kind of camera lens that completely eliminates the image distortion created by traditional glass lenses. It could not only pave the way for lighter cameras that are still as capable as today’s swappable lens models, but even cameraphones that snap images as impressive as a DSLR. More »
Trying to use a touchscreen with wet hands has always been more trouble than its worth, but new technology from Freescale is changing that with new software, Xtrinsic 3.0, that makes capacitive touchscreens work even through a layer of water. More »
If you weren’t aware, a new iPhone is coming out very, very, very soon. And before any new iPhone release, rumored parts of the upcoming iPhone get leaked and pictures get taken and videos get made. This video purportedly shows iPhone 5 parts compared with iPhone 4S parts and the biggest difference? You guessed it: the size of the screen and the new dock connector port. More »
Most HDTVs, tablets, smartphones, laptops, and monitors prominently list their display specs as a sales and marketing tool. Unfortunately, many of these specs are misleading, and are misunderstood by both consumers and professionals. This makes it harder to figure out which displays are really better. Below are many of the specs you’ll see together with brief explanations that will help you understand what they actually mean. More »
If you think you phone’s camera is pretty good already, your might be in for a treat next time around. Sony just announced its new line of next-gen Exmor RS, stacked CMOS image censors, and they look good. More »
The last big things to happen to trackpads were the addition of multitouch gestures and elimination of a dedicated button. The next big thing is going to be force detection. We’ve seen force detection pop up a couple of times before—most recently in the keyboard cover for the Microsoft Surface—but with the introduction of the Synaptics ForcePad, that technology is about to go much more mainstream. More »
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