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Isobar’s NFC Hackathon Winners Create Applications for Gaming, Gifting and Music Remixing
09 February 2012 5:10 PM | No Commentsvar AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=2053203&zs=3436385f3630&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Isobar, a global communications agency, announced today the winners of Isobar ...
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WeatherBug 2.0 for iPhone Mobile App Launches in iTunes Store
09 February 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsGERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earth Networks SM, the owner of WeatherBug® products and services and operator of the largest weather, lightning and climate observation networks, announces...
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Digi-Key’s Android App Listed as a Top App
08 February 2012 9:58 PM | No CommentsTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for...
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Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016
08 February 2012 4:40 PM | No CommentsCAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Communications market research firm Infonetics Research (www.twitter.com/infonetics) on Friday released its Diameter Signaling Control Worldwide and Regional Market Size and Forecasts ...
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BioHorizons Unveils New Mobile Application for Dental Implant Professionals
07 February 2012 5:05 PM | No CommentsBIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioHorizons, a dental implant company, today announced a new mobile application allowing Apple iPad mobile digital device users access to the latest BioHorizons product information. The free app is...
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Ikaros: Photos of solar-powered “Space Yacht” in outer space
Posted on June 18, 2010 | No Comments
We first blogged about Ikaros, a solar powered "space yacht" developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), in September last year. The idea was to use solar photons to propel satellites in outer space to boost energy-efficiency. That yacht was eventually launched on May 21, and now we have the first pictures of Ikaros moving through outer space.
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Breakthrough? New spreadable electrode may pave way for cheaper LCDs
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments
A research team from Japan-based Mitsui Mining & Smelting and Tohoku University says it managed to develop a spreadable electrode that may lead to lower prices for LCD panels in the future. The key element of the technology are indium tin oxide particles of 5-10 nanometers in diameter (pictured) the team has created.
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The Concord C1 Code Chrono: This means something
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsConcord moved from a relative stalwart to one of the hippest watch brands on the planet. They’re new lines got a little too wonky for me but I’m actually quite interested by this new model, the C1 Code. It’s basically a standard chrono, nothing special, but it has a code engraved on it that suggests [...] -
Mini robot climbs up and down water and gas pipes to inspect them
Posted on December 1, 2009 | No CommentsA research group from Japan's University of Electro-Communications has developed a mini robot that's able to move freely inside water and gas pipes with a diameter of 10cm or more. The robot can climb up and down pipes as long as they are made of iron as it uses a magnet for its magic.
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Sanyo rolls out “eneloop Stick Booster” for charging mobile devices
Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
I know this thing looks like a ...curling iron, but it's not. The so-called Stick Booster [press release in English] is Sanyo's newest addition to it's ever-growing series of green, "eneloop"-branded products. You can use it to battery-charge your mobile devices.
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Panasonic unveils Lithium-Ion battery module and home fuel cell cogeneration facility
Posted on October 7, 2009 | No CommentsPanasonic has on display at CEATEC a “1.5 kWh battery module [made] from 18650-type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) lithium-ion battery cells, which are widely used in laptop computers, to provide energy storage solutions for a wide range of environmentally friendly energy technologies.” String a couple of these suckers together to [...] -
Astronomy service Slooh will let you watch the LCROSS impact live on October 9
Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
Slooh, a service that offers unfettered access to two huge earth-based telescopes, is inviting folks to watch the LCROSS impact on Friday at 4:30am PDT or 7:30am EDT. The feed begins at 3:30am PDT.
The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite will hit the moon to created a crater 14 meters in diameter and 2 meters deep. The resulting analysis will help assess how large bodies will damage planets along with an assessment of current water levels in the moon. Plus it involves blowing holes in the moon.
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Hitachi Maxell develops world’s smallest lens module for camera phones
Posted on September 22, 2009 | No Comments
Cameras in cell phones are getting better and better, and now Hitachi Maxell has announced [JP] its contribution to make them more worthwhile: the world's smallest lens modules for camera phones. And the company managed to reduce the mechanical noise picked up when you make video clips with your phone, too.
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They now use solar technology to propel satellites
Posted on September 11, 2009 | No Comments
Japan is getting more active in the solar energy field in recent months, and now, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has revealed a plan under which solar photons will be used to propel satellites in outer space [JP, PDF]. The aim is to make satellites in general more energy-efficient.
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The Solar-UFO is a UFO-shaped vessel that serves as a water purifier
Posted on August 20, 2009 | No CommentsA Japanese company called NTT Facilities, a subsidiary of telecommunications behemoth NTT, obviously has enough time for something cool like this: The so-called Solar-UFO [JP], a UFO-shaped vessel that serves as a water purifier and is powered by solar energy.
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Praesto Fliegeruhr: Horrible name, beautiful watch
Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
And you said the recession was making it hard to find a good watch. Well fear not, friends. The Praesto Fliegeruhr (Whatever. Just call it the "flying hour" or something) will cost $360 for a pre-order and will be shipped around November when the custom watches are shipped to the manufacturer. Plus you get a t-shirt!
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Digital monkey wrench costs $323, tells you when bolts are tight
Posted on July 28, 2009 | No Comments
Ho-ly crap. For $323 plus $20 shipping you can get a digital monkey wrench that tells you when whatever bolt you're tightening is tight enough. All these years I've been relying on the old "it doesn't turn any more, so it must be tight" rule.
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Apollo landing sites spied from the LRO
Posted on July 17, 2009 | No CommentsAs soon as the new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sent back the first high-res photos of the moon a few days ago, I was eager to see the Apollo landing sites. It’s not that I didn’t believe that man walked on the moon 40 years ago, but rather out of simple nerd curiosity. Well, NASA made [...] -
New pen scans invisible codes in texts and pics, then plays back related audio
Posted on June 19, 2009 | No Comments
A company called Apollo Japan has developed the so-called Speakun [JP], a pen-shaped device that's able to read invisible codes printed on paper and then plays back pre-recorded sounds. Users first have to scan special, dot-shaped codes (0.04mm in diameter) that are associated with pictures or texts on a piece of paper.