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Adore Your Android: Cover with a Case from OtterBox
10 February 2012 12:01 AM | No CommentsFORT COLLINS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Known as an innovator of protective solutions, OtterBox® introduces cases for newest Android™ smartphones such as the DROID RAZR™ MAXX™ by Motorola, Samsung Galaxy ...
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Isobar’s NFC Hackathon Winners Create Applications for Gaming, Gifting and Music Remixing
09 February 2012 5:10 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Isobar, a global communications agency, announced today the winners of Isobar Create 32, Silicon Valley’s first hackathon exploring Near Field Communication (NFC) technology...
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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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Autodesk Introduces New iPad App to Make Engineering Fun for Teens
Posted on February 1, 2011 | No CommentsSAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced that its new Autodesk TinkerBox App for iPad, a free* game designed to playfully spark teens’ interest in ... -
Nobel Physics prize goes to creators of the CCD, fiber optic communications
Posted on October 10, 2009 | No Comments
With all the hoopla lately about the Nobel Peace prize, you might have missed the fact that there was another Nobel prize given away this week: the Nobel Prize In Physics. This significantly geekier prize was actually awarded to two separate inventions, both of which are extremely significant.
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Will Project Natal be anything more than a glorified tech demo? Here’s hoping!
Posted on October 9, 2009 | No CommentsMaybe I'm speaking for the minority here, but I have to get this off my chest: Project Natal is sorta “meh,” no? I attended Popular Mechanics' Breakthrough Awards for a few minutes last night, and they had on display Project Natal. It was that paint-throwing game. Now, I know that's just a tech demo, but I left feeling a little concerned about its future.
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Japan field-tests floating wind turbine
Posted on September 8, 2009 | No Comments
There can be no doubt "green" energy is becoming more and more important in Japan. And just like the many other inventions in this area, I am sure this newest invention that's potentially beneficial for the environment can one day make its way outside Japan, too: A floating wind turbine that's currently in prototype mode and is 12.5m tall (5.5m are above the surface).
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Inventions that suck: turn a 5 gallon bucket into a wet/dry vac
Posted on September 1, 2009 | No CommentsJust in time for the holiday season, we're starting to see the usual crop of gadget that are, shall we say, less then top-shelf. I think it's safe to include this on that list, the BucketVAC. When I read the website for this thing, I feel like I should be wearing a blue shirt and yelling at a camera.
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PooTrap: For people who shouldn’t own dogs in the first place
Posted on August 25, 2009 | No CommentsNo, no, no, no, no, no, no. No. This is the PooTrap, an elaborate apparatus that you strap to your dog. It holds a bag in place right about where the you-know-what comes out of the you-know-where. It costs between $30 and $40 depending on the size of your dog.
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Video: Japan gets a ramen noodle robot
Posted on July 6, 2009 | No CommentsJapan is known as the country of robots, and lately, robot engineers in this country seems to be obsessed with the idea of replacing human cooks and chefs. Following inventions like the sushi or pancake-making robot, it's now time to replace ramen cooks (ramen is a famous Japanese noodle dish). The coolest thing about the ramen robot that's currently working in a restaurant in Yamanashi prefecture (west of Tokyo) is that it's made by the owner of that place. Yoshihira Uchida (who studied electronics in university) says he invested five years and $200,000 in the robot.
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MIT’s EurekaFest showcases high school students’ problem-solving prototypes
Posted on June 29, 2009 | No CommentsEurekaFest is a yearly event held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that showcases the prototype inventions of high school students from around the country. The inventions consist of various gadgets and devices aimed at helping solve real-world problems. One of the more impressive ideas I saw during the two days I spent covering the event [...]


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