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Samsung launches a new vacuuming robot

Samsung launches a new vacuuming robot

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics has launched its latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner, the Tango, which is capable of vacuuming hardwood floors, carpets, and even beds without human assistance.


Garmin Nuvifone G60

GPS phone offerings: Price is Nuvifone G60's downfall; Navigon is on the money

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways.


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Gadgets: Verbatim SureFire, RockBuds earphones, Targus Lap Chill Mat

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bigger, better and faster is what you get from the new Verbatim SureFire portable hard drive.




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Touchscreen smartphones being snatched up in US

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore.


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Robots primed for 'are you being served' role in Arabic

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in shopping malls.



Robot fish could monitor water quality

Robot fish could monitor water quality

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist teamed up at Michigan State University. They're developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments.


PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens (AP)

PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens

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created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(AP) -- Personal computers are changing - and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment ...


NEC's "Tele Scouter"

Two Retinal Imaging Display Devices at Prototype Stage

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (27) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- NEC and Brother are both developing wearable prototype devices that use Retinal Imaging Display (RID) technology to project images directly on the wearer's retina. NEC's gadget is designed ...


Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer

Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.


iPhone comes to China without key feature (AP)

iPhone comes to China without key feature

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.


Garmin Nuvifone G60

Garmin Nuvifone G60, sold by AT&T

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Product: Garmin Nuvifone G60, sold by AT&T


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Verizon says Droid smart phone goes on sale Nov. 6

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone - the Droid - will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls.


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Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones on Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of GPS navigation devices.


Review: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia (AP)

Review: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- When I was a kid, my dad bought a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It had 32 volumes and took up 4 feet in the book case. I loved to sit on the couch and flip through it, reading articles at random.


ASUS Unveils First Motherboards to Feature True USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Performance

ASUS Unveils First Motherboards to Feature USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Performance

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

ASUS today announced a range of enhanced motherboard solutions that deliver true USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s data throughput performance.


Gadgets: Picks from the PhotoPlus Expo

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This past weekend at the 2009 PDN PhotoPlus Expo, companies from all over showed off the latest and greatest in digital photography gear. Here is a sampling of items that caught my attention while walking the floor at the ...


Countless Chinese people are using fake iPhones that are virtually indistinguishable from the real thing

iPhones everywhere in China ahead of launch

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

At a Shanghai electronics market, row after row of iPhones -- real and fake -- are on display, as vendors cash in ahead of the official launch this week of Apple's trendy smart phone in China.


A Masunaga Optical employee displays the blinking "Wink Glasses"

New Japanese glasses bring tears to the eyes

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The Japanese eyewear company behind Sarah Palin's designer glasses has come up with a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking.




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