http://www.physorg.com/electronics-news/ en-us Physorg.com provides the latest news on electronics, robotics, hardware, electronic gadgets and science technology. Updated daily. (PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will have little impact on battery life. http://www.physorg.com/news177922345.html Electronics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:10 EST news177922345 Maja Mataric', who directs the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, will lead an effort to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for adults of all ages, with a particular focus on the elderly. http://www.physorg.com/news177864557.html Electronics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:25 EST news177864557 (AP) -- Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi. http://www.physorg.com/news177783898.html Electronics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:25:32 EST news177783898 (PhysOrg.com) -- At the graduate school of media design at Keio University in Tokyo, a project called "Walky" is under developed. Researchers have developed specifically designed software for the iPhone that can control android movements by using natural gestures. http://www.physorg.com/news177771547.html Electronics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:59:56 EST news177771547 (AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook. http://www.physorg.com/news177765527.html Electronics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:01 EST news177765527 (PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making hasty decisions. http://www.physorg.com/news177666286.html Electronics Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:45:34 EST news177666286 An upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the Department of Energy has made the "Jaguar" supercomputer the world's fastest. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jaguar is the scientific research community's most powerful computational tool for exploring solutions to some of today's most difficult problems. The upgrade, funded with $19.9 million under the Recovery Act, will enable scientific simulations for exploring solutions to climate change and the development of new energy technologies. http://www.physorg.com/news177608722.html Electronics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:30:02 EST news177608722 (PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers, at Northeastern University, have developed several portable robotic devices to aid in the rehabilitation process of stroke victims. These devices are small enough for patients to continue rehabilitation at home, thereby cutting down on the number of visits to the rehab center. http://www.physorg.com/news177334289.html Electronics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:50:02 EST news177334289 Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm. http://www.physorg.com/news177271988.html Electronics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:14:10 EST news177271988 Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone revisits their love/hate relationship with the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news177231879.html Electronics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST news177231879 (AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use. http://www.physorg.com/news177186331.html Electronics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:26:18 EST news177186331 (PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick Astley and a message "ikee is never going to give you up," a reference to Astley's 1980s hit song. http://www.physorg.com/news177054312.html Electronics Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:46:08 EST news177054312 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176713649.html Electronics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:08:11 EST news176713649 (PhysOrg.com) -- A robot powered by a computerized model of a rodent brain will help researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego understand how people recognize and adapt to change. http://www.physorg.com/news176581936.html Electronics Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:30 EST news176581936 (AP) -- Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications. http://www.physorg.com/news176579615.html Electronics Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:54:27 EST news176579615 US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore. http://www.physorg.com/news176486383.html Electronics Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:01 EST news176486383 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. http://www.physorg.com/news176449854.html Electronics Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:20:02 EST news176449854 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. http://www.physorg.com/news176362489.html Electronics Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:36:33 EST news176362489 (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 with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down. http://www.physorg.com/news176309142.html Electronics Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:46:18 EST news176309142 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176112369.html Electronics Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:40:01 EST news176112369 (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 to interpret foreign languages and project a translation onto the retina, making it possible to have a conversation without an interpreter. Brother's device will project images of documents, allowing the wearer to read them in complete privacy. http://www.physorg.com/news176111763.html Electronics Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:56:53 EST news176111763 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176098623.html Electronics Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:20:25 EST news176098623 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. http://www.physorg.com/news175954530.html Electronics Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:16:08 EST news175954530 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news175953960.html Electronics Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:07:05 EST news175953960 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news175946292.html Electronics Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:58:49 EST news175946292 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. http://www.physorg.com/news175842111.html Electronics Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:02:17 EST news175842111 The world's fastest supercomputer, Roadrunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed its initial "shakedown" phase doing accelerated petascale computer modeling and simulations of a variety of unclassified, fundamental science projects. http://www.physorg.com/news175781501.html Electronics Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:13:49 EST news175781501 (PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to store and retrieve data is an important component of today's computers, as well as other modern electronic devices such as cell phones, video game consoles, and camcorders. Since their invention in the 1950s, magnetic-based hard disk drives (HDDs) have been the primary method of nonvolatile storage. However, researchers are currently developing several new and promising nonvolatile memory (NVM) technologies, but for one of them to replace HDDs within the next decade, it will be a challenge. http://www.physorg.com/news175505861.html Electronics Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:40:03 EST news175505861 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new robot skier has been invented that can be fitted with off-the-shelf skis. This is not the first skiing robot, since Japanese scientists have produced their own (see PhysOrg.com article here), but is bigger and heavier, being around the same size as an eight-year-old child. http://www.physorg.com/news175503348.html Electronics Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:56:41 EST news175503348 (PhysOrg.com) -- Today at the DC Expo in Tokyo, Sony has introduced a new 3D display that can be viewed from any direction. Unlike many 3D displays, the new display does not require glasses to view the 3D images, and several people can view the display simultaneously from multiple angles. http://www.physorg.com/news175446089.html Electronics Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:02:07 EST news175446089