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. (AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. http://www.physorg.com/news177954951.html Electronics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:03 EST news177954951 At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon, the high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) was recognized today as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world. http://www.physorg.com/news177944567.html Electronics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:20:02 EST news177944567 (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 Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season. http://www.physorg.com/news177842413.html Electronics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:40:58 EST news177842413 Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to end up with an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly. http://www.physorg.com/news177788060.html Electronics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:01 EST news177788060 She's gone. We were the best of friends, constant companions -- literally, because I carried her day and night in the left-front pocket of my jeans. For five years we roamed the world together, or at least the United States, since she wasn't GSM-compatible. http://www.physorg.com/news177788246.html Electronics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:40:01 EST news177788246 (AP) -- Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays. http://www.physorg.com/news177788657.html Electronics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:02 EST news177788657 (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 Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered mobile computer. With the Linux-based Maemo platform and with multiple ways to connect to the Internet, the Nokia N900 enables users to be online as it happens with a powerful computer in the palm of their hands. http://www.physorg.com/news177778483.html Electronics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:02 EST news177778483 (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 (AP) -- T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones. http://www.physorg.com/news177674509.html Electronics Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:02:55 EST news177674509 (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 NVIDIA Corporation today unveiled the Tesla 20-series of parallel processors for the high performance computing (HPC) market, based on its new generation CUDA processor architecture, codenamed "Fermi". http://www.physorg.com/news177617175.html Electronics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:08 EST news177617175 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 South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Acer are teaming up with US telecom giant AT&T to introduce low-priced netbook computers for the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news177603820.html Electronics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:05 EST news177603820 (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 (AP) -- Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd. http://www.physorg.com/news177318553.html Electronics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:20:02 EST news177318553 A French businessman who claims the screen of his iPhone shattered spontaneously has asked a court to appoint an independent expert to investigate the device's safety, his lawyer said on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news177318694.html Electronics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:12:19 EST news177318694 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 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dell today announced three new commercial workgroup printers to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and lower their total cost of printing. http://www.physorg.com/news177187372.html Electronics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:20:01 EST news177187372 (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 Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly. http://www.physorg.com/news177173313.html Electronics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:10:03 EST news177173313 (PhysOrg.com) -- The research, led by Wolfgang Fink, will aid both people with visual impairments and scientists involved in planetary exploration. http://www.physorg.com/news177152124.html Electronics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:10:02 EST news177152124 Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as a major standard in key markets around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news177150350.html Electronics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:40:03 EST news177150350 Intel Corporation today announced the Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. http://www.physorg.com/news177146151.html Electronics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:30:02 EST news177146151 (AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup. http://www.physorg.com/news177140017.html Electronics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:50:01 EST news177140017 (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