http://www.physorg.com/technology-news/hi-tech/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on hi-tech, technology, computer news and information Every morning, Ahmed Shariar Sarwar makes it his daily ritual to call number 3000 on his mobile phone to get lessons in English -- his passport to a better life in impoverished Bangladesh. http://www.physorg.com/news179994705.html Technology - Hi Tech Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:44:49 EST news179994705 (PhysOrg.com) -- The iPhone`s familiar touch screen display uses capacitive sensing, where the proximity of a finger disrupts the electrical connection between sensors in the screen. A competing approach, which uses embedded optical sensors to track the movement of the user`s fingers, is just now coming to market. But researchers at MIT`s Media Lab have already figured out how to use such sensors to turn displays into giant lensless cameras. On Dec. 19 at Siggraph Asia -- a recent spinoff of Siggraph, the premier graphics research conference -- the MIT team is presenting the first application of its work, a display that lets users manipulate on-screen images using hand gestures. http://www.physorg.com/news179760349.html Technology - Hi Tech Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:27:31 EST news179760349 The impact of text messaging on the decline of formal writing among teens has been debated in pedagogical circles ever since cell-phone ownership became an adolescent rite of passage in the mid-2000s. But according to a University of Illinois expert in media literacy, not only are critics who argue that texting is synonymous with literary degradation wrong, they also often overlook the bigger role that texting and its distant cousin, "tweeting," could play in education and research. http://www.physorg.com/news179682626.html Technology - Hi Tech Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:58:56 EST news179682626 (PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Research has developed a novel color e-paper technology that opens up new design opportunities for personalizing electronic devices. This means that the color and appearance, of the device`s surface, for example an MP3 player or mobile phone can easily be changed to match your outfit, mood or environment simply at the touch of a button. http://www.physorg.com/news179602254.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:31:31 EST news179602254 The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye. http://www.physorg.com/news179589001.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:20:05 EST news179589001 (PhysOrg.com) -- Augmented reality (AR) systems are being developed for real applications in store windows and shopping malls in Japan. http://www.physorg.com/news179569499.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:10:01 EST news179569499 (PhysOrg.com) -- With a small card reader that attaches to a cell phone, a new company is making it easier for small businesses and even individuals to accept credit card payments. The San Francisco start-up, called Square, which opened just last week, is headed by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey. http://www.physorg.com/news179427538.html Technology - Hi Tech Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:00:32 EST news179427538 With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst Corp. announced plans Friday to launch a digital newsstand, advertising service and electronic reader for newspapers and magazines. http://www.physorg.com/news179256953.html Technology - Hi Tech Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:36:41 EST news179256953 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language, the same way hearing people use phones to talk. http://www.physorg.com/news178997841.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:30:01 EST news178997841 (PhysOrg.com) -- iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at the University of Michigan. http://www.physorg.com/news178915531.html Technology - Hi Tech Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:46:06 EST news178915531 (PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic cards with security features are ubiquitous these days, having a wide variety of uses such as credit cards, employee cards, licenses, and so on. Many have holographic images, but they are relatively easy to tamper with. Now researchers at SABIC Innovative Plastics and GE Global Research have developed a new class of thermoplastic holographic materials that embed holograms within the plastic of cards, making them virtually impossible to copy or alter. http://www.physorg.com/news178869483.html Technology - Hi Tech Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:00:01 EST news178869483 (AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish. http://www.physorg.com/news178565351.html Technology - Hi Tech Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:29:38 EST news178565351 (AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods. http://www.physorg.com/news178530466.html Technology - Hi Tech Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:02 EST news178530466 (AP) -- A third to a half of the Sony Corp. TV sets sold annually will be packed with 3-D features by the year ending March 2013, a senior executive said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news178440806.html Technology - Hi Tech Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:01 EST news178440806 (PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle. http://www.physorg.com/news178186859.html Technology - Hi Tech Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:21:45 EST news178186859 The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion. http://www.physorg.com/news177358842.html Technology - Hi Tech Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:21:41 EST news177358842 (PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of artists, engineers and architects have proposed an enormous "digital cloud" to turn London's skyline into an overhead display of data and images. http://www.physorg.com/news177317286.html Technology - Hi Tech Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:50:01 EST news177317286 In the waiting room, the patient's family members circled a Blackberry. About every 15 minutes, Dr. Carlos Wolf of Miami Plastic Surgery gave them a few keystrokes of information about how the patient was doing. http://www.physorg.com/news177234638.html Technology - Hi Tech Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:50:01 EST news177234638 This holiday season, many travelers will be able to keep a close eye on home. Thanks to new security system technology, including live video feed, you can monitor everything from the front door to the sump pump from hundreds of miles away. http://www.physorg.com/news177172067.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news177172067 (PhysOrg.com) -- Seiko Epson Corporation has announced the world's first 4K panel for 3LCD (liquid crystal display) projectors. The panel will enable the projectors to produce a bright image of 4096 x 2160 pixels resolution (2160p), which is four times the resolution of a top range high definition television or Blu-Ray Disc. http://www.physorg.com/news177063891.html Technology - Hi Tech Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:30:02 EST news177063891 In one sense, our hands define our humanity. Our opposable thumbs and our hands' unique structure allow us to write, paint, and play the piano. Those who lose their hands as a result of accident, conflict or disease often feel they've lost more than mere utility. http://www.physorg.com/news176564795.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:23 EST news176564795 Once regarded as a quirky fad for nerds wearing cardboard spectacles, 3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, entertainment industry experts say. http://www.physorg.com/news176534648.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:24:55 EST news176534648 (PhysOrg.com) -- British scientists are aiming to develop a device that can detect the smell of fear, and that could one day identify terrorists, drug smugglers, and other criminals. http://www.physorg.com/news176452932.html Technology - Hi Tech Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:42:59 EST news176452932 (PhysOrg.com) -- Even with "active shutter" 3D technology for television sets, the wearing of special glasses is still required in order to get the proper experience. They aren't those red and blue or red and green 3D glasses that we are used to seeing from the 50s and 60s, but you still have to wear glasses. Now, though, efforts are being made for a 3D television viewing experience without the glasses: the Full Parallax 3D TV. http://www.physorg.com/news176036144.html Technology - Hi Tech Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:57:35 EST news176036144 (AP) -- Hold Esquire's December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly. http://www.physorg.com/news176014150.html Technology - Hi Tech Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:50:06 EST news176014150 (AP) -- Many travelers still rely on comprehensive printed guidebooks for tourism information. But travelers are also increasingly using mobile technology to plan a trip or find their way around. http://www.physorg.com/news175882488.html Technology - Hi Tech Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:20:23 EST news175882488 (AP) -- Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a spaghetti hurricane on their couches. http://www.physorg.com/news175702788.html Technology - Hi Tech Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:20:36 EST news175702788 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new device called the Gyrowheel could soon revolutionize the way children learn to ride bicycles, and they will be able to learn on their own, without training wheels, and in as little as half an hour. http://www.physorg.com/news175329334.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:37:07 EST news175329334 (AP) -- The future of ultrasound technology, as interpreted by General Electric Co., looks a bit like a flip phone crossed with an iPod. http://www.physorg.com/news175326408.html Technology - Hi Tech Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:47:45 EST news175326408 Minneapolis metro-area cities are saving both dollars and trees by reducing their paper-shuffling. From utility billings to city council agenda packets, more city staffs are using the Internet and flash drives to share information and save expenses on printing documents. http://www.physorg.com/news175266166.html Technology - Hi Tech Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:10:06 EST news175266166