News tagged with handheld device

Handheld device for doing blood tests moves closer to medical use

Scientists are reporting a key advance in efforts to develop a handheld device that could revolutionize the complete blood cell count (CBC), one of the most frequently performed blood tests used to diagnose ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Portable device will quickly detect pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Cornell professors will combine their inventions to develop a handheld pathogen detector that will give health care workers in the developing world speedy results to identify in the field ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nintendo 3DS game system gets momentum in US

Nintendo on Tuesday announced that it sold more than four million of its sophisticated 3DS handheld videogame gadgets in the United States by end of 2011.

Technology / Business

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New device for rapid, mobile detection of brain injury

When accidents that involve traumatic brain injuries occur, a speedy diagnosis followed by the proper treatment can mean the difference between life and death. A research team, led by Jason D. Riley in the Section on Analytical ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony PS Vita gets world launch in Japan

Technology giant Sony on Saturday held the world launch of its next-generation PlayStation Vita handheld console in Japan, as the company aims to take a bite out of the growing smartphone games market.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 17, 2011 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Digital music lockers offer compelling bargain

If you've got a big digital music collection, you may want to consider signing up for a digital music storage locker.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New app helps skywatchers count meteors, log data, aid NASA research

A new NASA handheld device application for mobile devices enables skywatchers to better track, count and record data about sporadic meteors and meteor showers anywhere in the world.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mobile Flash can't die soon enough

Somewhere Steve Jobs must be smiling. As you may have heard, Adobe last week admitted defeat in its long-running battle with Apple over Adobe's Flash technology. As Apple's CEO, the late Jobs barred Flash from Apple's iPhone ...

Technology / Software

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

More police departments look to tune public out

(AP) -- Police departments around the country are working to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly technology has made it easy for anyone to use handheld devices to keep ...

Technology / Other

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Invention analyzes plant diseases without leaving the field

Farmers and field scientists can now instantly identify diseases attacking crops and plants, thanks to a Michigan State University professor's new invention.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Voice-activated iPhone could snarl laws on drivers' texting

Apple's iPhone 4S is one of several new devices that make it possible to send text messages with both hands on the wheel. As drivers begin to use these new technologies, states may have to decide what they will and won't ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hulu shows heading for Nintendo Wii and 3DS

Nintendo said Friday that online video service Hulu Plus will stream movies and television shows to Wii and 3DS videogame systems by the end of the year.

Technology / Business

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Without new iPhone, Apple iOS 5 more evolutionary than revolutionary

Apple's latest update to its iOS software for iPhones, iPads and other handheld devices is more evolutionary than revolutionary, particularly if you're not getting it on the new iPhone 4S, which was released Friday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SideBySide projection system enables projected interaction between mobile devices

Researchers at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University have devised a system called SideBySide that enables animated images from two separate handheld projectors to interact with each other ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Voice-detection feature on new iPhone could shake up industry

The new Apple iPhone 4S that was unveiled Tuesday includes a faster chip and more powerful camera than its predecessor, but overall is underwhelming except for one potentially revolutionary new feature: Siri voice-recognition ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6