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Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers.


Who are you? Mobile ID devices find out using NIST guidelines

Who are you? Mobile ID devices find out using NIST guidelines

Technology / Other

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new publication that recommends best practices for the next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices -- Mobile ID -- has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.


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Dell Planning Pocket Web Gadget

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell engineers are in the process of developing a pocket handheld device for browsing the internet. Dell plans on using the Google Inc.'s Android software and may also use chips based on designed ...


The new Palm Pre smartphone

Palm seeking applications for Pre smartphone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Palm is inviting outside developers to tailor applications for eagerly-awaited Pre smartphones that will be taking on heavyweights such as iPhone and BlackBerry.





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GE unveils handheld ultrasound machine (AP)

GE unveils handheld ultrasound machine

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(AP) -- The future of ultrasound technology, as interpreted by General Electric Co., looks a bit like a flip phone crossed with an iPod.


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HP unveils new iPAQ wireless handheld

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created Feb 14, 2006 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Hewlett Packard Monday introduced its latest iPAQ handheld wireless device, which included a new "push" e-mail feature developed by Microsoft.


Handheld 3M digital projector offers glimpse of the future

Handheld 3M digital projector offers glimpse of the future

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 1

You probably shouldn't buy the MPro120 handheld digital projector from 3M. But you should definitely be excited about it.


New research brings terahertz closer to everyday use

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 28, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (47) | comments 0

A collaboration between the Universities of Leeds and Harvard has turned the heat up on terahertz technology, bringing a handheld terahertz device a step closer to reality.


Improving Security of Handheld IT Devices

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created Aug 29, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Handheld devices such as personal digital assistants are becoming indispensable tools for today’s highly mobile workforce. Small and relatively inexpensive, these devices can be used for many functions, including sending ...


Huachuca Biometrics Device Separates Friends from Foes

Technology / Other

created Mar 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 2

A new mobile device is enabling US soldiers in Iraq to determine if individuals on the streets are civilians or insurgents, no matter what kind of clothing they wear or names they give.


Scientists invent real-life 'tricorder' for chemical analysis

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created Feb 27, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (46) | comments 0

Purdue University researchers have created a handheld sensing system its creators liken to Star Trek's "tricorder" used to analyze the chemical components of alien worlds. But the system could have down-to-earth applications, ...


A police officer demonstrates a taser gun in 2007

Taser unveils multi-shot stun gun

Technology / Other

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (8) | comments 23

Manufacturers of the Taser stun gun on Monday unveiled a new handheld weapon on Monday which is capable of shocking three people without having to reload.


Electronic tongue tastes wine variety, vintage

Chemistry /

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

You don't need a wine expert to identify a '74 Pinot Noir from Burgundy – a handheld "electronic tongue" devised by European scientists will tell you the grape variety and vintage at the press of a button.


Briefs: Microsoft said designing wireless device

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created Mar 20, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Microsoft is reportedly developing a handheld wireless device that has game, music and video capabilities and will be ready for release in a year or two.



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