News tagged with motion sensor
The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save
Just in time for the high season of thermostat tweaking comes a nifty, energy-saving household gizmo with some serious tech cred: The Nest Learning Thermostat from Nest Labs, a Silicon Valley startup partially funded by Google ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Scientists track motions of shifting plates using GPS sensors
The Pacific Northwest is a restless place. The ground is being shoved by tectonic plates. Snow-capped volcanoes inflate and deflate in concert with the creep of molten rock. Coastlines bulge as tension builds on an offshore ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Engineers look to the birds for the future of UAVs (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at UC San Diego are mimicking the movement of bird wings to help improve the maneuverability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
May 30, 2011 |
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Wireless webcam is easy to use, hard to beat
I've been a fan of live webcams since I discovered them online years ago. I've also always wanted to set up my own camera, but it's not an easy undertaking.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Review: Hasbro My3D turns iPhone into 3-D cinema
(AP) -- Nintendo just launched the 3DS, a handheld game device with a 3-D screen. But you don't need to spend $249 for 3-D gaming on the go: $35 will do. That's the price of an attachment Hasbro is selling ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Jawbone ERA a smart fit for mobile lifestyles
Jawbone on Thursday introduced ERA headsets designed for people who want to get the best out of their smart gadgets as Internet lifestyles go increasingly mobile.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Robotic suit nothing short of a miracle
In the December 7 episode of the TV hit Glee, the character Artie, a high school student who is confined to a wheelchair, gets up and starts walking. Was the device "just Hollywood magic or based on real science?" asks a ...
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Robot waiters in China never lose patience
(AP) -- Service with a smile also comes with an electronic voice at the Dalu Robot restaurant, where the hotpot meals are not as famous yet as the staff who never lose their patience and never take tips.
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Israeli device lets paralyzed people stand, walk
When Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer was paralyzed in a car crash in 1997, he went on a quest to help other victims walk again.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Whale sharks do the math to avoid that sinking feeling
They are the largest fish species in the ocean, but the majestic gliding motion of the whale shark is, scientists argue, an astonishing feat of mathematics and energy conservation. In new research published ...
Nov 25, 2010 |
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Microsoft revamps online game service, more social
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is creating a new online games hub and making it more social by linking it to players' Facebook and Windows Live accounts.
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Review: Kinect motion-sensing system impresses
There are a lot of futuristic things we're still waiting on: jet packs for the entire family, self-driving cars and time-travel, to name a few. But one new, pretty darn amazing bit of technology has finally ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Invisible helmet for the hair-consious cyclists (w/ Video)
The latest accessory for cyclists comes in the form of an inflatable airbag -- for the head. A Stockholm-based industrial duo by the names of Terese Alstin and Anna Haupt have developed a solution for those ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Good vibrations: New atom-scale products on horizon
The generation of an electric field by the compression and expansion of solid materials is known as the piezoelectric effect, and it has a wide range of applications ranging from everyday items such as watches, ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Mixed reality cookbook
What we perceive in the world is highly influenced by what we are looking for. That is old news. Now European researchers have used this theory to create a convincing and engaging 'mixed reality', and they ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 14, 2010 |
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