News tagged with smart gadgets


Britain's MI5 seeking real 'Q'

Technology / Hi Tech

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

James Bond always went to Q to keep one step ahead of the enemy with the latest smart gadgets, and now the real-life British spies of MI5 are to get their own technology mastermind.





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New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first.


Tech gadgets can be addictive

Technology / Other

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

I've been thinking I need to take a break from technology. Not an extended one, mind you. I'm not planning on becoming some latter-day Thoreau and retreating to my own Walden Pond sans laptop, TV and smart-phone.


US teens use smart phones for cheating: study

Technology / Hi Tech

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

A study released on Thursday shows US teens are using smart phones and the Internet to cheat at school work or exams.


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SKorean firms to jointly develop new chips

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung Electronics will lead a group of South Korean firms in jointly developing advanced semiconductors used for smartphones and digital televisions, officials said Monday.


Intel, Nokia work on new pocket computer project

Technology / Business

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. said Tuesday they're joining forces to build better technology for smart phones and other mobile Internet devices.


Report: Dell to make Android phone for AT&T

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A newspaper report says Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system.


FCC asks Verizon Wireless to explain fees

Technology / Telecom

created 21 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones.


Benefits of a 'smart' power grid in debated

Technology / Energy

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

When Kevin Linn of Coral Springs, Fla., received a special power meter last October, he was able to check his usage day by day and hour by hour via the Internet. He found spikes in midday when no one was home -- the water ...


Inlet Outlet

'Inlet Outlet' Lets Users Give Power Back To Wall Sockets

Technology / Energy

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (34) | comments 26

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever wish you could you power your home's electrical appliances with the energy you generate on your exercise bike? A new concept called an "inlet outlet" could allow homeowners to put power ...


Smart Hand Project

Robotic Hand That Senses Touch (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (27) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy, the Smart Hand project has given patient, Robin af Ekenstam (see video) the sense of touch in ...



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