News tagged with usb connections

Microsoft to release a free SDK for Kinect this spring

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kinect, Microsoft's attempt to bring motion controls to the Xbox 360 video game console, is soon to have a non-commercial SDK released for it that will hopefully allow third-party developers ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Gadget of the Year, plus other new gadgets on the block

It's the end of the year so it's time for my unofficial "Gadget of the Year."

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Energizer Duo battery charger hides a Trojan

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Energizer Duo USB battery charger has been hiding a backdoor Trojan in its software that affects computers using Windows. According to Symantec the Trojan has probably been there since ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

RCA's Airenergy charger converts WiFi energy to electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Airenergy is a gadget that can harvest free electricity from WiFi signals such as those from a wireless Internet connection, apparently with enough efficiency to make it practical for recharging ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (29) | comments 38 | with audio podcast weblog

Charge your cell phone using light, courtesy SunCore

SunCore is a little known Irvine, Calif.-based company that's on the cusp of shipping some potentially revolutionary technology.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 2

Startup lets you play console video games remotely

(AP) -- As any a video game aficionado knows, it's easy to pop a game into your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and spend hours working your way from one level to the next. Without the hefty console, though, you're out of luck ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many devices don't require a converter

Q. We will be sailing in the Greek Islands on a 32-foot boat in May, and I am wondering how to properly charge our various electronic gadgets -- an e-book reader, camera and phone -- so I don't wreck any of them. What should ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gadgets: Epson Artisan 800 printer does it all

The Epson Artisan 800 5-in-1 printer (copy, fax, printing, scanning and Wi-Fi) is so good you almost wish it were a 50-in-1.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0