http://www.physorg.com/electronics-news/ en-us PhysOrg Team Physorg.com provides the latest news on electronics, robotics, hardware, electronic gadgets and science technology. Updated daily. (PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers, at Northeastern University, have developed several portable robotic devices to aid in the rehabilitation process of stroke victims. These devices are small enough for patients to continue rehabilitation at home, thereby cutting down on the number of visits to the rehab center. http://www.physorg.com/news177334289.html Electronics 2009-11-13T11:50:02-07:00 (AP) -- Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd. http://www.physorg.com/news177318553.html Electronics 2009-11-13T07:20:02-07:00 A French businessman who claims the screen of his iPhone shattered spontaneously has asked a court to appoint an independent expert to investigate the device's safety, his lawyer said on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news177318694.html Electronics 2009-11-13T07:12:19-07:00 Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm. http://www.physorg.com/news177271988.html Electronics 2009-11-12T18:14:10-07:00 Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone revisits their love/hate relationship with the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news177231879.html Electronics 2009-11-12T08:40:01-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dell today announced three new commercial workgroup printers to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and lower their total cost of printing. http://www.physorg.com/news177187372.html Electronics 2009-11-12T03:20:01-07:00 (AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use. http://www.physorg.com/news177186331.html Electronics 2009-11-11T18:26:18-07:00 Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly. http://www.physorg.com/news177173313.html Electronics 2009-11-11T15:10:03-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- The research, led by Wolfgang Fink, will aid both people with visual impairments and scientists involved in planetary exploration. http://www.physorg.com/news177152124.html Electronics 2009-11-11T09:10:02-07:00 Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as a major standard in key markets around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news177150350.html Electronics 2009-11-11T08:40:03-07:00 Intel Corporation today announced the Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. http://www.physorg.com/news177146151.html Electronics 2009-11-11T07:30:02-07:00 (AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup. http://www.physorg.com/news177140017.html Electronics 2009-11-11T05:50:01-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick Astley and a message "ikee is never going to give you up," a reference to Astley's 1980s hit song. http://www.physorg.com/news177054312.html Electronics 2009-11-10T05:46:08-07:00 Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side. http://www.physorg.com/news177020765.html Electronics 2009-11-09T21:30:01-07:00 Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, issued on Monday a global recall for 14 million faulty chargers made by a subcontractor this year. http://www.physorg.com/news176969488.html Electronics 2009-11-09T06:12:40-07:00 The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say. http://www.physorg.com/news176878934.html Electronics 2009-11-08T05:40:01-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics has launched its latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner, the Tango, which is capable of vacuuming hardwood floors, carpets, and even beds without human assistance. http://www.physorg.com/news176713649.html Electronics 2009-11-06T07:08:11-07:00 GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways. http://www.physorg.com/news176643094.html Electronics 2009-11-05T13:40:03-07:00 Toshiba Corporation today introduced a new line up of 1.8-inch HDDs with a maximum capacity of 320GB, the highest yet announced by the industry, targeted at thin and light mobile PCs and portable external hard disk drives. The new series delivers three models in 160GB, 250GB and 320GB capacities, and will start mass production from December. http://www.physorg.com/news176629394.html Electronics 2009-11-05T07:43:41-07:00 Bigger, better and faster is what you get from the new Verbatim SureFire portable hard drive. http://www.physorg.com/news176623420.html Electronics 2009-11-05T06:20:02-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- A robot powered by a computerized model of a rodent brain will help researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego understand how people recognize and adapt to change. http://www.physorg.com/news176581936.html Electronics 2009-11-04T18:34:30-07:00 (AP) -- Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications. http://www.physorg.com/news176579615.html Electronics 2009-11-04T17:54:27-07:00 The inventor of the mobile phone said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago. http://www.physorg.com/news176566512.html Electronics 2009-11-04T14:30:01-07:00 (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s local partner has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high. http://www.physorg.com/news176545206.html Electronics 2009-11-04T08:21:08-07:00 US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore. http://www.physorg.com/news176486383.html Electronics 2009-11-03T21:00:01-07:00 A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in shopping malls. http://www.physorg.com/news176449854.html Electronics 2009-11-03T06:20:02-07:00 Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist teamed up at Michigan State University. They're developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments. http://www.physorg.com/news176362489.html Electronics 2009-11-02T05:36:33-07:00 (AP) -- Personal computers are changing - and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down. http://www.physorg.com/news176309142.html Electronics 2009-11-01T14:46:18-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket. http://www.physorg.com/news176112369.html Electronics 2009-10-30T10:40:01-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- NEC and Brother are both developing wearable prototype devices that use Retinal Imaging Display (RID) technology to project images directly on the wearer's retina. NEC's gadget is designed to interpret foreign languages and project a translation onto the retina, making it possible to have a conversation without an interpreter. Brother's device will project images of documents, allowing the wearer to read them in complete privacy. http://www.physorg.com/news176111763.html Electronics 2009-10-30T08:56:53-07:00