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. ASUS today launched the Eee PC T91MT, the world's first convertible tablet netbook to feature a multi-touch screen that supports Windows 7 Multi-Touch gestures. http://www.physorg.com/news178545872.html Electronics 2009-11-27T12:05:21-07:00 Cell phone owners are ringing the changes and putting a smile on their dial by adorning their mobiles with ornamental stickers, charms and beads -- and the craze just keeps getting bigger. http://www.physorg.com/news178536526.html Electronics 2009-11-27T09:29:33-07:00 People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want. http://www.physorg.com/news178530161.html Electronics 2009-11-27T08:20:01-07:00 NetSecure Technologies SmartSwipe credit card reader is a new device to help Internet shoppers or small business owners. http://www.physorg.com/news178462072.html Electronics 2009-11-26T13:10:01-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- A flute playing robot unveiled by Waseda University last year has been joined by a robot saxophonist in a Classical music duet. The aim of the project was to design robots that could respond to each other's visual and aural cues. http://www.physorg.com/news178442951.html Electronics 2009-11-26T09:30:01-07:00 In talking with my iPhone-using friends, we often seem to bring up how to squeeze the most life from the iPhone's "nonreplaceable" battery. http://www.physorg.com/news178443232.html Electronics 2009-11-26T07:34:08-07:00 Forget the Transformers and Astroboy: Japan's latest robots don't save the world -- they cook snacks, play with your kids, model clothes, and search for disaster victims. http://www.physorg.com/news178439624.html Electronics 2009-11-26T06:34:40-07:00 This year, I've grouped my list of Top 10 tech toys into price ranges. Keep in mind that the prices listed are the suggested retail, and you may be able to find better deals. http://www.physorg.com/news178394200.html Electronics 2009-11-25T18:50:01-07:00 The holiday season is as much a time for tech as for toys. Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't have to break their budgets. http://www.physorg.com/news178394370.html Electronics 2009-11-25T18:00:02-07:00 (AP) -- New cars have been tuning themselves for the better part of two decades now, so it should feel less impressive that Gibson has built a guitar that can smoothly do the same. http://www.physorg.com/news178391604.html Electronics 2009-11-25T17:13:43-07:00 Nokia today unveiled two new 3G slider phones, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you. http://www.physorg.com/news178387270.html Electronics 2009-11-25T16:50:01-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information. http://www.physorg.com/news178368713.html Electronics 2009-11-25T10:52:39-07:00 To design a lightweight anchor that can dig itself in to hold small underwater submersibles, Anette (Peko) Hosoi of MIT borrowed techniques from one of nature's best diggers -- the razor clam. http://www.physorg.com/news178119439.html Electronics 2009-11-22T13:40:26-07:00 (AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets. http://www.physorg.com/news178085245.html Electronics 2009-11-22T04:09:02-07:00 (AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. http://www.physorg.com/news177954951.html Electronics 2009-11-20T16:10:03-07:00 At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon, the high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) was recognized today as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world. http://www.physorg.com/news177944567.html Electronics 2009-11-20T13:20:02-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will have little impact on battery life. http://www.physorg.com/news177922345.html Electronics 2009-11-20T06:53:10-07:00 Maja Mataric', who directs the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, will lead an effort to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for adults of all ages, with a particular focus on the elderly. http://www.physorg.com/news177864557.html Electronics 2009-11-19T15:40:25-07:00 Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season. http://www.physorg.com/news177842413.html Electronics 2009-11-19T08:40:58-07:00 Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to end up with an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly. http://www.physorg.com/news177788060.html Electronics 2009-11-18T19:40:01-07:00 She's gone. We were the best of friends, constant companions -- literally, because I carried her day and night in the left-front pocket of my jeans. For five years we roamed the world together, or at least the United States, since she wasn't GSM-compatible. http://www.physorg.com/news177788246.html Electronics 2009-11-18T18:40:01-07:00 (AP) -- Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays. http://www.physorg.com/news177788657.html Electronics 2009-11-18T18:00:02-07:00 (AP) -- Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi. http://www.physorg.com/news177783898.html Electronics 2009-11-18T16:25:32-07:00 Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered mobile computer. With the Linux-based Maemo platform and with multiple ways to connect to the Internet, the Nokia N900 enables users to be online as it happens with a powerful computer in the palm of their hands. http://www.physorg.com/news177778483.html Electronics 2009-11-18T15:20:02-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- At the graduate school of media design at Keio University in Tokyo, a project called "Walky" is under developed. Researchers have developed specifically designed software for the iPhone that can control android movements by using natural gestures. http://www.physorg.com/news177771547.html Electronics 2009-11-18T12:59:56-07:00 (AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook. http://www.physorg.com/news177765527.html Electronics 2009-11-18T12:10:01-07:00 (AP) -- T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones. http://www.physorg.com/news177674509.html Electronics 2009-11-17T10:02:55-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making hasty decisions. http://www.physorg.com/news177666286.html Electronics 2009-11-17T07:45:34-07:00 NVIDIA Corporation today unveiled the Tesla 20-series of parallel processors for the high performance computing (HPC) market, based on its new generation CUDA processor architecture, codenamed "Fermi". http://www.physorg.com/news177617175.html Electronics 2009-11-16T18:30:08-07:00 An upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the Department of Energy has made the "Jaguar" supercomputer the world's fastest. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jaguar is the scientific research community's most powerful computational tool for exploring solutions to some of today's most difficult problems. The upgrade, funded with $19.9 million under the Recovery Act, will enable scientific simulations for exploring solutions to climate change and the development of new energy technologies. http://www.physorg.com/news177608722.html Electronics 2009-11-16T16:30:02-07:00