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Algae fuelled car, ALGAEUS Car's first road trip

2009-10-02T13:51:00.000+05:30

The world’s first algae-fueled vehicle, which is called the Algaeus, has started its long green drive across America. The car, a converted plug-in Prius outfitted with a nickel-metal hydride battery and filled with a blend of 5% algae and 95% gasoline from Sapphire Energy, set out from San Francisco yesterday and will take 10 days to make it to Washington, DC. The group responsible for the

NASA Is Running Out of Space Fuel, No Refills In Sight

2009-10-02T13:48:00.000+05:30

So apparently, NASA needs this itsy-bitsy little thing called Plutonium-238 to make their deep-space rocketships go ZoOOOooOoOooM ZooOOOOoMM, but they're running out of it and need congress to drop $30 million to help make more. NPR says that NASA has not made any new Plutonium-238 since the 1980s, instead opting to borrow from Mother Russia. And because they use up to 11 pounds of the material

Notebook laptops: Samsung N130 - New netbook

2009-10-02T13:43:00.001+05:30

As September wears on, some companies are confirming the launch of new products. And Samsung is one of them. The company has announced to the public that an interesting and tiny netbook called Samsung N130 will be launched into the market shortly. This netbook will be remarkable: it will have an internal battery for an 11 hours estimated autonomy. That is a really high battery autonomy nowadays.

Best video game - PS3 3D mode will be available in 2010

2009-10-02T13:42:00.000+05:30

Enough years have passed since the introduction of the technology that allows us to see 3D images on a screen. In one way or another, we know this technology is present in our world, but it has not had the impact on the society and exploitation that would have been expected to occur after its commercial launch. But that situation could change very soon since Sony has announced that all the games

BioLogic FreeCharge - Recharge your gadgets while riding a bike - Battery charger rechargeable

2009-10-02T13:41:00.000+05:30

The regular way of producing light in a bike is by using a dynamo that is attached to one of the wheels. This dynamo is able to provide enough electricity to power a small bulb that illuminates our path. Well, the same principle used by a dynamo that generates electricity is now taken by Dahon (the world’s largest manufacturer of folding bikes), to create a new device that allows users to

Pentax digital camera: K-x, a novel DSLR with 12.4-megapixel CMOS sensor

2009-10-02T13:38:00.000+05:30

As expected, Pentax doesn’t want to hang back while its competitors are constantly announcing technological advances. For that reason, the Japanese corporation has decided to introduce the Pentax K-x, a very modern DSLR that offers, as a main feature, the capability of recording high-definition video with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at 24fps. On the other hand, we find that this

Headphones that are motion-activated for Sony Ericsson mobile phone

2009-10-02T13:37:00.000+05:30

With the introduction of the MH907 headphones, Sony Ericsson has become the first company to offer motion-activated headphones. There are built-in, capacitive motion sensors at the end of the headphones, which are able to automatically start or stop the operation of, for example, a cell phone. This is achieved by using a contact point sends a signal when a user puts or pulls the headphones in/

HTC Tattoo: Another Android phone with HTC touch LCD

2009-10-02T13:35:00.003+05:30

On the webpage intended to give an overview of this new mobile phone, which is included on the official HTC website, we can read the following: “HTC Tattoo is all about you. It’s the first phone that can be customized inside and out. Decide how your phone looks, then decide what you want to look at. Texts? Twitter? Your photos? When you’re done customizing HTC Tattoo, you’ll have a phone that

New Fuji camera to take instant color photos

2009-10-02T13:35:00.000+05:30

Fujifilm has announced the release of its most recent instant photo camera, which is called Instax Mini 7S. Although the design can be unattractive for many people, it is possible that other users think exactly the opposite. In sharp contrast with the Polaroid PoGo digital camera which has a built-in printer, the Instax Mini 7S uses the Fujifilm Instant Color Film “instax mini” with a size of 2″

Camera cell phone: Samsung Trill R520 with a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera

2009-10-02T13:33:00.000+05:30

Samsung has confirmed the rumors that arose some days ago. Specifically, the company has announced that its new mobile phone, which is called “Trill R520″, will soon be available in the United States. The technical sheet of this mobile phone indicates it includes a 1.3-megapixel camera that allows users to take pictures and record video. Besides, it has digital zoom and a night mode. In

LCD computer monitor: DoubleSight unveils some new Smart USB screens

2009-10-02T13:32:00.002+05:30

DoubleSight Displays has unveiled a new line of LCD display screens which are called Smart USB monitors. They are available in several versions: 7-inch, 9-inch, and 9-inch with webcam. Each LCD monitor is designed to work with any desktop or laptop computer with an USB port (a VGA port is not needed). And, by using a software called DoubleSight’s Display Link, the user will be able to connect up

IBM takes on Google in business Web-mail market

2009-10-02T13:25:00.000+05:30

BOSTON - IBM is introducing an inexpensive Web-based corporate email service that will compete with Google Inc's Google Apps, which has recently suffered several high-profile outages. International Business Machines Corp will likely try to capitalize on the damage that those outages have caused to Google Apps over the past year. Last month millions of business users could not access email

Sex robots for pleasure in the future

2009-09-24T16:29:00.003+05:30

Robots of the future would be used for sexual purposes, believes a Sexual pleasure (Getty Images) leading scientist. US robotics scientist Professor Rodney Brooks, former head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, said he had no reason to doubt that the technology would have ‘sexual drivers’. "Every technology that we've had,

IREX DR800SG: The Flip Side of Digital Reading

2009-09-24T16:25:00.002+05:30

Robert S. Anthony, PC World timestamp(1253736540000,'longDateTime') Sep 24, 2009 1:39 am Things got a little more crowded in the ebook reader market Wednesday as IREX Technologies, a pioneer in e-paper technology, rolled out its first consumer reader for the U.S., the stylus-driven IREX DR800SG. The beige unit features an 8.1-inch e-paper display, a

India launches satellite for ocean study

2009-09-23T18:58:00.002+05:30

NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India on Wednesday launched a second satellite to study oceans. The cube-shaped Oceansat-2 will monitor the interaction between oceans and the atmosphere, as part of climate studies, according to the country's main space agency. The satellite, launched from India's southeast coast, carried six nanosatellites from European universities as auxiliary payloads, said the

Saksoft launches Veri-sens

2009-09-23T18:54:00.001+05:30

Sept 23 : Saksoft, a global software services company focusing on the BFSI segment, announced the launch of Veri-sens, a Ready-to-use, end-to-end Business Intelligence solution designed exclusively for the Banking and Financial Services Industry. The product is packaged into three modules providing ready to go portfolio performance reports and dashboards for Credit Cards, Retail Assets like

Yahoo to kick off new branding campaign

2009-09-23T18:52:00.004+05:30

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it would kick off a $100 million branding campaign next week as the No. 2 U.S. Web company seeks to revive growth and redefine itself under Chief Executive Carol Bartz. The global campaign, "It's You," comes a few months after Yahoo said it would outsource its search technology to Microsoft Corp. The deal with

New computing tool may help scientists create tastier and longer lasting tomatoes

2009-09-23T18:52:00.002+05:30

Scientists have developed a new computing tool that could help scientists predict how plants will react to different environmental conditions in order to create better crops, such as tastier and longer lasting tomatoes.The tool will form part of a new 1.7 million pounds Syngenta University Centre at Imperial College London, which will see researchers from Imperial and Syngenta working together to

Diamonds could help devise the ultimate MRI probe

2009-09-23T18:51:00.002+05:30

Posted On :23-Sep-2009 02:59:10 Source :Indo Asian News Service Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Diamonds, a woman's best friend, might also turn out to be the patient's good friend as well. Work done by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on quantum computing, it appears, has more immediate application in medical science.

Microsoft developing new tablet PC device

2009-09-23T18:46:00.004+05:30

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is developing a small tablet-style PC to rival a similar product that may be launched by Apple Inc, technology blog Gizmodo reported on Tuesday. The booklet-shaped device, called Courier, is in the "late prototype" stage of development, Gizmodo reported, without identifying the source of its information. Microsoft did not immediately answer a

Jude Law's drag film 'RAGE' going straight-to-mobile phone

2009-09-23T18:45:00.001+05:30

London, Sept 23 : Jude Law's quirky stint as a drag artist in the low budget experimental flick, Rage, will make a record of sorts when it is released directly on cellphones. Film enthusiasts will also be able to text in their questions about the feature.Helmer Sally Potter is unsure how it will work out for the movie, but is willing to give technology a chance.The Sun quoted her as saying: "We

HP introduces SkyRoom

2009-09-23T18:42:00.002+05:30

California: HP established a new category in videoconferencing with the introduction of HP SkyRoom - affordable, high-definition videoconferencing software that offers live, real-time collaboration for instant face-to-face meetings with no subscription fees.HP SkyRoom is based on video and image communication technology developed in HP Labs, the company's central research arm. Elements of this

Acer Gemstone

2009-09-20T22:33:00.002+05:30

Acer Gemstone: New Affordable NotebooksAcer will unveil new affordable multimedia notebooks by the end of this month. The Gemstone lineup will get new multimedia notebooks in two 15.6-inch and 17.3 display screen sizes. Of the three new Acer Gemstone notebooks, two would be sub $600 (Rs. 29,300 approx.) Aspire AS5536 and Aspire AS7735Z are available in U.S. today onwards. Aspire AS5739G, equipped

MINI 3i - Dell's Chinese phone

2009-09-20T22:31:00.001+05:30

Yesterday, the first reports of Dell's Chinese handset came into light. Though it was just speculation, although from a credible source. A day later, we have more information about the handset.Apparently, the device will be called the Mini 3i and will run the same, "customized for China" Android OS used by the Lenovo Ophone. This latest development was revealed by a Chinese news portal. The

Gscreen Computers - DUAL SCREEN LAPTOPS

2009-09-20T22:30:00.002+05:30

US Firm Plans Dual Screen LaptopsNow this is quite something! A US based company, Gscreen Computers, is readying a dual screen laptop that might go on sale sometime later this year. The laptop will consist of a main display and a slide out expandable display, which will give the laptop huge screen real estate. Each of the screens will have a 1280x800 pixel resolution (which might be too low by