Sunday, December 30, 2012

Mice in the future with gyroscopes, accelerometers and other advanced motion sensors

If you look at a desktop computer you realize that in the last 10 or 15 years has evolved almost everything, disk drives, displays, processors, etc.. But there is still the odd item that resists being redesigned, this bag could fit a classic peripherals: mouse and keyboard. Is it because they are perfect enough or a lack of imagination? Apple may have the key to the next generation of mice because it has just patented design.These include a mouse...

Technology 'Virtual Body' gets you into the body of another person

The telepresence system goes a step beyond the odd you've seen it directly puts you in the shoes of another person, as if you had somehow 'possessed in spirit' or whatever you see. The experience should be pretty strange judging by what they say and what you see in the video, to begin around you a virtual reality system based on multiple sensors that isolate you to some extent the world around you. These sensors include a 3D viewer that provides...

Floating magnets move chasing a laser, the possible future of maglev vehicles

If you had to name two futuristic inventions that can be found today would probably maglevs lasers and these vehicles almost magically levitating through the effect of magnetism and get impressive speeds. Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan have united both concepts to give a curious invention: a magnet that levitates on a metal surface and moves chasing a point of light. The metal surface comprises a matrix of small magnets. The material on the...

Turn your Wi-Fi password in a QR code

If you want a truly secure WiFi network then you have no choice but to resort to measures such as using one of those very long passwords consist of letters and numbers. This adds an extra point security, but sometimes the problem is just remembering this password or share it with friends or colleagues at the office. A Reddit user thought a quick fix: turn your WiFi password in a QR code and then print it out and hang it on the wall in a visible...

Saturday, December 29, 2012

The PS2 is no longer produced in Japan

The huge success of Sony's PlayStation 2 brought a huge catalog of games . Some very good, some maybe not so many. Surely many of us carry some memory of this fabulous console, right? After staying in full production for 13 years, the legendary PS2 has finally stopped being produced in the country of the rising sun. Its sales of over 150 million units are among the best-selling consoles in history, all thanks to the great titles that are...

Mac Mini could be produced in U.S.

As we said at the time, Apple has plans to bring some of their production to Asia to America and start making devices there. Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, said some computers Mac begin to be produced in North America, but was not very specific about which ones. Fortunately a report from Asia seems to shed some light on the subject. The Taiwanese Digitimes says that Apple plans to manufacture PCs in U.S. is none other than the Mac Mini. The report...

Control a cockroach on Twitter

Many people hate cockroaches. Some seem disgusting, others fear them, etc.. But, what if you could control the movement of a cockroach? Is it possible to do that? Of course you do, and frankly not surprising given that the technology is now at a very good level. What we do soprende a bit which can be checked via a cockroach Twitter. The Twitter Roach (that's the name that has been given) is a leading real roach over it a kind of wireless...

LG presented new 5.5-inch screen and a screen for tablets at CES 2013

LG seems to be completely ready to make your big presentation at next year's CES, which like every year will take place in January 2013 will be from 8 to 11 of the said month, if memory serves me. The company has already prepared to present a phenomenal Full HD screen that measures 5.5 inches and has a density of 403 pixels per inch. Surely this small will be used in some future phablet to launch the firm. In addition, LG also plans to...