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What Can I Do with a Smartwatch and Should I Get One?
Dear Lifehacker, I keep seeing new “smartwatches” show up on gadget sites, but they all seem pretty different. What is a smartwatch, exactly, and should I consider buying one? Sincerely, Watching...
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Add Wireless Charging to Any Smartphone
We’ve seen plenty of phones that support wireless charging, but it’s still not a common feature on most phones. Over on Instructables, user Harari shows you how to add a wireless charging system to...
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How to charge your smartphone and other USB devices as quickly as possible
USB charging is shrouded in mystery — which is a bit ironic, given that almost all of us rely on USB charging of our smartphones and tablets on a daily basis. Why, for example, does an iPhone recharge...
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Avatar-like Experiment: Human-Rat Interaction via Virtual Reality and Robotics
British and Spanish scientists designed a simulation device that allows rats to experience “Avatar” and establish interactive communication with humans. In the sci-fi film “Avatar”, the human body,...
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Apple wants to combine your computer’s ports into an all-in-one slot
Apple is known for slimming down its hardware and removing anything it feels can be avoided. The company was one of the first to begin the push away from optical media. Now, in line with its design...
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World’s first telescopic contact lens gives you Superman-like vision
An international team of researchers have created the first telescopic contact lens; a contact lens that, when it’s equipped, gives you the power to zoom your vision almost three times. Yes, this is...
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10 mindblowingly futuristic technologies that will appear by the 2030s
Two decades is not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but owing to accelerating change we can expect to see the emergence of some fairly disruptive technological innovations in the coming years. Here...
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Nanoparticle Ink Enables 3-D Printing of Microbattery Electrodes
Over two-and-a-half years ago, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories developed what they claimed was the smallest battery yet produced. The lithium-based battery they produced was no bigger than...
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Tiny terahertz chips can give smartphones X-ray vision, tricorder-like...
Back in the early days of comic books, before they were used to convey compelling, mature narratives, you could turn to the back page and order X-ray specs for a few bucks. They obviously didn’t allow...
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New invention uses vibration to turn solid surfaces into cheap touchscreens
It’s safe to say that touchscreens have become a normal part of everyday modern life. The input method is so ubiquitous that it’s even appearing on standard computer displays — ones that have a...
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Hacker Demonstrates Android Smartphone App To Hijack A Plane Midair
On your next flight, you may want to look over your shoulder at what the person next to you is doing. Help Net Security reports: An extremely well attended talk by Hugo Teso, a security consultant at...
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The First App-Controlled Bionic Hand
Wearers can push one button for complex movements like right-clicking a mouse and picking up a pen. A new bionic hand is the first to come with app control, allowing users to access complicated motion...
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Meet “Fundawear,” the vibrating underwear you control with your phone
So this is a thing now. Undergarments – briefs, panties, bras, etc. – packed with vibrating touch technology that you control with a smartphone. It’s called Fundawear (fun… underwear… fun to wear! Oh,...
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An elastic touchscreen into which you can literally sink your fingers
When touchscreens first became widespread on our mobile devices, the main complaint from touchscreen detractors was that it felt weird to poke at a flat surface rather than tactile buttons. Eventually,...
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TED TALKS – David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips
Tech columnist David Pogue shares 10 simple, clever tips for computer, web, smartphone and camera users. And yes, you may know a few of these already — but there’s probably at least one you don’t....
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Teenage girl creates tiny device that could charge a smartphone in 20 seconds
When you’re out all day, it’s a huge pain to charge your mobile devices. Even if you remember to bring a charger and get lucky enough to find a free electrical outlet at a coffee shop, you still have...
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Now You Can Control Someone Else’s Arm Over The Internet
A group of graduate students in NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program have developed an open-source API that can allows you to move someone else’s arm remotely using a keyboard, a joystick or...
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Motorola Aiming To Replace Smartphone Passwords With Electronic Tattoos
If you’re concerned about the mark of the beast, this has to be worrying. Via the Telegraph: Initially designed for medical purposes, Motorola hopes the ‘Biostamps’ could now be used for consumer...
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A standard router can turn your entire home into a gesture recognition device
Modern technology has been attempting to turn gesture control into a main form of input for quite a while now. Game consoles like the Wii, peripherals like the Kinect and Move, and accelerometers in...
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Holobuild Scanning System
We 3D printed the face of the inventor of the Holobuild Scanning System on our ZPrinter 650. Filed under: Awesome, Technology, WTF Tagged: 3d printed face, 3D PRINTING, arts, Gadgets, illustration,...
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