The control of a humanoid robot is now right at your fingertips. Researchers at the graduate school of media design at Tokyo’s Keio University have designed iPod software that can control androids. Better still, you need not learn how to use controller commands like joysticks,...
Make a robot dance with...
Your brain may directly...
If Intel has its way, keyboards and mice will soon become obsolete. By 2020, you may only need your brain to operate your computer.
To make the technology work, Intel researchers are working on decoding human brain activity. Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) scans,...
Unlock your car door in...
Ever thought of using your iPhone or Blackberry to lock or unlock your car doors? If you own a Mercedes-Benz, you will soon be able to do it.
In collaboration with Hughes Telematics, the renowned car maker has launched ‘mbrace,’ a new telematics system that will allow...
“Smart” cha...
It’s painful to see a visually challenged and physically disabled person struggling to safely steer their wheelchair on busy, crowded streets. Hopefully such sights may soon be a thing of past. A “smart” wheelchair that navigates on its own without human assistance...
10 Radio Controlled Chr...
When I was a child – admittedly that’s not just a couple of years ago – remotely controlled toys were very much an expensive luxury, and most Christmases, kids I knew were forced to begrudgingly settle for models which were controlled via a fun-sapping wire between...
“Smart Charging&#...
It’s not hard to imagine the dark (literally so) consequences of millions of electric cars plugging in at the same time during peak hours. The already overburdened electrical grid may fail to withstand the stress and might even just collapse!
The web search giant Google, however,...
Palm Pre, Another Compe...
Smartphones are about to get smarter. And we might have Palm to thank for it.
Only a few years ago, Americans were accustomed to using TDMA phones that required programming before you could even use them. Things have changed since then for the better. While Apple started a whole...
Mobile phone towers wil...
What do you expect mobile phone towers to do? The answer, in all probability, would be: they facilitate communication among people all over the world. It is correct, but only partially so. They have another very important use indeed: they can predict how severe the next flood in your...
Mobile phones: heraldin...
Mobile phones, after revolutionizing the way people communicate across the world, are well on their way to bring about a new era in healthcare. They are set to assuming the role of our ever-reliable nurses, helping doctors keep a close watch on our vitals. These gadgets are being...
The cigarette of the fu...
Ever heard of an electronic cigarette? A thin plastic tube with a lithium-ion battery which heats liquid nicotine into a stream of vapor? It is, its makers claim, a less harmful substitute for your tobacco-filled cigarette or cigar.
Besides nicotine delivery, this vapor provides...
