After a frightening tremor that's shaken the seaside neighborhood you live in, the Tsunami alert goes off. What to do? What to do? Grab the kids and rush to the backyard (or rooftop) where sits a reinforced aluminum sphere. After strapping yourself in together with the kids, there's silence. You … [Read more...] about IDEA Inc. Hard At Work On Tsunami Capsules
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Hanako 2 Dental Robot Is Very Impressive (Video)
No other country on Earth seems to be more dedicated to realizing Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell than Japan. They might as well deify Ridley Scott and proclaim him the spiritual father of the country's various humanoid robotics projects. Pictured below is the lovely Hanako 2, a rather … [Read more...] about Hanako 2 Dental Robot Is Very Impressive (Video)
Apple vs Microsoft Infographic Timeline From 1984 – 2011
Over the last 27 plus years, Microsoft and Apple have battled it out, making computer history along the way. As a reminder of the ups and downs of both companies over the years, a great infographic has been put together by the Manolution website. At the bottom of the infographic is a graph detailing … [Read more...] about Apple vs Microsoft Infographic Timeline From 1984 – 2011
Ricoh Acquires Pentax’s Digicam Business For Expansion Plans
It has been confirmed today that Ricoh has purchased Pentax's Digicam business from its current owners, the Tokyo-based Hoya group. According to reports, the sale is worth around $124 million for Pentax, and details have been issued in a statement from Hoya. Ricoh plans to expand its already … [Read more...] about Ricoh Acquires Pentax’s Digicam Business For Expansion Plans
Call Of Duty Gets Its Own Fan Event And $1 Million Tournament
If you are a big fan of the phenomenon that is Call Of Duty together with its sequels and DLC packs, you might be pleased to know that the hugely popular game now has its own 2-day fan event called Call of Duty XP. The first Call of Duty XP fan event will be in Los Angeles during the first half of … [Read more...] about Call Of Duty Gets Its Own Fan Event And $1 Million Tournament
Adobe Offer 50 Percent Discount To Tempt Final Cut Pro Users Over To Premiere Pro
In the wake of the Pro revolt against Apple's latest release of Final Cut Pro X, Adobe has seen an opportunity to grab some new users and has released a new offer tempting current Final Cut Pro users to swap to Adobe's Premiere Pro suite of video editing tools. Adobe's Strategic Move Adobe's Jim … [Read more...] about Adobe Offer 50 Percent Discount To Tempt Final Cut Pro Users Over To Premiere Pro
Twitter Now Handles More Than 200 Million Tweets A Day
This week Twitter has announced passing yet another Tweet milestone revealing that it now sends over 200 million Tweets a day. To put that in context, back in January 2009 users sent two million Tweets a day, and just a year ago, Twitter handled around 65 million Tweets a day. Twitter compares its … [Read more...] about Twitter Now Handles More Than 200 Million Tweets A Day
Due To Insane Demand Google Closes Google+ Invites
After opening up an invite-only service for its new Google+ service earlier this week, Google has now had to close the invitation doors for the night due to insane demand, it reports. Google+ is a new service launched this week by Google to take on the social network giant Facebook at its own game. … [Read more...] about Due To Insane Demand Google Closes Google+ Invites
IBM Announces New Solid State Phase-change Memory Breakthrough
IBM researchers have this week announced a major breakthrough which is set to replace solid-state flash memory, with the unveiling of their new phase-change memory (PCM). Traditional flash memory has some great advantages and is currently used in a huge number of devices from MacBook Airs to mobile … [Read more...] about IBM Announces New Solid State Phase-change Memory Breakthrough
TeamFortress 2 Free Players Blocked From Certain Games
Last week we brought you the great news that Valve had made is fantastic Team Fortress 2 game free to play to all forever. But it now looks that not everyone is completely pleased about the news and a few gamers who have actually purchased the TF2 game have now created a script to block 'Free' TF2 … [Read more...] about TeamFortress 2 Free Players Blocked From Certain Games
New WiFi SleepWell Technology Doubles Device Battery Life
WiFi communications from your mobile device can eat through your battery life fairly quickly and this is magnified considerably if more devices are using the same hotspot, as a queue is then formed with each device waiting for its turn to download data. This waiting in line method tends to burn even … [Read more...] about New WiFi SleepWell Technology Doubles Device Battery Life
Google Rolls Out Cleaner Calendar And Gmail Interfaces
Google has rolled out a number of changes this week to improve the look and usability of their Gmail and Calendar products. The changes are purely cosmetic and have not affected the way Calendar works but have made the user interface much cleaner and less cluttered. You can try the new look by … [Read more...] about Google Rolls Out Cleaner Calendar And Gmail Interfaces
