The Mariana Trench is the greatest man challenge on Earth. (Cos Mt. Everest is like, so been-there done-that.) To finally attain supreme bragging rights of reaching its bottom, a feat last accomplished in the 1960s, a special submersible has been built that can withstand the extreme pressure down … [Read more...] about Triton Submarine Is One Of The Toughest There Is
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Pepsi Unveils Mysterious Social Vending Machines
So Pepsi wants to finally harness the power of social connectivity with a new type of vending machine that would more than level the playing field against its big rival. The whole concept is rather strange, allowing people to buy their friends drinks by entering a name and mobile number. Dudes, why … [Read more...] about Pepsi Unveils Mysterious Social Vending Machines
Kosher Smartphones Now Available In Israel
We remember a BBC documentary about an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community where one of the members explained that they would always be riding the last car of the train of progress. Sounds poetic, but it's ever so true. To at least tap into a significant market in their country, an Israeli telecom firm … [Read more...] about Kosher Smartphones Now Available In Israel
Wow-Keys Keyboard Uses iPhone as Number Pad and More
I have seen some really interesting and cool keyboards over the years, and this Wow-Keys keyboard is one of the coolest. This thing is a normal QWERTY keyboard on one side, and where the number pad would normally be, there is an iPhone dock. You can also dock your iPod touch there too. Innovative … [Read more...] about Wow-Keys Keyboard Uses iPhone as Number Pad and More
Verizon’s 4G LTE Network Up And Running
Verizon Wireless has just released an announcement confirming that their 4G LTE Network is now back online and fully operational once again, after being offline for around 24 hours. The update came via Twitter and states "4G LTE up and running. Thank you for your patience." Details of the … [Read more...] about Verizon’s 4G LTE Network Up And Running
Sony Tablet Teaser Video Released (video)
Further to the announcement earlier this week of Sony Tablets coded named the S1 and S2, Sony has now released a teaser video showing a little more detail and the curved designs of the new Sony Tablets. The new Sony tablets come in two distinct styles with the Sony S1 tablet equipped with a … [Read more...] about Sony Tablet Teaser Video Released (video)
Toshiba Launches Write-Once Only SD Card
Toshiba has today unveiled a new type of SD card it has added to its range, which will only allow data to be written to it once. The new Write-Once SD card allows up to 1GB of data to be stored on the card, but once data has been written to it, the SD card cannot be formatted or cleared in any … [Read more...] about Toshiba Launches Write-Once Only SD Card
Droid Charge Launch Postponed Due To Verizon 4G LTE Network Outage
Due to the problems Verizon is currently experiencing with its 4G LTE Network, today's launch of the Droid Charge has been postponed by Verizon, Motorola, and Samsung. Reports are, however, now trickling through that some service has been restored to the troubled Verizon 4G LTE Network in the past … [Read more...] about Droid Charge Launch Postponed Due To Verizon 4G LTE Network Outage
Sharp Uses 156 LCD Screens To Create A 5D 360-degree Video Room
Sharp has created a massive 156 LCD screen display to create an immersive video room display at the 5D Miracle Tour in the Hui Ten Bosch Theme Park in Nagasaki. The room consists of 156 x 60” PN-V601 LCD displays with 36 monitors positioned on the wall, ceiling, and floor, and 24 monitors on each … [Read more...] about Sharp Uses 156 LCD Screens To Create A 5D 360-degree Video Room
Wireless Solar Powered Eye Sensor
A team of researchers from the University of Michigan has developed a tiny solar-powered wireless eye sensor computer designed to be implanted into the user's cornea. This innovative device has been engineered to measure pressure inside the eye by pushing on the cornea, the eye's clear outer … [Read more...] about Wireless Solar Powered Eye Sensor
Verizon Determines 4G LTE Data Connections Issue Working On A Fix
Verizon has released a statement regarding their 4G LTE Data Connections issue, which states they have now "determined the cause of our issue" and say they are now "working with our major vendors to restore connections." The announcement was very brief and didn't give much away in terms of what the … [Read more...] about Verizon Determines 4G LTE Data Connections Issue Working On A Fix
Google Launches Its Chrome 11 Browser
Today Google rolled out a version 11 stable release of its Chrome browser and it looks as though the new Google Chrome logo is here to stay. One of the main new features to Google Chrome 11 which we saw in the beta is the ability to convert your speech to text and Google has released an API for … [Read more...] about Google Launches Its Chrome 11 Browser
