With a great Smartphone, you can read a book, watch a movie, or surf the internet. Well, barely, the screen is always too small. Until now. GeChic offers a 13.3-inch portable screen as an extension to your smartphone monitor. It is an 8mm thick device with a 1366 x 768 display. This innovative … [Read more...] about GeChic Releases Portable Monitor for Smartphones
LG Revolution Allows Remote Diagnostic Tool
Verizon is updating the LG Revolution for it to deserve its last name. The new phone may not have Android 4.0, but it has another noteworthy feature: a remote diagnostic tool. Remote Diagnostic Tool: A Game Changer Now, whenever users are having trouble with their phones, they can call Verizon … [Read more...] about LG Revolution Allows Remote Diagnostic Tool
Writer: Desire, Anticipated Fun are Reasons Why People Wait in Line
According to Doree Shafrir, "if anticipated line-waiting discomfort (outdoor temperature, bathrooms, will I have to stay overnight, etc.) (A) x expected time in line (T), squared < my hourly earnings (E) x desire for the object or experience (D) x anticipated fun in line (F), then it seems worth … [Read more...] about Writer: Desire, Anticipated Fun are Reasons Why People Wait in Line
Startup Offers Cost-effective Solar Cell Production at Half the Price
Alternative energy sources, while sustainable in the long run, are often dismissed due to the costly building and manufacture of tools. Now here's a speck of hope for solar energy: a startup goes public and claims that they can produce solar cells for about half the price of the ones currently in … [Read more...] about Startup Offers Cost-effective Solar Cell Production at Half the Price
File Transfer Made Easier Through Facebook’s Pipe
Now we have more excuses to do "work" on Facebook. File transfer is coming to Facebook early next week though a new app named Pipe. Pipe is set to be in beta on Monday after the London Web Summit unveiling. Though it is already possible to transfer files through Facebook message attachments, … [Read more...] about File Transfer Made Easier Through Facebook’s Pipe
Pin Lights for a Safer Campsite
Now we need not fear the deep dark outdoors. With Pin Lights, your tent stakes can double as lamp posts too. Ingenious. … [Read more...] about Pin Lights for a Safer Campsite
Rechner is World’s First Gesture-based Calculator App
Taking after the idea of swipe keyboards on touch devices, a fresh-from-the-box iOS calculator app allows you to do just that with your numbers. Unlike your usual calculator app which just shows your boring numbers, operations, and memory storage buttons, the Rechner Calculator stands out as it … [Read more...] about Rechner is World’s First Gesture-based Calculator App
Robots Break World Swimming Record
Four robots called the PacX Wave Gliders broke the distance world record when they swam over 3,200 nautical miles or 5,926km across the Pacific Ocean. … [Read more...] about Robots Break World Swimming Record
Biplane Could Be Key to Faster Supersonic Travel
Commercial supersonic travel has long been out of the market, ever since the Concorde stopped its services in 2003. Nine years later, the findings of a group of university researchers may just lead to cheaper, quieter, and more fuel-efficient supersonic travel. The team of Qiqi Wang of … [Read more...] about Biplane Could Be Key to Faster Supersonic Travel
OMGPOP’s Draw Something Tops The Charts
Everyone is Drawing Something as OMGPOP's "Draw Something" lead the list of most used Facebook apps. This is a shocking breather from all the Zynga apps regularly on top. … [Read more...] about OMGPOP’s Draw Something Tops The Charts
Snail Turned Into Organic Battery
That slow and steady cyborg snail may have just enough juice to win the race. Earlier this year, a cockroach was implanted with an enzyme-based biofuel that allowed it to produce power for sensors, recording devices, etc. Now a team from Clarkson University has reached a similar feat with a … [Read more...] about Snail Turned Into Organic Battery
Scramble with Friends now Available for Android
While there are already a lot of play-with-friends game apps available for both iOS and Android, every Zynga release is much anticipated, as it will surely be social and addictive by nature. Having said that, Scramble with Friends by Zynga is now available for Android users! Yes, the same company … [Read more...] about Scramble with Friends now Available for Android
