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CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
MIT Researcher John Romanishin’s Self-Assembling Robots With a Surprisingly Simply Scheme

These little robots are not only simplistic in their appearance but in operation. Built to be in cube form, with magnetic sides and corners, they are hollow and have no external moving parts. That does not stop them from their most admirable traits; climbing over and around one another, rolling around on the ground, leaping into thin air and even moving while suspended upside down. The one thing contained inside the cube is the flywheel, which can spin at speeds of 20,000 revolutions per minute!

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
A Real Life Lightsaber, Scientists Harness the Force to Create

Scientists at MIT and Harvard University have created a new kind of matter. But does anyone care about that? Not really; all the buzz on the web this week has been on what this new matter looks like – a real life lightsaber.

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E35- McAfee’s NSA Device, Translation AR Glasses, AT&T Fiber, What The Tech | Red-Headed Geek Show

Anyone remember hearing about Google Fiber being announced as crazy affordable and fast Gigabit internet coming to Austin and other cities? AT&T just announced that they too, will be offer the ultra high speed internet service in our Parts People … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Dell’s New XPS 15 Trumps Apple’s Retina with an Ultra High Resolution Display

It appears as if Apple will soon need to make some changes to the marketing campaign for their MacBook Pro. Formerly touted as the “world’s highest resolution notebook” (with a whopping 2880x1800 pixel display), according to Dell that statement will hold true for less than two more weeks.

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Japanese Mobile Operator NNT Docomo Reveals AR Glasses For Immediate Translation of Foreign Menus

They are glasses, actually. Still in prototype mode but were recently showcased by Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo at Ceatic 2013 in Japan. Here the company stated,“Character recognition technology enables instant language translation for users traveling abroad and reading restaurant menus and other documents”.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
John McAfee and His $100 Dollar NSA Blocking Gadget

To no surprise, his efforts have increased four-fold within the last few months to truly sheer the idea. Effectively, it will work by creating small, local-area private networks, where communication and sharing is completely anonymous. Described almost as “a dark web”, it is like another layer to the Internet, a lower and very private layer.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Valve’s Three Announcements: Steam OS, Steam Machines and Game Controller for 2014

What an exciting week for Valve, traditionally a software company, who is now doing something that is going to up-their-ante, especially against Microsoft and Sony. Living room gaming is really heating up with the release of Steam OS, the first revelation leaked!

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E34-Valve Announces Steam OS & Steam Machines, Peachy Printer, iOS 7 & What The Tech | Red Headed Geek Show

Just like we all heard last, week, Valve is coming to Linux. What I wasn’t expecting was three secret announcements this week. Tuesday we got the announcement of Steam OS hitting your living rooms (Big Picture) and Wednesday the Steam … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
3D Peachy Printer Has Hit The Headlines With An Incredible Price ($100) and Fascinating Process

It is almost hard to believe when you hear about a new 3D printer or scanner costing a fraction of what most consumers are used to. Yet, it is marveling how often we are now hearing about them, and each … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E33- Linux & Steam Gaming, Rubicon & Occipital Structure Sensor 3D Scanners | Red Headed Geek Show

There have been two announcements this week for cheap, accessible 3D scanning options that could be perfect for beginners! With 42 whole days to go on Kickstarter, a company called Occipital surmounted the $100,000 goal within 3.5 hours, with a … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Two Of The Latest Debuts in 3D Scanning From Occipital and Rubicon, Both Affordable

Occipital, based in Boulder, are known as exclusive software players, but made a surprise move by recently springing into the hardware market with a portable 3D scanner. Another player is the creator of the Rubicon, a 3D scanner comparable to the Makerbot Digitizer but a fraction of the cost.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Hexoskin- A Bluetooth Built-in Sensor Shirt for Intuitive Fitness and Health Tracking

Visualize yourself as a trainer. Besides the fact that the app is free (iOS currently), it doesn't matter how much experience you have. Even better is way it simplifies the evaluation and comparison from athlete to athlete for you! From your mobile you can access your trainee's complete set of body metrics, performance and progression, alter or update drills and even add notes for each exercise.

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
ASUS Brings Windows 8 and Android Together in Their New Transformer Book Trio

Don't be fooled by that last statement, however, as both types of software are touch screen compatible, even when in laptop mode. A rarity for Android, the tablet's 11.6 inch, 1080p screen runs Android on Intel's Atom Z2760 platform. The tablet and screen also pack 2GB of LP DDR2 RAM, ranging from 16 to 64 GB of storage.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Navigational Smart Wearables Get a Boost with the World’s First Travel Belt

Smart wearables could easily be the fastest growing and most innovative trend in the field of technology. This year alone we’ve seen a Kickstarter for an NFC ring that can unlock devices like your smartphone or computer, and can even … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E32- PS Vita 2000, Gigabyte Brix II, iPhone 5S and 5C, & Beyond Passwords | Red Headed Geek Show

In a surprise move Monday, Sony unveiled a cheap set-top box, the new PS Vita 2000. The arrival of the PS4 encourages a refresh for its hand held gaming device, aimed at casual purchasers So what better option to have … Continue reading →