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Facebook Likes Turn Into Fashion Alert
Beige khakis and the blue work shirt is soooo passe. Even the blue jeans-black turtleneck combo favored by the late Steve Jobs doesn’t hold its riveting appeal now that he’s gone. What’s a fashionista to do? Simple, take a look at what others are glomming onto and social media is making that incredibly easy. Fashion retailer C&A has rolled out technology in its Brazilian stores that displays the amount of times that a particular product has been “liked” on the… continue…
Is Microsoft Already Manufacturing the Xbox 720?
Austin-based Flextronics, which was heavily involved in the production of the Xbox 360, is believed to be working on a new project for Microsoft – more than likely the Xbox 720. A team at Flextronics is working on assembling Microsoft’s next generation console “behind-closed-doors from the rest of the company,” according to IGN. The level of secrecy surrounding the project suggests that it is something big. Given the company’s history, it would seem safe to assume that it is Microsoft’s… continue…
Huge Sails Could Cut Marine Fuel Consumption
A research team from the University of Tokyo is developing a sail system that could cut fuel consumption on cargo ships by as much as 30 percent. Their solution, part of the Wind Challenger Project, is a set of retractable sails that measure 20 meters wide and stand 50 meters tall. Constructed out of aluminum and plastic rather than traditional materials, the sails have a five-piece telescoping design that allows them to be retracted in bad weather. The sails come… continue…
iPavement Embeds Wi-Fi In the Ground Beneath Your Feet
Via Intelligente, a Spanish tech company, has developed an interesting way to discreetly incorporate Wi-Fi hotspots into public places. Its iPavement system puts all of the equipment needed to run a hotspot underfoot – in the pavement. iPavement stones are constructed from calcium carbonate and pack in more technology than is usually seen in hotspots. Each stone features a 5 GB microprocessor that connects to nearby devices through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Internet access and power come by way of an… continue…
This Blanky Keeps You Warm Even When the Dog Hops Off the Bed
The IM Blanky is, without a doubt, the most high-tech blanket you are going to see all day. Currently being developed by a team of architects at the University of Toronto, it features a network of tilt sensors that allow the blanket to wirelessly transmit a 3D model of itself to a computer in real time. The blanket can also be embedded with temperature, pressure, humidity and heart rate sensors. The team embedded 104 sensors into the blanket using a… continue…
Italy’s Super Fast ‘Ferrari Train’ Doesn’t Disappoint
The Italo or the “Ferrari Train” as it is more widely known is the work of Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), a company that Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Ferrari’s president, founded back in 2006 when the European Union liberalized the train market. On April 20, the first of 25 Italo trains took to the tracks on a trip from Rome’s Tiburtina station. While NTV is not Ferrari, the design DNA does seem to be there: the aggressive styling, all the red,… continue…
Lava’s Intel-Powered XOLO X900 Readies for Launch
This is the Lava XOLO X900. It’s the first Intel Atom-powered smartphone to see production. The specifications of the phone are fairly unremarkable: It runs Android 2.3 but is getting an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich in the not-too-distant future. In other words, a run of the mill HSPA+ 3G phone. What makes it noteworthy is Intel’s Atom X2460 System on Chip platform, a combination that allows the chip to hit 1.6GHz and offer a 400MHz graphics core. Also, the… continue…
