BLUETOOTH STICKERS TRACK YOUR STUFF

Can't find the keys -- or the family dog? A new project can help track them and other easy-to-lose objects using Bluetooth-enabled buttons. A group of Bluetooth gadget designers is looking to make Bluetooth "stickers" -- stiff devices about the size of a U.S. quarter -- that users can stick to their wallets, kids' shoes, pets' collars and other objects. The stickers are designed to communicate with a smartphone app, called Stick-N-Find, that...

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PAPER USB DRIVE IS DISPOSABLE

Despite a lot of talk about society going paperless, paper is still around. Humans still hand out paper versions of business cards, birthday cards, invitations and resumes. Corporations still send direct mail and catalogs to consumers. Intellipaper is a project on Indiegogo that's looking to add a whole lot of info to that paper, without taking up more space. NEWS: Submarine for the Luxury Crowd The developers have created a way to embed a...

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CONTACT LENSES COULD SEND TEXTS TO YOUR EYES

Belgian technologists just created curved liquid crystal display for contact lenses, a novel step toward having augmented reality literally right before our eyes. They've got an eye on displaying text messages this way. Unlike previous developments in contact lens displays, University of Ghent researcher Jelle De Smet focused on creating a curved LCD that would be incorporated into a contact lens rather than embedding LED technology into one....

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How To find your i-phone

If you've ever had your iPhone stolen, you have have erased it completely using Apple's "Find my iPhone." This feature, which can be accessed online or through another iOS device, allows you to remotely lock your missing device with a four-digit passcode. You can even go so far as to delete your personal data and restore your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac to its factory settings. NEWS: See How Purchases Directly Impact Climate Change Yesterday,...

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A four-legged U.S. military robot carrying 400 pounds of equipment

A four-legged U.S. military robot carrying 400 pounds of equipment has shown how it can play "follow the leader" in a manner similar to a trained mule or horse. Like an animal, it can also regain its feet after an accidental tumble in the woods. The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) robot has evolved into a quieter beast compared to earlier four-legged "BigDog" or "AlphaDog" robots that sounded like runaway lawnmowers or chainsaw-armed Terminators....

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SCIENCE FICTION DREAMS THAT CAME TRUE

As a longtime reader of science fiction, it's always interesting to see how the visions of writers eventually become real. Take Arthur C. Clarke's letter to Wireless World in 1945, which details the geostationary communications satellite network everyone uses today. The satellites are in what is called the "Clarke Orbit." And Isaac Asimov wrote frequently about humanoid robots, which are becoming more common in research labs -- although we...

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VIRTUAL TECH LETS YOU SWAP BODIES

Google Street View already offers virtual tours of Rome, Paris and London. But imagine if virtual travelers could feel the sun beating down on their faces as they toured the Colosseum? Or could feel the burn in their quads as they walked up the Eiffel Tower? Or could smell the old tapestries hanging in Westminster Abbey? BLOG: Sinful Robot: XXX Virtual Reality If Ikei Laboratory has anything to say about it, that soon may be no stretch...

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Small Carrier Undercuts Verizon and AT&T, Selling iPhone 4S for $150

Ntelos Holdings, a small Virginia-based cellphone company, will begin selling the iPhone 4S at $149.99, undercutting AT&T, Verizon and Sprint by $49. The older iPhone 4 will be available for $49.99 A two-year contract with Ntelos is required, and monthly service fees run $80 to $100. Ntelos is the fifth U.S. wireless carrier to sell the iPhone and has about 421,000 subscribers. Customers can pre-register to buy at online, and Ntelos...

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Study: Half of Lost Smartphones are Returned

Ever leave your smartphone in a busy restaurant? You might think it’s a goner, but about half of lost mobile devices are returned, according to a recent Symantec study. The security company left 50 smartphones across New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Ottawa, Canada in elevators, malls, food courts, public transit stops and other heavy-trafficked locations. The phones lacked security features, such as...

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Original Google Phone Mocks Show Blackberry-like Device

Google’s Android operating system is one to be reckon with. The latest numbers from comScore show it now has the majority market share of U.S. mobile devices. But two years before the introduction of Android, there was the Google phone, which according to old documents emerging from the Google/Oracle lawsuit looks very much like a Blackberry, the Verge reports. Exact specs for those first concepts aren’t detailed, but Google does spell out what...

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Use Your Tunes to Keep Your Workout on Track

Having your favorite tunes blasting into your brain while on a run is awesome, and may even help you to run faster, but what if you could use your tunes as a workout feedback mechanism to keep your workout on target? That’s the intent behind a new iPhone app, called Faster. “Faster uses the latest GPS technology to help you run harder, longer, and well… faster! Faster slows down your music if you don’t keep up with your desired distance and...

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iPhone Case Disguises Your Phone as a Camera

Perhaps you just want to protect your iPhone, maybe you want to pretend it’s just a camera, or maybe you want to disguise it to keep it safe, but whatever the reason, this creative iPhone case from bitplay is a pretty cool way to carry your phone around. The SNAP! case transforms your iPhone into what looks like a point-and-shoot camera, and it lets you appear to be taking pictures with a little more panache than those other iPhone-ographers. “Designed...

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The iPhone Case Worthy of a Wiseguy: Knucklecase

Whether you just need help keeping your iPhone in your hand, or you need an advantage when getting your point across to fellas who won’t pay up, this set of knucks will give your iPhone the security it deserves. The Knucklecase is a set of ‘brass’ knuckles made from solid block of machined aluminum that securely holds your iPhone and allows you to get a grip while tweeting, to clip it to your backpack (or climbing rack), or to slide your hand...

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Get Plugged In to Events Happening Near You: Eventster

The developers of the Eventster app have a monumental promise to fulfill: Never be bored again. But they also have a promising new way to discover what’s happening near you, as their free app makes it easy to plan on the go. The app, for iPhone and iPad, is said to list 600,000 different events in almost every city in North America, and uses your preferences to suggest new events that would be of interest to you. “Eventster plugs you into...

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New App Offers Military-Level Encryption for Phone Calls, Texts, Email

For the ultimate in privacy, a soon-to-be-released app will allow you to make secure encrypted calls all over the world, using existing 3G, 4G, and WiFi networks. This new app, which is said to bring military-level encryption to your iPhone, comes from two Navy SEALs and a legendary cryptographer, and provides you with a virtual ‘safe room’ for communication. The Silent Circle app uses the ZRTP protocol for encryption, from Phil Zimmermann,...

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Instantly Capture 360° iPhone Images and Videos with BubbleScope

There are plenty of apps and methods for creating panoramic photos with your iPhone, but they all require taking multiple images and stitching them together – there’s nothing out there that lets you capture the full 360° around you all at once. Until the Bubblescope, that is. Bubblescope is a lens attachment which uses the camera in your iPhone, along with a free app (BubblePix), to instantly capture both images and videos covering 360º around...

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Is the Windows Phone 8 an iPhone and Android Killer?

With the impending and much-hyped release of Windows 8, and the new 8-based smartphones hitting shelves next week, we wanted to see if Microsoft’s new tech could end up an iPhone and Android killer. It’s no easy task. Right now, Android controls over 68 percent of the smartphone market and Apple’s iOS has just under 17 percent, according to research firm IDC—giving the two giants a dominating 85 percent share of the market. Currently Microsoft...

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How to Build a DIY Solar Laptop Charger

It seems as though we’ve reached a point in time where our technological advances in portable computing have outstripped our advances in battery technology, with the weakest link in mobile tech being the short life of most batteries and the inability to recharge them on the fly. If there’s one thing which annoys just about every laptop and tablet user, it’s the fact that the battery life of most devices isn’t capable of powering them through...

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Google to Launch $250 Chromebook Laptop

In a move sure to put netbooks into the hands of a lot more people this year, Google is launching their new Samsung Chromebook laptop with an incredibly low price of $249. For anyone considering purchasing a tablet this year, or has a need for another computer in the house, the new Chromebook is already available for preorder at Amazon, and will be available at some BestBuy stores, as well as through Google Play. “For Everyone. The Samsung Chromebook...

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Portable mCAMLITE Turns Your iPhone Into a Versatile Video Camera

Yes, you can use your iPhone as a more than decent video camera, but if you want to get better, more professional results, wrap it in an mCAMLITE. Made from aircraft-grade billet aluminum, the mCAMLITE not only protects your iPhone when climbing on rocks to get the perfect angle, but it gives it the weight and heft you need to stabilize your hands while shooting. And because the pros don’t just use one standard lens when pushing for the perfect...

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Digital Watch with Touchscreen and Apps is Like Having a Tablet on Your Wrist

Remember how the geeks in school always wore those super nerdy digital watches that had functions that found the sine and cosine of whatever, and had all the design esthetic of a Radio Shack leftover bin? Well imagine what would happen if the cool kids got a chance to design their own digital watch, and you’d get the new Touch Time from Phosphor. It doesn’t get any cooler than Nike+ designer Stefan Andren, who is the aesthetic genius behind...

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Micro Sized Keychain Charger Juices Your Phone in Emergencies

As we use our smartphones for more than just calls—GPS navigation, email, Instagraming an epic hipster mustache—having an external battery has become a necessity. But lugging those bigger batteries around is a pain, and can take up valuable gear space. Especially on a hike or climb when every ounce counts.That’s why the brain power behind the portable power at Mophie created the juice pack reserve micro. A slim, feather-light recharger suspended...

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iOmount Stands and Delivers

Docks and cases that double as tablet stands are great, but they’re limited. The viewing height and viewing angle always seem to be a compromise, and you’re lucky if you get more than two ways to position your tablet. With the iOstand from iOmount you can viddy your screen from a nearly endless number of angles and orientations. An ingenious combination of sturdy stand with a hefty, I-dare-you-to-tip-me-over, foam-bottomed base topped with a...

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Sony Xperia P

Price Rs:-Rs. 22990 Key Features Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS 8 MP Primary Camera 0.3 MP Secondary Camera 4-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen 1 GHz U8500 Dual Core Processor Full HD Recording FM Radio Wi-Fi Enabled Sony has rolled out an effective mid-range mobile with the Sony Experia P. The phone is an impressive smartphone from the Sony Experia stables and similar to its predecessors, comes in the form of a bar. The device is run on the...

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