Tag Archives: Engadget
SleepWell forces WiFi to wait its turn, keeps gadgets well-rested – Engadget
The Hindu SleepWell forces WiFi to wait its turn, keeps gadgets nicely-restedEngadgetAccording to Duke University grad student Justin Manweiler and assistant professor Romit Roy Choudhury, this phenomenon is due to gadgets consistently fighting to retrieve the same information. Their Systems Networking Analysis Group has designed a system …'Microsleep' Software package Doubles Battery Life of Linked … Continue reading
Rugged gadgets put to the test in Engadget labs, wanton destruction ensues – Engadget
Rugged gadgets place to the test in Engadget labs, wanton destruction ensuesEngadgetTypically even though, we resist these urges, understanding complete nicely that it would spell the end for our valuable gadget. There's a special class of rugged devices although, that are created to withstand something you throw at it — or throw it at, as … Continue reading
USB power pot uses excess heat to charge your gadgets – Engadget
DVICE USB power pot uses excess heat to charge your gadgetsEngadget… posted Jun 14th 2011 11:59AM Most stoves produce heat that far exceeds the temperature necessary to boil water, but TES NewEnergy has found a way to convert that excess energy into power, which can subsequently be used to charge your USB gadgets. …This USB … Continue reading
Beamz laser instrument allows even the tone deaf to rock out for $199
Truth be told, we weren’t sure what to make of this laser harp-looking contraption when we saw it across the room at the International Toy Fair. Eloquently dubbed the Beamz Interactive Music System, it has six laser beam “strings” that when struck by a hand or finger produces one of 100 instrumental sounds. Here’s the … Continue reading
Bookeen Orizon to ship this May with multitouch Sipix display
We’re still patiently waiting for Sipix’s color e-paper to hit the commercial realm, but ’til then, we suppose we’ll pretend to be content with the monochrome variety. Bookeen, which obviously has a hard row to hoe in the slam-packed e-reader market, recently announced what appeared to be a relatively ho hum reader in the Orizon. … Continue reading
Does tracking your phone’s location violate your Fourth Amendment rights?
Sure, we like keeping track of where we’ve been, and about every day a new gadget comes along that allows us to better see the virtual breadcrumbs we’ve spread across the land. But, when it comes to letting the government snoop on our carb-loaded morsels, many of us are a little bit leery. Thus there … Continue reading
Quasi robot melts hearts at Toy Fair, Interbots promises toy version soon
You’d have to be heartless to walk by Interbots’ Quasi and not crack a smile. Q, as we like to call him, isn’t an autonomous bot, but instead everything from his facial expressions to his speech are controlled wirelessly via a tablet PC. As you can see in the video after the break, his master … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Windows Phone event at MWC kicks off tomorrow at 9AM ET
If you’re both ready and set, then you’ll be pleased to know that Microsoft has major Windows Mobile goings-on to discuss tomorrow at 9AM ET (3PM here in Spain). What does that really mean? Well based on the torrent of circumstantial (and actual) evidence we’ve seen, it looks like the big M is set to … Continue reading