Apple was just granted 22 fresh patents. Among ideas for smart clothing and new iPhone headsets is a patent relating to the Apple Television. It contains elements previously unseen--and that may contain important clues to the long-rumored Apple device.READ»
Your next home may be more rammed with servos, sensors, and wireless than the average android. Bonus: As well as being more sci-fi, it will save you energy and money. The home automation field is about to explode.READ»
The long-fought battle for the remote control hasn’t gone away; it’s just gotten more complicated. With most TV hookups requiring a receiver or DVD player, the power-grabbing command “Just hand me the remote” can now be ...READ»
Another day, another Kinect hack, but this one really gives us a taste of a sci-fi-esque future: Kinect can now directly control the limbs of a humanoid robot. READ»
The tech world's just digging in to Google TV, now that Sony's units are in the limelight. But one fact is glaringly obvious from the unit's remote: This is not a unit for your Granny. Or possibly your parents. And that might be Google TV's undoing.READ»
With lots of Google TV and other Web TV news hitting at the moment, I asked yesterday where Apple was ... and today there's a well-timed patent filing showing some new tweaks to Apple TV. These include an iPhone "simulator," ...READ»
We'd spotted Apple's interest in having near-field communications (NFC) in future iPhones, back in February. But two new patents from the company suggest it's really very interested in NFC for iPhone cash registers and in-home remote ...READ»
Features:Professional large torsion propeller and powerful speed motorThe boat is powerd by 380 type racing motor,which produce tremendous powerProfessional high-capacity rechargeable battery and quick battery charger make the boat ...READ»
An iPhone app that lets you control your Mercedes Benz. An iPhone app that lets you control your Mercedes Benz. An iPhone app ... I mean, what more do you need to know? It's damn cool enough by itself isn't it?
Mercedes Benz has ...READ»
Nintendo may have active gameplay locked up, but Sony appears to be pursuing something much more realistic: a PSP-controlled model car equipped with a camera and some extensive virtual reality software.
No, it's not just ...READ»
Stanford's just demonstrated a stylish way of managing the various wall chargers dotted around your home--and simultaneously created a convenient way to both kill the vampire power they draw from your electrical supply and ...READ»
Who'd have thought gesture-based controls would expand to this: A new invention by Kazuhiro Taniguchi, at Osaka University, lets you control your iPod by pulling different facial expressions.
The gizmo works by having highly ...READ»
Black and Decker have taken a long hard look at the boring old front door lock, and added in some technology that takes it into the 21st Century. Namely a car-style remote key fob so you don't kave to fiddle with a physical key, and ...READ»
I'm totally left befuddled by the current trend of having full-function TV/AV remotes with two hundred tiny buttons and a screen for Windows connectivity. Instead, I'm all about simplicity, which is why Hitachi's trackball-style ...READ»
