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5G speeds already around the corner

by JJ Haglund on January 5, 2012 in New Technology

Researchers at Rice University have found a way to double the capacity of existing cell phone networks without adding new towers. It’s called full-duplex wireless technology. Normally, cell phone towers have separate frequencies for download and upload. Now because of this breakthrough at Rice, towers can download and upload on the same frequency essentially doubling [...]

Smudge-Free Touchscreens

by JJ Haglund on January 5, 2012 in New Technology

Superamphiphobic. No, I’m not about to break into everyone’s favorite Mary Poppins song. Superamphiphobic is the new scientific term for oil-repelling surface. German scientists have created one that will be able to used on touchscreens to keep it free of fingerprints and smudges. It’s pretty much a universal problem for the gadget lover. You buy [...]

Terminator-Style Contact Lenses

by JJ Haglund on January 4, 2012 in New Technology

I love it when tech concepts from movies become reality. Case in point, the contact lens that doubles as a computer screen made popular by the Terminator movies. All Arnold had to do was cast his mechanical eyes about and his computer brain would scan his surroundings and identify whatever it was he was looking [...]

Sony Creates Advanced Augmented Reality Movie

by JJ Haglund on January 4, 2012 in New Technology

Sony recently shot three amazing videos to promote the “immersive experience” created by renting or purchasing movies from the PlayStation Store. The video was shot in one take, in real-time, and relied solely on visual tricks. Sony claims that by using motion-tracking, projection-mapping software, and a PlayStation Move motion controller they created a realistic, virtual-reality, [...]

2012 Predictions from a Social Media Icon

by JJ Haglund on January 2, 2012 in Rumors

In the video below, renowned social media icon, author, and public speaker, Gary Vaynerchuck makes his 2012 predictions. He predicts that Twitter will offer an IPO, soon after Facebook. He thinks Facebook will acquire Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app. On a downer note, he believes RIM, the makers of Blackberry, will be on the verge [...]

Amazon customers purchased enough copies of Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” book to create a stack taller than Mt. Everest

by JJ Haglund on January 1, 2012 in News

Amazon recently announced that it had its best holiday season ever, selling more than 4 million Kindles. The Kindle Fire was the most popular, followed in a close second by the Kindle Touch. Amazon also announced that sales of its ebooks jumped 175% from last holiday season. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, said in its press [...]

Apple Denies Product Placement in New Mission: Impossible

by JJ Haglund on December 28, 2011 in Gadgets, News, Rumors

If you ask Apple, they don’t even have a product placement department. But one needs only watch the new Mission: Imposisble, Ghost Protocol to know that isn’t true. The entire movie is heavy on Apple products. Don’t get me wrong – it’s pretty awesome. Throughout the movie, the crew uses Macbooks, iPhones, iPads for almost [...]

Cool Gadgets for Bike Lovers

by JJ Haglund on December 28, 2011 in Gadgets, New Technology

The bicycle. Pretty simple technology, right? Attach two wheels to a frame with some pedals and a seat. Gets you from point A to point B. Well, according to Wikipedia, bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and have not changed much in concept since 1885. Granted, there have been major advancements since then. But [...]

iPhone Apps to Help With Your Home Improvement Projects

by JJ Haglund on December 28, 2011 in Apps

Well, it’s the week after Christmas… You probably just got a bunch of new stuff, the house is a mess, and you have a bunch of free time on your hands. Now is the perfect time to embark on a little home improvement project, or at the very least some winter cleaning. Here are a [...]

Amazing Robot Musicians

by JJ Haglund on December 27, 2011 in New Technology

I Robot… The Matrix… Terminator… What do they all have in common? Robots taking over the world and/or destroying humanity. Well, reality is quickly approaching science fiction fantasy. People have invented humanoid robots that dance and play the piano. Scary stuff. OK, maybe we’re not quite to the realm of all out human/robot warfare, but [...]