CNET: Apple's (Rumored) "Retina" MacBook Pros Could Arrive With $100 Premium Over Previous ModelsA rather notable report by CNET tonight suggests that “Retina” display parts for Apple’s rumored-to-be-upcoming MacBook Pros are already in circulation within the firm’s own supply chain, and could carry with them a premium o...
Chiba University's one-armed robot juggles balls, is not a Juggalo (video)Two balls, one hand? In this case, that's a definite yes, although the end result is much more appropriate for all ages. Furthering our slow creep towards engineering's Uncanny Valley, comes a cybernetic effort out of Japan's Chiba University that's made to mock our most...
Laser-toting MAV can find its way in tight spaces, might eventually hunt you down (video)A perpetual weakness of MAVs (micro air vehicles) is their frequent need for hand-holding in anything other than a wide-open or very controlled space. If they're not using GPS or motion sensors to find their locations, they can't turn on a dime the way a h...
Insert Coin: Troller 1D, the transforming robot that won't ruin your gardenIn Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. A crawling robot that, at the touch of a button, curls up into a wh...
Mind-operated robot arm helps paralyzed woman have her cup o' joe (video)Researchers at the Braingate2 consortium have made a breakthrough that allows people with spinal cord or stroke injuries to control robotic limbs with their minds. The original project allowed subjects with motor cortex-implanted chips to move cursors on a screen with the...
Visualized: What the new Samsung Series 9 could have looked likeIn case you haven't noticed, we've gotten multiple opportunities to talk shop with Samsung executives over the past couple days. After we finished grilling the R&D team on higher-res displays, we sat down with the designers behind the latest Series 9 Ultrabooks, and they surpr...
Samsung mass-produces 4-gigabit LPDDR2 memory, aims to make 2GB a common sight in smartphonesSamsung started making 2GB low-power mobile memory last year, but as the 1GB-equipped phone you likely have in your hand shows, the chips weren't built on a wide-enough scale to get much use. The Korean company is hoping to fix that now that it's mass-...
Samsung Galaxy S III now available for pre-order on T-Mobile UKSure, we'd seen a handful of other carriers in the UK have Sammy's GS3 up for pre-order, but that circle wouldn't be complete without a certain Magenta network. Worry not, though, as T-Mobile's joined the pre-order race and is now ready to swap your cash for a spanking-new Galaxy s...
Samsung NX210 and NX20 now available, NX1000 to ship in June for $700We already had a fairly good idea of pricing for Samsung's trio of NX cameras, but until the company's US arm released figures of its own, we withheld hope that the entry-level NX1000 would break the critical $600 barrier. Sadly, that's not the case -- that curvy flavor will ...
Samsung clarifies camera production shift, confirms commitment to point-and-shoot modelsWe've heard reports that Samsung has shifted focus at some of its camera manufacturing facilities away from point-and-shoot cameras with the objective of ramping up production of its compact mirrorless models. And while this move implies that the company's ...
Engadget's tablet buyer's guide: spring 2012 editionAs spring reaches full blossom, it's not just the flowers that are beginning to show -- so are the new slates heavy hitters teased back at CES. So, what does that mean? It means it's high-time that we cast a fresh glance over the tablet landscape, took in a deep breath of slate-infused air an...
Pentax K-30 leaks out in French catalog, teases us with weather resistance and 1080p videoIt's been more than a year and a half since Pentax first put out the K-r as its entry DSLR, so it's about time that a sequel roll along to keep the company in the game. If we believe a French catalog, the K-30 should soon one-up its 2010-era brother with ...
U.S. Cellular adds Samsung mobile hotspot to its 4G LTE lineup, because three's companyAnd then there were three. U.S. Cellular's picking up the pace where its next-gen offerings are concerned, adding yet another device to that lonely LTE product portfolio. Starting today, Samsung's SCH-LC11 mobile hotspot will be available on the regional car...
Private space company SpaceX has aborted a planned launch to the International Space Station just half a second before lift-off.The Dragon space capsule had been scheduled to blast-off on its debut mission, en route to deliver supplies to the International Space station, but an engine problem for...
Google has an 'extraordinarily close relationship' with David Cameron's government, according to a scathing report in the Daily Mail.The traditionally Tory-leaning newspaper expresses concern at the amount of meetings - at least one per month - between the search giant and the government since it...
Amazon will launch a 10.1-inch iteration of its popular Kindle Fire tablet in the third quarter of 2012, according to new reports.Digitimes reckons the company plans to take on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 after cornering the 7-inch tablet market with the original Kindle Fire.A 10.1-i...
The makers of the 22 ($35) Raspberry Pi computer will launch a plug-in camera module for the pocked-sized PC later this year.The company has released the first pictures of, and taken with, the camera which is presently rocking an impressive 14-megapixel sensor.However, that may be downgraded some...
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