The Android HP Slate 7 might signal good news for Microsoft
The HP Slate 7 is a decent enough Android tablet for very little dough. About a year ago I had bought a newly released Nexus 7 and wrote a review on it. The “tl;dr” version of that review was that “why would you not find the additional money and buy an…
Robot ‘fly’ is big step for Harvard researchers
Harvard University researchers have for the first time replicated in a tiny, bug-like robot the agility of the common fly. With a gossamer body of microscale electronics, the penny-sized robot can lift off, hover, and maneuver albeit only while tethered to a leash that supplies power and provides information about…
6 things iOS can learn from OS X
The focus of Apple’s last two releases of OS X has been on incorporating features of iOS while refining the user experience, which has worked well so far. However, certain aspects of iOS, such as the lack of good inter-app communication, are making the platform look dated. Apple could solve…
Logitech Keyboard Folio mini for iPad mini: Small case, big keys (hands on)
The small, thin iPad mini is not the tablet you would usually think of as a productive work tool. While its bigger sibling can work just fine with an external keyboard, the mini is too narrow even in the longest dimension to do so. That is until Logitech released its…
Engineers, this IBM robot will steal your job
IBM is working on a robotics system to drastically reduce the need for physically present engineers in industries like oil, shipping, and even aerospace. The maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) system is designed to let engineers work mobilely on all kinds of machinery. It uses a combination of virtual reality…
Cougars pounce on challenge in robotics
Left to right: Joey Diamond, Evan Hollins, Sean Morehart and Nathan Nahhas with their robot. If the engineers from Cougar Robotics ever start building cars, I’m buying one. They’re smart, organized and analytical. They’re also 15 and 16 years old. Recently, they went to St. Louis and won an international robotics championship….
BlackBerry Q10 sells strongly in Canada, Britain: analyst
TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry’s new Q10 smartphone, which comes with the physical keyboard that many BlackBerry fans prize, is selling well in both Canada and Britain, an industry analyst said on Friday. The company introduced the Q10, its second smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, in Canada “Our…
Square gets ready to move into local commerce, challenging Yelp and Foursquare
Square is looking to build a recommendation engine in addition to its payments system that could challenge the likes of Foursquare and Yelp as the company moves into the local recommendation space, The Verge reported Friday. “I think we can do something a lot better” than those other apps, Ajit…
Robotics Challenge offers $2 million prize
In the days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, the Japanese government sent robots into contaminated reactors and turbines to survey damage, measure radiation and move hazardous debris. Robots also sifted through rubble after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, and disarmed or detonated explosives in Afghanistan. But the promise of…
Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Folio for iPad (review)
The accessory ecosystem for the iPad is going strong, as evidenced by the number of keyboard/cases for Apple’s tablet. I use my iPad with a keyboard regularly, and I end up trying most products. That includes the newest model to appear, the Logitech FabricSkin Folio keyboard case. See related:…
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