Foursquare reveals shutdown trends
So now that the government shutdown is over, how did Washingtonians handle the whole thing? (Normal ones, not those up on Capitol Hill) According to Foursquare, the social media service that allows users to “check-in” at various locations, the trend patterns suggest that people celebrated at first but then pulled…
Advances In Robotics Make For Better Prosthetics
Image Caption: An early version of the lower limb prosthetic designed by the Center for Intelligent Mechatronics. Credit: John Russell / Vanderbilt Brett Smith for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online More naturally moving prosthetic legs currently in development will dramatically boost the mobility of lower-limb amputees and allow them to effectively…
iPad Air with LTE on the way
When Apple unveiled the light iPad Air I was impressed, but in no hurry to pick one up. My iPad 4 with LTE has served me well, and there was no need to trade it in for the new Air. Even so, my gadget lust soon got the better of Regular…
Meet the artificial intelligence robot that can do EVERYTHING
Mako is installed with voice recognition and can navigate through almost any computer program and across the internet, it is claimed This is the new artificial intelligence robot that claims to “do everything” on your computer without you lifting a finger. Mako, created by Michael Ghandour, has voice recognition and…
TiVo Stream update brings TV to mobile devices, even away from home
TiVo promised that the placeshifting TV capabilities recently added to its Roamio Plus and Pro DVRs would expand to its older hardware, and now they have. Updated TiVo owners with a Stream transcoder plugged into their Premiere or standard Roamio DVR can start streaming and downloading live or recorded TV…
Exclusive: BlackBerry board rejected proposals to break up company sources
NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd’s board does not believe a break-up of the Canadian smartphone maker is currently in its best interests, even though Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc and Lenovo Group Ltd, among others, have expressed interest in acquiring parts of the company, according to people familiar with the…
Apple Said Developing Curved IPhone Screens, Enhanced Sensors
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is developing new iPhonedesigns including bigger screens with curved glass and enhancedsensors that can detect different levels of pressure, said aperson familiar with the plans. Two models planned for release in the second half of nextyear will feature larger displays with glass that curvesdownward at the edges,…
Apple iPad Air Review: Don’t Believe The Hype, A.K.A. The Unpopular Opinion
The unveiling and release of the iPad Air felt like 2012 all over again. Just like the first-generation iPad mini unveiled last October, Apple this year found a way to again reduce its full-size iPad — this time in form factor, not screen size — to make it similarly portable The…
Android Is Gaming’s Future, And The One OS To Rule Them All, Says Nvidia CEO
Nvidia has some side bets on Surface and Windows RT, but Android is the really exciting OS of the future, according to CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang on an investor call today to discuss the company’s latest financial results. Huang pointed to the Shield as its means of furthering the…
Foursquare Launches New Homepage
Foursquare is rolling out a new version of Foursquare.com to bring some more features to the browser. The new site shows suggestions for what’s nearby based on the time of day. “Our new homepage is smart enough to know that what you’re looking for on Saturday night (dinner and…
