BMW and Daimler Working on Wireless Charging for EVs
The next logical step for electric vehicles is being explored by two German auto manufacturers. BMW and Daimler are jointly developing a drive-over wireless charging system for electric vehicles. Maintenance is already simplicity personified on electric vehicles and removing the last vestige of manual power charging may be the added incentive to entice future buyers.
BMW and Daimler's charging tech works in the same way wireless cell phone chargers do, just on a larger scale. An alternating magnetic field transmits energy between two sets of coils: one mounted onto the car's parking area (usually a garage floor), and a secondary coil on the vehicle itself.
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Scientists Develop Material So Dark That You Can't See It
Okay, the first question that pops into your mind is if it can't be seen, how do you find it and the other question is didn't the Weasley brothers already market this as Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder? The actual material absorbs almost all visual light and when viewed, by the human eye, it confuses the brain by the absence of light.
A British company has produced a "strange, alien" material so black that it absorbs all but 0.035 per cent of visual light, setting a new world record.
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From Titanfall to Mario Kart: The Best Games of 2014, So Far
The Guardian has polled its readers and game writers to get the list of the very best of the best in 2014 games. Give the list a look and see what your opinion is and add your own, but keep in mind what their criteria was for choosing these particular titles.
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Why Are HDMI Cables So Expensive?
If you've ever shopped around for HDMI cables as most of us have, you are probably still baffled by the wide range of prices you will find for what looks like the exact same cable. So what's the difference? Inquiring minds want to know.
All material used in HDMI cables are pretty standard and the "standard" HDMI cable will provide everything you need if you are an average consumer. There is no good or bad here, there is just good or slightly better than Good.
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Microsoft Is Looking for OneNote Beta Testers
Microsoft is looking for Beta testers to give OneNote for Android a test drive around the block a few times. Information on the beta test is little to none, but then again, that is basically what a beta test is for.
If you want to participate, you can head to the source link below to sign-up and interestingly, it requires you to join the company's Google+ page.
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Nano-Pixels: Potential for Flexible, Low-Power, High-Res Screens
Like many important discoveries in the technology field, some are discovered quite by accident as is the case of an Oxford research team. While researching phase change materials, the team stumbled upon a nano-pixel high resolution display and promptly applied for a patent on the new technology. Now that's higher education at work.
"This makes them potentially useful for 'smart' glasses, foldable screens, windshield displays, and even synthetic retinas that mimic the abilities of photoreceptor cells in the human eye."
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IBM Investing $3 Billion into New Computer Design
IBM is a very old technology company, but that fact doesn't stand in the way of forward thinking. IBM is investing $3 Billion dollars over the next five years to explore and develop computers that mimic human brain functions: a cognitive computer.
Silicon design has stalled and the ability to shrink chips is reaching its limit. IBM is looking at graphene, carbon nanotubes and other materials to replace silicon in computers, and will try to develop chips that can be scaled down to the atomic level.
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FCC Votes to Require Closed Captioning for Web Clips
The FCC is back at protecting the US populace by imposing additional rules. The federal agency has expanded its 2012 ruling of close captioning videos by requiring closed captions on some Internet video clips also.
It is essential that people with disabilities not only get the same access as the rest of us, but that the access that they get is as timely and therefore as relevant, as what the rest of us get. Access delayed is often the same as access denied.
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SpaceX Gets A-OK from FAA to Build Spaceport
Getting into outer space might be easier than getting permission to build a privately-owned spaceport, but Elon Musk's SpaceX has passed the last hurdle from the federal government. Construction on the 56 acre spaceport near Brownsville, Texas will begin as soon as local licenses are approved.
The FAA's decision is a monumental step forward on the path to making the long-planned spaceport a reality. This is major win for SpaceX, since the proposed spaceport will allow the company to launch from private property, rather than from Air Force facilities it currently uses.
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Video Game Tournament Making Gamers Millionaires
Just think back when your parents were yelling at you for spending all day playing games on the computer, telling you that you can't make money playing video games. Fast forward to present day and check out the $10.5 Million pot at stake for the five top players in the eSports Dota 2 tournament. Makes your Momma want to cry.
The players that will do the best at the International are the ones that aren't concerned with the money. You have to want to win because you love the game.
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South Park Goes Behind Hulu's Paywall This Fall
If you are a South Park freak and love to watch the long running series marathon-style, you will have to pay Hulu Plus a visit and pony up the $8 monthly fee for the privilege. South Park goes behind the Hulu Plus paywall this fall, but the good news is South Park will be on Hulu for free until the 2014 season premiere in September. Ladies and gentlemen, start your DVR's.
For the next three years, Hulu gets exclusive streaming rights to show's massive back catalogue, in addition to new episodes immediately after they air.
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Amazon Charges Penny Shipping in France to Bypass Ban
When the French government took the protective step of banning free delivery of online book sales, Amazon took the news in stride. The counter the new law, Amazon is now charging the customer one penny for the book deliveries. Stick that up your Arc de Triomphe.
At least for now with this most recent situation, an online giant has found a relatively quick and easy way to regain the upperhand.
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Microsoft Quietly Shutting Down MapPoint in Favor of Bing Maps
Microsoft has made the decision to retire and make no further input to MapPoint, but will supply online support for the 14 year old service until at least July of 2015. Microsoft has been supporting both MapPoint and Bing Maps, but under the updated guidelines of the new CEO Satya Nadella, the duality has come to an end.
"The retirement of these products will not affect software already installed," Microsoft said. "Current users may continue to use Microsoft AutoRoute, Microsoft Streets & Trips and Microsoft MapPoint to plan their travel adventures."
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NSA and GCHQ Earn Internet Villain Awards
The UK's Internet Service Providers Association's 16th annual gathering this week provided a bit of a fitting tribute to the NSA and its British counterpart, GCHQ by presenting the pair with the Internet Villain Award for their combined conspicuous services to the Internet in helping to keep it safe to use. The awards were accepted in absentia by Big Brother Watch.
Last year, ISPA gave its Internet Villain award to Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his heavy-handed censorship of the internet in Turkey, which included attempts to block Twitter and Facebook.
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Aereo's Survival Effort May Fail, or Change Cable TV Forever
Cables? We don't need no stinkin' cables to be a cable company. The little startup company that could, just won't take the Supreme Court's decision laying down. Aereo has plans to file to become exactly what SCOTUS ruled that they were: a cable company.
Aereo's own future is clearly at stake — but if it succeeds, it could also herald a major disruption in the media and technology industries. The boundaries between web companies and television content, already crumbling, may be completely obliterated.
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NZXT Kraken X61 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review
NZXT is known to many enthusiasts for its computer cases but not so much for its Kraken series of CPU closed loop liquid coolers. After a year of design NZXT has introduced its new Kraken X61. Its claim to fame is that it is the "world's first variable speed liquid cooler." Let's see what this variable RPM pump does for the new Kraken.
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Antec TruePower Classic 750W Power Supply Review
Antec comes to us today with a mid-level 750 watt enthusiast computer power supply that touts Gold efficiency. This PSU is somewhat light on marketing and heavy on features such as Japanese capacitors, "unprecedented tight voltage regulation," and low ripple and noise to "maximize your system's performance."
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ASUS ROG Striker Platinum GTX 760 4GB Video Card Review
Today on our test bench we have the ASUS ROG Striker Platinum GTX 760 wielding 4GB of VRAM and will compare it to the MSI Radeon R9 280 GAMING 3G to determine whether the extra memory makes a difference in real world gaming environments.
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