Quantum dots may hold the key to harvesting excess heat from electronic circuits
Recent development in quantum dots entails more than just display technology, it’s also exposing us to new possibilities in regards to using these tiny semiconductor crystals to harvest energy on a nanoscale. Physicists from the University of Wurzburg are proposing that quantum dots can be used to generate electricity by harvesting heat. Electronic circuits generate a...
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iRobot lawn-mowing Roomba prevents astronomers from studying the universe
iRobot has been plotting to create a grass trimming version of its Roomba for around a decade, and it’s about time we get an update. Apparently, one of the main obstacles keeping the company from progressing further is conflict of interests in the beacon frequencies that iRobot wants to use. The beacon technology iRobot plans...
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Apple Watch? Pft, the Netflix Watch is what smart wearables are all about
You just wait until the Netflix Watch Plus comes to light touting a 4K streaming experience you can take anywhere… on your wrist… with double the strapping action. No more racking your brains to understand the utility and real-life value of phone-dependent smartwatches. It’s simple. Take the Netflix Watch. It’s like a wrist-worn iPhone. Check...
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It’s more and more likely you’ll soon be able to pair Android watches with iPhones
Cross-platform support would certainly help Google’s struggling Android Wear OS, but would it also benefit Apple? No matter how hard the Apple Watch might bomb due to supply limitations, gross overpricing, inadequate battery life, meager standalone functionality and lackluster designs, everyone still expects it to outsell its Android rivals. Comfortably and rapidly. In fact, the...
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KitKat is the new Android distribution leader, Lollipop continues slow ascent
Double-digit land remains a distant dream for the Google OS flavor of the day, while 4.4 narrowly exceeds the combined market shares of 4.1, .2 and .3 for the first time. The king is dead, long live the king. Launched nearly three years ago and incrementally updated two times before making way for chocolaty Project...
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DARPA aims to create software systems that last for 100 years
DARPA has announced an ambitious 4-year program to research means of developing “applications capable of adapting to change, without extensive reprogramming.” DARPA’s Building Resource Adaptive Software Systems (BRASS) program will be the organization’s foray into creating systems that will last for many decades without the need to upgrade or start over with a clean slate....
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UPenn researchers develop simple and efficient ‘smart’ window
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new type of window blinds that may just make staring out the window fun again. Professor Shu Yang, an engineering professor at UPenn and her colleagues have created a type of nanoscopic glass beads material that switches from transparent to opaque and colored when stretched. This...
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LG cuts corners on software development, leaving users vulnerable to malwares
A little software used in LG displays has been found to leave users vulnerable to malwares. Developers Couch’s Christopher Bachner found that LG simply disabled Windows UAC (User Account Control) upon installation of the Split Screen software. Bachner claimed this was a poor decision on LG’s part because it leaves many users vulnerable to malwares....
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Apple’s first smartwatch might be hit with supply constraints at launch
Things aren’t looking good for the Apple Watch. Tomorrow Apple will start taking pre-orders for its first smartwatch. Those who are lucky enough to get their orders in will have their units delivered on April 24th. It appears though that this might not be the case with several Apple Watch models. Even if customers place...
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Apple Watch unboxing captured on video
Possibly the first unboxing video of this device. Tomorrow customers in nine markets around the world will be able to place their pre-orders for the Apple Watch. It’s the first new product from Apple in five years so naturally there’s a lot of hype surrounding it. Apple has so far not shown off the device’s...
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A 2-in-1 Android tablet for business pros? Meet Dell’s $500 and up Venue 10 7000
With Intel RealSense snapshot technology, a wasp waist, full-size optional keyboard and all the productivity Google’s OS is capable of, this is more a Microsoft Surface rival than an iPad Air “killer”. When did Dell become so interested in helping the Android ecosystem thrive and branch out? Well, it was last fall that the groundbreaking...
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Android 5.1-powered Galaxy J5 and J7 tipped to perk up budget Samsung prospects
Though unlikely to challenge the extreme affordability of Moto Gs, the two should deliver respectable bang for buck. The transition from plastic to metal construction in the high-end smartphone niche is just about complete, Galaxy E and A-series handhelds neatly cover every little space between mid-range and top-shelf gear, so it’s time for phase three...
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Samsung goes to great lengths to highlight Galaxy S6 durability, but drop test refutes claims
Not just any drop test, but one conducted using a professional machine and pitting the non-edgy GS6 against Apple’s iPhone 6. What, because Samsung effectively quashed Galaxy S6 Edge “Bendgate” speculation, you figured the endurance controversy was over? Think again, as a newly emerged sturdiness experiment delivers quite the vexing conclusions. By itself, Phone Buff’s...
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