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• DropShades: Sound-reactive sunglasses brighten up the party
• Shark Wheel literally reinvents the wheel, at least for skateboards
• Big Brother is here, and his name is PRISM
• New techniques to make viral load tests cheaper, faster and portable
• Stratolaunch air launch system for spacecraft comes closer to reality
• Microsoft clarifies Xbox One's always-online, used game requirements
• Micro storm-studying vehicles designed to hitch rides with hurricanes
• Ford-powered Radical RXC brings full-on race car design to the streets
• Fairphone, the ethical smartphone, approaches mass-production
• Other Architects envisions new official residence for Australia's Prime Minister
• Vapur introduces foldable water bottle with built-in filter
• Ideum and 3M Touch Systems launch new Platform 46 multi-touch tables
• Treehouse-inspired weekend retreat towers above its landscape
• Windows 8.1 features demoed in new Microsoft video
• Student-built wheelchair runs indefinitely on solar power
• British Army takes remote-control of Terrier, the digging-est dog of war
• Touchscreens all round for Sony's new Vaio range
• How does Elon Musk's Hyperloop work?
• Goji Smart Lock sends photographic evidence of anyone who unlocks it

DropShades: Sound-reactive sunglasses brighten up the party Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:37 AM PDT If you're the person at a party who likes to be noticed, then donning a pair of sunglasses which react to sound may be just what you've always wanted. Such a thing now exists, at least in prototype form, with DropShades taking the Kanye West-style shutter shades design and adding multi-colored LED lights to the equation... Continue Reading DropShades: Sound-reactive sunglasses brighten up the party Section: Wearable Electronics Tags: Glasses, Kickstarter, LED, Sound, Sunglasses Related Articles: Dynamic Eye sunglasses use moving LCD spot to reduce glare Calvin Klein shades boast built-in USB data storage Electric sunglasses record life through your eyes Prototype Torch bicycle helmet is like a lighthouse for your head Eyez video camera sunglasses shoot 720p Limbo String: throw a party anywhere, anytime

Shark Wheel literally reinvents the wheel, at least for skateboards Posted: 06 Jun 2013 07:58 PM PDT A company called Shark Wheel is aiming to reinvent, well, the wheel. Instead of the conventional circular shape we're all familiar with, this new skateboard wheel is based around a cube shape. While this might seem illogical, the company claims its new wheels ride smoother, faster, and offer better grip than traditional skateboard wheels... Continue Reading Shark Wheel literally reinvents the wheel, at least for skateboards Section: Outdoors Tags: Cube, Kickstarter, Skateboard, Wheel Related Articles: Revolights – now available built right into the wheel Loopwheels put a spring in your cycling Magic Wheel Scooter - hands-free mobility The Morph Wheel folds in half to make wheelchair travel easier Snap folding skateboard slides in your backpack for easy transport Tread Wheel keeps dogs in shape

Big Brother is here, and his name is PRISM Posted: 06 Jun 2013 07:18 PM PDT If there was any doubt that George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was a prophetic piece of fiction, you can pretty much put that to rest. The more skeptical among us have claimed for years that, in the age of the internet, nobody has real privacy. During the last 24 hours, those fears emerged from the shadows. Details leaked of the secret US National Security Agency (NSA) program called PRISM, which may as well have been called Big Brother... Continue Reading Big Brother is here, and his name is PRISM Section: Telecommunications Tags: Apple, Facebook, Google, Internet, Microsoft, Privacy, Security, Skype, YouTube Related Articles: NSA SME-PED - the handheld for spooks Sandia Labs simulates Android network to study cyber security iPhone 4 to be available on Verizon Wireless Audi announces U.S. introduction of A3 e-tron electric vehicle pilot program iOS developer exposes security flaw, gets blacklisted iOS 4 stores a history of your whereabouts in an unencrypted file

New techniques to make viral load tests cheaper, faster and portable Posted: 06 Jun 2013 06:43 PM PDT To monitor their infection levels, people carrying chronic viral infections such as hepatitis and HIV need to get their viral load regularly checked. This measures how many viruses are present in a certain volume of blood or bodily fluid with current tests being expensive and needing to be done through laboratories. However, newly developed optical techniques being developed by two independent teams at the University of California could deliver cheaper and faster viral load tests that could be carried out in a medical office, hospital or even in the field... Continue Reading New techniques to make viral load tests cheaper, faster and portable Section: Health and Wellbeing Tags: Infections, Optical, Research, UCLA, UCSC, University of California, Virus Related Articles: Kleenex Anti-Viral Tissue kills 99.9% of Cold And Flu Viruses Salmonella bacteria used to stop viruses Enzyme structure opens doors to new treatments of viruses including HIV and Hep C New microscopy technique lets scientists see live viruses in their natural habitat New antiviral drug could cure nearly any viral infection – including the common cold Scientists enlist viruses to help build biomaterials

Stratolaunch air launch system for spacecraft comes closer to reality Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:59 PM PDT Back in December of 2011, Stratolaunch Systems announced that it was designing a new air launch system for both manned and unmanned spacecraft. Among other things, that system would require the construction of what would be the world's largest aircraft. While some people might understandably be skeptical of such grand plans ever seeing the light of day, the company recently announced that a couple of important milestones have been reached that bring the project closer to fruition... Continue Reading Stratolaunch air launch system for spacecraft comes closer to reality Section: Space Tags: Aircraft, Launch, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Rocket, Spacecraft, World's Largest Related Articles: Stratolaunch Systems announces "a radical change in the space launch industry" Swiss company aims to fly satellites into space SpaceShipTwo heading for 2008 test flight New procedure for launching passenger rockets Successful first launch of Antares rocket NASA building world's largest solid-fuel rocket

Microsoft clarifies Xbox One's always-online, used game requirements Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:30 PM PDT In the weeks leading up to Microsoft's Xbox One announcement, there was a lot of chatter about the system requiring an always-online internet connection. And there was at least as much speculation about the system possibly blocking used games. Though Microsoft was pretty vague on the subjects when it announced the console, we finally have some solid info... Continue Reading Microsoft clarifies Xbox One's always-online, used game requirements Section: Games Tags: Games, Microsoft, Xbox One Related Articles: Microsoft announces 4GB Xbox 360, gives Kinect a price Microsoft announces subscription-based Xbox 360 Next Xbox to launch in early November? Microsoft releases My Xbox Live for Android devices Could the 7-inch Surface tablet be Xbox themed? Xbox 360 Arcade console announced

Micro storm-studying vehicles designed to hitch rides with hurricanes Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:28 PM PDT When we think of aircraft that study hurricanes, most of us probably either picture powerful manned airplanes that fly straight through them, or perhaps unmanned drones that fly safely over them. The University of Florida's Prof. Kamran Mohseni has something else in mind, however. He's developing tiny unmanned aircraft – and submarines – that will be swept up with the hurricane, gathering data on the strength and path of the storm as they go... Continue Reading Micro storm-studying vehicles designed to hitch rides with hurricanes Section: Aircraft Tags: Autonomous, Hurricane, Submarine, UAV, University of Florida, Weather Related Articles: Global Hawk UAVs enlisted to study hurricanes FIU unveils mother of all wind machines Storm Safe hurricane shelter Solar Powered hybrid aircraft - Sunseeker II Power Up gives paper planes an electric boost Raytheon and US Navy demonstrate submarine-compatible UAS

Ford-powered Radical RXC brings full-on race car design to the streets Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:26 PM PDT There are a lot of sports cars on the road that make claims of being street-legal race cars. Few of those claims are as legitimate as the Radical RXC's. A Le Mans prototype-inspired racer that looks like it was plucked from the circuit and slapped with a pair of license plates, the RXC is the car that a company named "Radical" calls its most advanced ever. .. Continue Reading Ford-powered Radical RXC brings full-on race car design to the streets Section: Automotive Tags: Radical, Sports Cars, Supercars, track car Related Articles: Toyota pimps the iQ The world's most radical quad bike? Toyota to demonstrate full electric race powertrain on Pikes Peak Nissan GT-R takes new Nurburgring Record Mazda to premiere Furai Concept in Detroit Giugiaro hybrid supercar revives classic British nameplate

Fairphone, the ethical smartphone, approaches mass-production Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:16 PM PDT After a short three-week crowdfunding campaign, Dutch startup Fairphone has just reached its goal of 5,000 pre-orders and is slated to start deliveries in October. The company is producing an "ethical" high-end smartphone by watching over the entire process, from mining the ores to the assembly phase, making sure that workers are treated fairly and the environmental footprint is as small as possible. .. Continue Reading Fairphone, the ethical smartphone, approaches mass-production Section: Mobile Technology Tags: Android, ethics, Smartphones Related Articles: Samsung jet - smartphone or not? BizzTrust for Android splits a single smartphone into two virtual phones Siemens Pendant Phone Runbo X3 Android phone is waterproof and made to take a beating Disposable mobile phones on the horizon New software lets mobile phones get to know you

Other Architects envisions new official residence for Australia's Prime Minister Posted: 06 Jun 2013 12:53 PM PDT The official residence of Australia's current Prime Minister (known as "The Lodge") was only ever intended to offer temporary accommodation when constructed back in 1925. To celebrate this year's Canberra centenary celebrations, the University of Canberra and the Gallery of Australian Design invited architects to produce a modern replacement for the venerable lodge. Sydney-based Other Architects duly produced its "A House That Floods" concept. .. Continue Reading Other Architects envisions new official residence for Australia's Prime Minister Section: Architecture Tags: Australia, Competition, Flooding, House Related Articles: Big & Small House proves less really can mean more "Like a Houseboat" home floats above former landfill on steel stilts Relocatable Sphere House Unfolding house hides all the mod cons 6-meter tall KamerMaker to 3D print Amsterdam house by year's end House Arc modular home assembled "like an IKEA house"

Vapur introduces foldable water bottle with built-in filter Posted: 06 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT Vapur has added a helpful feature to its line of soft, collapsible "Anti Bottles." Not one to get too fancy with names, Vapur calls it the MicroFilter and sells it in a package with its 1-L Eclipse Anti-Bottle. The system provides a light, convenient way of purifying, carrying and drinking water in the wild. .. Continue Reading Vapur introduces foldable water bottle with built-in filter Section: Outdoors Tags: Filters, Purification, Survival, Water Bottle Related Articles: Vapur updates its Anti water bottle line with new Element Vapur - the reusable, flexible water bottle Bübi Bottle - a scrunchable container for drinks FLEXR Sports Bottle uses biodegradable liner to reduce germs Camelbak All Clear Bottle zaps bacteria with UV rays HydraPak's new pocket-friendly SoftFlask collapsible water bottle

Ideum and 3M Touch Systems launch new Platform 46 multi-touch tables Posted: 06 Jun 2013 12:24 PM PDT Large-scale multi-touch hardware designer and producer Ideum has teamed up with the Touch Systems division of 3M to launch the Platform 46 range of Windows 8 multi-touch tables. Both the standing-height table and the coffee table feature a 46-inch, bezel-free, 1920 x 1080 resolution LCD display panel and a powerful integrated computer system. They're set to make their public debut at 3M's booth at next week's InfoComm 2013 in Orlando, Florida... Continue Reading Ideum and 3M Touch Systems launch new Platform 46 multi-touch tables Section: Electronics Tags: 3M, Core i7, Ideum, Multi-touch, Windows 8 Related Articles: Take a multi-touch break with Touchscape's 47-inch coffee table Ideum's 86 inch multi-touch table explores the electromagnetic spectrum MT55 multi-touch tables get performance upgrade Ideum introduces new MT55 Platform multitouch table Ideum breaks out 100-inch Pano Touch Table Touchy Remix brings comfort to the multi-touch table

Treehouse-inspired weekend retreat towers above its landscape Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:41 AM PDT The treehouse-inspired Tower House by New York based architectural studio GLUCK+ is a unique weekend property, which takes the idea of living in the trees to an entirely new level. Located in upstate New York, the single-family home stretches over four levels and takes on the appearance of a small urban skyscraper. The slick structure is almost out of place amidst its natural forest landscape, however its glass facade does offer its occupants a great advantage point from which to enjoy treetop living. .. Continue Reading Treehouse-inspired weekend retreat towers above its landscape Section: Architecture Tags: House, Modular, Sustainable, Treehouse Related Articles: WWII water tower renovated into family abode Sixty-foot water tower converted into urban residence Small House has the footprint of an average sized bedroom Solar Carve Tower means not to intrude Ancient defense tower becomes a sleek home The Pin: Spiraling 430-foot observation tower planned for Phoenix

Windows 8.1 features demoed in new Microsoft video Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:18 AM PDT In the seven months since Windows 8 was introduced, it's seen its share of criticism, leaving many craving an update to Microsoft's first touch-based desktop OS. Now the company has officially responded to many concerns with the announcement of Windows 8.1, the first major point update to Windows 8. A preview version will be available towards the end of this month, and Microsoft's Jensen Harris showed off some of the new Windows 8.1 features in the video embedded below... Continue Reading Windows 8.1 features demoed in new Microsoft video Section: Computers Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Windows 8 Related Articles: Microsoft reveals Windows 8 consumer preview and the Windows Store Windows 8 "Blue" update will actually be Windows 8.1 – a free update Windows Blue update may include a traditional desktop option ModernMix runs Windows 8 Metro apps in traditional desktop windows Microsoft releases Windows 8 Developer Preview BlueStacks delivers 750,000 Android apps to Microsoft's Surface Pro

Student-built wheelchair runs indefinitely on solar power Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:09 AM PDT A solar-powered wheelchair designed by students at the University of Virginia has won first prize in a competition, Change My Life in One Minute, to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day. Entrants to the competition were asked to come up with an innovation that could make a significant difference to a person with a disability. The solar-powered wheelchair can run continuously powered only by the sun... Continue Reading Student-built wheelchair runs indefinitely on solar power Section: Good Thinking Tags: Electric Vehicles, Solar Powered, University of Virginia, Wheelchairs Related Articles: Across the UAE in eleven days in a solar-powered wheelchair NTU builds a better wheelchair The WheelChair Mover - an Ergonomic Mobility Solution The WHILL turns any wheelchair into an electric vehicle The IntelliWheels Automatic Gear-Shifting system for wheelchairs Panasonic's robotic-bed-cum-wheelchair helps maintain independent lifestyle

British Army takes remote-control of Terrier, the digging-est dog of war Posted: 06 Jun 2013 06:10 AM PDT The British Army has taken ownership of its first Terrier combat engineer vehicle, which maker BAE Systems claims is the most advanced of its type. The armored vehicle has been described as a Swiss Army Knife for the battlefield, capable of clearing routes or creating cover. Perhaps most significantly, the Terrier is drive-by-wire, and can be controlled remotely with a device very much like a console game pad. .. Continue Reading British Army takes remote-control of Terrier, the digging-est dog of war Section: Military Tags: BAE Systems, Battlefield, Remote-controlled Related Articles: British Army's Foxhound vehicle gives soldiers better protection, higher-speed Emergency Escape Windows for up-armored vehicles Hummer H3 converted into super-sized remote control car US Army cancels LEMV airship project Northrop Grumman's CUTLASS UGV ready to tackle hazardous situations International MXT-MVA Extreme Armored Vehicle

Touchscreens all round for Sony's new Vaio range Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:08 AM PDT Computex 2013 is now in full swing in Taipei, Taiwan, and all the major players in the computer hardware industry are showing off their latest products. Sony came prepared with its newest touchscreen Vaio offerings, the mid-range Fit, the hybrid Duo 13, and two lightweight Pro models... Continue Reading Touchscreens all round for Sony's new Vaio range Section: Computers Tags: Computers, Sony, Touchscreen, VAIO Related Articles: Touchscreens all round for Sony's new Vaio range Sony adds W-Series mini notebook to VAIO line Sony's wall-mountable VAIO series panel PC notebook New Vaio S series brings fast boot, twin battery configuration and full flat design Sony shows Vaio X-Series netbook at IFA New VAIO 14P from Sony offers gestural control

How does Elon Musk's Hyperloop work? Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:35 AM PDT Over the past year, Elon Musk, billionaire founder of PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, has been floating the notion of a "Hyperloop" as a future replacement for bullet trains; one that would get commuters from San Francisco to Los Angeles in as little as 30 minutes. There has been much speculation over how the Hyperloop works, as Musk has revealed very few details. So what has Musk actually said and what might this translate to in the real world?.. Continue Reading How does Elon Musk's Hyperloop work? Section: Urban Transport Tags: Elon Musk, Trains, Transport, Travel, Vehicle Related Articles: Concorde meets railgun – SpaceX founder's plan for future rapid transport New York to Beijing in two hours without leaving the ground? Elon Musk: I can fix Boeing's battery problem SpaceX considering a new commercial spaceport in Texas Dragon spacecraft splashes down marking successful completion of historic mission SpaceX Mars mission will fly on methane

Goji Smart Lock sends photographic evidence of anyone who unlocks it Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:16 AM PDT The days of mechanical locks may be numbered as Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled smart locks continue to evolve with devices such as the Lockitron and August Smart Lock turning a smartphone into a wireless key. Unlocking a door with a smartphone from anywhere in the world is convenient by itself, but with the Goji Smart Lock you can instantly know when someone opens your front door and even see who it is. .. Continue Reading Goji Smart Lock sends photographic evidence of anyone who unlocks it Section: Around The Home Tags: Android, Door, House, Indiegogo, iOS, Lock, Security Related Articles: August Smart Lock makes home security social Black & Decker previews high-tech locking system UniKey replaces physical door lock key with an app Master Lock introduces the dialSpeed electronic padlock Abus Ecolution folding bike lock is compact and recyclable Lockey Bottle Lock puts a combination cork in it

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