Technology
Canada considers adopting Super Wi-Fi north of the border
Tech savvy Canadians may have only read about Super Wi-Fi, but if all goes well, the wireless Internet connection with a range spanning up to 100 kilometres may soon be coming north of the border.
Approved for use in the U.S., Super Wi-Fi is being carefully considered in Canada as demand for such a wireless connection [...]
Blinds can surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere
Earlier blind or visually impaired people, required special screen-reading software typically installed only on their own machines but new software called WebAnywhere, lets blind and visually impaired people surf the Web on the go. The tool developed at the University of Washington turns screen-reading into an Internet service that reads aloud Web text on any [...]
Samsung Launches Solar Guru—World’s First Solar Phone
Samsung launch an affordable solar powered mobile phone in India. Solar Guru (Guru E1107) will make its way first to the commercial market.
The phone won’t be looked upon for its features but rather for its solar charging prowess, which for 1 hour of solar charging can give around 5-10 minutes of talk time. It supports [...]
Flying Cars are Ready
Have you ever thought about the day you can buzz around in your very own flying machine?
Well, that day may be very nearer than you think.
And here’s that good news — a lot of people are building machines you’ll be
able to buy.
One of those people is an inventor named Woody Norris. He [...]
Transparent Electronics
Inventors, Jung Won Seo, Jae-Woo Park, Keong Su Lim, Ji-Hwan Yang and Sang Jung Kang, who are scientists at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, have created the world’s first transparent computer chip.
The chip, known as (TRRAM) or transparent resistive random access memory, is similar to existing chips known as (CMOS) or metal-oxide [...]