The market for ultrabooks has widened and deepened in interesting ways since the beginning of the new year and with the addition of Intel’s Haswell Processor in June and Microsoft’s expected release Windows Blue around the same time, 2013 looks to be a big year for ultrabooks. So perhaps it’s a good time to take… Continue reading Ultrabook Innovations in 2013
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The Best Selling Gadgets Of 2012
As expected, the lists vary depending on who made it and where, because sales and usage differ according to territory. Be that as it may, you might find your favorites in the list below. PlayStation Vita from Sony is listed as top favorite for 2012 in one list and 7th in another. A handheld console… Continue reading The Best Selling Gadgets Of 2012
The Bionic Eye: Helping The Blind See Again With Their Brain, Not Their Eyes
Image credits: punk-rocker-life Over the last hundred years the development of science has revolutionised the world we live in. From the creation of radio and TV in the early 1900s, to the augmented reality eyewear being developed, such as Google’s Project Glass and University of Washington’s bionic contact lenses. The latest leap in technology comes… Continue reading The Bionic Eye: Helping The Blind See Again With Their Brain, Not Their Eyes
The Largely Unknown but Exciting Possibilities for Customers Using Oracle Professional Services
While many businesses are beholden totally to the performance of their in-house information and computer data base systems, there is often an unfortunate lack of understanding surrounding the multitude and quality of support services available to them for every aspect of their business. This should be considered unfortunate because any business that doesn’t fully maximize… Continue reading The Largely Unknown but Exciting Possibilities for Customers Using Oracle Professional Services
Transplanted Cells Restore Sight In Blind Mice
Scientists at University College London (UCL) have been undergoing a huge project, led by Professor Robin Ali. They are conducting research into how sight can be restored to the blind through the transplant of light detecting cells into the eye. Research has been confined to mice studies so far, but hopes are that their conclusions… Continue reading Transplanted Cells Restore Sight In Blind Mice
The Most Innovative Ski Eye Wear
Ski goggle technology has come a long way since the 1960s when Californian goggle pioneer Robert Earl Smith, fed up with his protective eye wear ‘fogging-up’ when skiing, invented a unique vented and double-lensed ski goggle which became so successful its design was adopted as the industry standard. In the wake of Smith’s ground breaking… Continue reading The Most Innovative Ski Eye Wear
Technologies That Turn Back The Hands Of Time
The adage “you are only as old as you feel” carries a lot more meaning when you have technology working in your favor. Today’s world of electronic gadgets and scientific improvements are making even the Baby Boomers feel as if they are young again. Whether it is a medical procedure like LASIK or a new… Continue reading Technologies That Turn Back The Hands Of Time
Today’s Cyborg Technology
Many ideas and concepts that were once nothing but the stuff of science fiction have now been brought into reality. Spaceflight, computers, cellular telephones – these were all once flights of fancy, but now we take them for granted. Every time you open your browser to search for Aryn K dresses or places to buy… Continue reading Today’s Cyborg Technology
Start-Up Entrepreneurs: 5 Lessons Learned From The Founders Of Instagram
Initiating and creating a startup is an adventure and has had a lot of publicity in recent months due to the Facebook acquisition of Instagram. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the Instagram founders, created a photo application that allows users to take, edit and share beautiful looking photos in a quick and easy way. What… Continue reading Start-Up Entrepreneurs: 5 Lessons Learned From The Founders Of Instagram
‘Liquid Glasses’ Aim To Bring Vision To Developing Countries
There are an estimated 1 billion people in the world who would benefit from vision enhancing glasses, and with the large majority being in the developing world, the figures seem insurmountable. In the poorest parts of the world even those who work earn less than $1 a day, and with education struggling to keep up… Continue reading ‘Liquid Glasses’ Aim To Bring Vision To Developing Countries