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Cheaper, Paper RFID Tags

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Feb 9, 2012 09:01 AM ET | 0

RFID tags may soon be cheap enough to stamp on paper. Read more

Which of These Is the World's Smallest Desktop?

Posted by Scott Tharler Thu Feb 2, 2012 02:26 PM ET | 0

Two teensy-weensy PCs offer plenty of brains, braun and options. Read more

Which of These Is the World's Smallest Desktop?

Fossilize Your E-Waste Into An Epoxy Stool

Posted by Nic Halverson Mon Jan 30, 2012 03:51 PM ET | 0

Graphic artist and designer has a more creative option for recycling all those obsolete electronics. Read more

Fossilize Your E-Waste Into An Epoxy Stool

Sensor Powered by Rap Music, Yo

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:03 AM ET | 0

A sound-powered medical device could be implanted deeper into the body. Read more

Displays Get Bigger, Thinner and More Costly

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:16 AM ET | 0

Now that the flat-panel TV has become a commodity, the next step is to make them flatter and bigger. Read more

Displays Get Bigger, Thinner and More Costly

Wear Your LED Television

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Jan 6, 2012 10:45 AM ET | 0

Using off-the-shelf LEDs, an Arizona man built a wearable television set. Read more

Tiny Optical Diode Could Solve Huge Computer Problem

Posted by Jesse Emspak Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:01 PM ET | 0

Speedier computers may be on the way as a big bottleneck is eliminated. Read more

Tiny Optical Diode Could Solve Huge Computer Problem

Recycle Your Laptop Into a Telepresence Robot

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Dec 22, 2011 02:03 PM ET | 0

Want to be in two places at once? Hook up a laptop to a robotic body. Read more

Recycle Your Laptop Into a Telepresence Robot

Paper Makes Touch Screen Displays

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Dec 16, 2011 06:39 PM ET | 0

Interactivity comes to plain sheets of paper. Read more

Brain-controlled Computer Tracks Attention

Posted by Jesse Emspak Sun Dec 11, 2011 09:10 AM ET | 0

A brainwave monitor helps train people to pay attention and boosts performance. Read more

Brain-controlled Computer Tracks Attention

Taller Computer Chips Get Smaller

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Dec 8, 2011 12:47 PM ET | 0

Scientists are going vertical with components on computer chips. Read more

A Touch Screen That Touches Back

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Dec 6, 2011 10:25 AM ET | 0

New technology brings tactile sensations to screens of your smart phone, tablet or television. Read more

Star Trek Holodecks Are Here, Sort Of

Posted by Jesse Emspak Mon Dec 5, 2011 02:48 PM ET | 0

Using a Sony Move controller and pico projectors, two British studios film a Holodeck-like experience, without post-production tricks. Read more

A Store That's The Apple Of Microsoft's Eye

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Fri Nov 18, 2011 09:59 AM ET | 0

Microsoft's new stores may mirror Apple's, but both are trying to solve similar retailing problems. Read more

A Store That's The Apple Of Microsoft's Eye

Blast Asteroids with Your Eyes

Posted by Nic Halverson Thu Nov 17, 2011 03:07 PM ET | 0

Eye-tracking technology revives a classic arcade game and turns your stare into weaponry. Read more

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