Monday, October 07, 2013

Samsung's new 13MP phone camera promises twice the stability, brighter shots

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/samsung-ultra-stable-camera-sensor/?ncid=rss_truncated

Optical image stabilization for current smartphone cameras leaves something to be desired; you still need a steady hand to avoid blurry photos. Samsung has just unveiled a new, extra-stable sensor that may be considerably more forgiving. The 13-megapixel unit corrects angular errors up to 1.5 ...

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LG confirms production of 'bendable and unbreakable' smartphone displays

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/lg-curved-smartphone-display-production/?ncid=rss_truncated

It's been a long time coming, but LG's foray into elastic smartphone displays is finally going mainstream. The company has confirmed that it will begin mass-producing a new lightweight 6-inch panel that, it claims, is the world's first flexible OLED panel for smartphones. The display is built from ...

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FiLIP is an electronic leash for your kids' wrists and it's coming to AT&T

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/filip-electronic-leash-smartwatch-ATT/?ncid=rss_truncated

Electronic leashes for the 21st century kid? You knew this sort of thing was inevitable. FiLIP, a smartwatch and 'locator' for kids that takes helicopter parenting to an excessive level, is heading to AT&T's lineup as an exclusive. As you'd expect from a device targeted to tagging kids, the FiLIP ...

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Article: Self-Assembling Robots Will Blow Your Mind

They said it couldn't be done. But it has! MIT researchers recently managed to create self-assembling modular robots. The researchers even released a video demonstrating their successAccording to MIT, back in 2011, MIT senior John Romanishin was advised by his robotics professor Daniela Rus that ...

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Sunday, October 06, 2013

Google Is Sneaking Chrome OS Into Windows 8's "Metro" Mode

Source: http://gizmodo.com/google-is-sneaking-chrome-os-into-windows-8s-metro-m-1441598557

Google Is Sneaking Chrome OS Into Windows 8's "Metro" Mode

It was one thing when Google's Chrome apps managed to break out of the browser and become real, offline apps, but clearly that is not Google's real long-term play. A recent update to the developer version of Google Chrome basically runs Chrome OS inside of Windows 8.

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