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Computers
First Dell Adamo XPS Prototypes Had Multitouch TouchPads
Screens
Microsoft Research Demos Touchless, Transparent Glass Display
11:51PM Rosa Golijan | Microsoft’s research division is doing tours across university campuses and rather than turning them into snoozefests they’re showing off an incredibly prototype. It’s a clear glass display which accepts input through voice control, touchless gestures, pen and eye-tracking. More »
Gadgets
Duct Tape With Embedded LEDs Opens Up A New Half-Arsed World
5:00AM Sean Fallon | Think about all of the half-arsed repairs we can already do with duct tape. Imagine what it would be like if embedded LEDs were thrown into the mix? We’re talking half-arsed upgrades here. More »
Computers
Dual Screen Netbook Concept Actually Looks Practical
12:20AM Danny Allen | I was pretty skeptical about Kohjinsha’s dual 10.1-incher when I first wrote about it, but it actually looks quite practical in this video. The second display simply slides out behind the first, like on GScreen’s Spacebook and Lenovo’s W700. More »
Gadgets
First Flexible eBook Reader Developed By Tyre Maker Bridgestone
4:00AM Rosa Golijan | When not making tyres, Bridgestone is working on eBook readers so flexible that they’d probably survive being driven over. They’ve even got a prototype ready for testing, but no plans to commercialise the slender and bendy device at this point. More »
Vehicles
Nissan’s Idea Of A Personal Mobility Device Is A Pair Of Skis On Stilts
12:00AM Rosa Golijan | I thought the Honda U3-X was weird, but this personal mobility device prototype by Nissan and AIST actually separates into a whacked out pair of motorised skis on stilts. With its unstable seeming controls, I think I’ll stick to walking. More »
Science
An Acoustic Hyperlens
8:36AM Brian Lam | This is the acoustic hyperlens developed by the Xiang Zhang research group. Think of it as a radar dish for sound waves. Put into practice, it can increase performance of ultrasound baby-spotting and sonar submarine sighting by 8x. [EurekAlert, popsci]
Screens
Video: Watch Sony’s 360 Degree 3D Display In Action
Gadgets
Toshiba’s Latest Fuel Cell Prototype Gadgets Charge In Seconds
11:10PM Danny Allen | At Japan’s CEATEC show, Toshiba and KDDI are demonstrating a modified Toshiba T002 phone that’s powered by a direct-methanol fuel cell (DMFC) and Li-Ion battery. More advanced than previous prototypes, it runs for 320 hours on a squirt of methanol. More »
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