sensors
Peripherals
Detecting False Coins With Mouse Sensors
10:03AM Jesus Diaz | A team of Spanish researchers at the University of Lleida have developed a way to detect false coins using a mouse’s optical sensors. The system works comparing patterns in two euro coins, which at the ongoing exchange is about $US15,302. More »
Science
One Day, This Will Be Remembered As The First Tricorder Ever
2:12AM Jesus Diaz | Leave it to a NASA scientist to create the first Star Trek Tricorder using a stamp-sized sensor chip, an iPhone and some spiffy programming. What does it do? It can detect killer gases in the air. More »
Science
Shrimp Eyes Tech Could Improve Gadgets
5:36AM Brian Lam | Mantis Shrimp can see 100,000 colours, 10x the number we can, and are the only animals to see circular polarised light. Scientists think that mantis shrimp eye tech could lead to a new age of telecom and optical devices. More »
Phones
Full HD Video Recording Coming To A Mobile Phone Near You
12:50AM Jesus Diaz | Most mobile phones can’t even do 720p yet, but Omnivision is already sampling a new 1.75-micron sensor that will allow slim handsets to record at 30 frames per second in Full HD, 1080p. According to them, it gets even better: More »
Gadgets
Fullpower’s Motion Sensing Concept Knows What You’re Doing
2:27AM Brian Lam | At All Things D, my friends at Fullpower did a demo of a accelerometer-equipped headset that can pick up a call by tapping it in a different way than you tap a regular headset. More »
Gadgets
New Hipster Affectation: Urban Oil Prospecting (Cardigan Not Included)
2:05PM Dan Nosowitz | This DIY oil detector, essentially a modified metal detector, is the hottest new accessory for city-dwelling hipsters worldwide. Plus, it matches terrifically with a beard. More »
Phones
Rumour: Apple Orders 3.2-Megapixel Camera Sensors For Next iPhone
8:58PM John Herrman | Anonymously-sourced rumours from Asian trade publications should be taken with, like, four grains of salt, and this is no exception: Digitimes reports that OmniVision has received orders for 3.2-megapixel CMOS sensors, for a new iPhone. More »
Cameras
Canon Adopting dSLR Chips for a New Pro Camcorder?
2:00AM Mark Wilson | There’s a rumour afoot suggesting that Canon will be ditching CCD and adopting CMOS chips for a new pro-level camcorder. Digital cameras and camcorders have never been so indistinguishable. More »
Cameras
Sony DSLR Camera Image Sensor Better Than Canon’s?
4:40AM Matt Buchanan | DxO Labs does something quite tricky: Quantifies the quality of an image sensor’s performance, so you can look at a neat number grade for a quick gauge. Surprisingly, a Sony DSLR bests equivalent Canon models. More »
Robots
9:27AM Nick Broughall | Reader Chris was so inspired by the clip of the ABB Flexpicker robot we posted back in March last year that he did what any self-respecting only a special breed of geek would do – he built his own out of Lego. More »
Guy Builds His Own ABB Flexpicker Robot Out Of Lego
9:27AM Nick Broughall | Reader Chris was so inspired by the clip of the ABB Flexpicker robot we posted back in March last year that he did what any self-respecting only a special breed of geek would do – he built his own out of Lego. More » 
