Canadian mini-satellite promises to detect Earth-destroying asteroids
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
It’s hardly the only project out there that’s aiming to detect asteroids on a collision course with Earth before it’s too late, but this effort backed by Defence Research Development Canada and the Canadian Space Agency does take a slightly different tact than most and, [...]
Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/microsoft/Bill_Gates_top_ten_greatest_hits_and_misses’; Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in ‘82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let’s take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so [...]
Nikon D700 spy shots and info piling up
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Spy shots of what could be the Nikon D700 have been floating around for a while now, but it’s only today that we’ve gotten a full-on body shot of the DSLR. Rumored specs basically paint the unit as a D300 body with the D3’s [...]
In Soviet Russia, Motorola’s MOTOZINE ZN5 reviews you
Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras
In the most thorough examination you can expect this side of mobile-review, SMAPE just put text to phosphor and slapped out a nearly 9,000 word review of Motorola’s new 5 megapixel MOTOZINE ZN5 with Xenon flash. They’ve also pitted it head-to-head with Nokia’s [...]
Tensegrity prosthetic foot promises to make walking easier
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables
It may not boast built-in Bluetooth or an array of sensors and motors, but inventor Jerome Rifkin says his so-called Tensegrity prosthetic foot can nonetheless give amputees a more natural gait and make it easier for them to walk across difficult terrain. That’s [...]
Internet-connected coffee maker leaves your PC, mornings at risk
Filed under: Household
It looks like those that enjoy a little remote control over their coffee could be unwittingly leaving both their PCs and their precious brew vulnerable, at least according to BDO risk advisory services manager Craig Wright, who found that his Jura F90 internet-connected coffee maker [...]