Sharp announced a see-through solar energy panel today, designed for balcony railings, eaves, and windows. The transparent panels are constructed from laminated glass infused with photovoltaic cells and can be used to replace glass and provide shading at the same time.
In an apparent throwback to elementary school days, the German Council of Elders banned all laptops from parliamentary meetings. In protest, the Pirate Party showed up with typewriters instead (see photo).
The latest Samsung rumors making the rounds are that the leading smartphone supplier is working on a Samsung Galaxy S3 model that runs the open-source Tizen operation system rather than Android. There are several indications that this rumor holds water which begs the question, why would Samsung introduce a device running on Tizen?
Barnes and Noble signaled their intent to stay in the race today when they released a set of new aggressively-priced HD Android tablets (surprise, no Windows 8 – yet). 7-inch and 9-inch versions were announced, each with variable RAM configurations. Both are built upon Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and neither is going to disappoint…
The terrifying story of Pac-Man, as told to a child, shows the drama, and horror, of old school video games (funny).
On August 8, 2012, Australian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, will board a helium filled balloon in Roswell, New Mexico, climb to 120,000 feet (23 miles above the Earth), and then jump, breaking a world record that has stood for 52 years.
Each year, the Royal Observatory Greenwich‘s hosts its annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Now in its fourth year and growing, they received over 800 photo submission. Winners were announced on Sept. 19 in four main categories — Deep Space, Our Solar System, Earth and Space, and Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year —…
Superman was created by American writer, Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster in 1938. Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips, and video games. The character’s appearance is distinctive and iconic: a blue, red and yellow costume, complete with cape,…
It comes as no surprise that rent-to-own companies can be a little… seedy. Seven rent-to-own companies, comprising 1,617 stores in the United States and Canada, and a software developer based in Pennsylvania, have settled federal charges that they used spyware to remotely monitor their customers who rented personal computers, including turning on webcams to monitor…
Most geeks have fantasized about living in a space colony. What would it be like? Would you grow bored? What would you eat, where would you sleep, what would living in such close quarters with fellow colonists be like? Even NASA has pondered space colonization and in fact, it’s likely their ultimate goal.
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