Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Strap-on macro lens works with any smartphone camera

Strap-on macro lens works with any smartphone camera: "The cameras on most smart phones tend to be rather simple affairs so it's not surprising that savvy inventors have dreamed up numerous add-on attachments such as mini-microscopes and wide/telephoto adapters."

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New 3D transistors could mean faster, lighter, cooler computers

New 3D transistors could mean faster, lighter, cooler computers: "Starting next year, computers will be available with three-dimensional transistors - these will incorporate vertical components, unlike the flat chips that we're used to seeing. "

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MIG 675 draws its power from the water

MIG 675 draws its power from the water: "If money is no object to you, but environmental concerns are, then LUXURY's MIG 675 might be your kind of boat. The 22 x 8-foot (6.7 x 2.5-meter) cruiser seats three, has a top speed of 70 mph (113 km/h), and produces emissions consisting of nothing but water vapor - this sucker is hydrogen-powered."

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Coby announces five new Android 4.0 tablets to debut at CES 2012

Coby announces five new Android 4.0 tablets to debut at CES 2012: "The scramble to take the new flavor of Google's Android operating system for a test drive has been pretty intense since the source code was released in the middle of last month. The first commercial hardware products running on Ice Cream Sandwich, though, will not hit the shelves until early in the new year"

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New software dramatically simplifies addition of objects to photos

New software dramatically simplifies addition of objects to photos: "For more than twenty years, the software program Photoshop has been the industry standard for seamlessly manipulating images, especially the removal of unwanted items like blemishes, wires and telephone poles."

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