Motorola Droid Bionic arrives on Verizon tomorrow

Motorola Droid Bionic arrives on Verizon tomorrow: "First unveiled this January at CES, Motorola's flagship Droid Bionic smartphone will finally be available to consumers as of tomorrow. Featuring a dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM and a 4.3-inch qHD display, the Android phone utilizes Verizon's new LTE 4G network, which is claimed to be the fastest in the U.S. Its other specs aren't too shabby, either."

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Acer unveils Android-powered liquidmini Ferrari Edition smartphone

Acer unveils Android-powered liquidmini Ferrari Edition smartphone: "Acer has announced its next Ferrari-branded product in the form of the liquidmini Ferrari Edition smartphone, which features a 3.2-inch screen and runs Android 2.3. The new arrival will expand Acer's lineup of products featuring the Ferrari logo, including laptops, LCD monitors and last year's Liquid E Ferrari Edition Android-based smartphone."

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Full-duplex technology could double wireless capacity with no new towers

Full-duplex technology could double wireless capacity with no new towers: "Earlier this year, Stanford University researchers created a full-duplex radio that allowed wireless signals to be sent and received simultaneously, thereby doubling the speed of existing networks. Using the same approach, researchers at Rice "

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BMW to introduce laser headlights

BMW to introduce laser headlights: "n the past decade, LEDs have become increasingly popular for use on cars, mainly for use as turn signals, brake and park lights, and daytime running lamps, but more recently, also for use in headlights."

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Manipulating plants' internal clock offers possibility of all-season crops

Manipulating plants' internal clock offers possibility of all-season crops: "Circadian rhythms are a roughly 24-hour cycle governing biochemical, physiological, or behavioral processes that have been widely observed not only in humans, but other animals, fungi, cyanobacteria and plants."

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1300 bhp monster truck delivers 50-60 yards per gallon (and fires refrigerators)

1300 bhp monster truck delivers 50-60 yards per gallon (and fires refrigerators): "Modern technology is capable of creating some astounding vehicles, as is evidenced by a behemoth of remarkable proportions that will be one of the attractions at the forthcoming Top Gear Live shows in the U.K. "

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Pico Flex Dolly makes for smooth moves

Pico Flex Dolly makes for smooth moves: "Few things add to the production value of a video like a good tracking shot - you know, where the camera is on wheels, and moves around or towards the subject. While full-size dolly systems for 35 mm movie cameras are financially out of reach for most low-budget and hobbyist film-makers, guess what?"

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BAE's ADAPTIV technology renders vehicles invisible to infrared

BAE's ADAPTIV technology renders vehicles invisible to infrared: "Infrared imaging is used for a range of military applications - such as target acquisition, night vision, homing and tracking - which means that any vehicle with some kind of infrared "invisibility cloak" would hold significant advantages on the battlefield"

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The airship finally takes off - Hybrid Air Vehicles has first civil customer

The airship finally takes off - Hybrid Air Vehicles has first civil customer: "The famous and well documented Hindenburg disaster of 1937, when the hydrogen-filled airship burst into flames whilst attempting to tether to its moorings in New Jersey, killed off the 'lighter-than-air' aircraft industry, as well as 35 unfortunate souls."

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The all-conquering smartphone seems headed for ubiquity

The all-conquering smartphone seems headed for ubiquity: "Over the last decade, mobile telephones have gone from being a rarity in most countries, to being carried by the vast majority of human beings. Following closely behind the mobile phone, cameras have gone from being an expensive (both to buy and to operate) image recording device which got pulled out of the cupboard on special occasions, to being incorporated in almost every phone (with zero operating cost), and are hence now carried by nearly everyone at all times."

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Softshelter provides disaster relief housing with a personal touch

Softshelter provides disaster relief housing with a personal touch: "Canadian design firm Molo has created a cheap and comfortable housing innovation for disaster relief situations. Dubbed "softshelter," the system has been designed to create personal space within in a communal shelter, thus providing individuals or families with some privacy during a time of hardship."

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iHealth helps manage your blood pressure and weight on your iPhone

iHealth helps manage your blood pressure and weight on your iPhone: "For many people, a key part of their personal health management routine involves monitoring their blood pressure and weight. Frequently going to get one's blood pressure measured at a pharmacy or clinic, however, can be a hassle."

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