Romo the robot uses your smartphone as its brain

Romo the robot uses your smartphone as its brain: "When you think about it, smartphones are more than just fancy phones - they're actually tiny portable computers. Given that so many people now own these tiny computers, why should they have to pay to buy another computer that's built into an electronic device, when they could instead just use their existing smartphone as the "brain" of that device? "

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ISPs exaggerate the cost of data

ISPs exaggerate the cost of data: "For years, internet service providers have been raising the costs of broadband internet service due to what they call "increasing demand for service." Both fixed and mobile internet providers recently claimed that increasing demand is leading to "ballooning" costs, which made price increases necessary. They even went as far to say that companies such as the BBC should be helping to foot the bill."

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Scientists discover new form of superhard carbon

Scientists discover new form of superhard carbon: "Carbon is the fourth-most-abundant element in the universe and comes in a wide variety of forms, called allotropes, including graphite, graphene, and the hardest natural material known to man, diamonds."

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Dream Chaser space plane to fall from the skies next summer

Dream Chaser space plane to fall from the skies next summer: "The Dream Chaser, a reusable space plane currently under development by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), is to undergo high altitude drop tests in 2012 following a 25.6 million US dollar boost from NASA to top-off the 80 million US dollar contract awarded earlier this year."

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First flight of X-47B unmanned aircraft demonstrator in cruise mode

First flight of X-47B unmanned aircraft demonstrator in cruise mode: "Having completed its first flight earlier this year, the Northrop Grumman-built U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft achieved another milestone on September 30 with its first flight in cruise mode."

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Adobe sneak peeks amazing "de-blurring" plug-in for Photoshop

Adobe sneak peeks amazing "de-blurring" plug-in for Photoshop: "Adobe showed what it calls a "sneak peek" of some technology at last week's MAX conference, that may or may not make its way into a future version of Photoshop (we're pretty sure it will)."

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Home-built rocket climbs to 121,000 feet in 92 seconds

Home-built rocket climbs to 121,000 feet in 92 seconds: "Launched from Black Rock Desert in Nevada on September 30 in an attempt to win John Carmack's 100kft Micro Prize, Derek Deville's home-built Qu8k rocket reached an altitude of 121,000 feet (36.8 km) after 92 seconds flight ... and captured some excellent video footage along the way."

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RoChair offers a unique form of wheelchair propulsion

RoChair offers a unique form of wheelchair propulsion: "Imagine if the only way of propelling yourself on a bicycle was to reach down and turn one of the wheels with your hand. It would be pretty inefficient, yet that's essentially how a wheelchair works."

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Nissan developing 10-minute EV charger

Nissan developing 10-minute EV charger: "If there are two obstacles that are still keeping the general public from embracing electric cars, those would have to be the vehicles' limited driving range and long charging times."

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LG debuts Optimus LTE Smartphone

LG debuts Optimus LTE Smartphone: "Electronics giant LG has announced the Korean launch of what is claimed to be the highest resolution IPS (in-plane switching) display available on any smartphone."

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Graphene “Big Mac” brings next gen computer chips a step closer

Graphene “Big Mac” brings next gen computer chips a step closer: "Since its discovery in 2004, the two-dimensional layer of carbon atoms known as graphene has promised to revolutionize materials science, enabling flexible, transparent touch displays, lighter aircraft, cheaper batteries and faster, smaller electronic devices"

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World's cheapest tablet to launch in India

World's cheapest tablet to launch in India: "India has already churned out the world's cheapest car and is now launching what's billed as the world's cheapest 7-inch touchscreen tablet."

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