HP Shows Off Latest Inkjet Printing Technology
Yesterday HP showcased its Latex Ink based Inkjet printing technology which can print thousands of pages per minute with a special Latex ink that can retain its shine even when exposed to extreme environments. HP’s water based Latex Ink is a…
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South Korean police aiming to equip all new handsets with GPS?
Filed under: Cellphones, GPS
Presumably taking a note from Japan, it’s being reported that South Korean police are backing a highly controversial plan that would equip each new mobile sold in the nation with a GPS chip. Reportedly, Song Kang-ho, chief of the investigation bureau of the National Police Agency, has stated that the government has “already submitted a related bill to the National Assembly,” and the general idea here is to crack down on the rise of kidnapping and various other crimes against children and women (not much different than we Americans having such a chip for E911, really). Granted, there’s not a lot of supporting evidence that this is actually set to go down, so until we see it inked in stone, our skeptic hats are remaining in place.
[Via textually, image courtesy of The New York Times]
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Biosensing nanodevice could hasten security checks, health screenings
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We’ll go ahead and warn you: if you’re hoping to purge your mind of all things science this weekend, this post isn’t the one to be reading. For the rest of you knowledge seekers, Arizona State University researcher Wayne Frasch has developed a biosensing nanodevice that could possibly revolutionize health screenings and speed up that grueling airport security process. Put simply (well, as simply as possible), he discovered that the enzyme F1- ATPase can be equipped with an optical probe and “manipulated to emit a signal when it detects a single molecule of target DNA.” Currently, a prototype of the DNA detector is already being worked up, but there’s no word on when (or if) the device will escape the lab and hit the commercial realm. Still not geeked out? Hit the read link and hold on for dear life.
[Via Physorg]
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Original content coming to Xbox 360
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment
We were kind of wondering when it was finally going to happen: Microsoft’s inked a deal with a production company to do original content for the Xbox 360. The licensed back catalog of stuff is good and all, but this would fill that niche in between Xbox 360’s digital downloads and long-promised IPTV. No word yet on when it’s coming, just that we can expect the usual compliment of Hollywood pap.
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Treo 800w shows up on Sprint roadmap for July release
Filed under: Cellphones
At this point the Treo 800w has been outed by Bill Gates himself, so while the suspense factor is pretty low, it’s nice to know that it’ll finally be getting here in July. That’s the word according to this purloined Sprint roadmap, which also indicates the newest Treo will have GPS and EV-DO rev. A — but still run WinMo 6.0, which is pretty sad, especially if that revised version of 6.1 launches at CTIA next week as expected. Oh well, at least it’s a new Treo — let’s just hope they can shake some more ugly off this thing before it hits the street.
[Via PhoneArena]
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Bio Electronic Eye Implant in development could restore partial sight
MIT researchers are working on a new development which if goes successful can restore partial sight of people who have partially intact optic nerves. The Bio-electronic device which is of the size of pencil eraser would be implanted behind the…
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Happy birthday: take a trip in America’s largest flying gadget (part 6)
Filed under: Transportation
This is it, today’s the last day to enter our six days of ticket giveaways for our fourth birthday this month! We’re treating six lucky winners to two round trip tickets destined for anywhere Virgin America flies. We wouldn’t want you traveling in something that doesn’t have power, network, and a seatback terminal, though, so you don’t have to sweat about completely unplugging to get from point A to point B. Check out the rules below and good luck, because it’s all over tonight!
Oh, and be sure to enter part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5 for another chance!
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