News tagged with docking station

Dell's Latitude Z introduces wireless charging (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell has introduced its new ultra-thin Latitude Z laptop with the world's first wireless laptop battery charger.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 1 weblog

I, robot -- and gardener: MIT droids tend plants

(AP) -- These gardeners would have green thumbs - if they had thumbs.

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

China to launch space station's first module

China said Tuesday it will launch its Tiangong-1 space module later this month, marking its first step towards building a Chinese space station.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 7

China may send first woman into space

China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China to attempt first space rendezvous

China will attempt its first space docking between two unmanned vehicles this year, the first step in efforts to build a Chinese space station, a senior official said Friday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

China spacecraft launches on key mission

China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

Lenovo to release a 23-inch tablet PC this year?

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to sources inside the company, Lenovo is hoping to release a 23-inch tablet PC by the end of this year. The source, William Cai, is a senior specialist in marketing at a Lenovo. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Apple unleashes Lion, updates MacBook Air

Apple on Wednesday unleashed its new Lion operating system, running it on updated, more powerful versions of its MacBook Air ultra-thin laptop.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 1

China completes second space docking

China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

China's next space mission to carry 3 astronauts

China's next space mission will carry three astronauts who will dock with and live inside an experimental orbiting module launched last year, state media said Friday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Spacecraft dockings improve car assembly

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next car comes down the conveyor belt ready for the dashboard to be added. Speed and position are controlled as if it were a spacecraft docking automatically with the International Space ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China may send its first woman into space: Xinhua

China may send its first woman into space this year after including female astronauts in the team training for its first manned space docking, state media said Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Russian resupply ship docks at International Space Station

An unmanned Russian supply vessel docked Sunday without trouble at the International Space Station, two days after a technical glitch forced a similar maneuver to be aborted.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 04, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 3

Microsoft taking pre-orders for next-gen Zune HD

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday a new generation of its Zune music player will go on sale Sept. 15, but eager customers can pre-order the gadget online now.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China plans space station with module launch in 2010

China will launch a space module next year and carry out the nation's first space docking in 2011 as a step towards its goal of building a space station, state media said Sunday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1