News tagged with handheld device
Columbia engineer designs handheld device used to diagnose illness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bioengineer Samuel Sia has designed a handheld device which uses a microchip to perform intricate medical tests for illnesses such as sexually transmitted diseases or prostate cancer. It needs ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 15, 2010 |
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New sensor nanotechnology simplifies disease detection
Researchers at Stony Brook University have developed a new sensor nanotechnology that could revolutionize personalized medicine by making it possible to instantly detect and monitor disease by simply exhaling ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Meeting consumers' HD demands with a faster algorithm
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers help smaller processors outperform a single superfast processor by working more efficiently in parallel.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 07, 2010 |
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For child readers, 'once more with feeling'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rupal Patel, an associate professor of speech-language pathology and audiology at Northeastern, is developing innovative reading software that helps youngsters learn to read aloud with more ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Game developers preparing for diverse E3 show
(AP) -- There might be something for everyone at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Jun 13, 2010 |
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TV outside the box: Using cell phones, new system would let TV programs spill off the screen (w/ Video)
Augmented reality is an emerging discipline that uses handheld devices to superimpose digital data on the real world: If, say, you're in Paris and point your phone at the Eiffel Tower, the tower's image would ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Palm comeback falling short
A year ago, handheld devices pioneer Palm seemed poised for a comeback.
Feb 28, 2010 |
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Popular handheld devices show promise in the field of emergency radiology
Handheld devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and the iPod Touch are prevalent among doctors. However a recent study shows that these devices may be particularly useful for emergency radiologists, who in the ...
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Smart phones allow quick diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Radiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with special software, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Palm's webOS hasn't gotten the attention it deserves
Lost in the recent deluge of smart-phone news -- Apple's iPhone store hitting 100,000 applications, and the launches of the new Droid phone and the BlackBerry Storm, among other things -- have been the efforts ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs
Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers.
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Toshiba launches portable fuel-cell for mobiles
(PhysOrg.com) -- For people fed up with their mobile telephone or iPod batteries running out, Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced Thursday the launch of a portable fuel-cell that can power up digital gadgets on ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Who are you? Mobile ID devices find out using NIST guidelines
A new publication that recommends best practices for the next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices -- Mobile ID -- has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Dell Planning Pocket Web Gadget
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell engineers are in the process of developing a pocket handheld device for browsing the internet. Dell plans on using the Google Inc.'s Android software and may also use chips based on designed ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Ubisoft making food-raining game as side dish for film
French videogame titan Ubisoft is cooking up a title to serve along with the release of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," an animated film set in a town where food rains from the sky.
Apr 02, 2009 |
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