News tagged with handheld device
AnatOnMe: Doctor patient communication enhanced with new Microsoft device (w/ video)
(Medical Xpress) -- Microsoft researchers announced this week a new handheld device that they hope will work as an aid for doctors and patients to better communicate injuries and recommended therapy treatments. ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 18, 2011 |
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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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Gadget charger harnesses walking power
A US company has come up with a baton-shaped device that charges gadgets using power generated by walking, hiking or running.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 05, 2011 |
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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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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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Voice-detection feature on new iPhone could shake up industry
The new Apple iPhone 4S that was unveiled Tuesday includes a faster chip and more powerful camera than its predecessor, but overall is underwhelming except for one potentially revolutionary new feature: Siri voice-recognition ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 05, 2011 |
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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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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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Nuclear detector: New materials hold promise for better detection of nuclear weapons
Northwestern University scientists have developed new materials that can detect hard radiation, a very difficult thing to do. The method could lead to a handheld device for detecting nuclear weapons and materials, such as ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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New app helps skywatchers count meteors, log data, aid NASA research
A new NASA handheld device application for mobile devices enables skywatchers to better track, count and record data about sporadic meteors and meteor showers anywhere in the world.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2011 |
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100 million TVs will be Internet-connected by 2016, report predicts
Soon, the living room TV will become as hyper-connected as the people watching it.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Comparing apples and oranges
Every year, U.S. supermarkets lose roughly 10 percent of their fruits and vegetables to spoilage, according to the Department of Agriculture. To help combat those losses, MIT chemistry professor Timothy Swager and his students ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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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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Nintendo 3DS game system gets momentum in US
Nintendo on Tuesday announced that it sold more than four million of its sophisticated 3DS handheld videogame gadgets in the United States by end of 2011.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Sony PS Vita gets world launch in Japan
Technology giant Sony on Saturday held the world launch of its next-generation PlayStation Vita handheld console in Japan, as the company aims to take a bite out of the growing smartphone games market.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 17, 2011 |
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