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Rebirth of an icon: Hubble's first images since Servicing Mission 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers today declared the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory ready for a new decade of exploration, with the release of observations from four of its six ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (24) | comments 4

World's first 'live' video feed of Earth from space

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's first high definition streaming video camera to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) has been announced by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Gestural hand-tracking interface being developed by MIT researchers (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT have developed software that can track a Lycra fabric glove with a special color pattern. Using only a cheap web camera equipped with a wide angle lens, the software can ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast weblog

Feel like someone's watching? You're probably right

Almost every worker has done it: gotten in a little Facebook updating, personal e-mailing, YouTube watching and friend calling while on the clock.

Technology / Other

created Mar 21, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world

(AP) -- Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 04, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Sony's PlayStation Move can't quite challenge Wii

When Nintendo unveiled the Wii four years ago, few game industry pundits gave it much of a chance.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Pink technology put porn viewers into virtual action

Porn powerhouse Pink Visual is using augmented reality technology to let viewers virtually join in the on-screen action.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

'Falcon-cam' captures life in UB nest

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University at Buffalo Web camera is capturing life in a peregrine falcon nest on the UB South Campus in Buffalo, where, for the second consecutive year, a female has laid her eggs.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Affectiva technology taps into people's emotions

Computers may soon understand people better than their spouses do, courtesy of innovations from startup Affectiva that expand on groundbreaking sensing research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Camera lets people shoot first, focus later

Startup Lytro unveiled a camera that lets people adjust the focus on photos after they take them.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Samsung Announces New Mini Notebooks

Samsung Electronics today announced the N110 and N120 as the newest additions to their mini notebook lineup. The N110 and N120 are both currently available through Samsung.com and online retailers with an ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0