While scientists and researchers couldn’t stress less on the importance of accuracy of results by a computer chip, recent study done collaboratively by Rice University, University of California, Nanyang Technological University and Center for Electronics and Micro-technology in Switzerland states that it is not efficient for computer chips to be always “exact”. A significantly large amount of energy and performance is wasted to achieve accurate results. Researchers in this case allowed the chip to make wrong decisions in certain cases adjusting their effect by using probabilistic methods instead of wasting huge amounts of energy and performance on such operations.
You might be painting your walls with different colors, designs and patterns but the future holds something different to it. As you start off to a new day, you would sit facing the wall watching news, checking Facebook updates, mails and tweets by people you follow, all at the same time, thanks to Tileable screens on your wall. All this could be made possible with the OLED display panels whose price is expected to drop up to 8 times in the coming decade.
How good it would have been if there was always someone to assist you in the days you’re overburdened with laborious work. You could have saved all those late hours you spent in office doing the same old crap (your boss might think else-wise, but you..). MIT and Tufts University has collaboratively come up with a brain scanner, dubbed as Brainput that takes cues from your activities and will “subconsciously” assist you in accomplishing your tasks.
MIT’s “smart” brain headgear, Brainput to assist you when overloaded with work
We have seen a number of different Intel’s microprocessors powering up the supercomputers around the world for years. This time it is not Intel but Nvidia that claims its GPU will provide the required horse-powers to world’ most powerful supercomputer in order to churn data into information. To do so Nvidia will replace its previous Fermi architecture with the new Kepler architecture.
World’s most powerful supercomputer to rely on Nvidia GPU to meet its processing needs
We heard a few days back about Nook offering a new feature, named “GlowLight” that would let you read your favorite novel beside your wife even if she turns off the lights and dozes into the unfathomable world of dreams. Amazon looks a little shy to be second in this category of ebook readers but will soon be launching a similar product with a front-lit display, a tip coming from an Amazon insider. If lucky, it wouldn’t be long and you might see one of them in the stores as soon as next month itself. The new technology is expected to be rendered to the 3G as well as Wi-Fi versions.
Amazon to “rekindle” its ebook reader, this time with a front-lit unit
You might already be saying, “boo!”, but yes it is true. Despite of customer dissatisfaction to phone calls on board Virgin Atlantic flying from London to New York will entertain such requests. In case you don’t belong to the majority that fears listening to the mindless chatter of their neighbors while trying to take a rare nap at the altitude of thousands of feet, you might want to change your flight to Virgin Atlantic. What serves as ice cream on the pudding for you is that you can also have access to GPRS internet (just in case you’re the one who cannot live without peeping into Facebook every once in an while).
Virgin Atlantic to be the world’s only airline to allow phone calls to high-flyers
Researchers at UC Berkeley have been able to tame a virus named, M13 to generate electricity. M13 was found to have piezoelectric properties, which motivated researchers in going forward in their pursuit to device a unique paper-thin electrode powered by viruses. M13 is harmless to humans and offers a significant advantage of being able to organize themselves automatically without any human intervention. What makes this possible is the naturally aligned dipole structure of these viruses.
Scientists to tame viruses to charge gadgets in future
We hate wires, they are unreliable, messy, difficult to carry and a drag to plug-in every time. It’s a high time that we moved everything to a wireless state. Ericsson is going to help in moving forward in this direction by turning your own body into a USB cable. Sounds scary, no! We hope you already didn’t feel the tinge of current making you stutter. This might sound a little scary to you but Ericsson seems to be convinced of the possible success of its new technology. Dubbed as “Connected Me”, Ericsson is back with it in the CTIA Wireless show after displaying it at this year’s CES.
Ericsson to make USB cables redundant by turning your body into one
We know you love your iPod nano but how far would you go to make a style statement with you latest gizmo. Well you sure must be getting some ideas by now but it will be a little difficult to beat Dave Hurban, a body piercing artist from Dynasty Tattoo in New Jersey who has pierced into his arm four magnets that are supposed to board an iPod Touch over them. You must have been through a number of straps that intend to make your iPod look sexy on your arm but we have to confess this idea of strapless iPod on your arm seems sexier. He calls it “iDermal” since the iPod is placed on the “micro-dermal anchors” that have a magnetic strip on top.
A man pierces iPod nano to his wrist, calls it “iDermal”
Dave has uploaded the video showing him making the holes in his arm and placing the magnets. Good thing is the iPod doesn’t fall off easily and Dave claims that he can swing his arm freely without losing his iPod. We must warn you though the process is not for all the faint hearted (least for those who dread body piercing and have had some terrible experiences). Dave though seems to be quite comfortable at his work and pulls it off gracefully. The video has gone viral over the web and Dave has been receiving different types of feedback with some embracing the idea while other regarding it more as a wacko stuff. You may or may nor agree with Dave but he certainly seems to be succeeding in his intent, which is to distinguish himself as a professional body piercing artist.
A man pierces iPod nano to his wrist, calls it “iDermal”Dave has uploaded the video showing him making the holes in his arm and placing the magnets.
Japan’s Smartphone & Mobile Expo has exhibited some unique technologies in the past bringing exhibitors and consumers face to face. What we found interesting this year is use of a mirror to see weather, temperature, or the latest news. The idea has been conceived and manifested by a Japanese company, Seraku. The mirror is actually a LCD monitor that is rendered transparent with the help of a semi-transparent reflective glass.
Seraku’s smart mirror to keep you updated whether you’re in salon or pub
