Because of recent updates to the OS, it is possible to print from your iPhone or iPad directly without having to first transfer your document to a computer, but only to certain Airport printers. There are apps that will let you print to other brands, and that’s fine for home use where you likely have [...]
Dell has canceled its plans to launch any Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices and may completely bail out of the Windows Phone market for now. Although a leaked roadmap back in February indicated that Dell would be coming out with an updated Venue Pro codenamed “Wrigley,” the company was noticeably absent from the list when [...]
Love using your touchscreen device but miss that old cursor from your computer? No problem- bring it back with the Big Big Cursor the stylus that’s shaped like a cursor. It comes in both arrow and hand pointer (or grabby-hand as I like to call it). These giant cursors are also magnetic, so they will [...]
I like to see companies that think outside the box when it comes to products. At IFA 2011 last week a concept device turned up with little fanfare from KT called the KT Spider concept. The concept product has a core smartphone module along with other accessories that allow you to turn that smartphone into [...]
Urwerk today unveiled its new timepiece, the UR-1001 Zeit Device. The watch has been constructed out of a single block of metal. The main body is made from a special alloy called Titanium Aluminum Nitride coated on a stainless steel base, while the internal mechanisms contain 51 jewels including precious stones, and DLC treated main-plate [...]
Keller Medical has received CE approval for the Keller Funnel gel implant delivery device. The decidedly low-tech device looks like bag for applying frosting to cakes. It has previously received FDA and Canadian approval and allows the surgeon to insert breast or gluteal implants through a tiny incision. The nylon device has a hydrophilic coating [...]
The penultimate voyage of NASA’s fabled space shuttle program commences tomorrow afternoon, and inside the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour is a device whose data will affect future generations of astronauts to the final frontier. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, is a device consisting of a two ton magnet and five detectors, [...]
Researchers at University of Texas at Austin have developed a self-powered sensor that can help in diagnosing pancreatitis. The device is built out of cheap parts, with the 13 cent LED, that lights up when trypsin in a blood sample is detected, probably being the most expensive component. In step one, a bit of blood [...]
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, better known as “dry eye”, is an annoying and sometimes painful condition in which the eyes often itch and burn because a person cannot produce sufficient tears to bathe and cool the eyes. Ophthalmologists usually diagnose dry eye through a series of tests that often analyze the tear fluid and its interaction with [...]