Samsung is preparing to release a new Flash memory-assisted computer hard drive that boasts improved performance, reduced energy consumption, a faster boot time, and better reliability. The new hybrid hard drive will be released around the same time as the ...
M80 Stiletto
Twin M hulled (the body of the craft below the outer deck) for greater stability, 24 m (80 ft.) long with a 12 m (40 ft.) beam, M Ship’s M80 Stiletto provides a rectangular deck area equivalent to a conventional ...
Speaking Without Saying a Word
In two years time a technology that will enable users to speak without uttering a sound might become commercially available. The ability to communicate silently could assist us in every day situations such as a phone conversation on a crowded ...
NEC’s Nave
NEC’s Nave – is a unique concept for a visual communication device meant to replace web cameras and video phones for conference calling. A 360 degree camera sends a hemispherical shot of callers’ faces visible on the other group’s Nave. ...
Astrolab: First Commercial Solar Car
Venturi Astrolab: The first commercially available solar car – Monaco-based Venturi Company’s Astrolab, the first commercial electro-solar hybrid vehicle, will enter the market in early 2008. The company claims a top speed of 120 km/h (74 mph) and a range ...
Americium Power Source
A team of scientists in Israel has developed a concept that could serve as a future power source for space vehicles and other space-based applications such as the International Space Station. The new battery-like device includes a core of americium ...
Ramjet Rocket Takes to the Skies
A unique air-breathing rocket built by students from the Technion in Haifa, Israel was launched from a test facility on early May this year. The sleek 3.7 meter (12 foot) Ramtech rocket took to the Israeli skies, reaching a speed ...
Philips Entertaible
Philips’ Electronic Multi-Touch Tabletop Gaming Platform – First revealed at the IFA 2006 exhibition in Berlin, the Entertaible is one of the first social electronic platforms. The Entertaible uses proprietary digital shape recognition and multi-touch sensing to interpret the moves ...
Sony Ericsson’s Bluetooth Watch
Sony Ericsson BMW-100 – Sony Ericsson recently announced this stylish wristwatch developed in conjunction with watch maker Fossil that doubles as a music player and phone receiver. Bluetooth 2.0 enabled, it’s equipped with a tiny OLED LCD screen for Caller ...
USBCell Battery
USBCell Battery – This nifty invention, combining a 1300 mAh Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable battery with a USB plug, allows recharging directly from a computer, obviating the need for a special recharger. According to the company, to fill the battery ...