Redesigning a laptop with the black rubberised outside, using the old style, non-chicklet keyboard, with red dot and forward and back buttons next to the arrow keys – all the best they got rid of after the 520, but then thin and powerful! Hope they also consider a serial port on it, as well as Read more about Lenovo considers re-using their best design[…]

A group of chemists and engineers who work with nanotechnology published a paper this month in Nature Nanotechnology about an ultra-fine mesh that can merge into the brain to create what appears to be a seamless interface between machine and biological circuitry. Called “mesh electronics,” the device is so thin and supple that it can Read more about Scientists Just Invented the Neural Lace[…]

This is the last ThinkPad with the old keyboard, before they introduced the chicklet style. Of course, the backlighting they got with the new keyboard of the T530 was nice, and the replacement of the page up / pagedown / escape keys was debated, but the spacing between the keys and the lower quality was Read more about lenovo thinkpad t520 – last of the master laptops[…]

The technique required the men to have their lower arms amputated and fitted with a robotic replacement which responds to electrical impulses when the muscles contract in the same way as a real hand. “In effect, brachial plexus avulsion injuries represent an inner amputation, irreversibly separating the hand from neural control,” said Professor Oskar Aszmann, Read more about Star Wars-style ‘bionic hand’ fitted to first patients[…]

Myo – Gesture control armband by Thalmic Labs.

These are 2 tiny dots that connect from a distance without WiFi at 6Gbit per second. This sounds like a wonderful replacement of USB / Firewire cabling you have to fidget to plug in. Our Technology – Keyssa.

CompuLab is introducing fitlet – a miniature 0.22l fanless quad-core PC that is not only packing more features than any other PC in its class, but is also designed from the ground up for unprecedented openness: Memory, storage, networking, extension cards and operating system can all be easily installed and upgraded by the user. The Read more about fitlet – tiny fanless pc, competes with Intel NUC[…]

When you’re on the path to becoming a power user, you begin to notice certain things that the average person might not. One of those is the difference between typing on a sweet mechanical keyboard with luxurious key action versus pounding away on a run-of-the-mill squishy plank that relies on mushy membranes to register your Read more about Five Mechanical Gaming Keyboards Compared[…]

We present a method for creating three-dimensional haptic shapes in mid-air using focused ultrasound. This approach applies the principles of acoustic radiation force, whereby the non-linear effects of sound produce forces on the skin which are strong enough to generate tactile sensations. This mid-air haptic feedback eliminates the need for any attachment of actuators or Read more about Touch 3D shapes in mid-air using ultrasound[…]

Lockheed Martin is developing an exoskeleton that transfers all the energy used to the ground, thus allowing you to lift heavy loads without using batteries. FORTIS Exoskeleton · Lockheed Martin.

The Parallax Propellor 1 microcontroller has been completely open sourced. Propeller 1 Open Source | Parallax Inc.

Open-source metal 3-D printer – Appropedia: The sustainability wiki.

Soldier receives UK’s first mind-controlled robot arm – News stories – GOV.UK.

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3D ScanningFast, Easy and Low-costWith Skanect, capturing a full color 3d model of an object, a person or a room has never been so easy and affordable. Skanect transforms your Microsoft Kinect or Asus Xtion camera into an ultra-low cost scanner able to create 3D meshes out of real scenes in a few minutes. Enter Read more about Skanect by Occipital | 3D Scanning Made Easy[…]

This machine uses lasers to scan a small object, allowing you to replicate it in a 3D Printer. It’s an early adopter thing that costs $1400,- but allows you to print stuff without any knowledge of 3D modelling. Digitizer | 3D Scanner | 3D Scanning | MakerBot.

A very clear howto on creating your own PCB and how to plan and execute your design. How to Make the Perfect PCB – Part 1 – Michael Leonard.

By printing layered objects within the structure of an object you can put more information inside it to be read with a millimetric radar. Microsoft Has Invented a Way To Embed Data in 3D Printed Objects.

The makerbot scans items using cameras and laters and saves the 3d model so that you can replicate it later on a 3d printer. http://store.makerbot.com/digitizer.html

It uses various plastics, meaning you can print in various colours and should cost between $1500 – $2000. Fabbster is a German comapnymand the product looks very good.

Cable-Tec Expo: DOCSIS 3.1 to Blaze Trail Toward 10 Gig Speeds | Cable Television News | Broadcast Syndication | Programming | Multichannel.com.

Turns out that yes, darker websites consume less power. Blackle vs. Google Monitor Power Consumption Tested – PCSTATS.com.

CUPERTINO, Calif. – March 19, 2012 – Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) has become the first hard drive maker to achieve the milestone storage density of 1 terabit (1 trillion bits) per square inch, producing a demonstration of the technology that promises to double the storage capacity of today’s hard drives upon its introduction later this decade and Read more about Seagate Reaches 1 Terabit Per Square Inch Milestone In Hard Drive Storage – 60TB drives![…]