Archive for May 13th, 2008

Lumeta’s “peel & stick” solar panels can blanket a roof in under 35 minutes

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Filed under: Household If destroying your roof just to get some sun-sucking solar panels installed isn't your thing, Lumeta's PowerPly could be the solution. The panels use traditional roofing adhesives, that'll be familiar to regular ol' roofers, and save the process from drilling holes and bolts associated with the regular rack ...

RIM launching $150 million VC fund for mobile apps

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Filed under: CellphonesFollowing the lead of Google and Apple in providing a hefty chunk of some sort of funding up front for app developers, RIM is teaming up with RBC and Thomson Reuters to provide a $150 million fund to invest in "mobile applications and services." Interestingly, RIM isn't limiting ...

Electricity-powered Datastorm data transfer device is retrolutionary

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Filed under: Wireless, Networking Face it, that sneakernet setup of yours is way tired. What you need is a racist wireless data transfer device that fires 3.5-inch floppy disks at deadly velocity. Really, you've earned it. Video after the break.Continue reading Electricity-powered Datastorm data transfer device is retrolutionaryRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

Nanohealing substance stops bleeding in seconds, vampires protest

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe may already have spray-on bandages, but Arch Therapeutics has developed a nanostructured substance that they say stops bleeding almost instantly. Originally developed at MIT, the material is awaiting FDA approval and could make its way into operating rooms soon. The liquid is made up of amino ...

HandTalk glove speaks your hand gestures… we can see where this is headed

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Filed under: Wearables Oooh, now we get it. HandTalk converts hand gestures like sign language into spoken words. Well, don't we feel silly. The device was developed by a group of nerds at Carnegie Mellon, and can track finger and hand gestures with a vocabulary of 32 words in its existing ...