This is bad news, the main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has shut down after its backup power supply failed and probably will never be fully working again. The camera, called the Advanced Camera for Surveys, is the most used instrument on the Hubble Telescope and the best scenario scientists are now hoping for […]
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The US Defence Department has unveiled a new heat beaming weapon that can be used to control mobs or repel enemies.
The weapon which is called the Active Denial System creates an intense burning sensation, causing people to run for cover but leaves no permanent damage. The system can be mounted on a Humvee and uses […]
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The railgun works by sending electric current along parallel rails. It creates an electromagnetic force so powerful it can fire a metal projectile at tremendous speed.
The US Navy are testing a railgun that could be in operation by the year 2020. Instead of gunpowder the weapon uses electricity to fire a projectile, accelerating it along […]
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Visa in partnership with Nokia have launched a mobile payment system which allows users to pay for purchases with their mobile phone.
The mobile payment enabled phones utilise a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip which is read electronically by swiping the phone over a reader, the user then confirms the purchase by pushing a button and […]
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Yes it is called the “iPhone” even though Cisco has held the trademark on that name since the 90’s (apparently Apple and Cisco are finalising negotiations) and it was unveiled today at MacWorld 2007. It’s a beautiful looking device, super thin at 11.6mm! and runs OS X with support for widgets, Google Maps, Safari and […]
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announced the first terabyte (TB) SATA hard drive, aimed initially for the retail market. The Deskstar 7K1000 will begin shipping to retail customers in the first quarter of 2007 at a suggested retail price of $399, or 40 cents per gigabyte. An enterprise version of the drive is expected in the […]
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Imagine a gun with no recoil, no sound, no heat, no gunpowder, no visible firing signature (muzzle flash), and no stoppages or jams of any kind. Now imagine that this gun could fire .308 caliber and .50 caliber metal projectiles accurately at up to 8,000 fps (feet-per-second), featured an infinitely variable/programmable cyclic rate-of-fire (as high […]
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Skype is adding lie detection capabilities to its VoIP telephony service. The software which was developed in Israel and is used by the US military, scrutinizes stress levels in the callers voice to determine if the the caller is telling a lie.
The ‘KishKish’ software attempts to determine whether the caller is telling a whopper by […]
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If you are like me and are forever losing stuff then you will find this gadget useful. By attaching a small discrete tag to your easily lost items such as your keys, mobile phone, cigarettes etc, the next time you can’t find them the loc8ter will guide you straight to them with an interface that […]
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My God It’s Full of Stars!
That’s what Dave said when he peered into the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey. I have no idea what he would say if he had a monolith as a bed however. This bed, which can also be used as a table (probably not at the same time) floats in […]
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Ok, I can see how some people would find this cool but I think it would just freak me out. ThemeAddicts Inc have developed a “Magic Message Mirror” that works just like a normal mirror but is integrated with your home security or automation system. When your home system detects an “event” such as a […]
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A Danish study has found no link to using your mobile phone and the development of brain tumours, which is good news for the estimated 2 billion mobile phone users globally.
The study involved over 400,000 participants which is the largest such study to date and found absolutely no correlation between mobile phone use and brain […]
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