Archive for April 17th, 2008

Laser scanning robot creates 3D map of silver mine

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Filed under: RobotsApparently, Mexico is the place to be if you're a laser-equipped robot with 3D scanning on the brain. Just 11 months after the DepthX robotic submarine mapped the El Zacatón Cenote, the 3D-R1 has managed to collect over 5GB of map data in 3.5 days which was then ...

Bug Labs’ Hiro P edition BUGbase kit gets unboxed

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets You may not be able to get your hands on one at the moment, but those that missed out on the initial shipment of Bug Labs' open source BUGbase Hiro P edition kit can now at least make believe like one arrived on their own doorstep, thanks ...

Microsoft patent application shows off wearable mouse concept

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Filed under: Peripherals Wearable mice aren't exactly a new idea, but it seems that Microsoft thinks it can do things one better, with a recent patent application revealing its plans for a desk-defying device of its own. As you can see above, this one is designed to be worn even while ...

Toshiba updates its Qosmio and Dynabook offerings, elicits yawns, naps

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Toshiba is getting back in the swing of things with a round of Summer updates for a bunch of laptops (at least in Japan). First up on the block is the Qosmio F40, the €1352, 15.4-inch model which now trades its HD DVD drive or a DVD multi ...

Iomega intros Media Xporter hard drive aimed at gamers

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Filed under: StorageIt's not the first time we've seen a generic product repackaged and re-targeted specifically for use with game consoles, and it certainly won't be the last, but Iomega is apparently hoping that won't stop you from giving its new Media Xporter USB hard drive some consideration, which is ...

Sketchy pictures of new MacBook, MacBook Pro, and 32GB iPhone surface

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops Whoops! Apple's gone and leaked its brand new aluminum MacBook and redesigned MacBook Pros to the interblogs. Yeah, it seems old Jobsy has really loosened the binds over in Cupertino -- he doesn't care what gets out these days. No, but seriously, some cats on the internet ...