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NASA estimates over 200 asteroid impacts on Mars each year

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA has been studying all aspects of Mars using various spacecraft and rovers on the planet surface for a number of years. One of the most important scientific instruments orbiting Mars is NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Recently, NASA has been using the MRO to observe how many asteroid impacts and how many little bits of comets hit the surface of Mars each year that form craters of a certain size. Read The Full Story

Mitsubishi unveils a pair of new all electric racecars for 2013 Pikes Peak hill climb

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you think about automotive racing, green probably doesn't come to mind. However, race teams are very keen on fuel efficiency and races are commonly won based on fuel economy alone. If one racecar can go more miles in the form of laps that another, they have to make less stops for fuel and therefore win more races. There are also a number of pure electric racecars out there that race various types of events. Read The Full Story

tim-E robotic iPhone alarm clock may make you want to get up

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Kickstarter always seems to have some interesting project underway that I want to own. The latest project to surface is yet another device that I would like to have in my house called the tim-E, and it is designed to work with your iPhone. The device is a robot alarm clock and bedside companion that uses your iPhone or the iPod Touch for its head and face. Read The Full Story

Insteon Hub automates your home using iPhone or Android apps

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Home automation is one of those technologies that a lot of people find interesting, but perceived complexity and cost keeps a lot of people from actually checking it out. Home automation allows you to do all sorts of things such as control lights or outlets at your home when far away or when nearby. I think most of us could appreciate the convenience of being able to turn off the lights upstairs when you're in bed downstairs and don't feel like getting up. Read The Full Story

Penclic Bluetooth B2 Mouse takes on carpal-tunnel

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Most people are familiar with repetitive stress injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, that can develop over time if you do the same motions with your hands or other body parts repeatedly. Carpal tunnel syndrome can be very painful and can significantly affect your performance at work or at home. If you suffer from carpal tunnel or want to reduce the chances that you will suffer from the condition, there are some computer peripheral options out there that will help. Read The Full Story

Sony offers pricing and availability info on new Bravia X9 4K TV

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

4K TVs are slowly beginning to come to the market in force with more and more major TV manufacturers announcing their products. The latest TV maker to confirm pricing and availability for 4K TVs is Sony. Sony has offered up the official pricing and availability information for its Bravia X9 4K TV. Read The Full Story

BBC brings iPlayer to Windows Phone 8

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're a fan of BBC programming and use a Windows Phone 8 smartphone, BBC has announced that its iPlayer is now available for you to enjoy. While you may be thinking, cool a new app, this offering isn't an app as you might expect. BBC calls it an application, but it's a shortcut to the mobile optimized website, live tile, and media player. Read The Full Story

Raspberry Pi camera module now shipping allowing HD video capture

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of the most interesting electronic components for DIY sorts and tinkerers to come out in a long time was the Raspberry Pi. That device is a small single board computer with just about everything you need for a myriad of different projects in one small footprint. The Raspberry Pi can also be expanded with a number of add-on boards and modules. Read The Full Story

Trendnet outs new Nano Wireless Extender and cloud camera

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Trendnet is a company that's been around for a long time producing all sorts of networking hardware and other peripherals for computer users and other needs. The company is probably most famous for its line of network adapters, particularly power line networking adapters and routers. Trendnet also makes an interesting lineup cloud-based cameras for security and other needs. Read The Full Story

Some remains of NASA’s Skylab space station reside in Australia

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

We talk a lot about the International Space Station around here. In fact, only a few days ago we talked about the ammonia leak from the cooling system aboard the ISS that NASA and space station crew members were working to fix. While it's easy to think of the ISS as NASA's first space station, that would be incorrect. Read The Full Story

New PayPal Android SDK coming May 15

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

When it comes to digital payments online, the clear leader in the arena is PayPal. Much of the success PayPal, at least early on, can be attributed to its close ties with eBay and fact that pretty much every transaction on eBay uses PayPal. PayPal has announced that it will be launching a new Android SDK for developers on May 15. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam II tablet official specs revealed

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's been several months since we've heard anything about the Notion Ink Adam II tablet. Last time we talked about tablet was in November of 2012 when that single blurry official photograph surfaced. If that tablet intrigued you, Notion Ink has now offered up all of the official specifications for the Adam II. Read The Full Story
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