TAGS Science and Technology

Nike has created another part of its World Cup's future, this time with a skyscraper with LED photo with players and accompanying text. There are exposed beams Johannesburg on 30-story Tower Life Center. The images are accompanied by written 90 meters high up to 57 characters of text generated by users. To make the most spectacular display of Nike, people can submit messages via Twitter and...read

This is AILA. we have no idea what it stands for, but she was at the Hanover Messe 2010 event at the DFKI Bremen showcase. AILA uses SemProM, also known as Semantic Product Memory, which enables her to figure out how to handle objects based on its shape, size, and fragility. See what that means after the jump. If there was a small steel ball and an egg in front of you. You would hold...read

You can read on the TV: here is the big news!!! Shortly after it was revealed BlackBerry playbook, Amazon announced it was launching a Kindle application for the new product from RIM. It was not unusual for Amazon to take this step, since the BlackBerry device is a first floor and the playbook can see some of its own success, but the speed of the announcement was surprising. Amazon is...read

Mobile for the social good is all the rage these days, mobile health, in particular, has stolen the spotlight lately. Vodafone and mHealth Alliance have announced a call for submissions of innovative wireless technology to global health, particularly in developing countries. There are two prizes - the Wireless Innovation Project (TM) and the Prize mHealth Alliance. There will be three winners...read

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have used the fact that we always have our mobile phones for use as an index of our happiness The "EmotionSense" tech basically keeps track of daily routines using the standard smartphone tech. Eighteen volunteers have carried around Nokia 6210 Navigator modified to 10 days earlier this year, and recorded a series of data - voice samples, the GPS...read

What do you think if in a short time you haven't your credit card in your wallet? Here's what happens: Dynamics Inc. is producing a smart credit card that allows you to pay at point of sale loyalty points with your regular schedule and money. The new card, called the Redemption, shown at the 2010 convention FinovateFall with other financial innovations in New York will be incorporated...read

Lithium batteries are becoming the choice for hybrid and electric vehicles. But they are far from perfect: it will require a fee to recharge the battery after a mileage limit, of course there will be a degradation in time. Contour Energy Systems, a self-described portable power has become a carbon nanotube technology Li-ion battery from MIT. According to Contour, the technology allows Li-Ion...read