For many years robots have been unable to work alongside humans, due to safety issues. However recent developments in motion sensing could translate into massive improvements for various industries. NASA technicians sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station last year. The Robonaut 2 (R2) was a torso with …
Read More »Why there is no X78? Chinese sauces reveal truth
Intel likes roadmap and planning. It likes to smooth transitions from generation to generation. As whole world prepare for the arrival of the strongest processors ever, KitGuru must ask. Why is the new name not logical? The X48 happily hosted something like 70 processors. Whether you have a lowly Celeron …
Read More »HDMI cables, are ‘expensive’ brands a total rip off?
How many readers have walked into a retail store in the UK and been stunned at the price of some of the branded HDMI cables? I remember recently when our dog chewed through our TV cable and I was forced to run into a local Curry's store, only to be …
Read More »Avoid being hit by a train and other weekend fun
While the majority of YouTube is full of stuff that wasn't worth the upload bandwidth that carried it to the great server farm in the sky, other clips put a smile on your face. Here's a handful of short vids to give you a soft Saturday smile. One might even …
Read More »New camera technology: can refocus blurred pictures
A new start up company are releasing one of the most exciting new technologies we have seen in recent years – a camera with the ability to fix a poorly taken, blurred photograph. The refocusing technology created by Lytro Inc. is going to be hitting the mainstream press over the …
Read More »Can MIT protect you from remote assassination?
Imagine a world where advanced electronic devices can be embedded into the human body, correcting problems and monitoring/enhancing function. Impressive stuff. But there is a dark side. A very dark side. KitGuru dreams of a jump-suited Raquel Welch while considering a modern day fantastic voyage. Roll the clock back 40 …
Read More »Antec launches soundscience halo 6 LED bias lighting kit
The folks over at Antec believe that they are able to offer professional-grade, back-lighting which reduces eye fatigue, increases image clarity. Here's their take on the new product – brought to you by the KitGuru Dutch News Bot over in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In its 25th anniversary year, Antec today announced …
Read More »175mph Hoverbike created – George Lucas would be proud
Star Wars is such an iconic film, all of the (older) audience reading this will probably have seen the film at least 10 times over the course of their life. Without doubt, there are many memorable scenes in the movie and this is probably why even kids today still watch …
Read More »ultimate gift: get your girl a custom bikini from a 3D printer
Are you looking for that special gift for your better half this summer? Well why not check out the new ‘printed custom swimwear' from Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung of Continuum Fashion. They are using nylon discs of different sizes connected by springs – which can flow around the contours …
Read More »DNA based computers – research moves forward
Caltech researchers have broken some new barriers and have produced the most sophisticated DNA based computer to date – a system that can calculate the square roots of numbers as high as 15. This system is created from 74 strands of DNA that make up 12 logic gates, similar to …
Read More »Thief gets nabbed by laptop’s camera
A thief in Oakland, California wasn't so lucky when the laptop he stole was calling back with images of the crook to the legal owner. Muthanna Aldebashi of Alameda was arrested this week on suspicion of possessing stolen goods, according to a police spokeswoman who spoke to the San Francisco …
Read More »Arctic launches Aqua Riders – splish splosh
KitGuru loves Arctic. Well, let's qualify that statement – before we're accused of bias. While the coolers are good and the thermal paste is all nice and gooey – the company also finds time to create some of the best toys. Now that's cool. Something just arrived in KitGuru's inbox …
Read More »Nasa aim to send robot spacecraft to asteroid
NASA announced yesterday that they plan on launching a robot based spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016, to help them understand how life began. The mission will cost a hefty $800 million and the plans are to get the robot to collect pieces of the asteroid. If successful it will …
Read More »Cray enter GPU supercomputing sector with XK6
Cray, one of the most well known names in the supercomputing industry have decided to move into the GPU sector with the release of the XK6 machine, a successor to the XE6 AMD Opteron based machine which was announced a year ago. Cray say that the XK6 machines will be …
Read More »Researchers grow ‘bodyguard’ Astrocyte brain cells in lab
Many researchers have overlooked the importance of the astrocyte brain cell, focusing on the neuron. But for the first time scientists have been able to grow them in the lab. Sh Chun Zhang, a study researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said “Not a lot of attention has been paid …
Read More »Buying a Windows 7 PC? get a free Xbox 360
Microsoft have announced a new offer for students who purchase a Windows 7 PC. Starting May 22nd, students who buying a new Windows 7 based PC costing $699 or more will also be able to get a free Xbox 360 4GB console. The offer is currently only available at participting …
Read More »There is no afterlife, it is all random chance – Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking spoke to Guardian Newspaper sharing his views on death and the afterlife. He didn't mince his words, saying that there is no heaven and that anyone who believes differently is ‘just afraid of death'. Hawking, the world famous 69 year old scientist and professor has had to deal …
Read More »Internet kissing machine invented
Hands up if you have ever cyber'ed with someone online? If you don't know what the means then time for some quick education. According to Wikipedia, it means: Cybersex, also called computer sex, Internet sex, netsex, mudsex, TinySex and, colloquially, cybering, is a virtual sex encounter in which two or …
Read More »Nintendo surpassed by Apple in gyroscope/accelerometers buys
Apple have been buying a lot of components in 2010 and the latest reports from IHS iSuppli show that while they still fall in behind market leader Samsung, they have surpassed Nintendo. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) are tiny components which include gyroscopes and accelerometers, found inside Apple portable devices, …
Read More »Wii 2 based on AMD R700 architecture, due to showcase at E3
In the interests of pushing hardware sales, Nintendo have committed to deliver an updated Wii Console which will be shown at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles in June. Nintendo have made this announcement after showing financial figures which show huge percentage drops in sales over the last twelve months. …
Read More »Has Sony PSN user credit card information been stolen?
One of the more concerning stories relating to the Playstation Network downtime is that Sony have said they have suffered an ‘external intrusion', which we would assume means, they were hacked. Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold has said “Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen …
Read More »IDC reveals money-saving back-up secrets
Major corporations are sitting up and paying attention to IDC. Having completed a major study of the back-up patterns of large corporates, the research giant has hit on a simple way to create massive savings. Can these techniques be useful for KitGuru readers as well? First, let's just be clear …
Read More »Match.com to screen for sex offenders
When a friend tells you that there are plenty of fish in the sea, they don’t normally mention the sharks. That was a policy followed by the world’s number one dating site myedate.com, Match.com, until now. KitGuru takes a peak over the blind date wall to see what really lurks …
Read More »Boeing given $92.3M from NASA for spacecraft
Boeing Co. have won a NASA award worth $92.3 million for future work on designing a spacecraft which could carry crews to space stations. Boeing are under contract with NASA to design the CST-100, which will carry a crew of seven people into low orbit over the earth. Boeing has …
Read More »3.9Bn transistors on a single chip? It’s not AMD or Intel!
When in comes to delivering pure processing power, transistor density is right up there with clock speed as the key ingredient. We're used to AMD and Intel revealing ever more transistors packed onto a piece of silicon, but today's record annoucement comes from a different source altogether. KitGuru pulls out …
Read More »Leak on nuclear sub, MoD gets sinking feeling
Top secret information on Britain’s nuclear forces is something that we’d all like to believe are, well, secure. Seems that some of the important controller types at the MoD have missed a few of the ‘Microsoft Word for Beginners’ course on offer – with serious results. KitGuru slips past Checkpoint …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS sells 400,000: strong launch
Nintendo will be pleased that their 3DS launch has been so strong. reports are filtering in that they have sold 400,000 units in the first week of release. While many have commented that the DS was a ‘bigger' seller, it is worth bearing in mind that the 3DS is priced …
Read More »Nissan to fix 5,000 Leaf cars: startup problem
KitGuru doesn't often write editorials on the motoring sector, but the Nissan Leaf is a very exciting piece of technology which was the first total electric design. Sadly for Nissan the initial launch hasn't gone as smoothly as was hoped. They are launching a repair service to fix more than …
Read More »Alien furniture from ProMech is the ultimate in recycling
Nice when something stops you dead in your tracks. By day, ProMech Racing create tools for serious drivers to tune serious cars. By night? By night we believe they create dark coverns in the deep forest and slaughter animals. Well, it's got to be one of the possibilities. KitGuru switches …
Read More »Robots mow your lawns
While the idea of a gleaming, golden, human-cyborg relations specialist who enjoys the odd oil bath, is very appealing – the reality of robots in our lives is a lot less glamorous. Up at the Gadget Show LIVE, KitGuru finally saw a robot application that makes sense. Until recently, only …
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