Personal Energy Orb Arduino project knows you haven’t been exercising, cripples your computer
By Sean Buckley posted Aug 26th 2012 2:19AM Spending too much time indoors? You need a Personal Energy Orb, a glowing Arduino powered ball that allows you to trade physical exertion for a tolerable mouse speed. Developed by two students at the University of Munich for a physical computing course, the PEO connects to a bike-mounted revolution counter to note how far a user rides, counting the total distance toward usable time on a...
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.65 per Common ShareCUPERTINO, California—July 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended June 30, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.6 billion and net profit of $7.3 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share, in the...
NASA to launch mini lab, test for cancer and disease in space
By Steve Dent posted Aug 26th 2012 4:43AM It’s hard to find a good specialist on earth, let alone when you’re floating 240 miles above it. That’s why NASA will test the Microflow, a breadbox-sized device that instantly detects cancer and infectious diseases, and can even sense the presence of rotten food. The Canadian-made device is a “flow cytometer,” which works by analyzing microparticles in blood or...
Mountain Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store
It keeps your content up to date.On every device you use. Send unlimited messages to iPhone, iPad,iPod touch, or Mac. From your Mac. Mail, messages, reminders, alerts, and more.See what’s new with you. All in one place. Post to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Vimeo.Right from the app you’re in. See some of the great new features for your Mac. And find out how they work with iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Watch the video Send iMessages...
What the Apple-Samsung verdict means to you
In one sense, the verdict against Samsung in its patent contest with Apple isnt that momentous. The damagesa bit north of $1 billionare less than half of what Apple originally sought. And that award isnt going to ruin Samsung: The Korean manufacturing giant made a profit of $4.5 billion in the most recent June quarter, 63 percent of which came from its mobile business. So the jury award amounts to about half of one quarters mobile...
