Apple Introduces All-New iMac
Creating the stunningly thin design of the new iMac took some equally stunning feats of technological innovation. We refined, re-imagined, or re-engineered everything about it from the inside out. The result is an elegant all-in-one computer that’s as much a work of art as it is state of the art. Learn more How did we make an already gorgeous widescreen display even better? By making it 75 percent less reflective. And by...
German robot arm learns ping-pong as it plays humans, might rival its masters
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 28th 2012 7:57AM We like to tell ourselves that learning by doing is the best strategy for improving our skills, but we seldom apply that philosophy to our robots; with certain exceptions, they’re just supposed to know what to do from the start. Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt disagree and have developed algorithms proving that robot arms just need practice, practice, practice to...
Apple Introduces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display
OS X Mountain Lion takes full advantage of the incredible technologies in every Mac. It makes a powerful computer intuitive and easy to use. It makes Multi-Touch gestures on the trackpad feel fluid and natural. It makes it easy to find, organize, share, and do just about everything. And thanks to iCloud, it makes your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch work wonderfully together. Learn more Go here to see the original: Apple Introduces...
Greenpeace summons Clippy to diss Microsoft’s data centers
Having failed to establish a dialog with Microsoft on the issue of renewable energy, Greenpeace turned to Microsoft Office mascot Clippy to gain attention. A group of Greenpeace activists, including one dressed up as the much-maligned paperclip, visited a Microsoft Store in Palo Alto, California Thursday. For those who don’t know, Clippy once offered advice (mostly unwanted) to Microsoft Word users. Thursday’s Clippy...
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: 30-foot-tall ‘BUCKYBALL’, diatoms and zombie pumpkins
By Inhabitat posted October 28th 2012 10:00AM Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. In one of the week’s biggest green architecture stories, Inhabitat reported that Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill unveiled plans for Chengdu Tianfu District Great City, China’s first self-sufficient, carless city. Singapore...
