Verizon’s Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi now monitoring your car for $250
Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi now available at Verizon Wireless Release Date: March 28, 2013 TROY, Mich. – Together with Verizon Wireless, Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH) today released its Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi product that provides a groundbreaking car-to-cloud/cloud-to-car connectivity service. Unveiled at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the product allows drivers to track, locate, access,...
Stanford researchers create genetic transistors, make biologic computing possible
When constructing computer circuits, most folks start with silicon and metal, but not the researchers at Stanford. The boffins in Palo Alto want to build computers out of living tissue, and to that end they’ve created a biological transistor, called the transcriptor. Transcriptors substitute DNA for semiconductors and RNA for the electrons in traditional transistors — essentially, the transcriptor controls the flow of a...
Creating New Possibilities in the Classroom with iPad
The iPad one-to-one program uses technology that’s already a big part of students’ lives to make them more excited about learning. The inspiration Located about 20 minutes outside Boston, Burlington High School is a public school in a middle-class suburban community. Its student body of about one thousand 9th-12th graders has performed well by traditional standards. With a 100 percent pass rate on the state examination and 95 percent...
Dell’s SEC report describes challenges for PC makers
Dell described a bleak outlook for the PC industry on Good Friday in a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The document, one of several filed by the company in connection with its move to go private, includes a laundry list of ills that pretty much defines life for computer makers in the post PC era. That list identifies factors contributing not only to Dell’s present and future performance, but...
Insert Coin: Dash charts your car data live, with gauges and a dashcam (video)
In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line. We’ve seen a few stabs at smartphone-enhanced car diagnostics as of late, but many good solutions like Automatic Link and Delphi’s Vehicle Diagnostics are primarily useful after you’ve parked. The...
