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Sony patents Surface-like photo printer
Matt Hickey | Jan 29, 2009
The patent which Sony filed for the new printer. (Credit: CNET Crave)
At CES last year I was lucky enough to get a chance to spend a good half hour with a prototype of the Microsoft Surface device. Since then, I've been to the campus in Redmond a few times and have seen a few more things it can do. It's promising technology, but Microsoft's going to have to hustle to get it to market if it wants to stay impressive, as other groups, like Sony, look to be rushing their own versions into the world.
Take this patent Sony recently filed for a digital printer. Using a touchscreen UI, the printer wirelessly downloads photos from your (Sony-only, probably) digital camera. Then you can preview them on the screen and decide which ones to print.
It's likely you'll have options like red-eye fixes, cropping, and other basic image adjustments built in. The thing is, the camera download thing is one of the many things the Surface can do. If Sony can beat Microsoft in bringing that technology home, then it's one less exciting thing about the Surface.
That being said, this is still in the patent stage and nobody (that we know of) has seen a prototype yet. Maybe CES next year?
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The wireless speaker bulb
John Chan | Jan 27, 2009
(Credit: Yanko Design)
The humble light bulb is something almost every single urban room has. It does one thing: Light up the room. The Soundbulb concept wants to change that notion by integrating a speaker and Bluetooth receiver into an ordinary-looking bulb. This will allow you to stream music wirelessly to it and suddenly, Edison's most significant invention becomes doubly useful.
One crazy thing about the Soundbulb is its on/off switch on the side. Who's going to use a ladder everytime he wants to turn on the speakers? Perhaps the inventor will refine that part if it ever becomes a real product.
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EDAG announces open-source concept car
Wayne Cunningham | Jan 25, 2009
The EDAG light car will debut at the 2009 Geneva auto show. (Credit: EDAG)
One of our favorite aspects of the Geneva auto show are the concepts shown by design houses and engineering firms. Never intended to reach production, these concepts show what the companies can do. EDAG is one such company, and it has just announced its concept for the upcoming Geneva auto show, the Light Car - Open Source. This concept demonstrates new structural materials, liberal use of organic LEDs, and an electric power train.
According to EDAG, the car will be almost featureless when off, but turn it on and organic LEDs embedded in the body panels outline features, giving the car shape. Owners will also be able to reconfigure these lights to customize the exterior look of the car, much the same as you move icons around on your computer's desktop.
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Shelby announces world's fastest electric car
Wayne Cunningham | Jan 22, 2009
Shelby is working on an electric version of the 2009 Ultimate Aero supercar.
(Credit: Shelby SuperCars)
In conjunction with the release of its 2009 Ultimate Aero at the Abu Dhabi International Motor Show, Shelby SuperCars announced details of an electric version of this same car, due to be launched in the second half of this year. We hope the oil barons of Abu Dhabi took the news graciously, as Shelby's move seems kind of like walking into a convention of cigarette makers and announcing a cure for tobacco addiction. But maybe they merely smiled at the fairly outlandish-sounding claims by Shelby SuperCars.
According to Shelby, the powertrain developed for the Ultimate Aero EV uses a lithium ion battery pack, which can be fully charged from a 110V AC outlet in 10 minutes. This powertrain can be scaled from 200 up to 500 horsepower, with a special, dual-motor configuration that could produce 1,200 horsepower.
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Invisibility cloak moving closer into view?
Leslie Katz | Jan 17, 2009
The new cloak with the bump, left, and the prototype, right.
(Credit: Duke University)
That cloaking device we've been dreaming of appears to be one step closer to actual cloakdom, so start pondering the mischievous possibilities.
Scientists from Duke University have improved on their earlier efforts at producing an invisibility cloak, coming up with a new type of device they say is significantly more sophisticated at cloaking an object (and eventually a person?) from visible light.
The device is made from a light-bending composite material that can detour electromagnetic waves around an object and reconnect them on the other side. That creates an effect similar to a distant mirage you'd see hovering above a road on a hot day.
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