Articles on Prototyping

Compact 3D printer lets you create your own toys - Oct 28, 2008

Crave The Alaris 30 is one of the smallest 3D printers on the market. Picture credit: Objet 3D printers for rapid prototyping concept designs are typically seen as huge chunky machines that ... Read story »

Sony's 3D holographic prototype - Oct 20, 2009

Crave Looks like it's "full steam ahead" for Japanese electronics juggernaut Sony as far as 3D visual technology is concerned. Shortly after announcing the company's interest in such displays during the recent ... Read story »

Fancy a phone made from cypress wood? - Sep 30, 2009

Crave The Touch Wood mockup (top) and prototype based on the SH-04A model (bottom). If you don't think plastic is fantastic, here's some good news: Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has created ... Read story »

Bridgestone unveils flexible e-book reader prototype - Nov 2, 2009

Crave When not making tires, Bridgestone is working on e-book readers so flexible they'd probably survive being driven over. They've even got a prototype ready for testing, but no plans to ... Read story »

Philips bucks the 3D TV trend - Sep 4, 2009

Crave Shelled out S$9,999 for a Philips Cinema 21:9 television? You'll be pleased to hear it's obsolete. Philips has bumped the firmware and added a micropolarizing lens to the screen to create ... Read story »

Save your hair, save the earth - Sep 9, 2009

Crave Did you know that in most cases, the hair you chop off at the stylists do not end up in the bin? Instead, most of them are recycled as wigs ... Read story »

Dual-screen hits Netbooks - Oct 6, 2009

Crave Though Lenovo started the trend of having two screens on its workstation portable, Kohjinsha believes in bettering this with two 10.1-inch panels on its Netbook. Showcased at Ceatec 2009 in ... Read story »

Does an Apple tablet stand a chance? - Sep 30, 2009

Crave More "details" have emerged about the supposed upcoming Apple tablet. iLounge says a trusted source has provided 10 bits of info about the device, including a notably specific announcement date: Tuesday, ... Read story »

The Microsoft Courier tablet is one of many prototypes - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Microsoft does indeed have a dual-screen tablet codenamed Courier, and it may not be the only gadget that the software maker has up its sleeves. Earlier on Tuesday, Gizmodo revealed photos ... Read story »

Microsoft adds touch to mouse prototypes - Oct 6, 2009

Crave In spite of its novelty factor, Windows 7's multitouch capability faces some major hurdles to mass adoption. Touchscreen displays aren't exactly ubiquitous, and few serious PC users would consider reaching out ... Read story »

Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 - Aug 14, 2009

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Bionic eye can help visually impaired see better - Sep 28, 2009

Crave MIT's prototype retinal implant consists of a flexible substrate, power and data receiving coils, an electrode array, and a stimulator microchip. Electronic retinal implants that can help certain visually impaired ... Read story »

Green tech and robots to take over Tokyo at Ceatec 2009 - Oct 6, 2009

Crave In Japan, for one week a year the spotlight of this gadget-obsessed country is shifted from the urban neon oasis of Tokyo's Akihabara neighborhood and trained on an expansive convention ... Read story »

Solar Roadways could replace asphalt one day - Sep 9, 2009

Crave It's hard to imagine paving the streets of Asia with solar glass panels when you think of our tuk-tuks, bicycles, scooters and family sedans crunching roughshod over something so brittle-sounding. ... Read story »

IDF 2009: Of MID phones and Moblin 2.1 - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Moblin 2.1 unwrapped. SAN FRANCISCO--In what was a cool demonstration during Intel CEO Paul Otellini's keynote today at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), a prototype MID (mobile Internet device) was ... Read story »

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