Posts Tagged ‘future tech’

Brothers In Arms 2 – Global Front Come to iPhone

Brothers In Arms 2 – Global Front Come to iPhone

Gameloft, One of the biggest gaming company has released its new Game for iPhone: Brothers In Arms 2. Its been really amazing seeing the promos of the game. This highly anticipated game provides the iPhone gamers with a variety of advanced features, which include Network gaming abilities, play (fight) across the world, advanced war machines and much more. Here is the trailer of the game with the screenshots. I think this game is a MUSt try for a...

Ubuntu live CDs now boot 33% faster!

Ubuntu live CDs now boot 33% faster!

How to convince a Mac OS X or Windows user to try GNU/Linux? Installing the desired distribution in a Virtual Machine? Read them all those FAQs about partitioning your hard drive for a dual-boot system? No, no – there’s an easier way: live CDs or DVDs! Almost every distribution (like Ubuntu, Knoppix or Fedora) are capable of booting into a fully functional desktop right from a burned disc. Simply download the .iso image file, burn i...

Steve Jobs named Mobile Industry  Personality of the year!

Steve Jobs named Mobile Industry Personality of the year!

Steve Jobs has been named Mobile Industry Personality of the Year as voted for by the media at Mobile World Congress. The GSMA announced the winners of the 15th annual Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This year the new two-part format comprised an afternoon awards presentation hosted by writer, actor and self-confessed technophile Stephen Fry, followed by an evening celebration party hosted by INQ, wh...

Firefox 3.7 Alpha 1 – Download Now!

Firefox 3.7 Alpha 1 – Download Now!

We know, Firefox 3.6 was released on last month (January 2010). And now, Mozilla has let out its much anticipated version, Firefox version 3.7 Alpha. Firefox 3.7 Alpha 1 is Developer Preview of Gecko 1.9.3. Mozilla advices the normal users, not to use the Alpha version, since its highly unstable and only for developers. Firefox 3.7 Alpha 1 Gecko 1.9.3 has a really good set of features in it, in which some are as follows: 1. Support for CSS Tran...

Bacteria powered robots are on the way!

Bacteria powered robots are on the way!

New ways of powering robots are being designed, one of which involves the use of swimming bacteria to propel miniature gears. The shape of the gears influence the bacteria and make them move in a type of rotary motion, which can generate enough energy to power small robots. Changing the oxygen level within the area where the bacteria are kept, or the suspension fluid, can be used to control the speed of the gears. This is because the bacteria d...

Robonaut 2 – The Humanoid from NASA

Robonaut 2 – The Humanoid from NASA

NASA may be facing some serious budgetary cuts on many of their projects, but their Robonaut program in partnership with General Motors is going strong 10 years after the first robot was built. The second generation Robonaut 2 humanoid robot designed for assisting astronauts in space was recently revealed to the public and I have to admit that it looks great. Robonaut is only half a humanoid robot because it does not have legs; however, it is b...

Muscle-Computer Interfaces (muCIs) – Microsoft Research Project

Muscle-Computer Interfaces (muCIs) – Microsoft Research Project

Microsoft research is not resting and is continuously proving to be innovative. Microsoft Research’s new project concentrates on Muscle Based input to computers, which typically uses the electrical signals that our forearms produce. The electrical signals are read by a special device attached to the person’s arms. These signals are compared with the gestures stored and the computer is made to react accordingly! This project seems to be pret...

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