Tag: Innovation
Health secretary heads to Paris GovTech Summit in search of technology for NHS
BT launch BT Ingenious
BT have unveiled a new initiative to encourage innovation in technology. In a glitzy do at the BT Tower in central London, Professor Brian Cox (of Wonders of the Universe fame) mesmerised the assembled tech hacks with tales of hadrons…
"A bra for your feet": Under Armour launch Speedform racing trainers
When you're a sporting goods company known for your macho American football apparel and infamous, manic "protect this house" slogan and adverts, the last place you'd expect to be looking for inspiration for your latest trainer innovations would be the…
Nokia patiently ponders tablet strategy to set itself apart
Nokia boss Stephen Elop is keen to not just be another brick in the tablet wall, according to comments he made to Finnish TV network YLE: "There are now over 200 different tablets on the marketplace, only one of…
Robot skin becomes reality: For lovable androids, or android police?
(Guest post from Shiny Shiny) In the Star Trek universe it was the Borg Queen who introduced Data to skin that meant he could feel touch – in reality this is now being developed right here on earth. The sci-fi…
Future Samsung displays to be powered by super-bright quantum dot tech
It's a technology still in its infancy, and at least three years away from making it to a commercial product, but Samsung have revealed that their next generation of displays are to be powered by quantum dot technology. Brighter and…
More Zunes on the way in 2009
Despite its poor retail performance over Christmas, Microsoft remains firmly committed to its Zune MP3 player, and a good thing too. It’s one of the few players in the market that has relentlessly innovated, and still packs features that are lacking on others, like wireless syncing and device-to-device song sharing.
Well, the pace continues. Marketing Director for Zune, Adam Sohn, has revealed to Cnet that “there will be new Zunes before the 2009 holiday season” and they’ll be a “surprising step up” from what’s currently available. That almost certainly means a touchscreen, but that isn’t ‘surprising’ so I wonder what he could mean…
Whatever happens, it’s unlikely to displace the iPod, but given Microsoft’s track record of new features, I can’t wait to see what they’ve got to offer.
Zune (via Cnet)
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CES 2009: Yorisoi ifbot – the robot companion for your gran
The robotics section is always a good place for a nose around if you want a few giggles at CES and there was certainly no disappointment this year after I bumped into the Yorisoi ifbot.
Made in Japan, of course, the ifbot is a prototype AI life unit designed as a companion for the elderly. It talks slowly and clearly…
Dual display laptop – ugly but innovative
What do you get if you cross a Nintendo DS and a cheap, tacky looking keyboard? The “Ergonomic Dual Screen Split Keyboard Notebook Computer”. Wow – what a name…
