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[video] – Connect Your Mailbox to the Internet

21 Jan

Recently I found a video on the web demonstrating a simple system sending push notifications to your iPhone whenever the mailman has delivered your post. As a part of their “Internet of Things” series ReadWriteWeb came up with an article describing how Make Magazine built the system using an Arduino. This is a nice way [...]

Google released Android 2.3 Gingerbread

7 Dec

Yesterday Google released a new version of Android 2.3 called Gingerbread. The following video explains some of the new features: I am looking forward to updating my HTC Desire when it receives the update. Update: Apart from this information ReadWriteWeb found some interesting new features as stated on their weblog: Yesterday, Google launched a new [...]

Scientist developes a Brain-To-Twitter Interface

21 Apr

Image via CrunchBase Adam Wilson, biomedical engineering doctoral student at University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed a brain to computer interface which makes it possible to directly write tweets through thoughts. ReadWriteWeb writes: Technically, what Wilson did was come up with an interface combining an Electroencephalogram, or brain wave monitor, with an on screen keyboard for [...]

Google Flu Trends – Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’s Spread

12 Nov

It stands to reason that people who are “starting to come down with something” often take the opportunity to search for information on what ails them, even before they discuss their symptoms with a healthcare professional. Who gets more of those searches than anyone? Google, of course. [ReadWriteWeb] Google offers a new service called Google [...]