In an effort to plug gaps in knowledge about key ocean processes, the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s division of ocean sciences has awarded nearly $1 million to scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. The Scripps marine scientists will develop a new breed of ocean-probing instruments. Jules Jaffe and Peter Franks will… »

Instead using a bunch of remote controllers, or extremely complicated universal remote controller, you could try a user interface that attempts to create more natural way of controlling and connecting with devices. CRISTAL (Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces) is a user interface technology used for control of multimedia devices… »

Developed by EU researchers, the Smart Hand is a complex prosthesis with four motors and forty sensors designed to provide realistic motion and sense to the user. Te sensors enabled it to become the first device of its kind to send signals back to the wearer, allowing them to feel what they touch. Phantom limb… »

In our previous article where we wrote about NEC Retinal Imaging Display, we announced we’re going to write about several other examples of that technology. Brother Industries, Ltd, a company actively working on Retinal Imaging Display (RID) technology, announced that they succeeded in development of a mobile prototype. RID is a projection technology that focuses… »

Coco Eco Bed and Breakfast Nature Retreat, located at Cable Beach, 20km north of the main township of Broome, is a great example of a sustainable building that demonstrates you can holiday both sustainable and comfortable. They offer comfortable and luxurious accommodation amidst an exotic setting. Set in a site that is a remnant of… »

After writing about augmented reality glasses, the potential of see-through LED displays, and SixthSence, and even announcing the potential of retinal displays, we’re going to write about several Retinal Imaging Display devices meant to enhance our living in some manner. According to Japanese manufacturer NEC, foreign language dictionaries could be a thing of the past…. »

Getting power from your phone socket instead of the grid or a USB port for low voltage powered gadgets could start a potential new wave on the gadgets market. Is hooking up electronics to a phone jack unethical? Maybe, but the RJ11 lamp can do just that – use a phone jack to power a… »

The latest games console arms race, where Microsoft’s Project Natal for Xbox 360 had a slight advantage, just got more interesting. Sony has unveiled their attempt to reach hands-free, full-body game control system called Interactive Communication Unit or ICU, at the Vision 2009 trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany. Sony Europe’s image-sensing division created ICU in… »