Archive for May, 2009

Reddit Updates its Toolbar Feature for The First Time in 4 years

Technology.am (May 30, 2009) — Reddit has released the first major update to its toolbar, version 2.0, in four years. It adds all the expected features — the ability to give a positive or negative vote to a story, see a link’s current point value and leave a comment.
A new feature, called Serendipity, lets users [...]

New Contraceptive Device is Designed to Prevent Sexual Transmission of HIV

Technology.am (may 30, 2009) — Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a new contraceptive device that may be effective in blocking the transmission of HIV virus.
The new device is a vaginal ring that releases multiple types of non-hormonal agents and microbicides, which would prevent conception as well as sexually transmitted HIV infection.
that prevent [...]

Zero Pollution Motors to Launch Air-Powered Vehicle in the US by 2011

Technology.am (May 30, 2009) — After the electric, hybrid and also a few solar motors, now engineers are focusing on air-powered vehicles. The Zero Pollution Motors has developed its own compressed-air car, which works by using an air compressor to pressurize air in the car’s tank.
The cost of this car will be around $18,000 to [...]

Green GT Unveils Electric Supercar

Technology.am (May 30, 2009) — Swiss company GreenGT will be unveiling a fully-electric vehicle that is ‘acclaimed to be the most powerful and up-to-date electric race car ever built’.
The new electric vehicle was designed by five students from the CCi du Valenciennois school, will boast two 100-kw electric engines that provide 350-400 horsepower [...]

Asia’s First Renewable Energy Law

Technology.am (May 30, 2009) — The government of Philippines has finalized rules and regulations for Southeast Asia’s first and most comprehensive Renewable Energy Law.
Philippines is the second-largest geothermal producer in the world, and has the highest wind power potential, a high solar power penetration, and abundant hydro power and biomass resources.
The measure, which took almost [...]

QSOUND Solar Powered Bluetooth Headphones

Technology.am (May 30, 2009) — A Romania-based engineering student Stephen Shepeleff at the Transylvania University of Brasov, has designed the solar-powered Bluetooth headphones known as the Q-SOUND headphones.
The solar-powered bluetooth-connected Q-Sound (quantum sound) headphones are surrounded by flexible solar cells. The cells will be powering two rechargeable lithium ion batteries above each earphone. A single [...]

Stolen Laptop can be Recovered by Data Backup Service

technology.am (May 30, 2009) — You can recover lost data by using a data backup program but it is also possible to get a stolen laptop back. A man who has recovered his stolen laptop after seeing photos the thief took of himself with the built-in camera via his Internet-based data backup program.
There was a [...]

Mood can Operate a Computer Game

Technology.am (May 29, 2009) — Researchers at the University of Twente have succeeded in measuring a person’s frame of mind in order to create a game environment.
With the help of Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) and electroencephalography (EEG) the electrical signals from the brain are converted into data that the computer can use.
Previously, [...]

Spotify New Music App to Android-Based Devices

Technology.am (May 29, 2009) — European music service Spotify has developed a new music app, for devices using Google’s Android open-source mobile platform, allows a user to search, browse and stream music.
The app enables a user to wirelessly sync playlists on an Android device with a PC and listen to cached music offline. [...]

Palm’s New Smart Phone Synchronizes with iTunes

Technology.am (May 29, 2009) — Palm Inc. said its new smart phone, the Pre, can connect to Apple’s iTunes software and download music and photos like an iPod or iPhone.
The feature might be unique for a device not made by Apple Inc., though third-party software is available that lets some digital music players masquerade as [...]