Posts Tagged ‘Start Ups’

Wearable Artificial Kidney may replace Dialysis Machine

Technology.am (Aug. 21, 2009) — American scientists are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney or wearable dialysis machine for a person with end-stage renal disease, which provides continuous dialysis 24 hours a day.
Now dialysis patients do not need to spend hours on a dialysis machine at a hospital every week, they are free to do [...]

Jolicloud Social Network Operating System

technology.am (Aug. 18, 2009) — Jolicloud is launching a new operating system for netbooks in the next few months, which provides an application directory and a set of social features. You can assign your Jolicloud profile to multiple computers.
Jolicloud transforms your netbook into a sophisticated web device that taps into the cloud to expand your [...]

Windows 7 to Support Dolby Digital Plus

Technology.am (Aug. 18, 2009) — Microsoft Windows 7 OS will support Dolby Digital Plus high-quality multichannel audio, Dolby Laboratories announced.
Dolby Digital Plus is a “complete audio system, supports up to 7.1 channels, which spans the whole gamut of sources – from internet content to HDTV and optical discs.
Dolby Digital Plus is a high-efficiency audio codec [...]

iLike’s debuts Music Download Store

Technology.am (Aug. 15, 2009) — The popular music recommendation service iLike opened a music download store on Friday, and has begun selling MP3s from all the major music labels including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and EMI.
But at present, the social-networking service iLike offers song downloads from at least three [...]

Gmail Mobile gets an Outbox

Technology.am (Aug. 14, 2009) — A few months ago, Google launched a browser version of Gmail for mobile. Now Google has added the outbox feature to the mobile version of Gmail for Android and iPhone users.
Mobile Gmail is the ability to compose a message when you don’t have an internet connection, and [...]

NewerTech’s New Battery Charger/Conditioner for Unibody Laptops

Technology.am (Aug. 6, 2009) — NewerTech has announced the $150 Intelligent Battery Charging Station, a device designed to charge and condition the batteries used by 13-inch and 15-inch “unibody” MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
The charger/conditioner models, claimed to be the first-to-market, feature two battery bays for charging multiple batteries. One battery can be charged while [...]

S.Korea First Rocket launch set for August 11

Technology.am (Aug 2, 2009) — South Korea said it will launch its first space rocket from its soil on Aug. 11 to put a communications satellite into orbit after repeatedly postponing it due to technical reasons.
South Korea plans to put a satellite weighing 100 kilograms (220 pounds) into a low earth orbit with the planned [...]

Virginia Tech Students Build a Car the Blind Can Drive

Technology.am (Aug 2, 2009) — Virginia Tech students designed a revolutionary car that allowed blind drivers to steer, brake and accelerate without any help from human passengers.
The Blind Driver Challenge team at Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory has designed a new high-tech vehicle for blind people. The car has a laser sensor to figure [...]

NASA to Provide Web Updates on Objects Approaching Earth

Technology.am (Aug. 1, 2009) — Most people have a fascination with near-Earth objects. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is introducing a new Web site that will provide a centralized resource for information on near-Earth objects – those asteroids and comets that can approach Earth.
The goal of this Web site is to provide the public with the [...]

Google’s Real Estate Move Makes Enemies

Technology.am (July 30, 2009) — Google’s plan to enter the real estate market is ruffling some feathers in Australia, with two of its largest media clients Fairfax and News Limited threatening to shun the search engine giant.
Users can now search for properties to rent or buy when browsing Australian maps, filtering by price range and [...]