The CeBIT, held in Hanover, Germany, runs until Mar. 10. The fair welcomes around 4,200 exhibitors showcasing the inventions of the future...
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From the cutting edge world of science and technology. The new NIKE FuelBand, an innovative wristband that tracks and measures everyda...
New tech gadgets at CES
The annual International Consumer Electronics Show exhibiting the newest in tech gadgets opened Jan. 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center...
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Saturday, 17 March 2012
World's biggest high-tech fair
The CeBIT, held in Hanover, Germany, runs until Mar. 10. The fair welcomes around 4,200 exhibitors showcasing the inventions of the future, from tech behemoths such as Microsoft and Google to one-man-bands with a quirky gadget
A pole dancing robot is pictured during preparations at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover. The biggest fair of its kind open its doors to the public on March 6 and will run to March 10,
A Fujitsu waterproof tablet PC is immersed in water in a fish tank at the booth of Fujitsu at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts as she listens to ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers during a live transmission to the International Space Station seen on a screen at the opening ceremony of the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover.
A member of staff poses with a CAT B25 waterproof outdoor mobile phone during its world premier at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover.
A Nokia staff member poses with a Nokia mobile phone to present a cloud computing software application at the booth of German company Deutsche Telekom at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover
Visitors inspect Blackberry mobile phones at their booth at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover.
A visitor uses a touch screen to check out cloud computing software applications at the booth of German company Deutsche Telekom at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover
Ulrike Hoessl, employee of German company Desko, poses beside a 'Gold to go' machine during preparations at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover.
A member of staff checks mobile phones at the booth of German company Deutsche Telekom during preparations at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover
Staff members touch screens on cloud computing software to operate airlines, at the booth of Microsoft during preparations at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover.
Monday, 13 February 2012
Future watch
From the cutting edge world of science and technology.
The new NIKE FuelBand, an innovative wristband that tracks and measures everyday movement for, what Nike says, motivates and inspires people to be more active, is seen on display in New York January 19, 2012. The Nike Fuelband will be available for pre-order starting January 19th in the US at Nikestore.com for a suggested retail price of $149.
Ion Torrent CEO and chairman Jonathan Rothberg holds a semiconductor sequencing chip that will be used in the new Proton semi-conductor based genome sequencing machine in Guilford, Connecticut, January 5, 2012. After years of predictions that the "$1,000 genome" - a read-out of a person's complete genetic information for about the cost of a dental crown - was just around the corner, a U.S. company is announcing January 10, 2012 that it has achieved that milestone and taken the technology several steps ahead. The new genome-sequencing machine is 1,000 times more powerful than existing technology, says Rothberg
Flying past Saturn's moon Dione, Cassini captured this view which includes two smaller moons, Epimetheus and Prometheus, near the planet's rings in this NASA handout photo dated December 12, 2011. This encounter was the spacecraft's closest pass of the moon's surface.
Matevz Lenarcic flies over the mountains during test flight in Ajdovscina January 4, 2012. Biologist and environmentalist Lenarcic plans to set off on a two-month journey around the world in an ultra-light aircraft on January 3, 2012. Lenarcic aims to break the records for the lightest aircraft and the least amount of fuel used to fly around the world, while raising awareness of global air pollution. He will fly the Virus-SW 914 ultra-light single-engine airplane produced by Slovenian company Pipistrel. The aircraft is a modified version of one of their earlier models which won awards in NASA-sponsored competitions for its exceptional fuel efficiency in 2007 and 2008.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory captures an M8.7 class flare in a handout photo released by NASA January 23, 2012. The flare is shown here in teal as that is the color typically used to show light in the 131 Angstrom wavelength, a wavelength in which it is easy to view solar flares. The flare began at 10:38 PM ET on January 22, 2012, peaked at 10:59 PM and ended at 11:34 PM.
Japan Aerospace Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata dives in a space suit during a refresher training exercise at the Cosmonaut training centre at Star City outside Moscow, January 25, 2012
The International Space Station is seen as a small object in the upper left of this January 4, 2012 handout of the moon in the skies over the Houston area. The space station can occasionally be seen in the night sky with the naked eye and a pair of field binoculars
Participants sit at the games area of the Campus Party event in Sao Paulo February 7, 2012. Campus Party is an annual week-long, 24-hour technology festival that gathers around 7000 hackers, developers, gamers and computer geeks from around the world.
Amonix's CPV solar panel cells are seen next to cactus at the Lyle Center on the Cal Poly Pomona campus in Pomona, California January 17, 2012. A fledgling but fast-growing solar technology, also known as concentrating photovoltaics, or CPV, that multiplies the sun's power up to many hundreds of times promises to deliver cheaper electricity than traditional panels and has received the backing of some major industry players. Amonix's CPV solar panel cells, currently being tested at the Lyle Center, has quietly emerged in the last year as the solar panel market's fastest growing technology
The latest version of "My Car", an electric car made by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is recharged in Hong Kong January 30, 2012.
President Barack Obama reacts as Joey Hudy of Phoenix, Arizona, launches a marshmallow from his Extreme Marshmallow Cannon in the State Dining Room of the White House during the second White House Science Fair in Washington February 7, 2012. The fair celebrates the achievements of student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country.
A man on a ferry uses an iPad to take a photo of the cruise liner Costa Concordia off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island February 2, 2012
A TV drone flies during the second practice of the men's Alpine skiing World Cup downhill race at the Lauberhorn in Wengen, January 12, 2012
isitors, Soham Sheth (C) of San Diego and Vladimir Vasilev (R) of Russia, look over Nokia smartphones during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012.
Lights from the eastern coast of North America is seen in this January 29, 2012 handout photo by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station obtained by Reuters on February 3, 2012. It provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center).
An employee demonstrates a "Police Pad" at the Algorithm factory in Tbilisi January 11, 2012. Five thousand police officers will receive portable field computers, equipped with features that will assist them with their work, assembled at this factory, according to local media.
A pedestrian passes the Reichstag building, seat of the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag, on a cold winter day in Berlin January 31, 2012. Picture taken with a thermal camera
- The new NIKE FuelBand, an innovative wristband that tracks and measures everyday movement for, what Nike says, motivates and inspires people to be more active, is seen on display in New York January 19, 2012. The Nike Fuelband will be available for pre-order starting January 19th in the US at Nikestore.com for a suggested retail price of $149.
- Ion Torrent CEO and chairman Jonathan Rothberg holds a semiconductor sequencing chip that will be used in the new Proton semi-conductor based genome sequencing machine in Guilford, Connecticut, January 5, 2012. After years of predictions that the "$1,000 genome" - a read-out of a person's complete genetic information for about the cost of a dental crown - was just around the corner, a U.S. company is announcing January 10, 2012 that it has achieved that milestone and taken the technology several steps ahead. The new genome-sequencing machine is 1,000 times more powerful than existing technology, says Rothberg.less
- Flying past Saturn's moon Dione, Cassini captured this view which includes two smaller moons, Epimetheus and Prometheus, near the planet's rings in this NASA handout photo dated December 12, 2011. This encounter was the spacecraft's closest pass of the moon's surface.
- Matevz Lenarcic flies over the mountains during test flight in Ajdovscina January 4, 2012. Biologist and environmentalist Lenarcic plans to set off on a two-month journey around the world in an ultra-light aircraft on January 3, 2012. Lenarcic aims to break the records for the lightest aircraft and the least amount of fuel used to fly around the world, while raising awareness of global air pollution. He will fly the Virus-SW 914 ultra-light single-engine airplane produced by Slovenian company Pipistrel. The aircraft is a modified version of one of their earlier models which won awards in NASA-sponsored competitions for its exceptional fuel efficiency in 2007 and 2008.less
- The Solar Dynamics Observatory captures an M8.7 class flare in a handout photo released by NASA January 23, 2012. The flare is shown here in teal as that is the color typically used to show light in the 131 Angstrom wavelength, a wavelength in which it is easy to view solar flares. The flare began at 10:38 PM ET on January 22, 2012, peaked at 10:59 PM and ended at 11:34 PM.
- Japan Aerospace Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata dives in a space suit during a refresher training exercise at the Cosmonaut training centre at Star City outside Moscow, January 25, 2012.
- The International Space Station is seen as a small object in the upper left of this January 4, 2012 handout of the moon in the skies over the Houston area. The space station can occasionally be seen in the night sky with the naked eye and a pair of field binoculars.
- Participants sit at the games area of the Campus Party event in Sao Paulo February 7, 2012. Campus Party is an annual week-long, 24-hour technology festival that gathers around 7000 hackers, developers, gamers and computer geeks from around the world.
- Amonix's CPV solar panel cells are seen next to cactus at the Lyle Center on the Cal Poly Pomona campus in Pomona, California January 17, 2012. A fledgling but fast-growing solar technology, also known as concentrating photovoltaics, or CPV, that multiplies the sun's power up to many hundreds of times promises to deliver cheaper electricity than traditional panels and has received the backing of some major industry players. Amonix's CPV solar panel cells, currently being tested at the Lyle Center, has quietly emerged in the last year as the solar panel market's fastest growing technology.less
- The latest version of "My Car", an electric car made by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is recharged in Hong Kong January 30, 2012.
- President Barack Obama reacts as Joey Hudy of Phoenix, Arizona, launches a marshmallow from his Extreme Marshmallow Cannon in the State Dining Room of the White House during the second White House Science Fair in Washington February 7, 2012. The fair celebrates the achievements of student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country.
- A man on a ferry uses an iPad to take a photo of the cruise liner Costa Concordia off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island February 2, 2012.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
New tech gadgets at CES
The annual International Consumer Electronics Show exhibiting the newest in tech gadgets opened Jan. 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Visitors navigate an aisle on the trade show floor during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas,
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: A prototype Sony Viao is on display at the Sony booth during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
Buyers and industry affiliates watch a Panasonic 3D demo at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday
An industry affiliate looks over the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: Dotz cord identifiers ( in partnership with Paris Business Products) displayed their full product line at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees.
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: Sujhon Das of Nevada plays the "Need for Speed: Shift" racing video game using a racing motion machine and LG Cinema 3D IPS TVs at the LG Electronics booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: Bootcase displayed snap-on cases with extended batteries for iPhones at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The product began selling this week. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: An LG 55-inch 3-D OLED TV is is partially seen through a pair of 3-D glasses at the LG Electronics booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees.
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: Kia Motors displayed their UCD concept car at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees.
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: Attendees take a break during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
Mitsubishi Electronics touch screen LCD monitors are displayed at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. New user interface technologies on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas are making a world without buttons, keyboards or even touchscreens a reality
A Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 attracts attention from showgoers during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012. CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, runs through January
Visitors, Soham Sheth (C) of San Diego and Vladimir Vasilev (R) of Russia, look over Nokia smartphones during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012. CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow
A Samsung tablet runs a Ustream App at the Verizon booth during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012. The Ustream App, preloaded on Verizon 4G LTE devices, lets the user receive and broadcast live video from their device. CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow
Kazuo Hirai, executive deputy president of Sony Corp., speaks about Sony's "Music Unlimited" service during a Sony news conference for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 09: Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai demonstrates Sony's X-Reality picture processing engine during a Sony press event at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
Journalists take photos of a Panasonic Toughpad after a Panasonic news conference for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2012.
Tim Baxter, president of consumer electronics for Samsung America, introduces the Samsung 55-inch OLED TV during a news conference, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Las Vegas. The TV uses uses organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, instead of plasma or liquid crystals. The 2012 International CES tradeshow, the world's largest consumer electronics exhibition starts Tuesday
A representative demonstrates a $199 Nomad bag speaker system from The House of Marley for the iPad at the Consumer Electronics Show opening event in Las Vegas January 8, 2012. The CES trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the CES may focus on whether the show itself has a long-term future
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LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: A Samsung inTouch HD video Skype camera and its remote (below) are displayed during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The device can bring Internet to any non-Internet connected HD television. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: Attendees try a prototype 3M Touch Systems 46-inch, projected capacitive display during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The display utilizing technology from T1 Visions features a six-millisecond response to touch time, handles up to 20 finger touches at once and rejects accidental palm touches. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: A Samsung Wi-Fi video baby monitor is displayed during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The monitor comes with Apps enabling the video to be displayed on any mobile device and will be available in March 2012 for USD 149. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: A Gametel wireless controller by Fructel is used to play a video game on a smartphone during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The device can turn most Android or iOS smartphones or tablets into portable gaming consoles. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: SolarKindle Lighted Covers, the first solar book covers for Amazon Kindle e-readers by SolarFocus Technology Co. are displayed during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The USD 17.99 covers can hold a charge for up to 50 hours of use and come with a built-in LED reading light. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: Behringer Vice President of Marketing Communications Mark Wilder displays a Behringer Splash Bluetooth speaker that you can throw in your pool during a press event at the Venetian for the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Splash comes with a separate dock for music players and will be available in the second quarter of 2012 for USD 99. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
A representative shows the Wi-Spi video surveillance helicopter at the Consumer Electronics Show La mayor feria tecnológica del mundo, la Feria de Electrónica de Consumo (CES, por sus siglas en inglés) de Las Vegas, mostrará los nuevos portátiles ultradelgados y potentes móviles avanzados, así como estilosos televisores de pantalla plana, pero muchos se centrarán en si el evento en sí tiene un futuro a largo plazo. En la imagen del 8 de enero, un comercial muestra el helicóptero de vigilancia Wi-Spi en el evento en Las Vegas
Taiwan's Acer Aspire S5 laptop in Taipei. Acer unveiled the world's thinnest laptop computer as an array of "ultrabook" rivals prepared to debut this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
A Sensia 200D internet radio by Pure is displayed during "CES Unveiled," a media preview event, at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2012. The device is integrated with the Pure music service that went online this week in the UK, a representative said. The $450 device should be available in April and features Facebook and Twitter apps. The CES trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the CES may focus on whether the show itself has a long-term future
A worker on a lift aligns TVs and mirrors preparing the Samsung booth at the Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas January 9, 2012. The world's biggest technology trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the CES may focus on whether the show itself has a long-term future
John Donovan (R), AT&T's Chief Technology Officer, talks with Jim Curry of OpenStack during the 2012 AT&T Developer Summit in Las Vegas,
Eers, custom-fitted earphones, are displayed during "CES Unveiled," a media preview event, at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2012. Unlike other fitted earphones, these can be custom-fitted by the consumer with prices starting from $199.00. The CES trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the CES may focus on whether the show itself has a long-term future.
A Kivic One is displayed during "CES Unveiled," a media preview event, at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2012. The new device, available in March, streams video from a smart phone to other devices, like a vehicle video player. The CES trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the CES may focus on whether the show itself has a long-term future
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: An image from Cobra's iRadar radar detection system is displayed on an Apple iPhone during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The iRadar uses Bluetooth to enable the user to see radar alerts and be warned of upcoming speed and red light cameras and now the information is community based. The information uploads to Cobra's cloud and is relayed back to drivers in the user's area. The hardware component (L) is available for USD 129 and is used with a free phone application. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: The Cobra JoyRide car charger by Cobra Electronics is displayed during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The JoyRide works with Android phones and can automatically trigger preset phone functions like enabling GPS or disabling Wi-Fi with the press of a single button. It will be available for USD 39 in the second quarter of 2012. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: Ion Audio managing director William "Jeff" Fortin displays the Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Users put their iPads into the USD 99 unit and with a free App can use the guitar as a teaching and performance tool. The frets on the guitar light up to show finger placement and there is room to plug the device into an amplifier. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: The video game Pac-Man is played on an iCade by Ion Audio during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Users can play video games on their iPads using the device. Currently more than 250 games are available and software developers can make their games work with the iCade for free. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees
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