Some amazing formation flying experiments have been performed with a team of nano quadrotors at the University of Pennsylvania’s the GRASP Lab. The Quadcopter vehicles were developed by KMel Robotics. The quadrotors are X-shaped with a central control unit at their center. Based on commands, 16 quadcopters change direction, land, navigate past obstacles, and even [...]
Samsung says it is in the process of integrating its existing feature phone OS, Bada, with Tizen, the software project Samsung and Intel are developing. It is partly based on MeeGo, the OS that Intel and Nokia were pursuing before Nokia teamed up with Microsoft Windows Mobile. The alpha release of the Tizen source code, [...]
At the Consumer Electronics Show, early startups had their own Eureka Park. A first for CES, Eureka Park is designed to give early stage companies and entrepreneurs exposure to potential investors, business partners and journalists. The exhibitors included: AcceleGlove. Equipped with accelerometers that track the exact movements of a person’s hand. Cubelets from Modular Robotics. [...]
One Laptop Per Child, the organization that brought the world the ultra-affordable XO laptop is out with a new version, the XO-3, a tablet designed for outdoor use, which can run both Android and its own Sugar OS. The new version uses less juice and runs faster (though it’s no speedball). The new system will [...]
Utilizing a blend of Wi-Fi, HSPA+ 3G, femtocells and its all-fiber backbone, Free Mobile in France will offer unlimited voice, texting and data over the mobile networks — for free, says GigOm. Bring your own iPhone. Xavier Niel is the founder of Iliad, the company behind Free.fr broadband service, explains Om Malik. French Internet service [...]
A planned Hacker Satellite System would fight Web censorship, reports the BBC. The group wants to send their own satellites into orbit, which will be open and free from Internet censorship. The project’s organizers said the Hackerspace Global Grid will also involve developing a grid of ground stations to track and communicate with the satellites. [...]
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