You-rinal: The Toilet that can Give Health Statistics from Urine..Creepy.

August 5, 2011

found urinal restroom

What if all you had to do to get a check up is pee on your doctor? To some this concept may sound sick, while to others it may be a bit too appealing. But this is not to be taken literally. What I speak of is the concept urinal created by the Wired magazine series “Found”.

They call it the intelligent “you-rinal”. This concept is based on ideas of what the creations will be like in the not so near and very far future. It is able to tell your dehydration, nutrition and medication level, along with other vitals. Read more

Mozilla To Enter Mobile OS Race

July 27, 2011

Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser has announced plans to build an operating system for the open web. Named Boot to Gecko (B2G), is Mozilla’s attempt to take the crown from the leading mobile OS from companies like Apple and Microsoft. Read more

BlackBerry to reveal new OS 7 phones

July 27, 2011

BlackBerry 9930

Yesterday we mentioned RIM would be showing off a new BlackBerry model the same day. Apparently, new OS 7 phones were also being hinted. Most likely, the BlackBerry 9930 is part of the lineup as a video of the smartphone by Verizon has been leaked recently. Read more

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LG Confirms Pixel-Packing iPad 3 Retina Display

July 25, 2011

According to the CEO of LG’s Display division, the company’s own Retina display “has been used in iPhone and iPads. Now wait, neither the iPad 1 nor the iPad 2 has retina display, so does this mean retina coming to the ipad 3? Read more

LG to release more Android, Windows Phone 7 Mango phones

July 25, 2011

lg smartphone

PocketNow recently shared a leaked roadmap of upcoming LG smartphones. Included in the lineup are Windows Phone 7 Mango and Android handsets due to be released before 2011 ends. Here’s a rundown of the phones and their specs:

LG Prada K2. 4.3-inch NOVA display, 1000 brightness, dual-core processor, 16GB internal storage, 4G HSPA+ connectivity, 8 megapixel back camera, 1.3 megapixel front camera, K2 dual-core processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread

LG Fantasy. Windows Phone 7 Mango

LG Univa. 3.5-inch HVGA display, 800MHz processor, 5-megapixel camera, 11.9mm (dimensions), Android 2.3 Gingerbread, DLNA connectivity

LG Victor. 3.8-inch OLED WVGA display, 1GHz single-core processor, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing camera,

LG Gelato. 3.2-inch HVGA display, 800MHz processor, 3-megapixel camera, NFC

LG E2. Entry-level phone

LG K. 720p HD display

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Judge Rules HTC Infringed on Two Apple Patents

July 18, 2011

The patent battle continues between HTC and Apple and as the company from Cupertino filed yet another ITC complaint on July 7. This week a judge has ruled that two of the ten patents Apple presented in its case were infringed upon by HTC. So what happens next? Read more

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[VIDEO] Microsoft Unveils new Windows Phone Mango device from Samsung, Fujitsu, ZTE, and Acer

July 13, 2011

Steve Guggenheim, VP for the OEM Division of Microsoft unveiled Samsung’s Windows Phone Mango-packing phone called SGH-i937 at the company’s rather Read more

More Adults Have Smartphones Than Have A Degree in the US

July 12, 2011

A report from Pew Internet Project released Monday says that more Americans own smartphones that hold bachelor’s degrees or even speak a second language in their homes. Read more

HP Play introduced, still in beta

July 12, 2011

HP Play

HP just launched the HP Play. This new service is for the Veer, TouchPad, and future HP devices allowing all of your music files to be synced across your webOS devices. The idea is not new but it’s only now that HP is joining the bandwagon. Read more

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Apple updating the Mac Pro too?

July 12, 2011

Apple Mac Pro 2011

We’re already waiting for the Lion OS X and the yet-to-confirmed MacBook Air. Today, rumor has it that Apple is also upgrading its Mac Pro line. Why, internal listings of new Mac Pros are said to been spotted new features such as Thunderbolt, 16 cores, and a redesigned enclosure. We’ve been told that the Mac Pro will be the first Apple device to ship with the new Lion OS X. Read more