Posts Tagged ‘ device ’

Robot ball, kid-proof toys gamble in Vegas 

January 14, 2012
Robot ball, kid-proof toys gamble in Vegas 

  One of the pleasures, and risks, of attending the gigantic Consumer Electronics Show is seeing a bunch of new products that look incredibly cool. Why a risk? Because things that look incredibly cool under carefully controlled conditions in Las Vegas sometimes turn out to be less than stellar successes by the time they hit [...]

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Americans losing addiction to ‘CrackBerrys’ 

December 17, 2011
Americans losing addiction to ‘CrackBerrys’ 

The new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone is seen after it was introduced at a news conference in New York August 3, 2010. To understand what ails BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd in the U.S. market, just ask eBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe. The world’s biggest online auction site had about a hundred engineers [...]

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire draws heat from new Nook 

November 21, 2011
Amazon’s Kindle Fire draws heat from new Nook 

  There’s a lot of heel-nipping in the tablet market these days. Amazon.com Inc. just released the Kindle Fire, the most serious attempt yet to take on Apple Inc.’s mighty iPad 2. Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble Inc. has shipped the Nook Tablet, which in turn takes aim at Amazon. I’ve tried both new devices and [...]

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Birth control device cuts cancer risk: study 

September 19, 2011
Birth control device cuts cancer risk: study 

A health worker teaches women how to properly use a intra uterine device (IUD) in the Philippines in 2008. Intra-uterine devices designed to prevent conception may also protect against cervical cancer, according to a study covering more than 20,000 women that was released on Tuesday. Introduced in the 1970s, IUDs are today widely used around [...]

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Thousands queue for iPad 2 across Asia 

May 1, 2011
Thousands queue for iPad 2 across Asia 

The iPad 2 went on sale in many countries across Asia and beyond on Friday as Apple’s updated gadget enters a market that is becoming ever more crowded with tablet computers. The iPad 2 went on sale in many countries across Asia and beyond on Friday as Apple’s updated gadget enters a market that is [...]

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‘Thinking cap’ makes brain waves in Australia 

February 11, 2011
‘Thinking cap’ makes brain waves in Australia 

Professor Allan Snyder displays a “thinking cap” (R) on a glass head at the University of Sydney. Scientists in Australia say they are encouraged by initial results of a revolutionary “thinking cap” that aims to promote creativity by passing low levels of electricity through the brain. The device, which consists of two conductors fastened to [...]

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Bang’s big theory 

November 12, 2010
Bang’s big theory 

Dr. Vu Van Bang with his “geo-radiation” detecting device “Water must be here,” said Dr. Vu Van Bang. He said it simply, with confidence. He had faith in the device he was holding, one that he had devised himself after what he says is 15 years of geological research in Poland. The device measures what [...]

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Alert cleared after Nigerian reported disruptive on Delta/Northwest Flight

December 29, 2009
Alert cleared after Nigerian reported disruptive on Delta/Northwest Flight

Alert was cleared after a passenger onboard the Delta/Northwest Airlines Flight 253, where a Nigerian attempted to set off an explosive device on the Christmas Day. TV grab shows the Delta/Northwest Airlines Flight 253, where a Nigerian attempted to set off an explosive device on the Christmas Day, sits on the tarmac at the Detroit [...]

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Man ignites explosive device on U.S. jetliner in suspected terrorism attempt

December 26, 2009
Man ignites explosive device on U.S. jetliner in suspected terrorism attempt

A man suspected of extremist affiliation ignited Friday a small explosive device on a Northwest Airlines flight bound to Detroit This picture shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A passenger aboard the plane set off firecrackers Friday, causing a commotion [...]

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Sucking sludge from the lake

December 4, 2009
Sucking sludge from the lake

LookAtVietnam – Hoan Kiem Lake, a symbol of Ha Noi, will be restored in the next two weeks by low-impact environmental German technology . . . Green German technology is being used to clean up Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi. The US$2.4 million project to remove sludge from the lake is part of the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...