Filed under: Misc. Gadgets digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/general_sciences/Researchers_create_inexpensive_super_strong_nanoglue’; Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have announced that they’ve developed a new type of glue that’s not only inexpensive, but can supposedly bond “nearly anything” together. To create the so-called “nanoglue,” the team created a thin layer of “molecular chains” with a carbon backbone and sandwiched it […]

Filed under: Displays
A busy day on the OLED front this morning with both Samsung and LG.Philips announcing new AMOLED goods. Samsung announced the “world’s thinnest” 2.2-inch Active-matrix OLED display (pictured above) which touts a 320 x 240 resolution, 262k colors, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 100% NTSC color gamut, and life span of about 50,000 hours when […]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We’ve seen some pretty frightening things come over to the consumer electronics realm in the past, but Chris Dimino’s The Shining cuckoo clock is probably the most apt to leave a very unfriendly image burned in your mind. Designed by the same guru who brought us the keyboard waffle iron, this cult […]

Filed under: Desktops
Along with the announcement of their VAIO TZ this morning, Sony also loosed an update to their monster VAIO R Master. Besides bringing a bump to a Core 2 Duo E6320 processor at the low end of the range (Core 2 Extreme QX6700 at the top-end), the R series now features an […]

Filed under: Peripherals, Wireless
It’s just too fitting that a company dubbed Brother would unleash a printer that enables even the little guy to become a Big Brother, but the RL-700S printer can indeed pop out IC tag labels with embedded RFID by the dozen. Presumably marketed towards businesses who need to keep better track of […]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We certainly hope you dig the flavor of Russia and Estonia blended together in the morning, as your News Brews is probably cranking the mixture out en masse after reports that Russia has been waging a “cyber war” on Estonia for the past few weeks. Reportedly, Estonia’s well-regarded networks have been […]

Filed under: Portable AudioWe’ve seen companies hop the fence on occasion before, but SanDisk is making absolutely sure that we all know that it’s seriously changing its tune (ahem) on this one. In a bizarre statement that proudly “applauds Amazon and EMI on the launch of its newfangled unprotected music store,” the company goes out […]

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Media PCsEver since Alienware’s Hangar 18 popped out of hiding at CES, we haven’t really heard mention of the name again — until now, that is. Apparently, the company is planning to launch the Hangar 18 HD Entertainment Center “this week,” but unfortunately, no specifics beyond that were doled out. In […]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, WirelessWe’re not going to pretend to know the first thing about cockpit communications. Still, given our experiences with janky Bluetooth gear, we’re feeling a bit uneasy about the new CLEARBLUE bluetooth headset for pilots. Developed by LoPresti, the device is said to automatically prioritize communications between four simultaneously connected devices: 1) […]

Filed under: Peripherals
Hey, we’re tired of waiting for wireless charging solutions to actually hit the market just as much as the next guy (or gal), but one inventive soul took that frustration out on a swank DIY project that elicits energy from simply breathing. We’ve seen the use of hot air in powering gadgets before, […]