Jun 27, 2010

It’s the end of the financial year, and computers have never been cheaper. Intel’s Kate Burleigh has lots of great advice to offer in terms of what to shop for, and how to get the best value computer for your hard earned dollars. Listen to the Kate Burleigh Interview This interview was originally broadcast on Sunday, June 27, 2010 Podcast: Play in...

Jun 27, 2010

How about NesBot, the fully automated coffee serving robot? BlueBotics SA, in conjunction with Nestlé’s Nespresso SA, have developed exactly such a thing. Combining BlueBotic’s Autonomous Navigation Technology (ANT) technology with a Nespresso machine and a Pocket PC, they have developed a system that will come to you and let you order your coffee,...

Jun 27, 2010

A few other bits of news that you find to be of interest … Is the traditional business card dead? This one is a bit like the Kindle vs traditional books argument, and like books, I think there’s a certain aesthetic about traditional business cards that no amount of electronics can begin to approach. A well designed business card should tell you...

Jun 27, 2010

As you know, I use my little Huawei E5 pocket on an almost daily basis, keeping it in my pocket, and thus letting my WiFi only iPad connect to the internet from pretty well anywhere I happen to be. During the week Huawei came to town with a showcase of devices, including an upgraded E5, some other similar pocketable 3G modem/routers, video phones, and the...

Jun 27, 2010

What happens when you cross some brilliant researchers at Harvard with some dedicated professionals at the Boston Children’s Hospital? You get a “Lung-on-a-chip”! Combining lung and blood vessel cells with microchip technology, these people have created a gadget that, apparently, behaves like real lung tissue. The implications of this are...