At the Cable Show 2011 conference in Chicago, ARRIS has demoed a new technology that delivers 4.5 Gbps download and 575 Mbps upload speeds over a cable connection. The system steals its bandwidth from DOCSIS cable channels, about 128 channels are pilfered for the downstream and 24 for the upstream connection. Despite the advancement, costs will mean that the likelihood of seeing this tech within our household anytime soon is still pretty slim. But lets look on the bright side, this sort of speed will be most welcomed whatever it is we’re trying to stream or download off the internet.
We mentioned the tutorial videos from Motorola themselves featuring the DROID 3 / Milestone 3 only last week and prior to that the internet have seen plenty of leaked shots but this latest set is probably the clearest of them all to date. Unfortunately, we can now clearly see that the Droid 3 is looking more or less identical in design to its not so successful predecessor DROID 2. Continue reading »
If you’re looking for a new and exciting eco-friendly way to commute to work you might be interested in the latest vehicle developed by mechanical engineering students from the University of Adelaide. Continue reading »
Losing a device such as iPhone or iPad is never a good thing, but if you’re in an occupation where you’re prone to losing your device than LIGATT Security International company might have the right app for you.
I for one will admit that if I had this robot it would literally entertain me all day. What’s more this beer can robot in disguise created by Ron Tajima is controlled via a Wiimote, what more could you ask for? The CanBot can do a few pretty cool things. It can transform from an unassuming tallboy to a walking robot that shuffles across surfaces on three servo-powered legs. Continue reading »
Chris Malloy is enthusiast from Australia, and he is working hard on a first real hoverbike. Unlike those hoverbikes from movies that use pretty advanced technology, this hoverbike relies on two ducted propellers that are powered by a 1,170 cubic centimeter 4-stroke engine.
The Nook Color was a popular hacking platform but it looks like the newly released Nook e-reader from this month will prove to be just as likely modified by keen users. Check out the video below, users have managed to install ADW launcher home screen as well as Kindle app making the ‘Nook Touch’ even a more useful device than before.
