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Prototype IBM solar collector could revolutionize solar technology

Prototype IBM solar collector could revolutionize solar technology
  • Posted April 22, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Today’s solar collectors do an admirable job of collecting free energy from the sun but there’s one huge drawback: if too much energy is concentrated in one place, they run the risk of frying themselves. But that could all change…

Microsoft outlines key steps in creating Surface tablet

Microsoft outlines key steps in creating Surface tablet
  • Posted March 12, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • As one could imagine, Microsoft faced a number of key challenges during the development of the Surface tablet. According to Surface team leader Panos Panay, Redmond set out with two distinct goals in mind: having the slate ready to ship…

Early iPhone prototype used 5x7-inch display, multiple I/O ports

Early iPhone prototype used 5x7-inch display, multiple I/O ports
  • Posted March 11, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Hardware
  • Extremely early images of an iPhone prototype have surfaced showcasing a massive 5-inch by 7-inch display and a bevy of I/O connections. The “handset” measured nearly two inches thick and predates the first iPhone launched in 2007 by two years…

Canon shows off prototype image sensor that can see in the dark

Canon shows off prototype image sensor that can see in the dark
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Canon is actively developing a video sensor that is able to see in the dark with just a smidgen of light. The sensor collects light by using very large pixels that have 7.5 times the surface area of the ones…

Separately leaked iPhone 5 parts assembled and fit perfectly

Separately leaked iPhone 5 parts assembled and fit perfectly
  • Posted August 21, 2012, 5:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware, Apple
  • With the launch of Apple's next iPhone fast approaching, speculation about its new features is mounting. The latest rumor comes courtesy of iResQ, which has fitted several of the leaked components to the iPhone 5's case. The result gives previous rumors more credence...

iPad prototype photos surface in legal documents

iPad prototype photos surface in legal documents
  • Posted July 18, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Legal documents from one of many court battles between Apple and Samsung have revealed early images of a product that would eventually become the iPad. The photos show a device internally known as 035 that reportedly date back to between…

Microsoft reportedly working on Kinect-enabled laptops

Microsoft reportedly working on Kinect-enabled laptops
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Industry News
  • Microsoft is testing a prototype netbook running Windows 8 which replaces the typical webcam with a row of sensors across the top of the screen, according to a report by The Daily. The company is supposedly testing its Kinect technology…

Intel reveals Medfield-powered phone and tablet prototypes, coming 1H 2012

Intel reveals Medfield-powered phone and tablet prototypes, coming 1H 2012
  • Posted December 21, 2011, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Intel has revealed a prototype smartphone and tablet powered by the company’s upcoming 32nm Medfield processor. Medfield represents Intel’s first system on a chip (SoC) designed to be a serious contender against ARM chips in the mobile sector. …

Nokia demonstrates flexible phone prototype

Nokia demonstrates flexible phone prototype
  • Posted October 27, 2011, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News With Video
  • Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia was all over the news yesterday after announcing multiple phones at Nokia World, but it’s a prototype handset tentatively known as the Nokia Kinetic Device that was the real star among stars. This forward-thinking handset…

Men involved in stolen iPhone 4 prototype case get one year probation

Men involved in stolen iPhone 4 prototype case get one year probation
  • Posted October 12, 2011, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • The two men that reportedly sold a lost iPhone 4 prototype to tech blog Gizmodo last year have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor theft of lost property. Brian John Hogan, 22, and Sage Robert Wallower, 28, were each sentenced to…

Physical iPhone 5 mockup built based on collective rumors

Physical iPhone 5 mockup built based on collective rumors
  • Posted September 29, 2011, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing With Video
  • German website benm.at has developed a full-scale physical mockup of what they believe the iPhone 5 will look like. The prototype was created based on CAD designs, hardware components, pre-release phone cases and believable user-created designs.

Apple loses another iPhone prototype at a bar

Apple loses another iPhone prototype at a bar
  • Posted August 31, 2011, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • An Apple employee has reportedly lost an iPhone prototype at a bar, marking the second time such an event has occurred. The phone was allegedly taken from Cava 22, a bar in San Francisco’s Mission district, CNET has learned from…

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