[ad_1] Once the stuff of a madman’s dreams, drones are now very much a reality – so much so that it’s possible to own one of these flying technological wonders for a surprisingly small amount of cash.  As the general public’s appetite for these devices grows, so too does the sheer volume of options available.Read more about Best drones 2017[…]

[ad_1] This will create the largest global initiative to promote computing amongst young students. “We have set ourselves an ambitious goal: to quadruple the number of CoderDojos worldwide, to 5,000, by the end of 2020,” said the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Raspberry Pi Foundation is becoming a corporate member of the CoderDojo Foundation (which isRead more about Raspberry Pi at heart of global computing skills plan[…]

[ad_1] Update: Whelp, if you didn’t think we were in for a phone reveal on May 30, think again.  Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s start-up Essential sent out another tweet on May 25, this time of a rectangular silhouette that looks suspiciously like a phone (the buttons!). True to rumors, it appears there’s a hardware attachment,Read more about Android co-founder's new phone reveal teased for Tuesday [Update][…]

[ad_1] It involves layers of thin material whose refractive index changes by up to 60%. “Unfortunately, it is very difficult to tune refractive index with electric fields,” said researcher Linyou Cao. “Previous techniques could only change the index for visible light by between 0.1 and 1% at the maximum.” The layers very thin, made fromRead more about Electro-optic switch sweeps refractive index by 60%[…]

[ad_1] Big names in tech have a reputation for working on something else in their free time, such as that time Mark Zuckerberg built a digital assistant for his house last year. However, a side project from Alphabet’s top executive may be taking on gargantuan proportions. Google co-founder and Alphabet president Sergey Brin is reportedlyRead more about Google co-founder's next big project is reportedly a record-setting airship[…]

[ad_1] It is designed to have a reflector and mounting hardware (eg, clips) underneath. Power is 120 – 277V (50-60Hz), with 1% dimming over DALI, wireless (Harvard EyeNut) or 1-10 / 0-10V. The data sheet is here. The light engine can provide 3,000 lm from 22W with an efficacy of 136 lm/w. Size is 150 xRead more about Harvard commercial downlight makes up to 3,000 lm[…]

[ad_1] It appears that Apple is still serious about exploring the idea of some kind of fully virtual keyboard for its notebooks – or perhaps an entirely new hybrid device – if a freshly updated patent is anything to go by. Note that this isn’t a new patent: Apple first filed a patent for aRead more about Could Apple’s latest patent move point to a virtual keyboard for future MacBooks?[…]

[ad_1] Besides Imec, investors are the Flemish Region, ING Belgium, BNP Paribas Fortis, the Cronos Group and Telenet. The fund offers Flemish tech entrepreneurs an initial investment of  €50,000 to help them start their businesses. High-promise start-ups will also have a chance to receive further financial support from the fund. These companies will receive additionalRead more about Imec starts pre-seed fund for entrepreneurs[…]

[ad_1] Tax-time sales are here again. The end of the financial year is often when retailers try and get rid of aging stock or work overtime to reach sales targets, with the result being massive discounts on a range of products – from cars to home appliances and plenty in between. The TechRadar team isRead more about The best Australian EOFY tech deals[…]

[ad_1] 80 years ago this gentleman (pictured below) pioneered the use of high-gain dc amplifiers as computer components so enabling analogue computers. After WWII he set up a company making op amp circuits with vacuum tubes and later, when they became available, with germanium transistors. Many of the company’s engineers went on the pioneer theRead more about Fable: The Man Who Kicked Off The Analogue Component Industry.[…]