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Armatix pistol / wristwatch combo tells time… to stay put

Armatix has apparently been working on its so-called “smartgun” concept for quite a while, but it’s now finally shown up at the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT, naturally) with its first actual product: a .22-caliber pistol that relies on a wristwatch as a safety. As you can probably figure out, the gun will [...]

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Pressure-sensitive touchscreens show up on the not too distant horizon

Ever heard of quantum tunneling? It’s the basis for the latest approach to gather steam in the never-ending quest to endue touchscreens with force recognition, and its promises are as lofty as you’d expect. Developed by UK researchers Peratech, this new methodology revolves around a 75-micrometer (less than a tenth of a millimeter) quantum tunneling [...]

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BlackBerry Magnum prototype spotted, canned in favor of something better?

Okay, before we get too far here, keep your excitement in check: you’ll apparently never be able to buy this. The good news, though, is that CrackBerry seems to have it on authority that the phone you’re looking at here — an early Magnum prototype — has been scrapped in favor of something better, the [...]

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It’s on: Apple holding January 27th event to show off its ‘latest creation’

Yes folks — the rumors are true. Apple is holding an event on January 27th to show off something the company is calling their “latest creation.” Hair standing on end? Good. The proceedings will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, and will get underway at 10AM Pacific. [...]

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World’s first’ LCD greeting card captures your child’s adoringly banal moments for posterity

The last time we saw Euri, Inc. the company was peddling a ring box with integrated LCD display (which presumably led a number of would-be brides to question their entire romantic history). This go ’round, however, it looks like the company’s come up with something a little more tasteful — the simply named Digital Slide [...]

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Sideline Cinq USB companion monitor hands-on

We don’t normally get adrenalized with LCD monitors, but when they get a dash of that DisplayLink magic then it’s another story. Enter the Sideline Cinq — a 10.1-inch, 1024 x 600 vibrant LCD (with SD card reader) that needs just one USB cable for both data and power, plus it’s kosher with both Windows [...]

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New battery concept is finger powered

Attempting to be greener these days can sometimes prove to be difficult; especially when functionality or aesthetics on a handset are compromised to accommodate such things. The concept of using another electrical source to charge a cell phone battery has long been adopted by manufacturers – which doesn’t seem to end in the near future. [...]

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Horizon MiniPak personal fuel cell charger hands-on (video)

Our dreams of a personal fuel cell that can charge our gadgets on the go are coming closer to fruition, and if the people at Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies continue what they’re doing, our dreams might come true sooner rather than later. A handheld box a bit larger than an iPhone, the MiniPak handheld fuel [...]

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Toshiba shrinks its universal USB docking station, calls it dynadock V

Remember when Toshiba launched its original dynadock back at CES 2007? Man, those were good times. But trust us — not nearly as good as right now. The outfit has just pushed out the dynadock V here in Vegas, which is out and about only a few months after the dynadock wireless U was spotted. [...]

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Light Blue Optics’ Light Touch turns any surface into a color touchscreen display (video hands-on)

Ever heard of a small company called Light Blue Optics? Probably not. But it’s companies like LBO that make events like CES truly worthwhile. Tucked away in a small suite overshadowed by the million dollar spreads owned by industry giants like Samsung and Sony is a tiny startup looking to attract the attention of OEMs [...]

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