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Bioengineered scaffold could restore sense of touch to prosthetic limbs

In an effort to make a prosthesis that moves like a normal hand, researchers have bioengineered a scaffold that could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients.

Photography

Memory chips could lead the way to gigapixel cameras

A Dutch research team used memory chips to create affordable high-resolution image sensors for digital cameras.

Home Entertainment

The ultra-thin JVC SP-FT home theater – only 31mm thick

JVC has released its ultra-slim amplifier and speakers. The SP-FT model from JVC is a pair of 31mm thin satellite speakers and matching amplifier which produce 80W total output.

Mobile Technology

Kempler & Strauss W Phonewatch

Kempler & Strauss has launched the W Phonewatch which offers similar functionality to offerings from LG and Samsung but at a fraction of the cost

Mobile Technology

WikiReader puts an offline version of Wikipedia in your pocket

WikiReader is a handheld device for people who rely on the information housed at Wikipedia more often than they have access to the Internet.

Around The Home

Dyson ditches blades on Air Multiplier desk fan

The Dyson Air Multiplier is an efficient desk fan - without the blades.

Wellness and Healthy Living

Vioguard Self-Sanitizing Keyboard

Computer keyboards have been found to be home to worrying amounts of harmful microbes, but Vioguard believes its new self-cleaning keyboard offers a possible solution.

Electronics

World’s first commercial application of DSSC solar technology is in the bag

G24i has sent the first commercial shipment of its dye-sensitized solar cells to a bag-maker in Hong Kong for use in backpacks and handbags. DSSCs work in low light - even indoors - and are environmentally-friendly to create.

Automotive

eWolf unveils the e-2: a battery-powered car with attitude

German manufacturer eWolf has unveiled its electric "supercar" prototype, the e-2.

Home Entertainment

Stream and access media files on the big screen with the definitive WD TV Live

The WD TV Live offers network-streaming and 1080p playback of media files at a bargain price

Electronics

SanDisk ships world’s first 64Gb X4 NAND flash memory cards

SanDisk Corporation has begun shipping 64Gb flash memory cards based on the company’s advanced X4 flash memory technology in its 8GB and 16GB SDHC cards as well as 8GB and 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo cards.

Robotics

ChemBot: the shape-shifting robot that is the stuff of nightmares

The ChemBot, which looks more like the Blob than most people’s preconceived ideas of what a robot should be, moves around by changing its shape in a process its creators call, “jamming skin enabled locomotion.”

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