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Unfortunately Canon's firmware update 2.0.3 didn't only bring welcome enhancements to the EOS 5D Mark II

Photography

Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware update improves video and audio capabilities – and causes malfunction

The 2.0.3 firmware update for the Canon EOS 5D brought a range of video shooting enhancements and audio tweaks, but also caused a malfunction that saw the camera unable to record audio in certain circumstances.

Don't bolt your doors in fear of cyborgs and hybrid human-robots yet (Original image - Flickr / gundampilotspaz / CC BY-SA 2.0

Science

Silicon computer chips successfully implanted in living human cells

Scientists from the Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona have found a way to implant minute silicon chips into living cells and use them as intracellular sensors.

Schematic of FLUXXlab's Revolution Door, a power-generating revolving door

Good Thinking

FLUXXlab shows us how we're part of the energy cycle

FLUXXlab is a design firm that has created an electricity-generating revolving door, to show people where they fit into the natural energy cycle.

Diagram of the regenerative shock absorber and the cross section of the magnet assembly

Automotive

Regenerative shock absorber to bump up car energy capture capabilities

Researchers have designed and tested a shock absorber that can be retrofitted to cars to harvest vibration energy from vehicle suspensions.

RFID tags printed through a new roll-to-roll process could replace bar codes and make checking out of a store a snap (Image: Gyou-Jin Cho/Sunchon National University)

Electronics

Hidden RFID tags could mean end of bar-codes and lines at the checkout

Newly developed radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology allows a inexpensive, printable transmitter to be invisibly embedded in packaging.

The Eyewriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS with creative technologiesCredit: Eyewriter

Electronics

Eyewriter enables paralyzed artists to express themselves with eye-drawn art

The Eyewriter project has developed a low-cost, open source eye-tracking system that will allow graffiti writers and artists with paralysis to draw using only their eyes.

Photography

Kodak joins the actioncam game with the Playsport

This month Kodak is introducing the Playsport, its new compact, shockproof, waterproof, HD video camera.

AT&T's ZERO charger automatically detects when it is no longer needed and switches itself off, cutting "vampire draw" completely

Electronics

AT & T ZERO Charger eliminates 'vampire draw'

AT&T will shortly make a new mobile device charger available which eliminates "vampire draw" (where a charger continues to draw power even when it's no longer connected to a device)

Fujitsu's new additions to its proGREEN range include a laptop which gives 18 hours of battery life between charges

Computing

Fujitsu's new eco range additions include LIFEBOOK E780 with 18 hour battery life

Fujitsu has announced six new additions to its proGREEN energy efficient range, including a laptop which is claimed to give 18 hours of battery life between charges

People see ethics as getting away with whatever they can while still staying within the rules while integrity comes from individuals (Image: Zoomstart)

Science

Why we aren't as ethical as we think we are

Researchers have published a paper that suggests we are not as ethical as we imagine we are.

Military

Counter Surveillance Camera detects binoculars, cameras and rifle scopes pointing at you and even people staring

A new and quite ingenious device can now detect binoculars, sniper scopes, cameras and even human eyeballs that are staring at you

The new Mongoose MMi3 cricket bat has been designed with T20 games in mind (Photo: Mat Hale)

Sports

Mongoose MMi3 bat promises cricket revolution

Australian batsman Matthew Hayden gave the Mongoose MMi3 cricket bat its Indian Premier League T20 match debut with great success - 93 runs from 43 balls.

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