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- Gadgets
LG Introduces First TVs in U.S. with Wireless HDMI
At long last -- and after we jealously watched Sharp's debut in Japan last year -- wireless high-def TVs have come to the States. LG's 55-inch LHX LCD television features a separate "media box" that sources like cable boxes and Blu-ray players plug into. (Other products from Sony and Geffen are add-on units.) The box beams digital video and audio to the one-inch-thick TV using 60-gigahertz technology from SiBeam called WirelessHD.
4.12.2009 at 07:36pm - Comment by NoahPopSciThis tech could undoubtedly save consumers some big bucks, as cables, especially HDMI cables are hugely expensive.
- Gadgets
Associated Press Not Ready for the Digital Conversion
It's no wonder that many Americans are still confused about the conversion from analog to digital TV service, which began yesterday and is due to wrap up on June 12. Even the news media is confused. For example, an AP article on the transition included the following bit of misinformation:
In addition, many households will find that they need new antennas. Digital signals generally come in better than analog ones, but they are not received well by some older antennas. 4.12.2009 at 07:32pm - Comment by NoahPopSci"So the old antenna picks up the new signal just as well -- in fact identically -- as it picks up the new signal." TYPO
- Science
Hunting The Elusive Fat Pill
As magic little pills go, the weight-loss drug rimonabant was destined to be huge. It was supposed to put a dent in the obesity epidemic and help people quit smoking and improve their cholesterol along the way. Pharmaceutical execs expected it to usher in a new class of drugs bigger than cholesterol-controlling statins, like Lipitor, Pfizer’s $1-billion-a-month blockbuster.
2.20.2009 at 11:33am - Comment by NoahPopSciwell said hypnometal
- The Environment
A Smarter Electric Grid
Dear EarthTalk: What is the so-called "smart grid" I've been hearing about, and how can it save energy and money? -- Larry Burger, Litchfield, CT America's electricity grid is built upon what many consider to be an antiquated principle: Make large amounts of electricity and have it always available to end users whether they need it or not. It's much like the way most home water heaters keep water constantly hot even when it is not being used. It is also a strictly one-way relationship, with utilities supplying power to end users, but not vice-versa.
2.17.2009 at 08:18pm - Comment by NoahPopSciI'd like to see a PPX Proposition on this. Like a projected time frame to get a certain number of these systems installed. And NS Sparky's right. It would be terribly inefficient to be constantly changing the generator out puts-and starting them up and shutting them down-processes that would occur with the proposed real time monitoring.
- Entertainment & Gaming
Doc, I Can't See 3-D!
While we wait for the era of live 3-D broadcasts to work out the kinks , we can rejoice at the era of 3-D advertisements. At the end of the second quarter, viewers with the appropriate set of eyewear will be treated to an entire commercial break in 3-D. But what does it mean if, while wearing the trendy glasses, you still can’t see the SoBe lizards dance around or the advertisement for the upcoming 3-D Monsters vs Aliens movie?
1.29.2009 at 06:29pm - Comment by NoahPopScinever mind!!!
- Entertainment & Gaming
Doc, I Can't See 3-D!
While we wait for the era of live 3-D broadcasts to work out the kinks , we can rejoice at the era of 3-D advertisements. At the end of the second quarter, viewers with the appropriate set of eyewear will be treated to an entire commercial break in 3-D. But what does it mean if, while wearing the trendy glasses, you still can’t see the SoBe lizards dance around or the advertisement for the upcoming 3-D Monsters vs Aliens movie?
1.29.2009 at 06:28pm - Comment by NoahPopSciHmmmmm....How do we get the glasses??
- Science
Not Your Average Wall-Climber
It's about time someone recognized ivy's ability to stick to walls, especially with geckos getting all the headlines lately. You had to figure that at some point a few scientists were going to sit down and start figuring out how to transfer ivy's sticky technique to man-made materials. Now researchers from the University of Tennessee and Agilent Labs have determined that ivy actually secretes tiny nanoparticles to bind to surfaces.
4.14.2008 at 09:45am - Comment by NoahPopSciDoes the hydrogen bond gel do harm to the structures that it bonds to?? This would be something important to find out BEFORE you go ahead and use it in buildings, as you suggest.
- Cars
How It Works: Tomorrow's Hybrid
The ReCharge, Volvo’s concept plug-in hybrid, could squeeze 160 miles from a gallon of gas by tossing out the power-wasting transmission. It packs a small electric motor inside each wheel, so that no power is lost in the drivetrain. Here’s a look at the next generation of fuel-efficiency
3.14.2008 at 06:53pm - Comment by NoahPopSciWait...So you are going to charge the battery with a battery?? Seems to me that if thats the case you should just get a bigger battery! (If you are going to have the space taken up by the extra anyway)
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