• Gadgets

    The Mouse That Runs Anywhere

    By Posted on 7.29.2009 12 Comments

    THE TECH To calculate their position, most mice use a red LED or a laser to light up a surface, take thousands of pictures per second of the shadows cast by the surface’s microscopic bumps, and then analyze the differences between shots. But that doesn’t work if there are no bumps, as on glossy tables, or if a jagged surface, like carpet, traps narrow light beams between fibers. So Microsoft’s Explorer moves the camera sensor forward to capture the light reflected by any surface.

    10.15.2008 at 09:27pm - Comment by poiwe_11

    ♥jc♥ is that afordable????

  • Cars

    Riding in the Rain: Peugeot HYmotion3 Compressor Concept

    By Mike Spinelli Posted on 10.9.2008 13 Comments

    Quick, name a car with three-wheel drive. Okay, trick question; this isn't quite a car, but Peugeot's idea of a fuel-efficient all-weather runabout. The HYmotion3 Compressor Concept foresees a hybrid vehicle in more ways than one: part gasoline-, part electric-powered; part car, part scooter. The French automaker says it offers the stability of a trike with the protection of a safety cell similar to that which supports occupants of a Smart car.

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    10.15.2008 at 09:16pm - Comment by poiwe_11

    ♥jc♥ wow thats astig mean great wish i could hav one

  • Science

    Video: Why Artificial Intelligence Threatens Actual Intelligence

    By Abby Seiff Posted on 10.24.2008 20 Comments

    Way back in 1919 Sigmund Freud postulated his concept of the uncanny. In the (cleverly named) The Uncanny, Freud explored a problem of aesthetics—when something is both familiar and unknown the experience of viewing it can be strongly unsettling. Fifty years later, roboticist Masahiro Mori presented his own work on the uncanny. Drawing heavily on his predecessor's work, Mori developed his "uncanny valley" hypothesis.

    10.13.2008 at 09:14pm - Comment by poiwe_11

    bec. AI will have a dominion power and some how the sci fi films affects natural human on what they see in that film

  • Science

    Where The Universes Are

    By PopSci Staff Posted on 10.13.2008 21 Comments

    Once again, you ask and you answer, in the latest installment of our FYI Live feature. This week, Edward Owens has a poser: "Our universe as far as we know is finite; space is infinite as far as we know. Does anyone think there is another universe, or more out there?" What do you think? Post your answers below.

    10.13.2008 at 09:04pm - Comment by poiwe_11

    i think there are some universe out there but if there are other universe what do you call the another big one and certainly after that BIG one there will be soppuse bigger body than the one bigger in that one and so on >>> ryt ????



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