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Is Sony Back?

Do you remember Sony? Not the guys who let your PSN account get hacked, or the ones who loved their proprietary formats more than their customers. The Sony you grew up with, who made the gear you couldn’t live without. I hope you do. Because it looks like they might just be back.

May 20, 2011
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China Is Holding The World’s Supply Of Rare Earth Metals Hostage

You may not care the China controls over 95 per cent of the world’s supply of rare earth metals, but you might want to.

March 8, 2011
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Gaming Before Bedtime Could Be Ruining Your Sleep

Texting, watching television, and playing games before bed could be responsible for 63 per cent of Americans not getting enough sleep. The latest study from the National Sleep Foundation has experts suggesting an electronics curfew an hour before bedtime.

February 24, 2011
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The World’s Smallest Computer Wants To Be Inside Of You

With computer technology forever striving towards smaller and smaller form factors, it was only a matter of time before engineers created the first millimetre-scale computer system, ready for implantation in the human body.

February 19, 2011
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Light-Absorbing Anti-Lasers Could One Day Rule Your Computer

Scientists at Yale University have created the world’s first anti-laser, a device in which two beams of light clash together, ultimately cancelling each other out. How could such a device change the way we do our computing?

December 10, 2010
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This Is Why Your Batteries Die

No matter how strong the rechargeable battery in your portable device is, it will eventually die. Why must they die? You’d die too if someone regularly twisted your innards up in knots.

September 1, 2010
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Consoles From Cashews?

It may sound nuts, but a new bioplastic being developed by Japan’s NEC Corp using cashews could change the way electronics are manufactured in the future.

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