By implanting a 96-electrode sensor the size of a baby aspirin onto the surface of their brains, researchers have enabled two quadriplegic participants to use their thoughts alone to perform tasks with two types of robotic arms. more Tweet Share on Tumblr

Facebook plans to launch their own app store called Facebook App Center, a one stop shop similar to Apple’s online store. Many apps will remain free (with some making money through in-game purchases), Facebook will also now allow paid apps on the site. *The center will be available on the Web and on both Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. [...]

Struggling Blackberry maker RIM, (Research in Motion), one of the originals of communication that managed to keep it going since then has had it. Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it plans to return its focus to its corporate customers after failing to compete with flashier, consumer-oriented phones such as Apple’s iPhone and models that run Google’s Android software. [...]

*Following in the footsteps of McFly’s MAG shoes from Nike, Mattel suggests it’ll begin accepting preorders for the hoverboard replica next month. While the toy doesn’t actually fly (but rather glides), it’s said to emit a whooshing sound so that riders can pretend they’re surfing through the air. Should Mattel solicit enough interest, the product will ship by year’s end [...]

Mercedes’ Dynamic & Intuitive Control Experience (DICE) utilizes a series of proximity sensors to detect arm and hand movements, which control everything from music, navigation and social functionality to a heads-up display that comprises the entire windshield. Check the Video Below for More Info. Continue reading Mercedes-Benz gesture control concept is DICEy Tweet Share on Tumblr

*The Black Eyed Peas frontman revealed that he’s going to start his own car company and bring jobs to Los Angeles. “I’m a big technology freak and geek and I invested my money in building my own vehicle because I want to bring jobs to the ghetto that I come from, so why not invest?” he said on Leno’s Tonight [...]

*Scientists in Australia have renamed a breed of horse-fly after Beyonce, who welcomed a daughter, Blue Ivy, on Saturday (Jan. 7). The creature, which was first discovered in the year of her birth, 1981, will now be called Scaptia (Plinthina) Beyonceae. Scientists claim they decided on the name after the insect’s golden hair reminded them of Beyonce. “It was the [...]

Speech delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Tweet Share on Tumblr

Imagine having a Tablet the size of your desk to paint, create music or surf the internet on with out a keyboard or mouse. A Tablet that could also be used as a wall mounted TV or a computer screen. ExoPC posted a video teasing a multitouch surface called the EXOdesk, promising more details when the show kicks off after [...]

The Tech world is taking off and it seems to me more competition than anything else. The Playstation Vita is said to be coming to AT&T next month offering customer both the console and 3G plans. Can we expect to see 4G LTE? *The 3G PlayStation Vita is finally coming to the US in February, courtesy of AT&T. You’ll be [...]

*Microsoft is going to have to pull off some serious damage control to avoid the backlash from developing an ”Avoid Ghetto” patent for a new GPS app. According to CBS News, Gates’ company didn’t mean it that way.  They built the GPS ap to keep pedestrians from straying into the wrong area or THE GHETTO as the patent claim states. (more…) [...]

Meizu MX is “an iPhone knock-off developed and manufactured in China for Chinese consumers.” The phone was released Jan. 1st and is said to have characteristics strongly resembling one of America’s favorite smart phones. Apple has many cases of “patent infringement cases here in America” however the laws and regulations in China are different. Meizu has 2 advantages, cheaper and [...]

*A video game company slapped the soon-to-be mother with a $100 million lawsuit for abruptly pulling out of a project with the group. Beyonce made an arguably lucrative agreement with Gate Five last summer for a game called “Starpower: Beyonce.” But she later demanded a new deal only to leave that one out in the cold. Tweet Share on Tumblr