Technology 
With Zelda and other great games, Nintendo can turn the Wii U around – just like the PS3
Earlier this week, Nintendo did an impressive job revealing some important first-party games for the Wii U. Zelda and Smash Bros. are huge titles that will definitely sell systems, but what was most impressive was a number of mid-size announcements … Continue reading
MIT perfects cheap, accurate through-wall movement and heartbeat detection with WiFi
MIT’s rather fabulous Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), after using humble WiFi waves to sense movement behind a wall, has now improved its technology to the point that it can remotely — from behind a wall in another … Continue reading
Real-life True Blood: Safe, long-lasting artificial blood heading to a blood bank near you
A team from the University of Essex is working on what could be the first safe human blood replacement for transfusion. It lasts up to two years at room temperature and works for all blood types.
Nvidia’s $3000 Titan-Z takes on the $1500 Radeon R9 295X2 — and gets crushed
Nvidia’s Titan Z has gotten a review, and the results aren’t pretty — not only is it beaten decisively by AMD’s R9 295X2, it’s outclassed by the GTX 780 Ti in modern gaming.
ET deals: Dell Latitude 14 business laptop with Windows 7 Pro for $549
Business-ready laptops tend to be more expensive than their consumer counterparts due to the professional-quality build and software, but Dell has just slashed that premium down to virtually nothing on their capable Latitude 14. Today you can get this Haswell-powered, … Continue reading
Tesla open-sources all of its patents and technology in bid to kill gas-powered cars
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla, going forward, will open its entire suite of patents to interested parties who want to build Tesla-compatible products. Is this a game-changer for the EV industry?
How does a lithium-ion battery work, and why are they so popular?
New research from MIT could shed light on the inner workings of a new type of lithium ion battery, for the first time showing scientists why exactly it performs so well.
How to download and install Windows 8.1 Update 1 for free (right now)
If you want to download Windows 8.1 Update 1 for free, ahead of its official launch on April 8, you’re in luck! Just follow these simple instructions…
Focus Fusion: Has cheap, clean Earth-saving fusion power been right under our noses all along?
While the world’s only major fusion power effort — ITER — continues to trundle along, with an eventual first-fusion date of 2027 at a cost of more than $20 billion to taxpayers, there’s a small lab in New Jersey that … Continue reading
SSD shadiness: Kingston and PNY caught bait-and-switching cheaper components after good reviews
There’s an increasing about of evidence to suggest that certain manufacturers are swapping out SSD hardware behind-the-scenes, and that products are suffering from it. It wouldn’t be acceptable in other markets, and it’s not acceptable here.
