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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Students build 3D printer that fits into a briefcase

Technology is getting smarter by the day, and some gadgets are on their way to becoming more and more portable. Two students, Ilan Moyer and Nadya Peek, from the MIT CADLab and MIT Center for Bits and Atoms respectively have built a 3D printer that can fit into a briefcase. They claim PopFab, the 3D printer, has traveled the world "as a carry-on item of luggage" to Saudi Arabia and Germany, and within the USA to Aspen in Colorado.



Google Street View Pictures that You Must see

The Nine Eyes of the Google Street view give these amazing shots!

2 Years, and a guy creates an amazing life size Wall-E!



Mike Senna, a California robot fan and hobbyist has spent nearly two years in building this amazing life-size Wall-E robot!

Exclusive : Uninor To Shut Down GSM Operations in Four Telecom Circles, Asking Customers To Port Out From Its Network Before 31st August


Uninor the joint venture of Unitech and Norway telecom major Telenor whose mobile service licenses has been canceled by the Supreme Court under 2G verdict, has started its ‘Operation Shut Down’ in four telecom circles – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Orissa.

Our exclusive sources confirms that Uninor will soon ask its users in these circles to port out their mobile number to another operator using Mobile Number Portability (MNP) prior to the scheduled suspension of Uninor Mobile services on 31st August, 2012.

Facebook launches Facebookstories.com


Social networking is about reconnecting with your old friends, irrespective of where they might be. Of late though, most people seem to be sharing pictures and stories of the homeless wandering on the streets, or infants with strange diseases — in most cases, being of rather questionable authenticity.

Facebook Timeline Compulsory from Next week

One of Facebook's major announcements last year had been the launch of their new Timeline feature. Although Timeline did not sit well with some users, it was a feature that everyone wanted to try. From August 8, switching to the Timeline style of profile will become compulsory for all Facebook users. As per reports, before the scheduled switch happens, users are shown a preview of their profile pages. So far users had the option of choosing between the Timeline and the older format, as per their liking. That, however is set to change with the Timeline being made compulsory now.


Nikon announces Sports Optics Line in India


Nikon India has officially announced the availability of its Sports Optics lineup for the indian consumers, which essentially includes binoculars, field scopes and laser rangefinders.

CM Storm launches new Gaming Case - Stryker

CM Storm, of the Cooler Master group, has released a new gaming case, the Stryker. CM Storm claims it is the first in its class to feature an ultra-strong grab-handle; allowing a gamer to travel with the finest system configurations with relative ease! CM Storm Stryker also features full dust filters, an in-built fan controller, an external SSD drive hot-swap dock and two new modular hard drive cages.