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iPhone 4 gets outfitted with vintage SLR lens
Sure, the iPhone 4 may have a pretty great camera as far as phones go, but there’s always room for improvement — right? Continuing the great tradition of iPhones awkwardly outfitted with camera lenses , one intrepid individual has now come up with a contraption that will let you “attach” a full-size SLR lens to your iPhone 4
Cathay Pacific bringing 50Mbps WiFi, live TV and in-flight calling to fleet
Mmm… we like where this is headed . While legacy airlines in America are struggling to outfit their fleets with in-flight WiFi alone, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways is showing ‘em how it’s done
Entelligence: The evolution of the TV
Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both micro and macro levels — with the unique wit and insight only he can provide. > In a world of connected screens, the venerable TV continues to wait in isolation while the personal computer and the cell phone have become ubiquitously connected.
JFE Engineering’s quick auto charger does 50% charge in three minutes, hits parking lots in March
While range is an unfortunate limiting factor for electric vehicles , slow recharging time is perhaps even more troubling. Going 100 miles on a charge would be okay if you could stop at the corner electron stand and top up your cells while hitting the potty, and JFE Engineering’s quick charger gets makes that a reality, able to charge an EV’s batteries to 50 percent in just three minutes. Five minutes gets you a 70 percent charge, but from there things go downhill, with 30 minutes required for an 80 percent charge.
Qualcomm demos augmented reality and peer-to-peer tech, tries to punch cellular gaming’s block off (video)
It’s just a tablecloth and a piece of paper, until you pull out a Nexus One , at which point it magically becomes an arena where toy robots fire off punches.
Alleged Russian spies used WiFi and pre-paid cellphones, got caught anyways
Are the new crop of Russian spies nerds like us? We doubt it (we probably have more in common with Lil Wayne than a certain “Anna Chapman,” if that is her real name). How do they do their dirty work, then?
