| March 2010 |
DIY tech
Desktop recording studio |
| With the right software and a few plug-in instruments, anyone (really, anyone) can be a rock star in his own home. |
Consider it another marvel of the digital age – or the latest evidence that the beautifully difficult, soul-taxing art of music creation has irretrievably slid into the hands of... |more| |
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| February 2010 |
10 tech concepts for 2010 |
| Tech concepts you need to know. |
1. Anthropomimetic machines
No matter how closely a robot resembles a human on the outside, if you crack it open, the jumble of wires is unlikely to bear much resemblance to our... |more| |
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Connecting a continent |
| Innovative ways are being found to overcome rural Africa’s poor access to the information superhighway. |
A loaf of bread is still baked in much the same way today as it has been for thousands of years. But an impoverished rural South African community has adopted a high-tech telecommunications... |more| |
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Digital Clinic Q&A |
| The many uses of silica gel. |
Q I’ve lost a number of gadgets to water damage. Do you have any tips for safeguarding electronics from moisture?A As long as electronics have been around,... |more| |
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DIY tech: make your own touchscreen PC |
| Tablet PCs may be the next big thing in computers. Here’s how to make your own touchscreen PC, starting with an off-the-shelf netbook. |
If the buzz is to be believed, 2010 will be the year of the touchscreen tablet PC, with multiple major manufacturers lining up products that they claim will give us a carry-anywhere way to read... |more| |
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| January 2010 |
2010 wish list |
| If you were inspired by last month’s Cool Stuff Guide, you’ll probably enjoy this selection of tech products aimed at the guy who doesn’t have absolutely everything. |
Unlike the items featured in our regular Great Stuff pages, these need to be imported from online merchants such as Amazon.com. However, if past experience is anything to go by, they should be... |more| |
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In [minute] detail |
| Digital maps like you’ve never seen them before. |
It’s being called Google Earth on steroids. High-tech airborne lasers with the kind of X-ray vision Superman would kill for – they penetrate all but the thickest vegetation –... |more| |
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Digital Clinic Q&A |
| Digital Clinic looks into how cold cellphones can really get, gives the low-down on Snow Leopard and advises on how to have fun with Auto-Tune software. |
The cellphone freeze testQ I live in a cold climate. Can my cellphone get damaged if I leave it in a car or bag on a frigid day? A People tend to assume that... |more| |
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Newsbriefs
Reports from the edge of science |
| DNA studies, biodiesel bailout, Superman's velcro, city temperature studies and steamy submarine chat lines. |
DNA mutations
More than 100 unique mutations exist within each person’s DNA A joint team from England and China sequenced the Y chromosome of two men who were... |more| |
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Nasa's levitating mice |
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Researchers at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory seeking ways to study the effects of weightlessness on astronauts have succeeded in levitating small mice. |
Researchers at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory seeking ways to study the effects of weightlessness on astronauts have succeeded in levitating small mice using a 17-tesla magnet. The... |more| |
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