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The Wireless Gap: Most Tablet Owners Eschew Mobile Broadband

Just one in every 10 tablet computers sold ends up connected to a cellular data plan. And that lack of traction on the tablet market, according to a new report by tech strategy firm Chetan Sharma, will likely push telecoms to rethink their plan selections in an effort to woo consumers who are reluctant to sign onto yet another monthly service.

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ModMyPi: A Tiny Case For A Tinier Computer

A sleek, 3-D printed case for the minuscule Raspberry Pi computer is now available for pre-order, according to UK-based manufacturer ModMyPi. The product could signal the start of a cottage industry of hardware and software to supply the pocket-sized Raspberry Pi computer, which will be available for between $25 and $35.

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Un-Printer Inventor: This Could Work

Researchers at Cambridge University and the Bavarian Laser Centre published a paper last week on how laser radiation can be used to remove the toner from laser-printed pages. But could the technique ever be environmentally feasible? A lead researcher on the project thinks it could – and sooner than you’d think.

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2012 Retro Handheld Roundup

This year will see at least two new gaming portables hitting the market with the GameGadget and SNK’s slick NEOGEO handheld. With mobile gaming running rampant on smartphones everywhere, and.

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FBI Can’t Crack Android; Taps Google To Sidestep 5th Amendment

The Federal Bureau of Investigation raised some eyebrows this week when it tacitly admitted it couldn’t get past the pattern lock on an Android handset, by serving Google with a.

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Instaprint Turns Your IPhone Into A Photo Booth

Instaprint is an internet-capable printer that spits out Instagram shots in the most suitable form possible: small square Polaroids. Breakfast, the New York-based company of inventors, as they call themselves,.

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GM/NASA Robo-Glove Is As Awesome As It Sounds

NASA and GM have partnered to create a robo-glove that will give its wearer super grip and strength. The glove has been more formally titled The Human Grasp Assistant, though.

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Navy Begins Testing Electromagnetic Rail Gun, Quake Fans Salivate

Last month the U.S. Navy began testing on an electromagnetic railgun built by BAE Systems. The Navy is hoping to use the weapon as the future of defensive technology on.

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Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah Robot Runs 18 MPH

Boston Dynamics is working on a cheetah robot that can run up to 18 mph. The company is creating the robot with help from DARPA’s Maximum Mobility and Manipulation program.

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Adding Texture To Touch Screens

[youtube id=”5X-9-57qG9Y” width=”600″ height=”350″] Feel it to believe it? Finnish developer Senseg says they’re sitting on the technology to make a tablet’s touch screen feel like sandpaper, silk or cloth..

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