HighTech EDGE | Keep on the Cutting Edge of Technology and Military (31)

HIGHTECH EDGE RECENT ARTICLES

Apple iMac Concept Design...

| January 13, 2008 | 7,224 Views | 8 Comments

There isn’t really much left to comment on regarding this neat concept iMac, a picture really does say a thousand words. The concept design by Adam Benton is based on, current Apple design trends, as well as the previous iMac incarnations and pitches a 30 inch transparent screen which can be set to different levels of transparency and is totally transparent when switched off. The keyboard, also...

Read More >>>

Windows Task Manager Informati...

| January 12, 2008 | 11,388 Views | 15 Comments

Most computer users quickly get to grips with the software and applications that are used on a regular basis. However there is one application included in every version Windows that many people over look, the Task Manager. The Task Manager’s purpose in life is to provide computer performance information along with details about currently running programs and processes. It also provides the ability...

Read More >>>

Monitor Displays For The Color...

| January 11, 2008 | 2,232 Views | 1 Comment

In Japan alone, there are more than 5 million people in total who see color differently from ordinary people, due to their genetic types or eye diseases.These days almost all images and texts are displayed in color, everything from newspapers to advertising billboards and ATM’s to Televisions would look rather unprofessional if they were not, bad news for people who are color blind. However the...

Read More >>>

Remote Control Helicopter With...

| January 10, 2008 | 4,464 Views | 3 Comments

There have been a number of autonomous helicopters developed in the past that have proven their worth to the Military. Able only to performing mundane tasks such as surveillance, mine detection, and escort duty they certainly have still been beneficial, but no previous model will quite match the new AutoCopter Gunship developed by Neural Robotics Incorporated, well at least not in fire power anyway. NRI...

Read More >>>

Paintball Tanks...

| January 8, 2008 | 19,803 Views | 5 Comments

Armored vehicles are taking paint balling to the next level, all hail the Paintball Tank, otherwise known as ‘Paintball Armored Vehicles’ or PAV. There are a few types of tank available ranging in size from large automobile-based machines to lighter models, some of which are portable by foot but act more like personal armor than a fully fledge tank. But no matter which tank you take to...

Read More >>>

Google Unveils Rival To Wikipe...

| January 7, 2008 | 1,611 Views |

Google is a name synonymous with bettering someone else’s idea. But we should certainly not be the ones complaining, as they steam roll the competition they continue provide us with more user-friendly and lets not forget ‘free’ services and applications. A new Google service, dubbed “Knol,” is set to compete with the Web’s largest data base of reference work, Wikipedia....

Read More >>>

Jet Powered Fire Extinguisher...

| January 6, 2008 | 2,454 Views |

A team of Hungarian engineers have created jet powered fire extinguisher. The team of crazy engineers removed the gun turrets from an old Russian tank, replaced them with 2 turbines from a MIG-21 fighter jet and injected the whole thing with gallons of water. The result is the ultimate jet powered fire extinguisher. Whilst this may not be practical for most residential fires (imagine not only putting...

Read More >>>

Translation Bots For Google Ta...

| January 5, 2008 | 2,989 Views | 4 Comments

Google are always up to something, and we could dedicate a whole blog to them if we simply had the time on our hands! In what seems to be their never ending quest to take over the Information Technology World they have announced yet another FREE application, language translations for the Google Talk chat client. Using the same technology as, the translation application is delivered as a series of chat...

Read More >>>

Bionic Arm Restores Touch for ...

| January 3, 2008 | 6,372 Views |

A bionic hand that can also help restore the sense of touch to amputees could soon be developed thanks to new research that has enabled two patients to feel sensations. Both patients Claudia Mitchell, 27, a former U.S. Marine who lost her left arm at the shoulder in a motorcycle accident three years ago, and Jesse Sullivan, 60, who lost both arms to electrical burns, were fitted with prosthesis by...

Read More >>>

New Years Eve Fireworks Displa...

| January 1, 2008 | 5,778 Views | 2 Comments

I know for military members and their families, duty stations and overseas deployments can either put you at a disadvantage or be a once in a life-time experience. Regardless, of where you were on New Years Eve, you were most definitely not everywhere. If you found yourself at a house party or with the family in front of the T.V., you might have caught the 24 hour feed of New Years traveling across...

Read More >>>

Page 31 of 39« First «29 303132 33 »Last »

connect with us

   Product Blog
   Facebook
   MySpace
   Twitter
   YouTube
   StumbleUpon

FEATURED ARTICLES iPhone 4G Unveiled

| June 9, 2010 | 283 Views

So it’s finally here. After all the hype, creative PR (mistake my a**), and law suits that have become entwined to the saga, it didn’t come as much of a surprise to see Steve Jobs unveil Apples new iPhone 4G at the WWDC Keynote, June 7th. So what does the new iPhone – set for...

FEATURED ARTICLES Computer Keyboards Pose Security Risk

| May 4, 2010 | 286 Views

A new study has shown that the microbes left behind on a computer keyboard form a bacterial fingerprint that can be analyzed to identify the user. While the findings may one day lead to effective new forensic techniques, they also impose further security risks on typists dealing with...

FEATURED ARTICLES JavaRa Speeds Up Boot Times

| April 22, 2010 | 499 Views

Quick boot up times are paramount for any computer geek, I mean, who wouldn’t want their machine to boot up fully ready for operation within seconds instead of minutes? While there are several ways you can tweak you system to boot up quickly – namely disabling the automatic start...

FEATURED ARTICLES Multitoe Multitouch Touch Interactive Floor

| April 17, 2010 | 415 Views

A group of German researchers are taking multitouch interfaces the next level. But believe it or not, the next level is the ground. Multitoe does exactly as it suggests, enabling a multi-touch screen surface on any floor, controlled and triggered by the movements of your toes (well pretty...

FEATURED ARTICLES Enlarge Firefox For Living Room Viewing

| April 13, 2010 | 521 Views

Set-top boxes, media centers and TV’s with built-in Internet capabilities are bringing the worldwide web to comfort of your living room. And although many of these devices offer great GUI solutions and remote controls to make surfing from your sofa easier, viewing standard web pages...

FEATURED ARTICLES Testing Bulletproof Vests

| March 3, 2010 | 1,081 Views

Only the most effective bulletproof vests are worthy of being certified by the National Institute of Justice. But the question is – which vest stops bullets with the least pain? Over at the Oregon Ballistics Lab, one of six NIJ-certified facilities in the US, testing is carried out...