Techubbub : April 2012

Sunday, 22 April 2012

The pen that could replace whiteboards

Electronic company Interphase unveiled Penveu at the DEMO 2012 event held this week in Santa Clara, California. It is a electronic pen that converts just any flat surface into an interactive display by using a technology known as "embedded computer vision," which was originally designed for spacecraft and military navigation systems. Yoram...

Monday, 9 April 2012

The world’s first flying car shown in New York

A car capable of flying landed today at this year's New York International Motor Show where it will be shown until 15 April. "We are here to prove as many people as possible that this is a dream that will become reality this year," said the Terrafugia spokesman Steve Moscaritolo, who claimed they have received one hundred orders for this...

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Anonymous launches attack on British Home Office website

The Home Office said that its website was temporarily unavailable during Saturday night; a group of hackers who claims ties to Anonymous claimed responsibility for the attack and warned that there would be further attacks every Saturday against the British government websites. The hackers said on Twitter that they launched the distributed...

Thursday, 5 April 2012

Google unveils Project Glass

Google is working on Augmented Reality Glasses that provide the wearer all kind of information about their environment. Google has released a video demonstration of how these futuristic glasses work, they will allow people to check the time, the weather and even read messages from their contacts through a small built-in...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Nokia announces Windows phone for China

Nokia Corp. on Wednesday announced its first CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) Windows phone in China, the Lumia 800C, supported by China Telecom Ltd., one of the three largest state-owned companies in the industry. “We’re excited to introduce our first Lumia smartphone, the Nokia 800C, to this important market with our exclusive launch...