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Get Smart(er) With MIT OpenCourseWare
How cool would it be to study up with the best minds in the country at MIT without having to pay for the tuition? If you have a thirst for knowledge, let MIT OpenCourseWare be your tall glass of water.
Now with over 1,800 courses open for you to follow – spanning their entire curriculum – you can read through lecture notes and labs and watch the same demonstration vids that the smarty pants see at the prestigious college, but at a substantial discount.
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No More Power Cords! Sony Announces Wireless Technology
Last week, Sony announced they have developed a "highly efficient" wireless power transfer system. Meaning that soon you can purchase a Sony TV without a power cord! The technology is based on magnetic resonance, meaning that electromagnetic energy will be transferred between a transmitter unit and the device.
Now Here's a Freaky Bedtime Story
Can talking on a cell phone before bed result in health complications? That's what the Daily Mail is reporting, repeating that old rumor that radiation from cell phones is to blame.
They say the radiation from your phone causes headaches and insomnia, which leads to lost sleep, and in turn causes a slew of health problems like depression, etc.
Tech News Roundup - Next Generation Of Glowing TVs
- Philips did something truly different on the TV front when it introduced its AmbiLight technology, where light panels on the back illuminate the wall behind and change color in response to whatever is on the screen. Philips Aurea – The Next Generation Of Glowing TVs - UK Gizmodo
- If high-tech car gadgets are what you've been holding out for, you can finally make that Lamborghini purchase. Lamborghini tunes in to iPod - Crave
- Do you have a WiFi connection but want to listen to your Internet radio without putting their computer's fan on overdrive?
Would You Use Wireless Electricity?
This week a group of researchers - ahem, major geeks - from Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that they made a 60-watt light bulb light up by sending it energy wirelessly.
The project is being hailed as a preview of a future where cellphones and other gadgets will get juice without having to be plugged in. Scientists are calling the breakthrough "WiTricity" as in "Wireless+Electricity" and while they acknowledge that it will take a lot of tweaking and likely a few years until it could be made available to the public, the possibilities are really exciting.
Tech News Roundup - Let There Be A Nacho Fountain!
- MIT graduates recreate nacho fountain from Talladega Nights - Engadget
- German scientists invent mind-reading machine - Gizmodo
- Radio controlled water cannons. Oh my! - Shiny Shiny
- Put your love to the test - Techie Diva
- Rice Omelet Mouse - Need I Say More?
Best Geek Bars In US, According to Wired
This month's Wired Magazine features a list of the top six geek bars in the US that can't be missed if you're a bar-going geek. While the concept of a geek bar excites me to no end, I do worry the crowd at such places is slightly more likely to use pick up lines like "you make me want to upgrade my Tivo" and "by looking at you I can tell you're 36-25-36, which by the way are all perfect squares." Just a guess.
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