Cellphone App to Make Maps of Noise Pollution
newscientist.com — Maisonneuve's team has developed NoiseTube, a downloadable software app which uses people's smartphones to monitor noise pollution. "The goal was to turn the mobile phone into an environmental sensor," says Maisonneuve. (Submitted by DahRecords) More…
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Special report: Silicon Sweatshops (Part 1)
globalpost.com — Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets. Whether it's your cherished iPhone, Nokia cell phone or Dell keyboard, it was likely made and assembled in Asia by workers who have few rights, and often toil under sweatshop-like conditions, activists say. (Submitted by Slashered) More…
Tiny Clip-On Timepieces Turn Anything Into a Watch
wired.com — Tempo Tags are tiny clip-on clocks that turn almost anything into a watch. Tempo Thermo Tags are the same, only instead of reading out the time, they tell you the temperature. There’s a theory that the pocket watch has returned, almost entirely replacing the irksome, vulgar upstart wrist-watch, which had itself pushed the pocket-watch into obscuri (Submitted by swiftsurfere) More…
33 Awesomely Futuristic OLED Design Concepts
webecoist.com — OLEDs are like a new type of magical material, self-illuminating and eco-friendly. They are organic and work in a way similar to the bioluminescence that makes a firefly and certain deep sea fish glow. OLEDs can be extremely thin, flexible, varying in shapes, colors and sizes, some are even transparent while providing a lovely ambient glow. (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More…
Dell Goes Official With Android-Based Mini 3i Smartphone
hothardware.com — The day has finally come, folks. Dell is getting into the smartphone business. It's kind of tough to believe, actually. Dell has been a staple in the PC industry for years. But what it hasn't done is, well, anything other than that. Until today. (Submitted by AmyVernon) More…
Facebook app developer rejects App Store, irony ensues
engadget.com — Joe Hewitt, the developer of the Facebook iPhone app, has flipped the script and rejected the App Store. And, as you'd expect, our man is not mincing his words, stating that his "decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple's policies," and that he's "philosophically opposed to the existence of their review process." (Submitted by vitriolix) More…
Some types of technology are about to bite the dust
geekwithlaptop.com — DVD players, satnavs, smartphone chargers and Dongles could all end up obsolete and dumped by the wayside as early as next year according to the latest research from Pixmania, the largest electronics retailer in Europe. (Submitted by AmyVernon) More…
Wi-Fi Scale Tweets Your Weight
wired.com — Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale already stands out in your bathroom: sleek, smooth and fully functional, the very opposite of the sagging meat sack you drag into the shower every morning. Now it can beam your insecurities to your poor Twitter followers, automatically, before you have even thought about brewing a wake-up cup of coffee.... (Submitted by skored) More…
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