BBC Technology

PS3 hack escapes court challenge

Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.
03 Sep, 2010

Memristor revolution backed by HP

A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
02 Sep, 2010

Global broadband divide revealed

The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.
02 Sep, 2010

Samsung releases iPad competitor

Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab.
02 Sep, 2010

Engadget

Infrared Nerf autocannon hunts predators, little sisters too (video)

When it comes to keeping unwanted personnel out of your property, whether that be an estate or an alcove, you can't be expected to hang around holding the big guns all day long. That's when you need an automatic-targeting turret, and Rick Prescott's Infrared Seeking Sentinel is a good, non-lethal choice. Built on a Nerf Vulcan EBF-25, he added an infrared tracker, motor, and battery pack to make the thing autonomous, capable of firing in semi- or full-auto modes. He's posted full instructions on how to make your own, and his effort won him the Make Gadget Freak Design Contest. It also won him something else: our admiration. Full explanation and demonstration after the break.

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03 Sep, 2010

Apple UK

Meet the Filmmakers: Gemma Arterton and Stephen Frears

Join Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace, Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans) and director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons, My Beautiful Laundrette) as they discuss the making of their new film, romantic comedy Tamara Drewe. Based on the award-winning graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, which was itself inspired by Thomas Hardy?s classic work of literature, Far From the Madding Crowd, this is a raucous, bawdy tale of love and intrigue in a modern country village. Event takes place at the Apple Store, Regent Street on Thursday 9th September at 7:00 pm. Customers are advised that spaces are limited, and should arrive early to avoid disappointment. See Tamara Drewe in cinemas across the UK on Friday 10th September.
03 Sep, 2010

The new iPod touch

The new iPod touch is packed with incredible new features, all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. ?We?ve put our most advanced technology inside the new iPod touch?, said Steve Jobs, Apple?s CEO. ?Whether you?re listening to music, playing games, making FaceTime video calls, browsing the web, capturing HD video, or watching TV shows and movies, the new iPod touch with its Retina display, A4 chip and 3-axis gyro is more fun than ever?.
01 Sep, 2010

Gadget Show

The brain game

The human ability to create evermore impressive technology never fails to astound me. It wasn’t long ago we were all marvelling at a box that could display moving pictures in black and white. Then we were astounded when these moving pictures were suddenly in technicolor. Now we don’t even look at a television unless it’s about an inch thin!

That’s just one example of the evolution of technology, but that’s just for entertainment purposes. What about in science for instance? Well, now we’re being told that a fully functional artificial human brain could be built within the next ten years!

Think of the possibilities. Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, speaking at a conference in Oxford, told of how a synthetic brain would be beneficial to helping find treatments for mental illness.

Apparently the Blue Brain Project, which was launched in 2005 and aims to reverse engineer the mammalian brain from laboratory data, has already simulated elements of a rat’s brain. These simulations have been helping the researches to find clues about how the brain works. Show the brain a picture for instance, and you can follow the electrical activity in the machine!

It’s clever stuff, and an understanding of technology way beyond mine, but if this sort of tech can take off and eventually help some of the two billion people on Earth afflicted with mental health disorders, then surely it’s worth investigating further. And this is just the beginning. Think of where this tech could be beyond 2010. After all it wasn’t that long ago we were all watching black and white TV sets…

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23 Jul, 2009