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Wired Explains: Wireless Tech to Connect Your TV and PC
If you’re getting tired of the cord snaking from your laptop to your entertainment center, there’s an alphabet soup of technologies angling to help you out. Consumers today can choose from WHDI, wireless HD, WiDi, wireless USB and Wi-Fi Direct. Check out our guide to these emerging wireless streaming media technologies.
Symbian OS Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
More than 300 million devices worldwide run Symbian, and 41 percent of smartphones have Symbian on them. Despite its popularity, Symbian is broken. The operating system’s user interface lacks the snazziness of its rivals, its touchscreen capabilities feel grafted-on, it’s slow and developing apps for Symbian is hard. So can it be fixed?
Oct. 25, 1955: Time to Nuke Dinner
The first domestic microwave oven is introduced.
Robot Duo Make Pancakes From Scratch
Household robots could become a reality sooner than we think. A demo posted by Willow Garage, a Palo Alto, California-based robotic company, shows two robots, James and Rosie, working together to make pancakes from a mix.
Future Shock: Nokia Research Touts 5 Innovative Mobile Interfaces
A peek into Nokia’s research labs reveals some intriguing possibilities on how we will interact with our devices in the future.