Electronics News

Privacy campaign started against Google Glass

A group called "Stop the Cyborgs" have launched a campaign against Google Glass and other augmented reality gadgets. The campaign is based upon a 'loss of privacy'.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 4 comments

New electronics green fee in Quebec starts; taxes TVs, printers

Montreal - In order to pay for a new recycling program for electronics, the province of Quebec has introduced a new environmental fee that will be applied to the purchases of televisions, laptops and cell phones.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 5 comments

Japan-based Sharp electronics may cut thousands more jobs

Osaka - Sharp Electronics may cut thousands more jobs even after it executes its present plan to cut five thousand jobs. Sharp hopes the cuts will improve its balance sheet.

In the Media by Ken Hanly - 2 comments

Wireless system makes it easy to charge electronics on the go

Auburn Hills - No more dangling power cords connected to outlets in a vehicle’s centre console as Chrysler announces wireless charging system coming later this year.

In the Media by John Duarte

$10-million prize to design a 'real' Star Trek tricorder

Las Vegas - A prize of $10 million has been offered to the first person who can design a workable version of the Star Trek ‘tricorder’. The prize was announced at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

CES 2012 Preview: New year, new gadgets

Las Vegas - On January 10-13, Las Vegas will host the annual Consumer Electronics Show, the premiere event for tech companies to showcase their upcoming products. Tech geeks from around the world will descend on Sin City to get a glimpse at the year's new gadgets.

In the Media by Sean Fraser

Op-Ed: The Book vs The Electronically Formatted Convenience Document

The idea that the paper book is a dying entity is absurd. There have always been predictions about the pending demise of well loved technologies or entertainments in lieu of other more advanced ones.

In the Media by Jesse Rutigliano - 4 comments

Futuristic stick-on tattoos monitor health, link you to the Web

An international team of engineers announced they developed a temporary tattoo-like, ultra-thin, stick-on patch that combines electronic sensing, medical diagnosing and communications on one tiny, convenient, futuristic human-machine interface.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins - 4 comments

Suicide series at Chinese electronics giant continues

Shenzhen - Another Chinese factory worker of Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn, maker of Apple’s iPhone, died by jumping from a company building at Shenzhen, the center of China's technology industry.

In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Toyota PR problems accelerating out of control

First Toyota said loose mats. Next, they said worn gas pedal mechanisms. Today, they are not ruling out computer electronic issues as being part of the problem.

In the Media by Ken Wightman - 3 comments

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