There's a fingerprint scanner in your smartphone future

Apple, & now HTC are rumoured to be including finger print readers in their forthcoming top-of-the-line smartphones.

http://bgr.com/2013/08/28/htc-one-max-specs-fingerprint-scanner/

Look for other manufacturers to follow suit soon, too. / rumor rumour rumored Apple’s next generation next-generation iPhone 5S feature embedded fingerprint scanner phone’s key differentiating features top tier top-tier handset market fingerprint scanning technology report HTC One Max phablet tablet in-built fingerprint scanner back device new leaked photos confirm news images published ePrice forum member show cutout back HTC device physical scanner setting phone’s software includes fingerprint icon rumored HTC One Max specs include 5.9 inch 5.9-inch full HD display quad core quad-core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor 2GB RAM UltraPixel camera 3,300 mAh battery Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie leaked photos photo photographs photograph /

Sir Lancelot’s Armor Holy Grail Glass Screen Protector for iPhone 4/4S review

Credit: The Gadgeteer

Problem: Scratches on the glass screen of your smartphone.

Solution: Screen protector.

Problem: Screen protectors are hard to fit accurately & bubbles become caught underneath.

Solution: Sir Lancelot’s Armor Holy Grail Glass Screen Protector.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/08/28/sir-lancelots-armor-holy-grail-glass-screen-protector-for-iphone-44s-review/#more-137315 / smart phone phones smartphones 2-year contract 2 year upgrade device protection screen protector manufacturers products plastic film screen protectors gorilla hard tempered tempered-glass screen protectors Kickstarter project successfully funded company try Holy Grail Glass Screen Protector iPhone 4S devices cheap-o plastic film type screen protectors installation replace hard glass screen protectors increasingly popular tempered glass screen protectors highly scratch resistant absorb energy impact dissipate transfer transferring phone phone’s screen proprietary tempered glass silicon based silicone-based adhesive black white iPhone 4 4S iPhone 5 iPad 2 3 4 Mini Samsung Galaxy S4 Samsung Note 2 warranty lifetime button cover sticker concave convex screen clean cleaning instruction instructions speaker home button sensor sensors opening opaque /

Korean road wirelessly charges new electric buses

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http://singularityhub.com/2013/08/25/korean-road-wirelessly-charges-new-electric-buses/ / electric vehicles vehicle EV battery LiIon lithium ion limited range expensive batteries battery few charging stations mainstream manufacturers improve battery tech technology Korea Advanced Institute Science Technology KAIST big batteries stations station road charge vehicles new bus buses began public service Korea South Korean city Gumi bus buses online electric vehicles OLEVs OLEV travel road wireless cellphone charging mat 7.5 miles cost $4 million to build bus buses inductively charged route 180 kW power sources periodically embedded road KAIST 5% 15% already existing road needs to be rebuilt to convert it into a wireless charger charge charging power source connects connect grid selectively turned on or off as a bus approaches leaves source produces magnetic field wirelessly transfers energy receiver under underneath bus magnetic field converted back electric current sent battery motor approach first developed researchers University of California Berkeley scientists worried strong electromagnetic fields adverse health effects abandoned idea problem KAIST solved vehicles fall within international standards for health and safety buses convert up to 85% power sent from embedded source batteries about a third the size of a typical electric car battery reduce reducing weight cost needn’t ever stop to charge wireless power transmission has a long history Nikola Tesla godfather wireless power wanted send electricity wirelessly from central power stations using giant Tesla coils coil filed patent inductive electric railway system ideas didn’t catch on our thoroughly wired world is testament dream wireless power new market in electric vehicles public transportation fleet inductively charged buses streets Turin Genoa Italy for over a decade Italian buses aren’t charged along their route KAIST buses Korean system unique /

Apple testing 64-bit iPhone processor with a “motion tracking” chip

More cores? No.

Unlike other manufacturers, Apple is going to 64 bits & dedicated support processors for graphics natural language processing & "motion tracking".

http://gigaom.com/2013/08/26/report-apple-testing-64-bit-iphone-processor-with-a-motion-tracking-chip/ / tweet tweets Twitter Fox anchor Clayton Morris iPhone 31 percent % faster chip motion tracking new chip Morris’s sources 64-bit technology A6 A7 processor based 32-bit tech new iPhone's running about 31% faster A6 very fast 32 64 bit separate chip devoted motion tracking camera upgrade potential silicon Motorola designed Moto X handset dual core standard dual-core processor Qualcomm non-standard quad-core GPU chip two separate processors natural language processors contextual use via phone’s sensors approach better performance maintaining efficient battery life create custom chips off-the-shelf processors processor Qualcomm Samsung reports speed boost iOS 64-bit chips chip /

Infini-Key Clip could be a cure for split ring haters

Credit: Niteize

Problem: split ring.

Solution: Infini-Key Clip.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/08/25/infini-key-clip-could-be-a-cure-for-split-ring-haters/ / key ring split rings hate found possible solution Infini-Key Clip Niteize made manufacturer manufactured manufacture stainless steel jam tip split ring under your fingernail Infini-Key a carabiner clip slip dozen keys narrow neck keeps keys ring section keyring carabiner clip used attach keyring your belt bag simple design $3.99 price out of not in stock right now Niteize site order a couple submit your email address notified available though /

Dutch team drives Tesla Model S for 388 miles on a single charge

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388 miles, that's 624 kilometres. Notice this is a European record only. World record is 423 miles (680 km), although the European record was done under more real world conditions & at a significantly higher average speed.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-model-s-goes-388-miles-in-the-netherlands/ / Tesla chief Elon Musk CEO team Holland Netherlands Dutch drivers drive travel 388 miles single charge Tesla Model S according Green Car Reports feat 16 hours accomplishment accomplish accomplished group students Eindhoven University Technology TU Eindhoven 388 miles single charge indeed impressive group of Eindhoven students world record holders farthest distance traveled single charge Model S Europe European Europe’s record holders record holder David Metcalf senior researcher University Central Florida holds hold world record EV single charge drive distance drove Model S 423 miles single charge Everglades Lake Okeechobeeda rated 250-300 miles per charge Metcal double that rating driving average speed 18 mph averaged 24 mph drove public motorways traffic more realistic accomplishment Florida generate attention record holders serve double purpose legitimate legitimize lefitimise legitimizing EVs people learn long distance EV travel feel comfortable prospect EV ownership /

Lap Spa Francorchamps In F1 2013: view from the driver's seat (video)

This is a simulation from game footage, but very realistic. For once, the commentary really adds something.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1086471_lap-spa-francorchamps-in-f1-2013-video / circuit Spa Francorchamps tricky history rich history-rich elevation changing elevation-changing curves curve catastrophic accidents utterly brilliant passes highlights car driver modern F1 F 1 formula 1 one circuits circuit Belgium Belgian Grand Prix sponsorship money lap Spa F1 car virtually demonstrated video actual in game in-game footage F1 2013 track commentary F1 cockpit in game in-game footage weather /