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Everyone seems tablet crazy, or at least tablet-rumor crazy. But why? Who needs or wants a tablet when we already have a huge array of smartphones, netbooks, e-readers and a crop of new lightweight laptops that provide the same features and more?
Three years ago, the maker of a surgical clip called the Hem-o-lok issued an urgent recall notice warning doctors to stop using the fasteners on living kidney donors. It said the clips could dislodge in their bodies, with "serious, even life-threatening consequences."
The head of the Food and Drug Administration's medical device division announced Tuesday he will step down, months after scientists under his leadership alleged they were pressured to approve certain products.
Taser International has introduced its first new stun gun since 2003: a device capable of shocking three people without being reloaded.
AT&T said today it is modifying its upgrade policy for the new iPhone after existing customers of the popular device protested the $200 price difference they would have to pay if they wanted the new iPhone 3Gs, due out Friday.
Police in Colorado say a 12-year-old is in custody after allegedly trying to take an incendiary device through a security checkpoint at Denver International Airport.
A Canadian man has been charged with trying to export nuclear technology to Iran, his native country, police said Friday.
Boston Scientific has warned doctors that a small number of patients implanted with its heart-regulating devices have suffered unnecessary shocks.
Implanting a pacemaker-like device deep in the brain helps some Parkinson's disease patients move better, but could less risky zapping of the spinal cord work instead? It did in mice and rats nearly immobilized with Parkinson's-like symptoms: Scientists at Duke University Medical Center turned on the electricity and videotaped the rodents immediately scurrying around almost like normal.
Medtronic, the world's largest medical device maker, said Friday that 13 patients may have died as a result of problems with its heart device wires that were first disclosed in 2007.
A day after the Supreme Court decided that federal rules do not protect drugmakers from state lawsuits, Democrats in Congress moved to overturn a decision that has shielded medical device companies from similar legal action.
Patients suffering from obsessive, distressing thoughts have a new treatment option: a pacemaker-like device that relieves anxiety with electrical jolts to the brain.
Barack Obama gets to keep his beloved BlackBerry with him in the White House for personal use, a victory for the man considered the country's first high-tech president.
The venerable flip phone remains the most popular shape for a cell in the United States, but its lead is being eroded by a newer generation of phones with slide-out keyboards as well as “slate” phones like the iPhone.
Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, said Wednesday it received approval for new wiring used with its heart-shocking implantable devices.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a medical device tested about five years ago on actor Christopher Reeve to help him breathe without a ventilator.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. - The Pentagon will issue hand-held lie detectors this month to U.S. Army soldiers in Afghanistan, pushing to the battlefront a century-old debate over the accuracy of the polygraph.
Authorities say someone threw an incendiary device at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco.
A common new technology for monitoring defibrillators is vulnerable to hacking and even to reprogramming that could stop the devices from delivering a lifesaving shock, according to research to be released Wednesday.
Federal regulators said they will try again to test prototypes on Jan. 24 for transmitting high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves.
Seven years ago I took the novels of Jane Austen with me to Egypt. As my companion read and reread her sole paperback, I simply turned on my Rocket eBook and made my way from "Sense and Sensibility" to "Persuasion." The backlit screen was easy to read, the interface simple — I was hooked.
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Thursday the approval of a new method for sterilizing women that would give them another option to tubal ligation.
Toy Grenade Forces Evacuation; Bomb Squad Called In A suspicious device that forced the evacuation of part of a Forsyth County subdivision and brought out the GBI bomb squad turned out to be a toy hand grenade.
Why the TwitterPeek will almost certainly never take off | csmonitor.comToday a company called Peek officially unveiled the TwitterPeek, purportedly the world's first Twitter-only device.
Man Sues Over Leaky Baby Monitor | Threat Level | Wired.comAn Illinois man is suing the maker of a video baby monitor after discovering that he and his neighbor could spy on each other through the devices.
iPhone goes on sale in China | Phones | iPhone Central | MacworldAt long last, citizens of the world's most populous country can buy iPhones on their own shores, as the device went on sale in China over the weekend.
Netflix coming to major mystery deviceDuring a Thursday third quarter earnings report, Netflix has revealed increased revenues thanks to a 22 percent increase of streaming video use, and this from a smaller subscriber base.
Medical entrepreneurs step up lobbyingLeaders of early-stage medical device companies are worried the Obama administration's health system overhaul could devastate the industry and have formed a new lobbying organization whose goals include killing a proposed $40 billion, 10-year-tax targeting their products.
Disturbing explosives case: Family ran a day care with bomb-making material and neo-Nazi lit in the backexcerpt: "" Fox News' Trace Gallagher got all excited Thursday reporting some news out of California:
Spying Made Simple: Wi-Fi Signals Used to See Through WallsLooking for an easy, cheap way to spy on your neighbors? Researchers are working on a device that may be just the thing, which uses a simple wireless network to "see" through a wall and detect people moving around in the room beyond.
New device brings wireless Internet to boatsWe have Internet access in planes now (Virgin America offers it in the US, for example), so why not on boats? That's what one of Japan's biggest telecommunications companies, KDDI, thought and now gives us a device that will allow ship passengers to enjoy wireless broadband I …
Egypt anger over virginity fakingA leading Egyptian scholar has demanded that people caught importing a female virginity-faking device into the country should face the death penalty.
I do not mean it as a metaphor. I was at my parents house a few days ago looking for some gear grease. I was fixing the brakes on my sisters car and needed grease for the bearings. I was already getting frustrated so I sat down for a minute to calm down.
Sheriff's Office: Suspicious device under Disney bus not explosive -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office released a statement that device found this afternoon underneath a Walt Disney World bus was "not explosive or hazardous."
IBM Using DNA to Help Build ChipsNarayan said IBM and Caltech's breakthrough in DNA-based chip design could help maintain Moore's Law well into the future. More Articles
Scientists Use DNA to Create Mechanical Gear (Image)Researchers have taken a step toward creating parts for molecular machines, out of DNA. In a paper in Science, Hendrik Dietz, Shawn M. Douglas and William H.
IPhone fever drops a notch as 3G S debuts - Los Angeles TimesTo true believers, the iPhone is not just another phone.
Regular Light Bulbs Made Super-efficient With Ultra-fast LaserThe laser process creates a unique array of nano- and micro-scale structures on the surface of a regular tungsten filament—the tiny wire inside a light bulb—and theses structures make the tungsten become far more effective at radiating light. More Articles
World's Smallest Light Bulb CreatedThe lamp's filament is just 100 atoms wide. It is made from a single carbon nanotube. When lit, the itty bitty bulb can be seen with the unaided eye as a point of light, the scientists say. More Articles
Nanoclusters Seem To Skirt Physics LawNobody's above the law. But tiny clusters of colliding atoms may duck below the second law of thermodynamics. In simulations, researchers in Japan found that in rare cases, tiny clusters of atoms ricochet off each other faster than their approaching speeds. More Articles
Stretching device adds an inch to penis lengthExcerpt: A device that claims to lengthen the penis by exerting increasingly powerful traction on the organ seems to work, Italian researchers have found.
Nanotubes That See EverythingResearchers at Sandia National Laboratories, in Livermore, CA, have created the first carbon-nanotube devices that can detect the entire visible spectrum of light.
41st Parameter(R) Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant41st Parameter Inc., the leading provider of internet fraud intervention and detection services and technology, today announced Gartner, Inc. has positioned the company as a visionary in the fast-growing web fraud detection industry.
Fore! The Skin Game Who doesn't love a hoodie in cold weather? With fewer circumcisions being performed, and a cadre of New York men hell-bent on restoring their own foreskins, you may be surprised what you unwrap on your next date, ladies!
New Technology Keeps Mechanics HonestExcerpt: Your 2001 Toyota Camry comes to a sputtering stop.
Wearable matchmaker to light up UMaineORONO, Maine — They say when you fall in love, you see bright lights, and maybe even stars, the moon and the sun. They probably didn't say anything about seeing red LED lights.
Businesses detecting ID fraud faster, absorbing more costs - SC Magazine USOri Eisen, founder and chief innovation officer at fraud detection provider 41st Parameter, said the number of fraud cases resulting from businesses should not be underestimated.
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