Category: Gadgetry Rocketry

NASA contracts Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop a new electric system for deep-space vehicles | The Verge

Source: NASA contracts Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop a new electric system for deep-space vehicles | The Verge

Posted: April 20, 2016 in Gadgetry, Rocketry

This is why the Navy didn’t shoot down Russian jets

Provocative, sure. But a former Navy commanding officer explains why the Russian fighters weren’t a credible threat. Source: This is why the Navy didn’t shoot >>>

Posted: April 13, 2016 in Editorial, Gadgetry, Military, Social

Netflix admits to downgrading video quality on AT&T, Verizon phones: WSJ | Reuters

Netflix Inc said it had been lowering the quality of its video for customers watching its service on wireless networks such as AT&T and Verizon >>>

Posted: March 25, 2016 in Editorial, Entertainment, Gadgetry, Social

Google self-driving car strikes public bus in California

Posted: February 29, 2016 in Computer, Gadgetry, Robotics, Security, Transportation

UW engineers achieve Wi-Fi at 10,000 times lower power

Posted: February 25, 2016 in Computer, Gadgetry, Internet, Mobile

New NTU microchip shrinks radar cameras to fit into a palm | EurekAlert! Science News

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have developed a chip that allows new radar cameras to be made a hundred times smaller than current ones. >>>

Posted: February 24, 2016 in Camera, Gadgetry

Samsung warns customers not to discuss personal information in front of smart TVs

Samsung has confirmed that its “smart TV” sets are listening to customers’ every word, and the company is warning customers not to speak about personal >>>

Posted: February 13, 2016 in Computer, Entertainment, Gadgetry, Security, Social

Physicists have broken the record for the most accurate clock ever built – ScienceAlert

Source: Physicists have broken the record for the most accurate clock ever built – ScienceAlert

Posted: February 12, 2016 in Gadgetry, Physics

GPS tracking down to the centimeter

Source: GPS tracking down to the centimeter

Posted: February 12, 2016 in Gadgetry, Mathematics, Mobile

Qualcomm’s new LTE modem hits a gigabit and touches the future of mobile | PCWorld

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X16 LTE Modem, coming to devices in the second half of this year, is the company’s first chip for both forms of unlicensed >>>

Posted: February 11, 2016 in Gadgetry, Mobile