3D-printed tracheal splint supports baby's airways, saves life 3D-printed tracheal splint supports baby's airways, saves life

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and nowhere was it more necessary than in the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo's life. The infant was born with a condition called tracheobronchomalacia that results in weakened support for the trachea, and his fate seemed all but decided until researchers at the University of Michigan proffered an unlikely solution: a 3D-printed tracheal splint. The...

yesterday, 22:46
Grand Theft Auto 5 collector's editions priced at $80 and $150, coming September 17 Grand Theft Auto 5 collector's editions priced at $80 and $150, coming September 17

When a TV, movie or games series is a big deal, it deserves, no, demands a limited edition box-set, preferably including either or an -- something that shows your . Fortunately, Rockstar's decided to prep two different collector editions for Grand Theft Auto 5 players. The $80 version will include the physical game, artbook, and a blueprint map, alongside in-game ability boosts, stunt plane...

yesterday, 13:42
NVIDIA releases GeForce GTX 780 for $649, claims more power with less fan noise NVIDIA releases GeForce GTX 780 for $649, claims more power with less fan noise

It's well over a year since the came out, but given how that card was a it may feel too early for an upgrade. NVIDIA knows the score, which is why it's made a particular point of pitching this year's card at owners of the GTX 580 instead. Upgraders from that GPU are pledged a 70 percent lift in performance, which is about double the gain a GTX 680 owner would see. On the other hand, something...

yesterday, 13:00
Google Trekker to put the Galapagos Islands on Street View, one tortoise at a time Google Trekker to put the Galapagos Islands on Street View, one tortoise at a time

Google's has already captured some in its young life, but we haven't seen it venture far beyond US borders. The company is making up for that in style through its recently completed image-gathering expedition to the . The visit will produce 360-degree shots of 10 representative areas chosen by the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos National Parks Directorate. There's more involved...

yesterday, 18:33
HTC Desire 600 announced: quad-core processor, dual-SIM and BlinkFeed HTC Desire 600 announced: quad-core processor, dual-SIM and BlinkFeed

It didn't take long for HTC to with the Desire 600. Interestingly, it picks up on several of the new Sense 5 features revealed alongside the , including its fingertip-baiting for social network and news updates. BoomSound and the ability to craft video highlights from your photos and clips also make the transition, although apparently not the burst-capture Zoe mode. Hardware-wise, there's a...

yesterday, 9:10
First Haswell gaming laptop revealed: MSI GT70 Dragon Edition 2 with GTX780M graphics First Haswell gaming laptop revealed: MSI GT70 Dragon Edition 2 with GTX780M graphics

With Computex just around the corner, has taken the wraps off what can truly be described as a next-gen gaming laptop. According to CNET, the 17.3-inch GT70 Dragon Edition 2 will pack a yet-to-be-announced chip alongside an equally mysterious NVIDIA GTX780M GPU that is claimed to deliver a 3DMark Vantage score of 36,000 -- in other words, roughly equivalent to the benchmark stat you'd get...

yesterday, 8:22
Hong Kong's CSL upgrades to LTE Cat 4 network, offers Huawei's 150Mbps mobile hotspot (video) Hong Kong's CSL upgrades to LTE Cat 4 network, offers Huawei's 150Mbps mobile hotspot (video)

With Hong Kong pretty much the fastest average internet speed on this planet, it's no surprise that the city is also one of the first to launch commercial 150Mbps LTE Cat 4 service -- just right after SingTel's launch in Singapore earlier this month. Announced yesterday by CSL (who operates both one2free and the more premium 1010), its FD-LTE network takes advantage of the recently acquired...

yesterday, 12:14
Samsung thinks the strangers who take pictures of you could do a better job Samsung thinks the strangers who take pictures of you could do a better job

Everyone's found themselves in this situation at one time or another: you're in a picture-perfect setting, but a selfie at arm's length won't cut it. You want to be in the picture, so you wait for a friendly looking passerby and ask them to take it. But, now it's out of your control, and chances are the resulting snap won't turn out exactly as you'd imagined. Samsung knows you're too polite to...

yesterday, 20:49
Microsoft details how Xbox One cloud servers will tackle processor-intensive gaming chores Microsoft details how Xbox One cloud servers will tackle processor-intensive gaming chores

One of the big reveals was that Microsoft to Xbox Live, and now GM Matt Booty has detailed to Ars Technica how that'll improve game play. He said the improved cloud architecture will speed up GPU- or CPU-heavy chores that aren't dependent on latency -- like lighting or cloth dynamics -- by pre-calculating them before applying them to a scene. To make that happen, the server cloud will...

today, 6:29
Microsoft's Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse have built-in Start buttons, arrive in the coming weeks Microsoft's Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse have built-in Start buttons, arrive in the coming weeks

File this under "things we could have sworn already existed." Microsoft just announced two mice, the Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse, and believe it or not, this marks the first time Redmond has made a pointing device with a hotkey for the Windows 8 Start screen. In addition to bringing up the Start Menu, you can use it return to the desktop, all without having to hit the...

yesterday, 16:00
1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »