Four students—Jo, Fang, Pong and Pon—from four universities put their brains together for the Robot Design Contest 2008 (RDC), creating two automated robot waste collectors. (read more...)
Part II of our three-part home theater series brings sound to the big picture. By Pavan Shamdasani
In Part I, we got you a BIG television (visit www.bkmagazine.com/feature/home-theater-heaven if you missed out). With your eyes all taken care of, we move on to blowing your ears to quivering pulp. Once you go 5.1 surround, you’ll never go back. (read more...)
Fourteen-point-two megapixels (MP), on this kind of consumer-level camera, is just silly. It slows the camera down and adds nothing to the quality of your pictures. (read more...)
Ever left your phone in a taxi? Been caught in the middle of a terrorist attack? Whatever the scenario, do the following to resolve the situation with grace and cool. (read more...)
According to a British study by the Center for Economic Learning and Social Evolution, “Mobile Phones [are being used] as Lekking Devices Among Human Males.” A lek is a place where animals gather and mate. (read more...)
At a mobile phone text messaging competition held in Singapore in 2004, Kimberly Yeo, 23, broke the World’s Guinness Record with her lightning-fast fingers by typing a 160-character sentence within 43.24 seconds. (read more...)
Paperweight
The iPhone has a special ability most users are not aware of. If you abuse it too much, such as by downloading programs or hacking functions of the phone without Steve Jobbs’ approval, your phone will automatically turn into a brick. (read more...)
