Showing posts with label mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mystery. Show all posts

Monday, 30 August 2010

HPs Phil McKinney teases three mystery prototypes on Twitter

Well, this is certainly interesting -- that's HP CTO Phil McKinney pictured above in a pair of redacted shots that were posted to Twitter by HP's Mark Budgell.

Described only as "early protos" by McKinney himself, the pictures show what appears to be phone-sized device, a tablet-sized device and, perhaps most curiously, something on McKinney's wrist (all mysteriously blacked out). Before you get your hopes up too much about a new wave of webOS de

Source:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/29/hps-phil-mckinney-teases-three-mystery-prototypes-on-twitter/

Mysterious Verizonbound HTC handset appears mysteriously on the internet

Hey -- what's this? Well, from the looks of it, it's a new, as-yet-unnamed HTC device.

There is perilously little info available about the mystery mobile, but it appears to boast an 8 megapixel camera with a flash plus a front-facing camera, a 4.3-inch screen, and a headphone jack. It also appears that it's going to boast HTC's own Sense UI. Yes, that's all there is to the story right now but we're going to stay up late tonight to be on the looko

Source:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/mysterious-verizon-bound-htc-handset-appears-mysteriously-on-the/

Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Jellyfish Eyes Solve Optical Origin Mystery

Eyes are one of evolutions marvels, described by Darwin as an organ of extreme perfection.

Source:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/07/eye-evolution/

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Militarys Mystery Ray Gun to Zap Bombs

The U.S. military is building an energy weapon that can blow up improvised bombs before militants do.

But it may be some time before the device is used in Afghanistan.

Source:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/06/militarys-mystery-ray-gun-to-zap-bombs-change-the-face-of-this-war/

Friday, 29 January 2010

The First Hints Of A Dinosaurs True Colors

The colors of dinosaurs have long been a mystery, since soft parts aren't preserved in the fossil record.

But for the first time, scientists have teased out colors from fossilized feathers to reveal the orange-and-white ringed tail of a 125-million-year-old dinosaur.

Source:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123018405

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Nevermore Mystery visitor misses Poes birthday

A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.

Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_poe_mystery_visitor