By John Biggs As a representative of M.U.S.C.L.E., I find artificial muscles a bit unseemly. However, researchers at Duke University have been able to grow their own twitching tissue, a first that could allow researchers to test drugs on working muscle without damaging a live host. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Jordan Crook GoPro has forged a partnership with Vislink to bring live HD broadcasting to the GoPro line of portable, rugged HD cameras. The companies have been working together to build a small live transmitter that can be attached to GoPro Hero4 cameras, taking the professional use of the GoPro camera line to a…

By Jordan Crook Meet Charlie and Billy, the most adorable little robots in all the land. Billy, the first iteration, is a combination of 3D-printed parts, an Arduino Leonardo, and dual DC motors to form a hexapod robot. Billy is controlled through a simple joystick app on the phone, and can handle various types of…

By Darrell Etherington The education potential of VR and the Oculus Rift is already well-established, but this year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Toyota showed off TeenDrive365, a driver education simulation to teach new drivers about the risks of distracted driving. The simulator puts drivers in the cockpit of a Toyota…

By Jeff Parsons Introduction and design When Asus built the Nexus 7 for Google, it produced one of the best budget tablets we’d seen. Clearly the Taiwanese manufacturer knows better than to mess with a winning formula. The Asus MemoPad 7 ME572C then, is the spiritual successor to the Nexus 7 and builds on it…

By Darrell Etherington Nintendo has revealed that it will bring the new version of the 3DS XL to the U.S. on February 13, following its launch of the redesigned hardware in Japan last year. The new version features a second analog stick, as well as two new shoulder triggers, microSD and NFC support. It also…

By Hugh Langley It’s Nintendo Direct day, which can only mean hype, hype and more hype. But the biggest announcement so far is the US and UK launch date for the new 3DS and 3DS XL. Nintendo’s new handhelds will launch on February 13. Both sizes will launch in the UK but America will only…

By Hugh Langley It’s Nintendo Direct day, which can only mean hype, hype and more hype. But the biggest announcement was the US and UK launch date for the new 3DS and 3DS XL. Nintendo’s new handhelds will launch on February 13. Both sizes will launch in the UK but America will only get the…

By Darrell Etherington Excited about modular smartphones? So is Google, which is hosting its second Project Ara Developer Conference today in California. The Ara project is designed to provide a consumer-ready platform for modular smartphone tech, letting users buy and swap out individual components like cameras, processors and sensors in configurations of their choosing. Remember,…

By Natasha Lomas After crowdfunding a minimalist e-paper smartwatch last year, another Sony-backed ‘special project’ is currently passing a donations bowl around on Indiegogo — as the electronics giant continues to try to nurture new ideas via an internal seed acceleration program. And by allowing the employees working on these internal projects to seek external…

By Hugh Langley Microsoft has just detailed its first Xbox One update for 2015, and it’s packed with a few more features than usual. The headline act is the Game Gub, which gives every Xbox game its own little one-stop hub where you’ll be able to view relevant content including in-game stats, leaderboards, video streams,…

By Hugh Langley Microsoft has just detailed its first Xbox One update for 2015, and it’s packed with a few more features than usual. The headline act is the Game Gub, which gives every Xbox game its own little one-stop hub where you’ll be able to view relevant content including in-game stats, leaderboards, video streams,…

By Deal Robertson TechRadar has a team of tech-savvy super-elves putting together our daily deals, and today we’ve got some great ideas for some January bargains. We’ve got TV deals, gaming deals, phones, speakers and more! Let’s kick today’s post off with some awesome quick deals! With the secret code JANOFFER10 you can get £10…

By Desire Athow Introduction and design Netbooks, it seems, are making a remarkable comeback thanks to the likes of Asus. The Taiwanese manufacturer single-handedly kickstarted that revolution back in 2007 when it launched the Eee PC range. Over the next five years, millions of these low-cost, small form factor laptops were sold until Android tablets…

By Desire Athow Introduction and design Netbooks, it seems, are making a remarkable comeback thanks to the likes of Asus. The Taiwanese manufacturer single-handedly kickstarted that revolution back in 2007 when it launched the Eee PC range. Over the next five years, millions of these low-cost, small form factor laptops were sold until Android tablets…