Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 5:11pm
Researchers have developed a new fiber optic cable that can transfer data 1,000 times faster than what's currently available.
Cables stories
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 11:55am
There are two necessary evils that we despise about gadgets: the need for batteries, and the need for cables. LG Chem has now come up with a way to combine both cables and batteries into one thing (a "batterble," if you will) that's a full 50% less evil. It's not quite good, but it's way better than what we've got now.
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 4:43pm
Cables are the bane of the existence of everyone with more than just one or two gadgets, and it seems like we're going to be stuck with them as long as wireless charging remains at the novelty stage. Luckily, we're surrounded by cables almost all the time (in the form of clothing), and electrifying those could be an easy way to pipe electricity to literal pocket chargers.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 4:22pm
I dunno about you, but I've got a new item at the top of my omg want list: Asahi Kasei corporation has developed elastic power and data cables that can be stretched up to 1.5 times their original length while maintaining their connections.
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 8:31am
Japanese fashion designer Kosuke Tsumura has experience knitting with wool and traditional fabrics, sure. But for the "MODE less CODE" exhibition at the Nanzuka gallery in Shirokane, Tokyo, he chose to use a stranger material: cables. Yep, he knitted huge...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 2:01am
CES is not just about the ground-breaking new big techy things in life, you know, it's also about weird and wonderful little peripherals — such as these disco-tastic wires from ION Audio. The Desk FX cables hook up to your...
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 5:36am
If you have a hefty home theater setup (or just a lot of clutter around your TV in general), then you've probably dealt with disconnected cables. Even a loose connection can put the kibosh on all that high def goodness...
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 2:07pm
Just about every earphone cable will tangle if I get anywhere near it. Never fails. Even the ones with the adjustable length still manage to become a mess if I just look at them funny. A new concept design from...
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 10:23am
We've been hearing about it for years, and now it's finally happening: There's a new version of USB on the way, and it's going to be ten times faster than its predecessor. Launching next Monday is USB 3.0, and...
