Tag Archives: bionic

Princeton crafts a 3D printed bionic ear with super hearing, creepy looks

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Scientists have toyed with printing ear implants for ages, but they’ve usually been more cosmetic than functional. Princeton has just developed a bionic ear that could transcend those mere replacements to offer a full-on upgrade. Rather than seed …


Touch Bionics’ latest ‘i-limb’ offers a powered rotating thumb, smartphone controls

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Touch Bionics’ i-limb prosthetic hand has advanced quite a bit in recent years, adding features like Bluetooth connectivity and upgraded fingers. Now the company has made available its latest revision, the i-limb ultra revolution, which offers powere…


Motorola Droid Bionic owners receiving invite to test Jelly Bean update

Reports are coming in that some Motorola DROID BIONIC users are being tapped to begin testing the Verizon handset’s update to Jelly Bean. The news comes not long after Moto updated their Android upgrade portal to reflect a Q2 launch date for Android 4.1 for the device. It doesn’t sound like the test software has begun [...]


Motorola DROID Bionic Jelly Bean update arriving Q2

The Motorola DROID BIONIC was one of Verizon’s most storied devices. It was on the wrong side of storied, however, as its history is a bit tainted. Even before launch, the device was being juggled about the offices of Motorola and Verizon, undergoing at least one major redesign and experiencing lengthy delays. The fun didn’t [...]


Touch Bionics releases new prosthetic fingers, flips the old ones the bird

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The only upgrades available for our puny human hands are gaming controller calluses, but if you’re sporting an i-LIMB digits hand prosthesis, you can now grab a set of improved fingers. Touch Bionics’ “smaller, lighter and more anatomically accurate”…


Motorola feels Droid Bionic owners’ pain, promises to fix things

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With a star-crossed history that includes a lengthy delay, mysterious sounds and other issues, Motorola’s Droid Bionic has had a bit of a checkered past. Motorola, however, is apparently aware of Droid Bionic owners’ woes and is working on a plan to …


Refresh Roundup: week of April 16th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for …


Refresh Roundup: week of March 5th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a…


Motorola outs Android 4.0 upgrade schedule, adds Atrix 4G, Photon 4G and others to the ICS party list

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Ever since the debut of Ice Cream Sandwich, the masses of Motorola owners have yearned to discover when (if?) their devices would receive Android’s latest and greatest. Well, Moto’s finally let the cat out of the bag, setting out domestic and global t…


Refresh Roundup: week of February 6th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a…