Electronic Product Design Blog

Weird, chips that get it wrong are useful!“@gigaom:Meet the newest battery saver: less accurate but still useful chips http://t.co/oiLHLBg7”

“@TelegraphTech: #twitter has 10 million UK users http://t.co/xu2hr8UZ” I remember when it was all just geeks

“@SGgrc: WHOA NELLIE!!! What if Cold Fusion ACTUALLY WORKS? http://t.co/sPwmC4YN This MIT Prof apparently has a small reactor running! :)”

Taking surpringly long for decent LED light bulbs to happen “@TelegraphTech: LED light bulb ‘lasts more than 20 years’ http://t.co/RQPlz3aM”

“@TelegraphTech: #google s robot cars pass driving test http://t.co/PRIEhiMQ”

Good review of the new raspberry pi ultra cheap computer http://t.co/y5iwP16H Got mine and it’s very impressive-going to make lots of waves

“@madeupstats:Apple now has sufficient reserves of cash to buy Western Europe, but regrettably not yet enough to develop decent headphones.”

“@Raspberry_Pi: We thought this was kind of adorable. http://t.co/ikXHlqAS”

“@madeupstats: 30% of IT staff change their network password more frequently than their underpants.”

“@guardiantech: Google’s window of opportunity for its Android tablet is closing fast http://t.co/Q4HORv7H”

“@om: 3 key lessons from Facebook & Zynga’s shopping spree http://t.co/n26NEKQ7”

@WildlifeGardena I think the #raspberrypi is the opposite-a catalyst for new development using hardware where the cost has become irrelevant

“@levie: This is why you study computer science: Draw Something sold for $200M after a few months; Pictionary sold for $29M after 16 years”

Yey global warming is good for something – we can now lay fibre optic cables across the arctic ocean! http://t.co/PmiwW9Mn

“@TelegraphTech: Budget 2012: Education, not infrastructure, is the key to Britain’s technological success http://t.co/tRa7lWCp”

“@guardiantech: Slow broadband will freeze UK out of next industrial revolution http://t.co/R9K2Vdur”

Post-PC era? Why have the pundits all suddenly assumed we want to take a big step backwards and work on a 9″ screen?! http://t.co/79o4mzKy

“@Raspberry_Pi: Raspberry Pi (momentarily) more popular than @ladygaga – http://t.co/3XhSMfEd – thanks to @thormagnusson for spotting it!”

“@gigaom: The science behind the new iPad’s display http://t.co/tC1OfC0B”

@WildlifeGardena Really interesting how wildly the #raspberrypi has taken off. Others have tried but these guys somehow got it all right…

Hire him don’t expell him!“@TelegraphTech:Europe’s youngest app designer expelled after hacking school computer system http://t.co/snJJDcCQ”

Windows 8 is looking slick…“@verge: What’s the difference between Windows 8 and the iPad? We break it down on video! http://t.co/3YKPakDS”

Forget the iPad 3, the very geeky Raspberry Pi launch today has taken the mighty Farnell web site offline for hours. Can’t wait to get mine

“@Scobleizer: My analysis of why Android is still behind iPads in tablets and what Google needs to do: https://t.co/I0w8VZfq”

Note to self – think of suitable super hero name “@mattcutts: The ability to write code is pretty much a super power in today’s society.”

“@gigaom: We’re not out of spectrum. Let’s talk terahertz http://t.co/EQzJmNZG”

Now that is a moustache! “@mattcutts: In case you missed it, a fellow Googler grew a *triple moustache* recently: http://t.co/qnFnxHkH !”

“@colinbruce: “@gigaom: 7 signs that Android is faltering as iOS strengthens http://t.co/iwnlLDFW” Agreed. Sadly the momentum is stalling.”

Nice app for newbie electronics nerds @TechCrunch: Circuit Playground App Helps Makers Build Electronics http://t.co/he3stZcj by @johnbiggs

“@Ihnatko:I have never seen a ghost or the Loch Ness monster. But today, in Copley Square, I really saw someone using a Blackberry Playbook”

There are some great points in these for entrepreneurial types “@gigaom: 15 things successful CEOs want you to know http://t.co/clHlhW6p”

Apple does it again “@TelegraphTech: #apple is world’s most valuable company after iPhone frenzy drives record profits http://t.co/zw8az9KB”

I guess it’s too early to write G+ off then “@TechCrunch: Google Says That Google+ Has 90 Million Users http://t.co/xQMl8wH6 by @eldon”

“@gigaom: How do you hire great engineers? Give them a challenge http://t.co/PkCx2pZi”

Nike has entered the new wearable health monitor market – Very cool! The Nike+ FuelBand http://t.co/xp90ol4g

“@CodeWisdom: “There are only two industries that refer to their customers as ‘users’.” – Edward Tufte”

“@gigaom: IBM’s builds memory chips one atom at a time http://t.co/gbodDXGK”

This really needs to gain some traction in the UK “@guardiantech: Teach children how to write computer programmes http://t.co/hBMEgE79”

“@gigaom: Google+ just got a new killer app: search http://t.co/bOpmcuXG”

I want one! “@TechCrunch: MakerBot Announces Their Latest 3D Printer, The Replicator http://t.co/WjeuxDgn by @johnbiggs”

“@madeupstats: If you understand what USB 3.0 is, you are 3.0 times more likely to live alone.”

Interesting view on US Netflix launching in UK. Been waiting for them to appear for ages, but maybe they’re too late. http://t.co/xXQoHxS7

“@TCEurope: Making Jony Ive a Knight sends UK Gov signal: 2012 is the year of tech http://t.co/BaTNnP1p”

“@vkhosla: FINALLY: The Difference between Nerd, Dork, and Geek Explained by a Venn Diagram http://t.co/roYYMsdq”

“@madeupstats: If you arranged every MySpace user in a line, it would stretch almost all the way round Facebook’s HQ.”

@WildlifeGardena you fickle thing. I remember a day not so long ago when prof Cox could do no wrong!

Great Android/iPhone review (if your an IPhone fan like me!) “@TechCrunch: An iPhone Lover’s Take On The Galaxy Nexus http://t.co/HpH1F6xT”

“@marcusbrig: Don’t you just love it when people assume that calling you ‘opinionated’ is somehow insulting?”

Great article for wannabe entrepreneurs “@TechCrunch: Should I or Shouldn’t I? (start a business) http://t.co/4LkJtijk”

Best website error page I’ve seen in a while “@shanselman: Ladies. Best 404 page ever? http://t.co/iFFfITQj”

“@madeupstats: In 2011, it is estimated that QR codes were used by 8 people who do not work in marketing, techn or PR; a 50% rise on 2010.”

The UK feels this way too “@wadhwa The next Steve Jobs is foreign born, US educated and likely on a plane home: http://t.co/1F27YxJi”

“@guardiantech: Programming should take pride of place in our schools http://t.co/AXQd9lQr”

“@thurrott: Try the Windows Phone UI on Your iPhone or Android Handset http://t.co/O2rdX3tK”

The age of the zettabyte is nearly here-sounds sexy! “@gigaom: Cisco: Cloud traffic fast approaching the zettabyte era http://t.co/yxgMORyb”

“@gigaom: More smartphones now sold in China than in U.S. http://t.co/rzPnFbMi”

“@dlprager: happy 40th anniversary to the microprocessor – Intel’s 4004 CPU”

“@CodeWisdom: “Weeks of programming can save you hours of planning.” – Anon”

Cool, but someone’s got way too much time on their hands “@TelegraphTech: Internet ‘weighs the same as a strawberry’ http://t.co/ViYUXkg3”

Coor, proper tomorrows world stuff. This projected UI is rather cool! I wonder how big the PC is that powers it though http://t.co/89Jt6a5j

Even the simplest gadgets are ripe for innovation. This new take on the humble thermostat is beautifully cool http://t.co/8nVoADmE

“@TechCrunch: 10 Years Of The iPod http://t.co/4wbhU1uk”

Online Checkout – In Real Life. Is your web site like this? Brilliant google video http://t.co/tWLmsz6F

@Act4Renewables of course it does- if it took less energy to make a battery than it provides you have found a free energy source!

@Act4Renewables of course it does- if it took less energy to make a battery than it provides you have found a free energy source!

Nice review of my app on the Wolfe Blog http://t.co/id7qJdNv

It’s been around for a while but I hadn’t seen it – My Blackberry Is Not Working! – The One Ronnie, very funny http://t.co/hJdy79WO

RT @mattcutts “September is when all the work gets done anyway.” “It’s October.” “Really? Okay, October is when all the work gets done.”

RT @TechCrunch Apple Has 1,000 Engineers Working On Chips For The Post-PC Era http://t.co/NiOm7Tu2 by @erickschonfeld

Genius! http://t.co/q3iNz3SY

POTUS:There may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented

RT @TechCrunch The Email From Tim Cook, Apple CEO, To Apple Staff http://t.co/u5QOh64o by @johnbiggs

Genius! Inventor makes Disney iPad game recognise toys using conductive paint with specific “footprints” for each toy. http://t.co/1mnVzyhx

RT @guardiantech It’s half the price, but can Amazon’s new Kindle Fire match the iPad? http://t.co/EsZgEuQR

Google moves into silicon roundabout district taking a big building. Good news for the “Tech City” http://t.co/59fsxkvY

BT worth £30bn less than the copper it owns! RT @tripledub Has provoked a lot of discussion in our office this morning! http://t.co/DyC6sd3c

Wow, speed of light broken? Now that would turn science on its head. http://t.co/zUKloA5N

Very good analysis for mobile developers RT @guardiantech iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8? A coder’s guide http://t.co/6BdDTNyP

RT @guardiantech Inventor James Dyson launches heater that cannot burn you http://t.co/32LdelHX

Love this book for geek babies! http://t.co/7YMvAOo

RT @davidherrold: Dear broadcast media, we don’t need to see the towers falling over and over again next Saturday. – Signed, everyone.

RT @guardiantech Tim Cook: the man taking over from Steve Jobs at Apple http://t.co/Y5og7V3

RT @a_bloxham #stevejobs – 10 best quotes – 1/10 – The only way to do great work is to love what you do… http://t.co/vKUQDCX

RT @mattcutts Difficulties of scale: 1B users + one 10 min support issue per 3 years => 19 person-years of support/day: http://t.co/3VwSc91

@colinbruce yep only a matter of days before it’s running Andoid!

@colinbruce Funny – I then found them on Currys/PC world and all of a sudden they vanished! If you snooze you loose eh! Well done

@colinbruce Where from?!!

Love this speed camera bird house! RT @bobbyllew That’s it, I’m building me one of these. http://t.co/7jJbrSv

Brilliant nature to tech idea RT @TechCrunch 13-Year-Old Designs Efficient Solar Array Inspired By Oak Trees http://t.co/VJIl0eX by @matylda

I have a load of google+ invites if anyone wants one. http://t.co/G5A08TF

RT @scatatkins: Cameron declares war on gangs – presumably encouraged by the success of the war on drugs and the war on terror

Superb! Hacker gets a London riots laptop thief nicked RT @charltonbrooker Modern revenge story: http://t.co/DYCvp6d

@Tilly55 @FarnellNews ok but resending the same tweet comes across as spam.I’d guess most of your follows aren’t interested and aren’t local

RT @jeffjarvis I disagree with those who say Google wants to be in the hardware biz. It got out of that biz.This was a strategic patent play

@FarnellNews why do you keep sending these tweets? Why would your electronics followers want to be a shift manager in your warehouse?! #stop

RT @TelegraphTech #apple now holds more cash than US government http://tgr.ph/pOar5t

RT @TechCrunch Who Could Have Guessed: 3D Hurts Your Eyes http://tcrn.ch/qSQQuQ

RT @TCEurope Graph: How long it took Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to reach 10 million users http://bit.ly/qyqPzZ by @mikebutcher

RT @TelegraphTech Employees using own gadgets ‘more productive’ http://tgr.ph/opUZpm

RT @MauiTimeMachine When the Space Shuttle lands, everybody wear Ape suits, pass it on.

@charltonbrooker was Brooks hanging on in there with 9/11 knowledge that’s now coming out of the bag?

Very cool! RT @kevinrose probably the best use of QR codes i’ve seen http://t.co/wSXC57A (via @zappos)

So true! RT @padeluun .@TudorGrrrl: How come I can get free wifi with a $3 cup of coffee but I can’t get it with a $150 hotel room?

As a very happy iPhone and iPad user it’s an odd feeling, but all these Google changes are starting to make me twitchy to move to android…

I want a google+ invite! I can’t use it because us loyal google apps users are still being shafted, but I want one anyway

RT @TelegraphTech Autonomous cars to be legal in state of Nevada http://tgr.ph/jlFO8Z

RT @SGgrc New Gadget Lust! http://www.printdreams.com/downloads/PrintBrush_4X6.pdf I want one!! :)

Very geeky but very cool new LCD screen technology about to appear in this video. http://scoble.it/iwft7j

RT @guardiantech The timebomb of ageing US nuclear reactors revealed | Damian Carrington http://bit.ly/lyZTnH

How secure is your password? This tool tells you and introduces a brilliant way to create super strong easy passwords http://t.co/qEPVhA8

RT @Scobleizer FIRST VIDEO LOOK: @ShopKeep brings an iPad-based Cash Register to life http://t.co/KZzRdUn RETAILERS TAKE NOTE!

RT @BrettRelander How to Choose a Domain Extension #marketing #dallas http://bit.ly/l29qcU

Fascinating article about the higher level workings of Apple http://bit.ly/lRLaFF

@FarnellNews Frederick Kipping

Great idea RT @BrettRelander Can a $300 House Save 2 Billion People Living in Poverty? [PICS] #socialmedia #search http://bit.ly/iEBAHi

The iPad 2 camera is starting to be used in creative ways. Very cool use for head tracking 3D effects http://bit.ly/hDcYc2

RT @John_Fecko @jeffjarvis Steve Job’s biography will be beautifully constructed , highly overpriced, and made obsolete by version 2.

Charlie Brooker on Electrocorticography – great opinion as ever http://bit.ly/dSCSOu

Researchers claim they’ve found a way to charge lithium batteries in 2 minutes http://geekbeat.tv/2MinuteCharge

RT @guardiantech Apple iPad 2 teardown: in pictures http://bit.ly/guk4iR

RT @bobbyllew Quick Tesla S report, and it’s NOT depressing. :-) http://bit.ly/gLH2uK

Experts pointing out how dependant (and therefore at risk) Britain is on GPS satnav http://tgr.ph/dOh3PP

Is Stephen Wolfram creating the next Google? http://bit.ly/gnNAkP

The problem with the UK government view by James Dyson. Right on the money but, as ever, I doubt anyone is listening… http://bit.ly/ftEM6s

RT @BarrettLyon Wow: “TV” Hit the Public 85 Years Ago Today… Sure puts things in perspective!

The future of mobile phones?! via @TheOnion – New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users’ Ears http://t.co/99Iim0d

Four Lessons From Evernote’s First Week On The Mac App Store http://tcrn.ch/h0f6cv

Microsoft has revealed version 2 of its Surface product. Looks pretty cool and a significant step nearer mainstream… http://tnw.to/17IMl

Microsoft has announced it will port Windows 8 for ARM Chipsets. 2011 is looking to be a year of lots of surprises… http://bit.ly/gA2c2B

I’d been looking for a really good tech explanation on how the XBox Kinect 3D sensing works and found this great page http://bit.ly/e2feZQ

So how does a company like Facebook use some of the best tech talent out there http://bit.ly/h4vD6M

Wow, the UK government finally has some serious tech vision. Looks really impressive – lets hope they deliver… http://bit.ly/9A6KrE

Why the British Government needs to up it’s game with the roll out of high speed broadband. 2Mbps is already outdated! http://bit.ly/9i9aG5

All engineers should take art classes! I completely agree with Dvorak in this article on why no-one is taking on Apple http://bit.ly/cTB8wt

The carbon footprint of gadgets. I’d assumed mobile phones wouldn’t be great, but blimey! http://bit.ly/dgKslJ

Great review of The Social Network by the ever insightful Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/09/28/the-antisocial-movie/

Great article for anyone considering working or moving out to silicon valley http://startups.ryanjunee.com/an-introduction-to-silicon-valley

RT @phil_nash Welcome to the new decade: Java is a restricted platform, Google is evil, Apple is a monopoly and Microsoft are the underdogs

Is Google Android really any more open than Apple? Good argument here http://tcrn.ch/dzYHlk

RT @ecotricity: National Grid says Monday set record for wind energy in GB. In 24 hrs, 40.5GWh or 5%.