Which material will lead the post-silicon computing future? Graphene steps forward as likely candidate, as researchers find a means of making the "miracle material" fulfill its promise in electronics.

Discovered in 2004 by two University of Manchester scientists (winning them the 2010 Nobel prize in physics), graphene consists of one-atom-thick sheets of carbon. It can carry electric charges faster than any other material, making it theoretically perfect for use in electronics... but it makes a Continue reading...

How do you get funds to make the low-cost Android-based games console of your dreams? If you do like Ouya, you use Kickstarter, asking the potential customers to fund your project.

Who knows, you might get lucky like Ouya-- getting over $2.5 million from around 20000 people in less than 48 hours. Not bad for a company who failed to drum up enough interest from venture capitalists to get $950000 (the goal asked on the Kickstarter campaign).

It appears Ouya might become the most successful Kickstarter project, should it manage to beat the $10.3m pledged for the Pebble smart-watch earlier in 2012.

How can one improve on books? According to Sony at E3 2012, what books need are a Playstation 3 console, the PS3 Eye camera, the Move motion controller and the newly announced Wonderbook.

The Wonderbook is a physical book with pages full of augmented reality (AR) markers. Using the Eye camera, the console captures interactions with the book before showing the same book transformed into an impressive enhanced pop up book on TV.

Sony already has a flagship Wonderbook title-- The Book of Spells, Continue reading...

Google is really working on augmented reality (AR) glasses-- the company just revealed Project Glass, a futuristic visor providing a Terminator-style augmented view of the world.

A fancy demo video shows the point of view of someone wearing the glasses, showing a variety of graphical overlays (weather, maps, text messages) and smartphone functionality (social network integration, voice messaging, video conferencing).

On the other hand concept designs Google shows feature what looks like an empty set of sleek metal frames with small rectangular display perching over the right eye-- unlike earlier reports of prototypes looking like a pair of Oakley Thumps sunglasses.