mobile computers
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Your Smartphone’s Selfie Cam Can See a Lot by Capturing Reflections in Your Pupils
The use of biometrics — measurements of physiological characteristics to identify someone — has made interactions with our mobile devices a lot easier by trading passcodes for face scans and fingerprint readings. But are there other ways our physical interactions with devices can make them easier to use? Researchers in Japan think so, by staring…
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I Need a Smartwatch for Work, Not Just Fitness! What Gadget Should I Buy?
In our second instalment of “Which Gadget Should You Buy?” our consumer tech experts help a reader choose a full-fledged smartwatch that is not only capable of fitness tracking, but also productivity tasks.
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Your Brain Is Fooled Into Feeling Shapes and Textures On This Temperature-Changing Touchscreen
As powerful as touchscreen devices like smartphones and tablets have become, physical buttons and controls are often still a better way for users to interact with devices. (Think typing or playing action games.) So researchers at Texas A&M have come up with a novel way for touchscreens to feel more than just perfectly smooth by…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8+ Is a Great Android Tablet That You Shouldn’t Buy
Rather than abandon Android tablets as others have done, Samsung this year bolstered its efforts by adding a third member to its Galaxy Tab S8 series. With a huge 14.6-inch display, the new “Ultra” model has stolen the spotlight from the Galaxy Tab S8+, the successor to what was previously Samsung’s premiere slate. With a…