Take control of your phone’s sensors
A Media Lab group that has done groundbreaking work using cellphones to gauge human social interactions releases its technology to the public.
Increasing fuel efficiency with a smartphone
A network of dashboard-mounted phones can collect data on traffic lights and tell drivers how to avoid inefficient stopping and starting.
IS&T renews its contract with lynda.com
MIT faculty, staff, and students can continue to freely access lynda.com’s catalog of 900-plus courses.
‘Radar for the human eye’
Inexpensive hand-held device developed at MIT could detect cataracts even at the earliest stages.
Moving inventions to the marketplace
MIT/Harvard symposium seeks commercial opportunities for emerging technologies.
You can take it with you
A new system lets you transfer open applications between a computer and a cellphone simply by pointing the phone’s camera at the computer’s screen.
Better glasses-free 3-D
A fundamentally new approach to glasses-free 3-D displays could save power, widen the viewing angle and make 3-D illusions more realistic.
Constant connection
MIT researchers show how to use portable devices’ built-in motion sensors to improve data rates on wireless networks.
Smart starts with you! Adopt these smart phone security recommendations from IS&T
Setting a device PIN or password on your smart phone can greatly decrease the chance of someone getting access to your personal information if your device is lost or stolen.
Let your mobile phone be your guide: A new twist on the MIT Campus Tour
Visitors with an iPhone or Android device can download the latest version of the MIT Mobile app, which includes links to the MIT150 website as well as a campus tour with a map, text and images.
Institute launches app for Android mobile devices
Echoes functionality of MIT’s mobile site, existing app for iPhones
IS&T now offers limited support for Android mobile devices
Innovation in the mobile market and a surge of available Android devices have created strong interest in this platform.
In the World: Health care in the palm of a hand
MIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions.