Sky reveals details on its F1 Race Control iPad app F1 fans are in for a treat if Sky’s initial peek of its new app is anything to go by Sky has revealed a number of features we can expect to see on its upcoming Formula One iPad application called Sky Race Control,Pocket Lintreports. The standout feature is the ability for racing fans to watch four-way live video streams on their iPads, which is a feature similar to Sky’s existing red button service....

Sky Sports for iPad app update includes F1 split-screen streaming Follow the high speed action from simultaneous angles with Sky’s latest app update Sky has taught its Sky Sports for iPad app a few new tricks, the most impressive of which is support for split-screen F1 coverage. The new F1 split-screen mode lets speed enthusiasts watch more of the action by serving up two live camera feeds on the same screen....

Sky to launch dedicated Sky Sports 3D channel The broadcasting giant could give third dimensional sport a dedicated new home Sky’s movie bosses have revealed toPocket-Lintthat the broadcasting giant is considering to split 3D sports content off into a dedicated Sky Sports 3D channel. As more and more 3D content becomes available, it’s only natural that scheduling clashes become a problem, so we for one would welcome such a sensible decision....

Skype for Windows gets full HD calling Got a 1080p webcam? Now you have something to do with it If you’ve bought a shiny new 1080p webcam and been wondering what to do with it, worry no more – Skype has added full HD webcam support to its latest release, Skype for Windows 5.8. Along with full HD support, Skype’s also tightened its ties with Facebook, letting you make video calls to your Facebook friends over Skype, even if they don’t have Skype themselves....

Smart Roads with charging lanes incoming? Imagine a road sign that appears only when needed, or an inductive charging lane for power The Smart Highway is a series of design ideas that will be shown at the Dutch Design Week – revealing glow in the dark roads, inductive road lanes, dynamic paint and more. Two of which will make it to Dutch roads as prototypes soon. By mid-2013 glow in the dark road markings, that charge in the day and light up for 10 hours at night, will be introduced in the Netherlands....

SmartTripod robot cameraman tracks your every move Movie cameramen beware – the robots are gunning for your job, with this Microsoft competition winner leading the charge Cameramen be warned – the SmartTripod is here, and it’s gunning for your job. TheMicrosoft Robotics @Home competition winnermay look comical, but it could replace human cameramen on film and TV sets, effortlessly tracking the actions of whoever it’s programmed to follow. The intelligent tripod uses a Kinect, Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4, a laptop and a few other tit bits to make a humanlike camera-robot....

Sneaker Speaker will bring the noise to your feet Ray Kingston Inc. has delivered a clever set of Bluetooth-equipped “headphones” for your trainers Ever wish you could have music pumping out of your shoes? Of course you have (right?), and that means you’ll be ecstatic to learn of the Sneaker Speaker, a speaker designed to be fitted over your sne– er, trainers. The Sneaker Speaker is the first product from design studio Ray Kingston Inc....