| Google updates PageSpeed Service so you don't waste precious seconds waiting for pages to load Aug 5th 2012, 15:30  Last year, Google launched its PageSpeed Service, aiming to improve our experience across the web while reportedly deferring its own financial interests. The concept was sound -- similar services like Akamai work to accelerate web browsing by caching pages in much the same way -- but there's always room for improvement. The latest PageSpeed beta uses some straightforward techniques to improve performance even further, using a new rewriter called "Cache and Prioritize Visible Content." Using this new tool, your browser will load content that appears "above the fold" before fetching text and photos that would be initially hidden on the page, while also prioritizing other content ahead of Javascript, which often isn't needed as quickly as more basic elements. Finally, for pages that contain HTML that isn't cacheable, such as when personalized info is returned, standard portions of the site are cached and displayed immediately, while other content loads normally. The new tool isn't a perfect fit for every webpage, but we'll take a boost wherever we can get it. Filed under: Internet Google updates PageSpeed Service so you don't waste precious seconds waiting for pages to load originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  TechCrunch |  PageSpeed, Google Developers Blog | Email this | Comments | | Robopsy is a low-cost, disposable patient-mounted medical robot Aug 5th 2012, 15:03  In a less gelatin-centric demo, the Harvard-based team behind the Robotically Steerable Probe showed of some Robopsy devices during our visit to the school, rings that can help medical imaging technology like CT, ultrasound and MR physically pinpoint precise locations on patients. The devices, which can hold up to ten needles, are lightweight, mounting directly on patients via adhesives or straps. The medical robots are made largely of inexpensive injection molded plastic parts, making them disposable after they've been used on a patient, popping the motors and other control electronics onto another device. In all, the team says Robopsy rings are "orders of magnitude" cheaper and lighter than other medical robotic devices. Check out a video of the one of the Robopsy devices running after the break. Continue reading Robopsy is a low-cost, disposable patient-mounted medical robot Filed under: Robots Robopsy is a low-cost, disposable patient-mounted medical robot originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Robopsy | Email this | Comments | |
