Archive for October 2009
Pocket Light Portable Folding Light Bulb is a Really Bright Idea
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Ryan Harc says that his Pocket Light concept will let us share “the blissful moments with your beloved. Draw out a little light which can be the best conveyor of your feeling.” Wink wink. I wish this was a real product; it’s just so nice to look at. And practical.… |
October 31st, 2009
Robot Plays Rockband on the iPhone, Drowns Music Out With Its Squeaky Fingers
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Why, or why not, that is the question. Wait what? Yeah that’s right; Joe Bowers is a free man in a free land, so if he wants to build a robot that plays Rock Band… on the iPhone, no one can stop him! Why the hell not Joe Bowers, why |
October 31st, 2009
OLED Lighting About to Make Rooms a Whole Lot Cooler
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As we look for more ways to generate energy-efficient light, we’ve seen a gradual move away from the warm glow of incandescent light, to the ugly pinkish hues of CFL, to the strange blueish-white point-source light produced by LEDs. And frankly, none of those are nearly as cool as what… |
October 31st, 2009
Faceid: Open Locked Doors With Your Face
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Imagine someday walking up to the front door of your home of office, and instead of whipping out your keys or RFID keycard, you stare into a facial recognition device that decides whether or not you’re really you. While this sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, this… |
October 30th, 2009
Nyko Zoom Case is Coming to Make Your Dsi Less Portable
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Sure, the Nintendo DSi is pretty nice (though apparently not big enough), but that camera just doesn’t have enough oomph… for some people. You know the type: the folks who need giant thrusting accessories, be they useful or not. The Nyko Zoom Case is almost certainly useful… unless you’re concerned |
October 30th, 2009
Coke Can Spy Cams: I’D Like to Teach the World to Snoop
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As digital video cameras keep getting smaller and smaller, you never know where one might be hiding. Next time you walk into a room and there’s a Coke can sitting on the table, you might want to check that it’s not a spy cam. These Coke can spy cams each… |
October 30th, 2009
Robot Riding Shotgun: Aida the in-Car Robot Companion
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Developed by researchers at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab in cooperation with Audi, AIDA (Affective Intelligent Driving Agent) is a drivers’ companion that offers useful information while interacting in a “socially appropriate and informative way.” AIDA will be mounted on a car’s dashboard, where it’s “face” will be visible to the… |
October 30th, 2009
Clearview: One Software to Fix Them All
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Ah, software problems. We’ve all experienced them in varying degrees – sometimes it’s just a stupid online video that won’t load, and sometimes the operating system itself gives up. Now imagine a future where programs can still be compromised, or attacked, but will no longer crash or hang. A group… |
October 30th, 2009
Ropid Jumps and Runs and Steals Your Heart
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Tomotaka Takahashi, creator of the high endurance EVOLTA robot, recently showed off his new robot, ROPID. The name is supposedly a combination of rapid and robot, so it was either ROPID or RABOT. The cute robot is about 15 inches tall and can jump about 3 inches high. It’s twisting… |
October 29th, 2009
Nintendo Dsi Ll Officially Revealed: Bigger on the Outside, Still the Same Inside
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The rumors were right – Nintendo officially unveiled the DSi LL, which is basically a Nintendo DSi but with much larger 4.2-inch screens, a 93% increase over the 3.2-inch screens on the DSi. The DSi LL also has 2 pens, a relatively jumbo sized 5-inch pen and a smaller pen… |
October 29th, 2009
