Archive for January 2010
Parrot Ar Drone Helicopter has Streaming Video and iPhone Controls
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This new toy is so cool that I’m almost speechless. It’s a quadricopter… and it’s got a camera on board! The AR.Drone from Parrot is one amazing toy. It can be controlled via iPhone or iPod Touch thanks to WiFi and it will provide a live video stream of what |
January 8th, 2010
Smiling Vehicle Looks Like It’S Had Botox
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At the Tokyo Fiber SENSEWARE, the same exhibit that gave us those creepy robot pillow vacuums, Nissan Motor and the Hara Design Institute Nippon Design Center also showed off another weird concept: a model of a car that can smile, i.e. it has a line on its bumper that moves… |
January 8th, 2010
This Cellphone is a Coke Addict
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…but not the coke that Scarface likes; this cellphone runs on Coca-Cola. Actually it doesn’t just do Coke, it also gets pumped up on other sugary fluids. Designed by Daizi Zheng, the cellphone’s fuel cells generate electricity from sugar, which isn’t exactly groundbreaking tech, but it’s not widely used either.… |
January 8th, 2010
Rubble Robot Believes in Slow but Steady Progress
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From the Tokyo Institute of Technology comes this slow, sad-looking, nameless but practical robot. It’s designed to burrow under rubble to serve as the eyes and ears for rescuers. Instead of forcing its way through rock or jacking itself up, the robot ever so gently lifts rubble using two hydraulic… |
January 8th, 2010
Rcx 4 Star Stryker Looks Nothing Like an X-Wing Fighter
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I was strolling down the aisles at the CES show today, when what did I see but a wondrous remote-controlled aircraft hovering in the sky. What was it that I spied? Nope, as much as I want to believe this airborne beauty is an X-Wing Fighter, it’s actually an RCX… |
January 8th, 2010
Guy Turns Himself Into One of James Cameron’S Avatars
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One designer from Copenhagen decided that he’d want his own Avatar …after watching James Cameron’s epic film. Peter Ammentorp Lund is a creative art director and just used his digital photo manipulation skills to create this effect. He’s done a really great job. As you might already know, some of |
January 8th, 2010
Cork and Lightbulb USB Flash Drives: Crap or Fun?
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Have you gone nutty yet over all of the USB crapgadgets that are coming out of Japan? I haven’t! Well, here are two more USB sticks that might tickle your fancy. Personally, I have one very plain 16GB USB flash drive that I use and a bunch of older sticks… |
January 8th, 2010
Tcl Shows 3d Display That Requires No Glasses
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While everybody and their brother is showing off 3D display technologies here at CES, this is the first display I’ve seen up close and personal that doesn’t require glasses. Made by China’s TCL, this unique display uses a special set of lenticular LCD layers which let you see truly 3D… |
January 7th, 2010
Sony Bravia Xbr Lx900 Tvs Get Face Detection to Adjust Image Quality
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The new Sony BRAVIA XBR-60LX900, XBR-52LX900, XBR-46LX900 and XBR40LX900 have a feature I haven’t come across on any other set yet. These sets include a new feature called “Intelligent Presence Sensor,” which automatically detects faces of people viewing the set, and optimizes the picture for their viewing pleasure. Under the… |
January 7th, 2010
Moneual Minew G001: Eco-Pc Tells You How Much Power You’Re Using
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I spotted this unique PC while trolling the aisles at this year’s CES show. This cool looking PC from Korea’s Moneaul does something really unique if you’re into monitoring your energy consumption. The Minew G001 actually displays the current wattage consumed by your system on a large LED display, front… |
January 7th, 2010
