Archive for October 2011
Robot Programmed to Pick Up Poop: It’s Sh*t Like This That Will Bring Skynet on Our Asses
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The nerds at the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory seem to be fond of acronyms. As you may have guessed, GRASP itself is an acronym for General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception. These are the guys that doomed all of humanity by programming a robot to pick up poop, and… |
October 18th, 2011
RFID Clothing Hangers Do the Selling in Japan
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Japan has some great retail shopping, which is why Teamlab of Japan designed some cool RFID-equipped clothing hangers. These smart hangers will help you find products and accessories that will match the garment or product you have in your hands.… |
October 18th, 2011
Brando’s Giant USB Mouse is a Real Handful
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Oh, Brando. How we love your never-ending warehouse full of weird, wacky and often unnecessary Chinese gadgets. So why wouldn’t we be expecting this giant-sized USB mouse would eventually make its way to your shelves? It was inevitable.… |
October 18th, 2011
Just Mobile’s UpStand: An Upstanding iPad Stand
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This nifty stand is a nice way to prop up your iPad, whether you’re in the kitchen or the office. Just Mobile’s UpStand looks quite fetching, and it will match the aluminum of your iPad. While it won’t turn your iPad into a desktop, it will make it easier to… |
October 18th, 2011
Starship Enterprise Spoon Feeds The Next Generation
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Space, the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new teeth, to boldly go where no spoon has gone before. Nope, that’s not right. But it is exactly what you’ll get if you buy this… |
October 17th, 2011
AirClip iPhone Camera Grip is a Simple, Yet Brilliant Way to Stabilize your iPhone
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If you’ve ever tried to shoot video with your iPhone, you know that it’s not only difficult to get a really steady shot, it’s challenging to keep a good grip on the phone without risk of dropping it or getting your finger in the way of the lens. This new,… |
October 17th, 2011
Colorware Custom Painted iPhone 4S is $1500!
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If you have your heart set on a custom painted iPhone 4S, you can have it, thanks to the guys at Colorware. However, you need to say your goodbyes to your first-born (and your left testicle) before ordering, as this phone is crazy, insanely expensive. Colorware wants $1,500 for the… |
October 17th, 2011
Joerg Sprave Tests Weapons that a Metal Detector Won’t Find
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Generally, when we talk about the wild man with slingshots, Joerg Sprave, he is trying out a new slingshot. Joerg has something a bit different he is talking about this time around and it’s actually pretty interesting. He figures that there are a number of weapons that could make it… |
October 17th, 2011
The Secret to Multiplying Hard Drive Capacity is Salt, Not Pepper
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We all love salt on our food, even though too much is not good for you. Salt makes everything better. Even hard drives apparently. And that’s good news given all of the things we are storing on our devices.… |
October 17th, 2011
HP Closes Palm webOS Stores
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HP has admitted defeat and officially closed down their Palm webOS retail stores in the US. This comes just after the company announced that they would stop selling their webOS based devices, and dropped the price of the HP TouchPad to a mere $100 (USD).… |
October 17th, 2011
