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Ben Heck Makes Motion Detecting Hand Sanitizer: No, He Didn’t Use a Kinect
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Ben Heck may have earned fame and fortune (and possibly love) by creating custom video game devices, but that doesn’t mean that that’s all he’s good for. In the latest episode of The Ben Heck Show… the master modder set his sights on a loftier goal – making sure hospital |
April 7th, 2011
Robot Learns to Clean Whiteboard, Still Won’t Help If You Used a Sharpie
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After teaching a robot to flip pancakes and shoot arrows, Dr. Petar Kormushev decided to instruct his robot in a new skill that could come in handy at your next meeting – cleaning whiteboards.… |
February 14th, 2011
iRobot Scooba 230 Robot isn’t Quite Rosie
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I want a robot in my house so I can be extra lazy and spend more time with Gran Turismo 5… and watching TV. I want the thing to cook for me, mop, help with homework, and mow the yard. Most of that stuff is not going to happen any |
January 3rd, 2011
Sterishoe Kicks Germs Out With Uv Light
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If we trust ultraviolet light to clean our toothbrushes, I guess it’s not that weird to let it sanitize the insides of shoes as well. That’s exactly what SteriShoe does. Put them in your shoes, turn them on for 45 minutes and they’ll kick germs in their germicidal nuts. Then… |
October 11th, 2010
Windro Robot: This Roomba Does Windows
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While I don’t have a Roomba, I used to have a boss who kept watching the infomercials a few years ago and finally got himself one. Love them or hate them, robot vacuum cleaners are here to stay. This latest ‘bot isn’t a Roomba, or a robot vacuum cleaner per… |
September 21st, 2010
USB Port Cleaner: Didn’T Know We Needed One
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Apparently, USB ports need to be cleaned too. Huh. You learn something new everyday. I haven’t encountered a dirty USB port situation yet, but if you have and it’s preventing your computer and your gadgets from mating properly, then you might want to try out the aptly named USB Port… |
May 25th, 2010
Wipe Shirt Cleans Your Fingerprinty Gadgets
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We often use what we’re wearing as an improvised rag to clean our gadgets or glasses. Design duo fift wanted to put a stop to this silliness, so they and came up with the Wipe Shirt, a dress shirt with a built-in microfiber cloth on one of its cuffs or… |
April 19th, 2010
Desktop Zamboni Vacuum Sweeps Up, but Makes No Ice
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Do you like to eat in your cubicle, leaving crumbs all over the place? Here’s a fun way to keep things neat and tidy the next time you make a mess on your desk. This miniature Zamboni machine is actually a handheld vacuum cleaner. While it won’t make you a… |
January 13th, 2010
Asus Ecleaner Robot Vacuum Cleaner Kills Germs, Not People
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Asus is entering the robot vacuum cleaner market with its ECleaner, which will become a clear competitor to the Roomba and Neato. On top of vacuum cleaning your home, this little colorful robot comes with a bacteria killing UV light, perfect to disinfect your house. It also has a fragrance… |
December 27th, 2009
