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Kinect-a-Sketch Updates an Old Classic

What if you could play with your Etch-a-Sketch by simply moving your hands in the air? That would be pretty awesome. What once might have seemed like magic is now a reality. The Kinect-a-Sketch merges Etch-a-Sketch technology with gesture recognition.…

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March 21st, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

ZBoard Motorized Skateboard: Lean to Drive

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We’ve seen motorized skateboards in the past, but this may be the best one yet. Ben Forman and Geoff Larson started the ZBoard project as a Senior year mechanical engineering project while at the University of Southern California, eventually leading to three years of development. Now it is finally ready…

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February 28th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

spnKIX Motorized Skates Let You Fly Down the Sidewalk at 10mph

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Just what we need – a new way for people to injure themselves while speeding down the street. These motorized skates strap directly onto your ordinary shoes and turn them into spnKIX. These skates are controlled via a wireless remote, and will allow users to roll around at around 10…

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December 20th, 2011 by: Range

LANDBEARSHARK Motorized Skateboard with Treads: Another Way to Die?

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Ever since I first saw motorized skateboards, I always thought that there were a really great way to get around. Now that I’m older and saner, I know for a fact that these contraptions can’t be too safe, especially when you don’t have many ways of slowing down. This particular…

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September 26th, 2011 by: Range

The Self-Stirring Mug: Pure Genius

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I’ve been off sugar for the second year in a row, but I can still remember how my mom used to chastise me for making lots of noise in the mornings when I stirred my tea when I was growing up. Spoons? That’s so 20th century! Get into the new…

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July 13th, 2011 by: Range

Mega Hurtz Tactical Robot Means Business

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Most of the time when I think of robots, I think of tame little droids like R2-D2 and Asimo. But this robot-on-wheels means serious business.

Created by Chris Rogers of Inspector Bots, the Mega Hurtz Tactical Robot is an seriously amped-up robotic vehicle, with enough torque to pull a 4700…

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November 15th, 2010 by: Technabob

Flyrad is the Love Child of Segway and a Unicycle

It took me years to recognize that many asshats have no idea just how asshatty they really are. Take my cousin for instance; he once had a unicycle he wanted to show off on in front of some girls when we were about eight. As you can imagine, things didn’t…

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November 9th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

LEGO Circular Saw With Real Blade

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Keep your fingers and hands away from this LEGO creation, which features an actual motorized spinning saw blade.…

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June 3rd, 2010 by: Technabob

News Concept Motor Add-on Turbocharges Wheelchairs

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Motorized wheelchairs, while very practical, are very expensive as well. Designer Ju Hyun Lee created the NEWS concept to reap the benefits of a motorized wheelchair without the prohibitive costs. The motorized add-on would attach to conventional wheelchairs, fusing man and machine, Power Xtreme!

The system’s modular nature saves money…

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April 25th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

LEGO Technic Bugatti Veyron Can Actually Drive, has Real Working Transmission

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Although there aren’t many people who can afford the world’s most expensive car, the Bugatti Veyron, there are probably quite a few people who can buy a few LEGO Technic kits in order to build a smaller Veyron – assuming they had the LEGO-building skills.

This build is by Spanish…

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April 7th, 2010 by: Range

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