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Giant Octopus Kite Flies over Singapore

Here’s something that’s truly amazing and hypnotizing to watch. Kite fanatic Erich Chew captured this footage of a massive octopus swimming through the air at the Marina Barrage in Singapore earlier this month. Either that, or…

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Singapore Creates Lifelike Receptionist Android

It’s getting harder and harder to pick an android out of the crowd. Look at the image here. That’s a pretty lifelike android. It’s name is Nadine and it is the creation of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological…

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Cardboard Computer Desk Is Definitely Not Water- or Fireproof

We all need desks, but did you ever think about hacking the box in which your computer came in to make it into a desk? While I’d love to say that’s what we’ve got here, this…

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Wrenz Portable Bird Speaker is All Tweeter, No Woofer

Birdwatchers looking for rare species definitely won’t recognize this flightless bird. But that doesn’t mean they won’t want one to land on their desktops. That’s because the bird-shaped Wrenz is one of the cooler looking portable…

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Crab-like Robot Removes Stomach Cancer, Doesn’t Crawl Sideways

Researchers from Singapore have created a small robot designed to remove stomach cancer in its early stages. Ironically, this tiny robot looks like a crab, since it uses a pincer and a hook to do the…

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The Secret to Multiplying Hard Drive Capacity is Salt, Not Pepper

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…

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What You Write is What You Get: Scribblenauts in Real Life

Made by Steven Zhou and Syed Olmer Gilani of the National University of Singapore’s Interactive Multimedia Lab, What You Write Is What You Get (WYWIWYG) is a visual way of learning about language. Just like 5th…

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Trains That Pick You Up Without Stopping

This is a concept for Singapore’s Metro Rail Line so that trains can pick people up without ever stopping. That sounds impossible, right? The idea is that people who want to board the train get into…

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Word Clock is a Little Too Verbose for Me

While this wouldn’t be the first time that I came across a clock that tells time with text, it’s certainly the most wordy version that I’ve seen. Singapore designer Hans Tan created the Idea of a…

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Creative Announces Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

In my never-ending quest to eliminate all wires, cords and other unsightly appendages from my life, I’m pleased to hear that Creative has revealed a new set of high-quality wireless headphones, designed to transmit audio using…

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Tag: Singapore

Giant Octopus Kite Flies over Singapore

Singapore Creates Lifelike Receptionist Android

Cardboard Computer Desk Is Definitely Not Water- or Fireproof

Wrenz Portable Bird Speaker is All Tweeter, No Woofer

Crab-like Robot Removes Stomach Cancer, Doesn’t Crawl Sideways

The Secret to Multiplying Hard Drive Capacity is Salt, Not Pepper

What You Write is What You Get: Scribblenauts in Real Life

Trains That Pick You Up Without Stopping

Word Clock is a Little Too Verbose for Me

Creative Announces Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

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