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November 10, 2023

STUND Watch Doesn’t Tell Time, Just Vibrates at Select Intervals

STUND Watch Doesn’t Tell Time, Just Vibrates at Select Intervals
The STUND watch doesn’t tell time like a traditional watch. Instead, you choose either 5-, 15-, 30-, or 60-minute intervals, and it will vibrate on your wrist so you can FEEL the passing of time and practice more mindfulness.…
July 18, 2013

Spider-Man Spidey Sense T-Shirt: My Wallet is Tingling!

Spider-Man Spidey Sense T-Shirt: My Wallet is Tingling!
Spider-Man’s Spider Sense alerts him to danger and allows his body to react on its own to avoid attacks. Thinkgeek’s Tingling Electronic Spidey Sense T-shirt on the other hand only alerts you when someone – or something – is behind you.…
November 14, 2012

Virtual Mobile Keyboard Reads Vibrations, Tests Your Touch Typing

Virtual Mobile Keyboard Reads Vibrations, Tests Your Touch Typing
It’s impossible to truly master typing on a tiny touch screen, hence the existence of peripherals like laser keyboards or this iPhone case. But what if your smartphone could use any surface as a keyboard without the help of additional devices?…
September 16, 2011

Invention Simulates Objects Passing Through Your Hand: Now You Can Get Stabbed, Virtually

Invention Simulates Objects Passing Through Your Hand: Now You Can Get Stabbed, Virtually
The Kajimoto research group at the University of Electro-Communications has invented a device that simulates something passing through your hand. It’s been made to improve the reality of some games and uses a vibration mechanism to create the sensory illusion.…
August 28, 2011

Mutewatch: The Ultimate Minimal Watch

Mutewatch: The Ultimate Minimal Watch
This has to be one of the most minimal watches that I’ve ever seen, and it also has a vibrating alarm function, which is something that I’ve been wanting to see in a watch for a long time.…
January 1, 2011

Analarm Watch Wakes You with Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations

Analarm Watch Wakes You with Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations
If you’re looking for a way to wake up without the jarring sounds of an alarm clock, you might want to check out this new watch that uses vibrations to get you out of bed instead of an audible alarm.…
June 22, 2010

Making Pictures With Water and Waves

Making Pictures With Water and Waves
Not that this idea is really good for anything other than looking cool, you’ve gotta hand it to these Japanese researchers, who have managed to create a special tank which can momentarily suspend illustrations in water.…
March 2, 2010

Tiny Robot Insects Charm Their Way Into Our Lives

Tiny Robot Insects Charm Their Way Into Our Lives
No, these bug-eyed critters aren’t going to bite. On the contrary – these insect-inspired mini robots are actually quite harmless. In between farming blueberry crops, Adam Claflin of MiddleCreekMerchants makes the little Wigglebot robots (shown above) from a few bent wires for legs, a coin battery for a body, and a pair of colorful LEDs for eyes.…
November 17, 2009

Nec Batteryless Remote Control: We Don’T Need No Stinkin’ Batteries

Nec Batteryless Remote Control: We Don’T Need No Stinkin’ Batteries
How many times have you had to get your lazy ass off of the couch to get up and change the channel because the batteries in your remote died.…
January 22, 2009

Machine Pp3 and Bob Battery Bots: 9-Volt Robot Goodness

Machine Pp3 and Bob Battery Bots: 9-Volt Robot Goodness
What do you get when you take a couple of bright red LEDs, a tiny circuit board, a few wires and strap them to a couple of batteries ?…
December 16, 2008

Yorozu Sound Resolution: Any Surface is a Speaker

Yorozu Sound Resolution: Any Surface is a Speaker
Got a spare cardboard box lying around? How about an old suitcase? Why not turn your junk into a speaker? Fresh from the streets of Japan, the Yorozu Audio Sound Revolution kit lets you transform just about anything into a speaker.…
August 5, 2008

Vibrating Alarm Clock Wakes You With a Cheap Thrill

Vibrating Alarm Clock Wakes You With a Cheap Thrill
If the Screaming Meanie alarm clock had you grabbing your ears in pain, maybe this alarm will work better for you. Instead of waking you up with shrill beeps or buzzy klaxons, this new clock rouses you (or is that A-rouses you?)…
January 26, 2008

Too Cheap to Buy a PS3 Dualshock Controller?

Too Cheap to Buy a PS3 Dualshock Controller?
This strange appendage snaps on to the bottom of your standard PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS joystick, turning it into a poor-man’s DualShock controller. PEGA’s oddly-named “Vibrating Bag” adds rumble capability to your stock PS3 controller.…
March 1, 2007

Sony and Immersion Settle, Sixaxis Rumble Now Possible

Sony and Immersion Settle, Sixaxis Rumble Now Possible
A couple of years back, Immersion sued Sony for $91 million for infringing on their patents when they made their Dual Shock controllers for the PlayStation 2.…
January 18, 2007

Samsung Touchscreen Phones Get Tactile

Samsung Touchscreen Phones Get Tactile
One of the biggest problems with touchscreen interfaces is the lack of any sort of tactile feedback. In response to this concern, Samsung has released a touchscreen phone with Immersion’s VibeTonz haptic feedback system.…