Another day, another crazy smartphone app. This time, it's TweetPee from Huggies. Simply put, you attach a clip-on humidity sensor that would send an a notice to the parent via an iPhone app when the baby's diaper needs changing. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Sometimes, simple is better, and that seems to be the trend with many futuristic technologies as well as gadgets. For example, researchers are developing a cybernetic reading device that's implanted directly into your ear for instant word definitions / translations. Continue reading for more.
Ever wonder just what you'd see when wearing Google Glass, without having to spend $1,500 on one? Well, this interesting video by the crew at Phandroid shows us just that. That's right, you'll see how voice recognition works to activate features like taking a picture and video, initiating a call and a Google+ Hangout. Continue reading for more.
Russian billionaire Dmitry Itskovhas has unveiled plans to upload his own brain and become immortal in a hologram avatar body by 2045. The program is called the '2045 initiative', and described as the next step in evolution. So far, over 20,000 people have signed up on Facebook to follow its progress, with global conferences planned to explore the technology needed. Continue reading for two videos and more information.
RHex is essentially an autonomous hexapod robot with flexible legs, and only one actuator per leg. It's actually the first ever documented autonomous legged machine to show general mobility (speeds at body-lengths per second) over general terrain (variations in level at body-height scale). Continue reading for more.
Being visually impaired no longer means being stuck in the low-tech world, as advancements in such things as phones, mugs, watches, e-books, and even navigation bracelets, allows for just about anyone to live a normal life. Continue reading to see more amazing gadgets and technologies for the vision impaired.
Most computer workstations are designed to be sleek and comfortable, but these sixteen examples aim to be a bit more than that. They include: the Emperor workstation, Globus, and even one that looks like a gigantic coffee cup of sorts. Continue reading to see them all.
Here's an interesting look at Lockheed Martin's ADAM, a high energy laser system that can be mounted on a trailer for easy transportation and to help defend high-value targets. What you're look at above is a prototype that uses a 10-kilowatt fiber laser to focus on to a moving target up to 2km away. The directed energy can disable / destroy the target before it gets anywhere near its planned destination. Continue reading for two video and more information.
Whether it be the Antikythera mechanism, the world's oldest computer, or Roman Dodecahedra, an ancient candle holder from the 2nd or 3rd centuries CE, these are fascinating artifacts and gadgets from ancient times that you probably never knew existed. Continue reading for more.
Now that you've seen the world's most luxurious Las Vegas villas / suites, Maldives resorts, first class airplane suites, private jets, and iPhone 5 handsets, it's time to check out the EGO-SE 450. This luxurious semi-submarine (entire craft does not go underwater) enables you to explore the ocean floor without even getting wet, thanks to its two floating hulls on either side of the central cabin that sits below the water's edge. Continue reading for a video, more pictures, and additional information.
