Archive for March, 2008
Little WoodBots For Mother Nature
These 2 inches little robots appeared as a reaction to the plastic and metal toys that invaded the toy stores quite some time ago. While they may not have the same fancy features as electronic toys, they are way more ecological and they surely look cute too.
Their designer is Alexander Shen, an artwork freelancer that [...]
ASUS Eee PC Will Feature Touchscreen And Possibly GPS
ASUS made an official announcement about the next generation of Eee PC of which we already know that is going to feature an 8.9 inch display. What we didn’t know about it, is that the Eee PC is going to be a touchscreen. The 8.9 incher will be available as of May or June and [...]
26Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Toshiba Develops ApriPoko - The Remote Control MiniRobot
Toshiba introduced to the world a robot that is without any doubt the most interesting so far. What makes it so interesting is the fact that he can talk, learn to work the remote control and it looks very cool. The researchers of the Japanese company called it ApriPoko and it will be operated by [...]
26Mar2008 | Martin J. | 1 comment | Continued
Sports Car Concept Looks Like A Go-Cart
Surfing through the internet I found a really interesting design for a car. Well, like its designer named Florian Dobe says that it’s a true sports car which looks and drives like a go-cart. The project should be finished by 2012 and most likely it will be a two-seater. The go-cart concept will feature 10-inch [...]
26Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
LadyBag That Tells You If You Got Everything
The bag uses RFID technology to ensure that when you leave the house you didn`t forgot items like your wallet, keys or cell phone. The group of students behind this concept, at Simon Fraser University, Canada, also instated the LadyBag with a set of exterior LEDs, that can light up to form smiley faces or [...]
26Mar2008 | Martin J. | 1 comment | Continued
USB Drive With Its Own PIN Pad
Protecting the data on your pocket USB drive with a password, using an encryption program just didn’t seem good enough for the CHDT Corporation, so they decided to protect them with a PIN code too. It has advanced security features such as military-grade encryption, safekeeping of passwords and other informations and a feature that covers [...]
26Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Review
Sony Ericsson has teamed up with Microsoft and started to release Windows Mobile smartphones. The first one is Xperia X1 and has a stylish design, along with a lot of useful features, like touchscreen and QWERTY.
It features a 3-inch 800×480 VGA touchscreen underneath you can find a QWERTY keyboard, having an arc slider design. It’s [...]
Blue LEDs Keep Awake Tired Drivers
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are developing a new system to help the drivers engaged in night journeys to stay awake the entire way. Integrating blue LEDs in truck cabs and truck stops could be a way to reducing accidents caused by drivers that fell asleep behind the wheel.
They say that the blue light will [...]
DARPA Finances Sun’s Laser Beam Technology
This year DARPA funded some very interesting and expensive projects, maybe because this year they are celebrating their jubilee. Now, their money are pointed towards Sun Microsystems which are trying to replace the wiring between chips with laser beams. Too hard? Yeah, but with $44 million in their pockets they should be able to complete [...]
25Mar2008 | Martin J. | 2 comments | Continued
Stylish Car Has No Emissions, Lacks An Engine
This concept could be anyone’s dream, a car without engine, that only uses gravity. It’s named Silbervogel and has been especially designed for the Xtreme Gravity Series from Irvine, California, by Jakob Hirzel. The design is inspired from the old Mercedes-Benz cars, but built in a futuristic style.
Silbervogel is a unique concept, with a glass [...]
HDPC From MIU, All-In-One For Only $500
Here is an interesting gadget, if you allow us to call it like that, because it’s an all-in-one product. MIU (its manufacturer) says that this is a HDPC which stands for Hybrid Dual Portable Computer and we couldn’t agree more. This HDPC is available for only $500 and is very cheap because you will be [...]
25Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Digital Image Sensor Made Of 12,616 Lenses
According to a project involving a concept camera, robots could replace humans in various domains that require delicate tasks. Researchers from Stanford University are trying to put together a digital image sensor which consists of 12,616 with the purpose of generating better 3D images.
This sensor uses a special technique that consists of attaching the lenses [...]
Intel 2go PC Is Official, Built By CTL
The rumors that Intel is going to release a low-end laptop got true and the 2go PC is going to be aimed at the educational market. The 2go sports an Intel Celeron M Processor, a 915GMS graphics chipset, 512MB of RAM with the option to upgrade to 1GB, 40GB HDD, 800×480 9-inch LCD, 802.11b/g WiFi, [...]
25Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Mule Robot That Always Keeps Its Balance
BigDog is one of the world’s most ambitious legged robots, as a YouTube video shows. The key feature is the ability to maintain course and carry on with the task no matter what kind of terrain it faces. The robot is shown climbing a forest hill, climbing the same hill with snow on it, making [...]
24Mar2008 | Martin J. | 0 comments | Continued
Artificial Muscle That Can Power Your Devices
Researchers from the UCLA have developed an artificial muscle that is self-healing and it generates enough energy to power up a portable device like an iPod or iPhone. Qibing Pei, one of the authors of the study, said that one day this technique could be used to create walking robots.
The artificial muscle was created from [...]