Direct-to and Nearest buttons that utilize a worldwide airport database
Altimeter with adjustable baro setting and compass
Displays multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC reference
Various timers and vibrating alerts for inflight task reminders
Wirelessly receives flight plan from Garmin Pilot™ and controls VIRB™
This system is like the leap motion, but has a 3d spacial interface, giving you an extra axis and more control. It also follows your whole finger instead of the fingertips. pmd technologies
It consists of a sensor that sends an audio signal to a dongle in your audio jack. They have an open source sdk so you can take the temp and do what you like with it. Thermodo
The wiring of his new bionic hand will be connected to the patient’s nervous system with the hope that the man will be able to control the movements of the hand as well as receiving touch signals from the hand’s skin sensors.
Dr Micera said that the hand will be attached directly to the patient’s nervous system via electrodes clipped onto two of the arm’s main nerves, the median and the ulnar nerves.
This should allow the man to control the hand by his thoughts, as well as receiving sensory signals to his brain from the hand’s sensors. It will effectively provide a fast, bidirectional flow of information between the man’s nervous system and the prosthetic hand.
This Satechi mini router is tiny, portable and offers a whole lot of functionalities. The price is $49,99 normally, but it’s being offered for $39,99 now.
Wireless Multifunction Mini Router / Repeater / Access Point / Client / Bridge.
Breathing sensors built into romper suits could help prevent sudden cot deaths in the future. The basis for this is a stretchable printed circuit board that fits to the contours of the body and can be manufactured using routine industrial processes.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-01-romper-sudden-infant-death.html#jCp
Romper suit to protect against sudden infant death.
Ghent University’s centre of microsystems technology has developed a spherical curved LCD display which can be embedded in contact lenses and handle projected images using wireless technology.
“Now that we have established the basic technology, we can start working towards real applications, possibly available in only a few years,” said Professor Herbert De Smet.
Unlike previous contact lens displays, which are limited to a few small pixels to make up an image, the new technology allows the whole curved surface of the lens to be used.
Text messages direct to your contact lens – Telegraph.
The plan is to use autonomous airborne drones to fly around carrying physical payloads up to 2kg with a network of base stations upon which drones can land and replace their batteries. It’ll be run on the same principles as TCP/IP and allow for intelligent routing of ‘packets’ (aircraft).
Monitor: An internet of airborne things | The Economist.
Deckard Sorenson has found a way to coat a surface with hydrophilic and hydrophobic coatings, and then uses a fan to pass air over the surface. The water condenses on the surface and, eventually, Sorenson has created a self-filling water bottle.
Scientist takes inspiration from natural world to create self-filling water bottle | PRI.ORG.
Triggertrap | Creative ways of triggering your camera.
This consists of a dongle and an app for iphone / android
This article sold me on the Cloth Addiction microfiber cloth. Hopefully they’ll send some to Europe.
The Overhyped, Dumbly Named, Completely Awesome Microfiber Cloth.
LG Chem says it has a cable-type lithium-ion battery that is so flexible it can be tied in knots and worn as a bracelet or woven into textiles. For mobile device designers, the eventual commercial production of such a battery would be a very big deal in reducing design constraints. Flexible batteries have been created before but made in flat sheets and have not stored much energy. The LG Chem flexible battery is thin and very flexible, able to be placed anywhere in any shape. Thin strands of copper wire are coated with nickel-tin. The strands are made into a metal yarn and wrapped around a rod. Once the rod is removed, a strong spring results.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-lg-chem-cable-batteries-reshape.html#jCp
LG Chem cable batteries may reshape mobile designs.
A guide to set up solar panels on your backpack and use a USB hub to charge your gadgets
This $300,- bit of kit has a touchscreen, adjustable pads, removable bits, is easy to program for macros and is made from metal.
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via Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 Gaming Keyboard for PC.
A very diverse set of robots doing all kinds of tasks
Inside iRobot's Vault of Failed Experimental Robots.
These will only set you back around $100,- and will run quietly, much less noise than a fan system.
The world of robotic pets is a large and varied one. The central place for finding out about them is here:
ElectronicPets.org – The Complete Database of Interactive and Robotic Pets.
There are a few that stand out, however:
Wowwee, makers of the robosapien have two lines that are very interesting:
The Alive baby animals are beatifully made and have a pretty wide range of functions.
Alive animals also come in ‘mini’ versions which are don’t have as many features but are still very cute. Watch out when buying though!
They also have a Perfect Puppy line (as well as many others) which are very cuddly.
Keepon is my favorite, he’s a dancing robot. The professional version costs $30,000 but there’s a smaller version available for around GBP 40,-
One of the most intelligent learning and evolving robots is PLEO rb (which stands for reborn). Unfortunately it’s insanely expensive ($469)
The fuel nozzle drip retainer is a simple yet innovative way of saving millions of litres of fuel on a global scale. Anyone who has pumped fuel before has noticed the drops that fall to the ground after you’ve removed the nozzle from the vehicle. We’ve designed a method of retaining these drops, which initiates a recycling process whereby the next customer in line receives the fuel that would have been otherwise wasted. These drops may not seem like a significant amount, however when taken into account globally, these drops amount to approximately half a billion litres of fuel that falls to the ground and is evaporated into our atmosphere every year. Our drip retainer mesh design utilizes a combination of pressure differentials and surface tension to retain fuel within the spout.
