Researchers develop low-cost device to control computer with your eyes (w/ Video).
Researchers develop low-cost device to control computer with your eyes (w/ Video)
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Category Archives: Gadgets
Corsair Hydro Series affordable CPU water Coolers
These will only set you back around $100,- and will run quietly, much less noise than a fan system.
Robotic pets
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)
Fuel Nozzle Drip Retainer
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.
GoPro Camera Tips and Techniques
Peter Jennings is an inventor who has built loads of stuff for the Go Pro Hero camera’s, such as a programmable time lapse controller, panoramic mounts, external power using the back door of the casing and DIY wireless remote controllers. Very worth looking at the hacks he has if you own a Go-Pro.
GoPro Camera Tips and Techniques.
Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices
Britain’s largest force says it has distributed 350 of the cell phone-sized devices to officers across various parts of London, part of a nationwide rollout championed by Britain’s National Policing Improvement Agency.
via Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices.
So will they store all precessed fingerprints? How quickly will they be removed from the physical device?
Taming Gadget Cables: 30 Holders & Organizers You Can Buy
This is an excellent array of methods to keep your cables organised.
Taming Gadget Cables: 30 Holders & Organizers You Can Buy.
You can buy most of them at The Container Store
Unfortunately this shop doesn’t work in Firefox and won’t ship outside the US / Canada.
Charge devices using your clothes
This technique by Intelligent Textiles has been developed for military purposes, but can obviously have benefits for everyone. Using a central battery pack, wiring is woven in such a way that it can charge several items at once.
“One of the problems with conventional cables is that breakages can be catastrophic. What we do here is build in redundancy, so that if the fabric gets cut, damaged or torn, we still have a way of re-routing the data.”
In addition, it removes the hindrance of the many wires and cables required in military equipment. These can add weight and can tangle and snag.
BBC News – Smart fabric for new soldier uniform.
Epson ships Moverio BT-100 Android see-through glasses – SlashGear
Epson America has announced it is now shipping the world’s first Android-based see-through wearable display called the Moverio BT-100. These things look like glasses a high-tech Ray Charles might wear. The glasses use micro projection technology and a track pad that is Android-based to allow the wearer to enjoy video and other digital content on a virtual 80-inch perceived screen
via Epson ships Moverio BT-100 Android see-through glasses – SlashGear.
2D Heat invisibility cloak created
Anywhere that heat control is an issue, such as microchips or spaceships, this discovery allows the heat to be diffused around an invisibility zone, which allows for much better heat management.
'Thermal cloak' designed, could solve major chip, spacecraft issues • The Register.
Caddytrek | The first automated golf caddy
The innovative CaddyTrek automated golf caddy from FTR Systems is here! Using a pocket-sized sensor, the CaddyTrek will follow in your footsteps and avoid obstacles with ease. The Caddytrek is compact and lightweight, so it’s a breeze to unfold and refold it with only one person.
Ion Wireless Air Mouse Glove
Reliable wireless bicycle brake – could be used in trains, planes, automobiles
Head Up Displays for you car
The landscape for car HUDs has changed dramatically over the last year, so here is a short overview for what’s possible.
Microvision: Head Up Displays.
Microvision supplies a Pico projector which uses laser projection to project onto a car. It works during daytime and doesn’t need a film to be added to the glass.
AAXA also delivers a pico projector, which it claims is the worlds’ brightest.
Superimaging has a windscreen soluiton, using an emissive projection display. It doesn’t use pixels, which gives an interesting look to it, no idea how the image is generated though. Some more information here.
Wikipedia also has an interesting article on HUD’s including the different generations.
Virtual Cable is an interesting system that puts loads of information on the windscreen, but nothing on how the hardware works. They overlay the route as a cable op the windsreen, and overlay other information on the windscreen too.
Smart HUD uses Android and the Microvision pico projector to turn your smartphone into a HUD solution. A tracker device is added to the steering wheel, allowing you to safely operate the device.
By far the best software is Atoll Ordenadores ASmartHud series of apps, which are unfortunately iphone only 🙁
Indigogo has a project called IRIS which is pulled off the Pioneer system
Open Mesh | Cloud-Managed Wireless Networks
Open Mesh sells access nodes and gateways to create WiFi coverage over large areas or inside buildings. The management software is cloud based and it’s all quite affordable and feature rich.
Open Mesh | Cloud-Managed Wireless Networks.
Rear projected transparent DJ Mix Decks
Macro Cell Lens Band for any mobile phone
Jetlev R200 – $100,000 water powered jetpack
For only $100,000 you get a jetpack which pumps water in through a hose via an engine and then out again with such ferocity that it lets you fly up to 30 ft for 4 hours at 25 mph.
Sim-based NFC solution for GSM being adopted widely
HDMI Output to Composite / RCA S-Video Converter
2TB USB drive the size of your Finger Nail
Wacom Inkling – paperless digital pen
The inkling uses a pen and a module you put on the top of any notebook in order to allow you to save what you draw on any paper electronically.
A Flexible, Transparent Lithium-ion Battery
Stanford scientists used a grid-structured electrode, which is fabricated by a microfluidics-assisted method, such that the feature dimension in the electrode is below the resolution limit of human eyes, and, thus, the electrode appears transparent. By aligning multiple electrodes together, the amount of energy stored increases readily without sacrificing the transparency. In addition, the battery is flexible, further broadening their potential applications.