Well, this is Google’s take on TV. You buy either a Logitech box or a Sony TV and it’ll let you browse the web, watch youtube, use some apps and do some other stuff on it. You can control it using your iPhone or Android. Looks like it could be interesting. Quick Tour – Google Read more about Google TV[…]
A good list of what’s available or will be and how much it costs as well as links to reviews. What does the iPad have to face? iPadversaries! 32 Tablets, Slates, Pads, and More.
This system uses a laser and a webcam to scan an item, which can then be printed with the cheap Markerbot 3D printer, or other printers. MakerScanner – open source 3d scanning.
India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer – Yahoo! News.
In a growning and disconcerting trend among hardware manufacturers, TI has released a new version of it’s OS for the TI-Nspire series, that blocks off a whole load of its’ user base from using the machine the way they want to. I guess Apple, Android, TI, et al are afraid that the community will program Read more about Texas Instruments doesn’t want you to own your hardware either[…]
Android users all seem to throw about that it’s an open architecture, but it quite simply isn’t. In order to do everything on an Android phone you have to root it, which is the same as jailbreaking it. Motorola has taken the extreme measure of making sure that if it gets rooted, it’ll completely fuck Read more about Droid X bricks on jailbreak / root[…]
Unexpected deviations in gravity are indicative of differences in density. If you point your detector (a gravity gradiometer) in that direction, you can tell what kind of structure is underground. Lockheed Martin is calling this the GATE (Gravity Anomaly for Tunnel Exposure) programme. Using Gravity to Detect Underground Threats | Lockheed Martin.
Terahertz Detectors Could See Through Your Clothes From a Mile Away.
Looks very easy to build too a little brown egg in Maine: terra cotta smoker.
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It turns out that the metal band around the casing of the iphone 4 is part of the antenna. If you hold it like you would hold a phone, you hamper reception. Steve Jobs doesn’t think it’s a problem though: his response? Steve Jobs on iPhone 4 “Just don t hold it that way”.
This is a $60,- addition you can put onto a table saw. It detects electrical conductivity and stops the saw as soon as it gets into range – from 5000 RPM to 0 in a millisecond. This means you can shove your finger into the spinning saw without it being harmed at all. Of course, Read more about Sawstop keeps your fingers whole[…]
Fully charged it provides 4 hours of light. You hang it in the sun by day and use it (duh) at night. Cost? $15,- per piece and it will last between 5 – 10 years. Solar light bulb to shine on developing world | Crave – CNET.
At 80 microns thin, it’s flexible and can be wrapped around a pencil. It’s 432 X 240 resolution and 4.1″ display looks crisp! Sony’s Flexible OLED is Thinner Than a Strand of Hair.
This guy has gone all out – he’s mapped his Emotiv headset commands to Rovio commands, which are sent out via skype to the robot. Emotiv Headset Controls Rovio Robot Via Brainwaves – Rovio emotiv hack – Gizmodo.
This shows pretty conclusively that the iphone has the best touchscreen followed by the Palm Pre. The Androids don’t do too well at all. labs.moto.com » Blog Archive » Robot Touchscreen Analysis.
The system beams a keyboard or menu onto the user's forearm and hand from a projector housed in an armband. An acoustic detector, also in the armband, then calculates which part of the display you want to activate. via Body acoustics can turn your arm into a touchscreen – tech – 01 March 2010 – Read more about Skinput turns your body into a touch device[…]
The Zeal Optics Transcend googles feature a head mounted display with GPS, speed, altitude, vertical odometer, stopwatch / countdown timer, temp, time, anti fog and a whole lot more and have 3 buttons on the side to switch between the modes and functions in a coverflow type of fashion. Unfortunately either $350,- or $450,-. Zeal Read more about HUD Ski goggles[…]
This thing splits apart and allows you to use your RC aircraft as a bomber for only $16.95 HobbyKing Online R/C Hobby Store : Quanum RTR Bomb System 1/6 scale Plug-n-Drop $16.95.
This foot switch can be programmed for a unique key or multiple key combination. Welcome to Usb.brando.com.
These speakers screw into light bulb sockets, make light and use wireless connections to play music. No more hassly speaker wiring over the house. Klipsch LightSpeakers Screw Into Light Bulb Sockets, Play Music Wirelessly – klipsch lightspeaker – Gizmodo.
YouTube – How to improve the reception of a mobile modem. Basically – just put it in a pot!
This mouse has gold plating, swarovski crystals, leather covering, hand stitching and works over wifi – for only $60,-! GIGABYTE – Product – PC Peripherals – Mouse – Products – GM-M7800S.
These goggles will have a heads up display in them where you can see call info, speed, hight, timing information, rate of descent, a moving map and be able to find friends. Hopefully out in 2010 and they’re going for reasonable prices too! Should be awesome for the gadget conscious snowboarder or skier! Recon Instruments Read more about Recon Instruments HUD Goggles[…]
This connects a number of USB drives to your network, basically turning them into a NAS. SHARKOON Technologies GmbH.