I know we’ve said it before, but we really must say it again: Only in Japan. Noda Akira went to a MAKE Tokyo meeting in 2007 to show off the little light he sticks up his nose. It glows when he breathes out. It’s not clear to me what the advantages are, but I suppose it does look nicer than [...]
He’s back. The lovable two-foot robot with the MJ moves is now called NAO Next Gen. He’s more programmable, more flexible and simply smarter due to a new onboard processor. Image recognition is much better, NAO is more physically stable and the hearing and “comprehending” are better. The robot can now sort of guess at what you’re asking. There are [...]
You probably thought good old A.G. Bell, inventor of the telephone, wasn’t coming back from the dead anytime soon. Surprise! Ironically, the technological age that’s making his original invention–the hard-wired telephone–obsolete is now allowing us to “hear” from him again. Audio recording experiments that he performed 130 years ago are now able to be played. From the Christian Science Monitor: [...]
Over at Instructables.com, where DIY geeks gather to share step-by-step instructions with each other for cool, complex LED or Arduino projects, Loganbo has posted his invention: The Sham-Wow Shoes. They involve cutting out a Sham-Wow to the size and shape of your shoes, strapping them on the bottom, and … that’s it. Now you have Sham-Wows on your shoes and [...]
The range of projects on Etsy is pretty staggering. You’ve got knitted mittens or a scarf, and then you have Will Rockwell‘s exquisite creation. From Rockwell’s Etsy page: Actually a case which holds your choice of external hard drive, Rockwell’s machine simulates a steam driven powerhouse, complete with drivewheel and shaft, service light, and best of all, it generates smoke [...]
Marko petrovic has designed a watch that mimics the engine of a Lamborghini Aventador. Automotive enthusiast Marko Petrovic’s unusual timepiece takes inspiration from and follows the design language of Lamborghini’s ultramodern hypercar, the Aventador. The Avenger watch transfers the same ultramodern aesthetic, signature black and orange of the Aventador, and complex engineering into a vertical tourbillion presented much in the [...]
From Endgadget: “Robots finally able to follow ‘make me a sandwich’ command” The wait is over! Er, maybe not. This is the longest sandwich-making in history. Good thing these robots from the The Technical University of Munich don’t work at Subway: I think the guy explaining things just flew in from Occupy Berlin.
This just … I don’t even know what to say. I’m in love. bd594, my heart is filled with Rewind love for you. Oh, and in case you don’t know what the original song sounds like: [Via The Awesomer]