Head-mounted device manipulates reality
A virtual reality-like device mixes real life with make believe.
Dec 7th, 2012
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The O-Pal Oxygenator pimps your coffee or wine by injecting nanobubbles (w/video)
The world's smallest oxygen machine, the O-Pal Personal Beverage Oxygenator, is a handheld appliance that extracts oxygen from the air and injects it into beverages to improve flavor.
Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreSmartphones become mini medical labs
Imagine your smartphone becoming a mobile medical laboratory that records and sends data for a range of research. That will soon be a reality thanks to the expertise and impatience of a University of Sydney PhD candidate.
Dec 5th, 2012
Read moreBreakthrough in augmented reality contact lens (w/video)
Researchers announced efforts to embed a spherical LCD display into contact lenses for use in medical and cosmetic applications. Unlike LED-based contact lens displays, which are limited to a few small pixels, this innovative LCD-based technology uses the entire display surface.
Dec 5th, 2012
Read moreSmartphones might soon develop emotional intelligence
If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood. New research by a team of engineers at the University of Rochester may soon make that possible.
Dec 4th, 2012
Read moreMobile phone introduced in Japan will monitor skin condition
A mobile phone that monitors the user's skin condition, checking for blemishes and colour, was unveiled in beauty-conscious Japan on Thursday.
Nov 29th, 2012
Read moreNew, wearable device resets body clock
Last week saw the launch of Re-Timer, a wearable green light device invented by sleep researchers to reset the body's internal clock.
Nov 27th, 2012
Read moreHere comes the chance to fly your own brain-controlled toy helicopter (w/video)
Puzzlebox Orbit is an educational toy that combines a brain-controlled helicopter with open hardware, software, and teaching material. It is now available on Kickstarter.
Nov 24th, 2012
Read more3D printed optics and light bulbs (w/video)
Printed Optics is a new approach to creating custom optical elements for interactive devices using 3D printing. Printed Optics enable sensing, display, and illumination elements to be directly embedded in the body of an interactive device. Using these elements, unique display surfaces, novel illumination techniques, custom optical sensors, and robust embedded components can be digitally fabricated for rapid, high fidelity, customized interactive devices.
Nov 23rd, 2012
Read moreStar Trek Classroom: The next generation of school desks
Researchers designing and testing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can boost skills in mathematics.
Nov 23rd, 2012
Read moreEngineers pave the way towards 3D printing of personal electronics
Scientists are developing new materials which could one day allow people to print out custom-designed personal electronics such as games controllers which perfectly fit their hand shape.
Nov 23rd, 2012
Read moreRovio: Angry Birds soda is the best selling drink in Finland - "Ahead of Coke and Pepsi"
Here's a fun stat to emerge from the Slush conference, currently taking place in Helsinki, Finland. Angry Birds soda is the top-selling drink in that country.
Nov 21st, 2012
Read moreWorld's most advanced and expensive SCRABBLE system unveiled
Scrabble gets a technological makeover ahead of the Prague Mind Sports Festival.
Nov 15th, 2012
Read moreJawbone's all new fitness tracking bracelet
Jawbone today announced UP, a new wristband and app system that helps you discover things about yourself that you never knew. UP tracks how you sleep, move, and eat, and gives you personalized insights to help you make smarter choices to feel your best.
Nov 13th, 2012
Read moreVuzix smart glasses to compete with Google Glass
Vuzix Corporation announced today that its new Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 was selected as an Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering BEST OF INNOVATIONS honoree and picked as the best new technology in the Wireless Handset Accessories product category.
Nov 13th, 2012
Read moreStar Wars holiday lights
These holiday light strings will be the stars of the show for your Intergalactic Holiday Tree. Each strand of lights is 11.5 feet long and features 10 injection molded plastic lights in the shape of either Yoda or R2-D2.
Nov 12th, 2012
Read moreTetris stackable LED desk lamp
Tetris piece shaped lamps that you can stack. Of course, you're going to have to be sure to stack them non-optimally. If you make a straight line, sure, you'll get points, but then your lamp will disappear!
Nov 11th, 2012
Read moreUSB drive made out of 4.5 billion years old meteorite
The $1990 USB stick is decorated with little pieces and dust from a 4.5 billion years old meteorite. Its name 'Apophis' refers to a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a small probability that it would strike the Earth in 2029.
Nov 8th, 2012
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