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RIM's iPad competitor to be called...Blackpad!

Rumors about Research In Motion's iPad competitor started swirling a couple of days ago when RIM registered Blackpad.com, but now Bloomberg has received additional information from two sources said to be close to the project. MORE

By Michael Trei

10:18PM on Jul 30, 2010

flying car • I-TEC • maverick

By Michael Trei

8:18PM on Jul 30, 2010

Finally, a flying car that actually works

Futurists have been promising us flying cars for decades, but most of the proposals we've seen have looked pretty lame. Most are tiny aircraft with folding wings and small road wheels, making them pretty lousy both on the road and in the sky.

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bioengineering • injuries • medical

Mad scientists develop Wolverine-like healing factor

Researchers at the University of Columbia have figured out how to get rabbits to regrow damaged bones with artificial implants. The implants are more like scaffolds, which acted as blueprints for healing. The hope is that tech could be used to help humans to the same. MORE

By Kevin Hall

4:39PM on Jul 30, 2010

Architecture • Gallery • Santiago Calatrava

This gorgeous rail station looks like it belongs in some perfect utopian future

Denver already enjoys the presence of a beautiful international airport. Adding a rail station to that is one tall order, then, as you can't just attach any ol' block of a structure to it and call it a day. Architect Santiago Calatrava, coming up with something that really fits. MORE

By Kevin Hall

3:44PM on Jul 30, 2010

Ikaros • Solar Sail • Spaceship

Solar sail spaceship cruises along using tech you have at home

Japan's Ikaros solar sail spacecraft has certainly made itself into one to watch. After a successful launch and an equally successful deployment, the ship is now showing off how it maneuvers. High tech as the ship is, its method of steering is simple and genius. MORE

By Kevin Hall

2:58PM on Jul 30, 2010

explosions • watermelons

By Adam Frucci

2:14PM on Jul 30, 2010

Watermelons + 10,000 volts of electricity = awesome explosions

What happens when you pump a whopping 10,000 volts of juice into a helpless watermelon? Instant watermelon salad, that's what. You'll just need to gather up the pieces from the blast radius.

gaming • Gpad • iphone

GPad adds gamepad buttons to the iPhone, finally

There are a lot of pretty great iPhone games, but none of what I really, really want: old school NES and SNES games playable with real buttons. With the GPad, that's not necessarily the case. MORE

By Adam Frucci

1:30PM on Jul 30, 2010

space • Xtraordinary Adventures

Cheapest flight to space yet is still a whopping $95,000

I've gotta give Xtraordinary Adventures credit for bringing the price of a flight to space down from the $200,000 Virgin Galactic is planning on charging. But still, $95,000 is a wee bit out of my price range. MORE

By Adam Frucci

12:45PM on Jul 30, 2010

custom earphones • JH Audio • review

By Peter Pachal

12:04PM on Jul 30, 2010

3 reasons you may actually want to spend $1,149 on earphones

When I first learned the price of JH Audio's 16 PRO earphones, it was all I could do to not do a spit take. A THOUSAND DOLLARS? No, actually it was $1,149, but close enough. Could such a obscene price actually be worth it? The company was kind enough to send me a pair to find out.

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furniture • gaming • space invaders

Sit back and relax on the Space Invaders couch

The iconic alien from the classic arcade game Space Invaders could next invade your living room as a piece of furniture. MORE

By Adam Frucci

11:17AM on Jul 30, 2010

green tech • hybrid cars • vehicles

It's official, Porsche now has the coolest hybrid sports car on the planet

Tesla is no longer the sexiest green tech sports car on the market now that the announcement of the Porsche 918 Spyder is being taken from concept design to real world product. MORE

By Adario Strange

5:37AM on Jul 30, 2010

game consoles • jimmy fallon

By Michael Trei

11:34PM on Jul 29, 2010

Jimmy Fallon plays the history of gaming consoles in 60 seconds

Yesterday on Late Night, Jimmy Fallon attempted to break a record by playing ten different video game systems in 60 seconds, completing at least one play on each before moving to the next.

ewee-pt • personal transporter • segway

Is this German Segway knockoff better than the real thing?

We've given the Segway a pretty rough time over the years here at Dvice, mostly because it's kind of big and clunky. A sleek slimmed down version is what we really needed, and now a German company called Nolodesign has created one. MORE

By Michael Trei

8:48PM on Jul 29, 2010

Future Tech • Holograms • Japan

Touchable holograms bring us closer to Star Trek's holodecks

A team at Tokyo University has figured out how to make holograms "touchable." When you think of holograms, you probably picture your hand sliding right through them, being a projection of light and all. Here, you won't feel anything, but you certainly can interact. MORE

By Kevin Hall

8:27PM on Jul 29, 2010

porsche • Vehicles

Porche made even more manly with addition of Boeing turbine engine

How do you increase the testosterone in a classic 1982 Porsche 928? Well, you could just shove a Hoeing turbine engine that shoots flames out of the hood in there. That'd be a start. MORE

By Adam Frucci

2:14PM on Jul 29, 2010

Puzzle • toys • weapons

125-piece metal puzzle can be put together to form a working gun

This might look like a relatively straightforward 3D metal puzzle, but it holds a secret: if you put some of its pieces together in the right way, it'll turn into a functioning gun. MORE

By Adam Frucci

1:30PM on Jul 29, 2010

Dell Streak • HTC Evo 4G • Smartphones

Are smartphones like the Dell Streak too big?

We've come a long way from the bulky satellite phones of the '80s that used to come with a lunchbox-sized attachment. Still, with whoppers like the Dell Streak on the horizon, and with the HTC Evo having its own kickstand... MORE

By Kevin Hall

12:52PM on Jul 29, 2010

headphones • Packaging • panasonic

This may be the best gadget packaging ever

In a world of boring boxes and impossible-to-open clamshell packaging, this simple, brilliant design for a headphones box by Panasonic stands out. MORE

By Adam Frucci

11:29AM on Jul 29, 2010

furniture • magnets

Levitating cube table adds a dash of magic to your furniture

The Float Table is comprised of 64 cubes, all magnetized so that they never touch each other and never touch the floor. It looks like magic. MORE

By Adam Frucci

10:44AM on Jul 29, 2010

Amazon • E-readers • Kindle

New tiny Kindles: the 'paperback' version we've been waiting for?

Amazon is going the way of the iPad and the Nook with a new Kindle that comes in two flavors: Wi-Fi only and more expensive 3G. More importantly, there's also a new form factor to ponder. It's smaller, lighter and oddly makes the Kindle attractive again. MORE

By Kevin Hall

8:56AM on Jul 29, 2010

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