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If you've been waiting to get your hands on an iPhone 3G, be prepared to keep waiting. AT&T only takes advance orders, and Apple stores are sold out across the country. You've got two options: go through AT&T's direct...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
If you’re a member of the Long Now Foundation, you think about vast spans of time. That’s why the futurist think tankers put a 0 before every year to show how cool and forward-thinking they are (for example, this...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sometimes, you just need a breath of fresh air. You'll always have one with you if you're wearing the O2 bag. It's essentially a backpack containing a battery-powered oxygen generator, making sure you've always got fresh oxygen in tow. It's...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
When it's hot out, I've got two things on my mind: cooling down and always knowing what time it is. Unfortunately, these two tasks generally require completely different sets of equipment. Now, thanks to Hong Kong's crazy Brando, I don't...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Anyone who's seen Murderball knows how serious wheelchair athletics can be, but it's always struck me as more than a little inefficient that the athletes need to use their hands to both play ball and steer their wheelchairs. Short...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
If you have carpal tunnel syndrome (also known as repetitive stress injury, or RSI), are you going to trust Microsoft to ease your pain? Heck no. It’s time to call for some otherworldly assistance with the Alien Mouse. Everybody’s...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Nobody likes getting a speeding ticket. For some people, the solution is, you know, not speeding. For others, it's constantly searching for new technology to help them evade the cops, finding fancier and fancier radar detectors to know just when...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Called "Sharewear" by creator Di Mainstone, this pair of dresses light the area around them in different ways depending on how they're linked up. Both costumes feature a floating, halo-on-a-stick-style lamp above the wearer's head, as well as a...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
No need to hang a Wet Paint sign on this table, because it's just an illusion. Designer John Nouanesing must have thought up this design concept while having fever dreams about painting his house. What's next? Space-saving chairs that...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Any way you slice it, they just don't make arcade games like they did in the '80s. The variety, creativity and value (25 cents!) of that golden age have never been matched. So if you were going to immortalize...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
In an age when our gadgets often appear to give us magical powers one can never have enough mystical trinkets cocked and ready to astonish. The GOD Ability wireless Ultrasonic Distance Measurer and Digital Thermometer are both well suited to...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sure, you could drink your wine out of a normal-looking carafe, but isn't that boring? You're edgy. You need to impress everyone with how out of the box you're always thinking. And for people like you, there's the Droppa carafe....
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
So you've got a pile of old cassettes sitting around that you can't get yourself to throw away. The memories, man! But you don't want them cluttering up your closet anymore, as you, understandably, never listen to cassettes anymore. What...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Nothing calms the anxious mind like curling up with someone, or at least something that simulates a fellow human, and the Beating Heart Stress Relief Pillow will do just that. It's a heart-shaped pillow that not only generates a...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Professor Tomiki Ikeda of Japan's Tokyo Institute of Technology has been working on light-activated motors since 2003, and it looks like his research is yielding some amazing results. The research team has completed a plastic motor, powered only by ultraviolet...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Atmos clocks have been running on thin air since 1928, but never have they looked like this. Now its storied maker, Jaeger-LeCoultre, has teamed up with famed Aussie designer Marc Newson to make this newest clock in the collection,...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
We were impressed when GE engineers showed us OLED (organic light emitting diode) lighting that was twice as efficient as regular incandescent light bulbs, but get a load of this: Princeton and U-Michigan scientists have just beaten that by...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The problem with shooting a gun at someone is that you just can't control how fast the bullet is going. More than likely, it's going very fast and will seriously hurt or kill them. But geez, you didn't want that!...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Who says a PC has to be rectangular, or even square? Designer Apostol Tnokovski thinks the PC world is round, and conceived this 6-inch orb-shaped number as his proof. Not only is E-Ball oddball shaped, it’s called “the smallest...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Getting shot seems like it would be pretty lousy. So does getting stabbed. But getting shot by the knife/gun combo that just stabbed you? That's the ultimate indignity, my friend. That's a potential danger, however, if you get in a...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Imagine watching any HD video wirelessly from any Blu-ray player, PC, TiVo, set-top box, video camera, Xbox — any video source, anywhere in your house, up to 100 feet away. Now add the ability to instantly control that video...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Americans generally like their gadgets made of slick black plastic and shiny chrome-like surfaces (yes, we all want to be Batman), but to make it in Japan your device has to offer a bit of "kawaii" (cuteness) to appeal to...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Visitors attending Santa Monica's GLOW festival found a stunning surprise in artist Shih Chieh Huang's Recycled Robots, simple sculptures made from odds and ends including plastic bags and bottles, computer fans, portable DVD players hooked up to screens, and...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Conceived by design firm Architecture and Vision, the Moon Base Two is an inflatable lunar habitat that'll keep up to four astronauts safe and sound as they work for six months. While an inflatable base probably isn't what most...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A boon to welders and solar-eclipse fans, the Speedglas SL helmet has an auto-darkening filter on the shield and four selectable levels of light filtering. The helmet's strong, non-absorbent material also happens to be very lightweight, making the SL...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Some of you may be wondering about the results of DVICE's Make a Cylon contest that closed a little while back. We're sorry to say the results have been delayed a bit longer due to some unforseen scheduling conflicts...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Even though we’ve made it through the statistically hottest day of the year — July 19th — how the heck are we going to keep our beers cold for the rest of the summer? Until you can finally get...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
If you want your bed to feel a little more exciting, you have a few options. One is buying a race car bed, which has been making little kids excited for years. Two is to not sleep alone. Three is...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Looking like something from the next Transformers movie, this slick motorcycle concept toggles between two and three wheels at (presumably) the touch of a button. For highway driving it uses all three wheels, but when things get a little...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The wellspring of spectacular tech ideas that is Art.Lebedev Studio has just come up with another dance along the lunatic fringe, and this one’s a smaller keyboard called Optimus Pultius. Positioned between the not-yet now-shipping Optimus Maximus keyboard ($1877)...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
I've seen floating trampolines before, as they've been around for some time now. They look insanely fun, as what could be better than launching yourself off a trampoline and into a lake? Nothing, that's what. But these Aqua Jump Water...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tired of waiting for an affordable and simple touch screen tablet to surf the web, Michael Arrington, the Silicon Valley maven of influential blog TechCrunch, decided to take matters into his own hands. He wants to create a $200...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
This collapsing Foldoub caravan concept by Dutch designer Niels Caris gives you a lot more space with a lot less to tow. While the frame of the camper is made of lightweight, flexible materials, it all folds into a...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Britain's ubiquitous CCTV video surveillance network has nothing on Japan's Orwellian nightmare in the making. One of the country's top electronics firms, NEC, has just announced a new plasma display fitted with a tiny camera that can accurately identify a...
POSTED Tuesday, July 22, 2008
When space agencies start undertaking more ambitious projects on the Moon, it'll be important that their astronauts know where they are. Recreating the most reliable global positioning technology we have Earth-side for the Moon's surface is tricky, as our...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
You've got 10 seconds to wakeup. If you aren't up by then, the Rocket Alarm Clock will blast its rocket across the room and won't start stop beeping until you retrieve it and place it back on the launching...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
Panasonic rolled out the DMC-LX3, a new flagship for its point-and-shoot line of Lumix cameras today, and this is not just like all the others. Finally, somebody breaks this stupid vicious circle of the megapixel wars. If you haven’t...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
This Zero-Gee Ergonomic workstation doesn't seem like it'd be very good for, you know, working. I mean, I'm sure that it's extremely comfortable, as it's essentially a recliner that can go completely horizontal with a computer monitor attached to it,...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
LCD screens have their plusses — they're cheap; don't consume as much power as, say, plasma displays; and look totally sleek and hot — but their weaknesses are just as plentiful: They have difficulty displaying true blacks. Their pixel refresh...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
Korean designers Sungchul Yang and Woonghee Han think we’re going to be living in waterworld some day soon, so that’s why they put together Aqua. It’s a design concept for a versatile little one-person runabout, equally at home skimming...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
Green office buildings are all the rage these days, with big companies finding them the perfect way to create a physical presence for their brand while also coming across as environmentally friendly. In addition, they allow for architects to create...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
Looking to save a few bucks? Plumble has an idea that’s long overdue: Listen to two 22-second ads, and make a two-and-a-half-minute call anywhere in the U.S. or Canada for free. Currently in beta testing, the service promises to...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
Looky here: it's an old NES that's had its guts ripped out and crammed inside a light gun. I'm not quite sure why, but hey, they did it! Now, if you're so inclined, play Excitebike right off this gun. The...
POSTED Monday, July 21, 2008
If you've been going through hell over the last week trying to get your new iPhone 3G up and running, perhaps a nice cold brewskie could help calm your frazzled nerves. Just don't be tempted to try and get...
POSTED Sunday, July 20, 2008
While we can all speculate about ways to recreate Batman's ultra cool gadgets, a French design company called Enzyme has shown a motorcycle concept that would look right at home in the Dark Knight's hands. Sure, that amazing Batpod...
POSTED Saturday, July 19, 2008
The Car Camera Voyager Pro comes coupled with a GPS logger, and altogether the unit will keep recordings of your driving and track where you went. Depending on what you want to use it for, it could help in...
POSTED Saturday, July 19, 2008
The iPhone 3G dominated the news this week, and we found unique angles to the story, showing you 10 things nobody’s noticed yet about the coveted cell phone. We put it all into perspective for you, and then discovered...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
Graphene is an extremely common material that scientists are continually discovering new properties of. It's somewhat of a wonder material, apparently! A few years ago it was discovered that due to its electrical properties, one-micron sheets of it are ideal...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
We’ve gotten so used to beer cans, why not put wine in pop-top cans, too? Swedish designers Jens Andersson and Jonas Forsman tried to make their recyclable wine cans slightly resemble a wine bottle, and now these prototypes are...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
Never mind that this solar-powered car looks like a streamlined humpback whale covered with high-tech barnacles. The SolarWorld No.1 can hit a top speed of 75mph, and averaged 45mph over an 1864-mile race course without once stopping at a...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
Out of ideas? Sounds like you need to get to your nearest Fun-O-Meter. Feed it 50 cents, and you'll get a vending machine ball filled with a fun suggestion. Example: "Write 'B' and 'R' on opposite ends the back...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
There’s something fascinating about unusually-designed staircases, and we’ve shown you a few. We’ve even displayed one that goes nowhere at all. But this one at the Garvan Institute in Sydney, Australia goes somewhere, alright, making you navigate 6.5 revs...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
While yes, that basement subwoofer was pretty big, I guess, it was no Matterhorn. The Matterhorn is the most powerful subwoofer ever created. It was commissioned by the military for some reason (Friday movie nights at boot camp, perhaps?), and...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
How do you know whether or not McDonalds is still serving breakfast? Well, usually you just check your watch. If it's earlier than 10:30 am, they are. If it's later, they aren't. Pretty simple. But what if you don't have...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
What happens when you make it illegal to buy a gun? Besides stimulating a lively black market for criminals to find guns anywhere and anytime, weapons such as the Wasp Knife start popping up. Originally designed to kill sharks...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
Step back for a few seconds and take a look at Earth from 31 million miles away. What were you doing on May 29th? On that day, NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft was wandering around space at 23,000 miles per...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
Popular Science has a feature on the sports stadiums of tomorrow, one of them being Cisco Field, future home of the Oakland A's. Apparently Cisco needed something to do with a bunch of spare cable it had lying around,...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
If the warm and fuzzy looks of the Chumby turned you off, there's now a more aesthetically sophisticated alternative multi-function device available called the Anobar. Developed by Anodos Inc. of Japan, the Anobar uses a Field Emission Display to show...
POSTED Friday, July 18, 2008
It's iPhone 3G + 1 week and I have PPD — post-party depression. I feel as if it's the day after a three-day dorm party except without the cleanup responsibilities, vise-like hangover with residual nausea and vague memories of...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
You'd probably think the Proxima is a car if you saw it from the front, or a motorcycle — albeit an odd-looking one — from the rear. You'd be right, both times. A concept by Alvino Design, the Proxima...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
What's with the fancy watches today? I mean, I agree that the trust old watch might be a little past its prime, but I'm not sure that reimagining it with a bunch of gimmicks is really what's needed. But hey,...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Bingo is serious business. It's one of the most widely played games in America. It's played in retirement homes, churches, in grammy's den and anywhere else people are generally inclined to fall asleep. The Bimbo Bingo Box keeps things...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Now we can stop whining about short battery life in the iPhone 3G. As long as you don’t mind hanging a matching two-inch appendage off the end of your iPhone, this iPhoneck Backup Battery might do the trick. Just...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Besides being in tip-top shape and having a detective's intuition that rivals Sherlock Holmes, billionaire Bruce Wayne has an arsenal of high-tech toys and vehicles that would make even James Bond's Q drool. It's part of the Caped Crusader's...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
This ridiculous contraption is the Parajet Skycar, a carbon neutral "flying car" that's essentially a dune buggy with a propeller on the back and a parachute. While by looking at it you may think that it can only fly when...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Video on demand is coming to Amazon, replacing the company’s Unbox service that’s been in place for the past two years. Amazon’s service will start out with 40,000 movies and TV shows that can be watched instantly, instead of...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Watches may be going out of style a bit due to the fact that most people carry around cellphones that can tell time just as well, but that doesn't mean Timex is going to stop trying to come up with...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Meet the curious "M.01," otherwise known as the Car for Paris 2030. It's described by its designer Ashley Chichocki as exploring "what is really necessary in a vehicle," and as such it addresses a major issue that cities are...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Here's a concept fish owners (or fish who are owned by children) wish was real: a robotic fish feeder. A unit like the Fifer would probably serve a pond better than a fish tank as it's designed to deliver...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
As China continues to ramp up its status as an industrial global power, some of its best and brightest are working to come up with innovative new auto solutions to serve the new middle class. Yet another concept vehicle...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
While I'm sure that DeWalt makes a very high-quality nail gun that's perfect for any job that could be completed using a nail gun, this is not it. No, this is an M16 assault rifle that's decked out to look...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Thinking about getting an iPhone 3G? If you live a major city, you'll be in for a wait: Lineups at Apple stores across the country range from 10 minutes (in Glendale, Wisconsin) to 5 hours (the 5th Avenue store...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Stihl Yard Boss, you've served me well, but it's time for a new weapon to combat these zombie hordes. I think this Mowercycle is a pretty good candidate — it'll turn the living dead in your path into mulch...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Remember the trusty old VHS tape? You know, the thing we used to watch movies on. You had to rewind and fast forward it, the quality kind of sucked, and sometimes the tape would get eaten by the machine, ruining...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
When audio designer Roberto Delle Curti wanted the world’s biggest, baddest subwoofer, he didn’t go prancing off to some snooty audio store. He got out a shovel. Underneath his world-class home theater lurks the Real Total Horn, consisting of...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sometimes, as neat as steampunk objects can be, I think they're better left in photographs than used in real life. After all, modding electronics to look like they came from some alternate Victorian history is all about aesthetics, not function....
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Most of the scientists at NASA say they have the design for the Constellation program with its Ares moon rockets nailed down, and they’re set for flight testing a year from now with hopes for a moon landing by...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
This trend of alarm clocks that torture you while waking you up is puzzling. Here’s the latest one, called Shape Up, a Fred & Friends design appearing in the form of a dumbbell that keeps honking out its maddening...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) may have just inadvertently introduced the future of the 3D movie experience with the debut of the gCubik. The tiny box feeds video through a batch of lenses on each side,...
POSTED Wednesday, July 16, 2008
My iTunes library is a mess. Half the album covers are missing and many of the tracks have cryptic names, making iTunes even worse than it already is. Here’s where TuneUp can help, seeking album cover art and music...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Sony has just announced a new addition to the ever-changing Playstation 3 lineup: an 80GB model. The new 80GB Playstation 3 won't come bundled with any games, but it will come with the new, fancy DualShock 3 controller, which brings...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
We've seen some huge shower configurations before, but this must be the most enormous shower head in the world. Charade World by Italian designers Fornara & Maulini is the centerpiece of a crazy idea, turning a humble shower stall...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Nintendo just announced the Wii Speak, the newest peripheral for its wildly popular console. The Wii Speak is essentially a big microphone that sits atop the sensor bar that attaches to the Wii. It allows you to have a group...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Just look at this beautiful Dell E laptop. On a news day with a sea of press releases about me-too lappies from Sony, Lenovo, Acer, Samsung, Toshiba, HP and Fujitsu packing Intel’s Centrino 2 mobile platform, this tiny 8.9-inch...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Just when Japanese watch purveyor TokyoFlash had gone completely off the deep end, determined to never sell a watch that could be easily deciphered by earthlings, the company adds this Nekura Tumbler to its eclectic collection. Even grandma could...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
While using a Bluetooth headset in public can make you seem anywhere from rude to crazy, it's not the most attention-grabbing thing you could do. After all, you've just got a little piece of plastic clipped to your ear. That's...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Among the legions of new iPhone consumers, I personally know at least five people who will never buy the iPhone due to what some gadget mavens refer to as "fat finger syndrome." For these unlucky souls, no amount of maneuvering...
POSTED Tuesday, July 15, 2008
After waiting in line for what seemed like an eternity, we finally got home with our shiny new iPhones 3G. Meanwhile, we had time to peruse all the other rah-rah, hand-picked reviewers fawning all over Apple’s new baby, and...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
Nobody likes mosquitoes. Sure, you can use bug spray to try to keep them away, but then you'll be covered with a greasy, chemical film that smells so bad that it'll repel as many people as bugs. What's one to...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
Braggadocio about electric car designs runs rampant, but the CityEl’s claim of 200mph beats all. This working prototype was built for a mere $2500, and spends most of its life as an ultralight 3-wheeled electric runabout. But if its...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
Eventually, wars will be fought between robots owned by different countries, with soldiers sitting safely away from action holding remote controls. The latest step towards that future is with new chemical-sniffing robots that are currently being prepared for duty in...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
If you constantly need to stop typing to take a sip of water, adjust your hair, fix your glasses, take a bite of a sandwich, or any other process that requires one hand, you might think that having to use...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
This Wireless Arc Mouse from Microsoft was supposed to be a big secret, but our friends at MaximumPC spilled the beans. Since we’re not beholden to any embargos from Microsoft on this product, we can freely tell you that...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
You probably saw this propaganda photo from Iran last week, showing a quartet of dangerous-looking missiles simultaneously launching in a test exercise. It became immediately obvious to anyone with half a brain that the shot was Photoshopped, with an...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
Now we see why the first iPhone didn’t have the much-faster 3G network inside. Although 3G web browsing is at least 7 to 10 times faster than the speed we got with the EDGE network on the old iPhone,...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
Outdoor lighting is nice and elegant, but a pain in the rear — what with all the stringing of cable under the ground and disturbing the groundhogs. These cool Solar Deck Lights get you yard illumination without the hassle,...
POSTED Monday, July 14, 2008
Sweden's Hasselblad is one of those companies whose products seem to exist on a plane far above anything else on the market. Their medium format film cameras have been the standard for professional photographers for decades, and while they...
POSTED Sunday, July 13, 2008
While the high price of gas means that many of us are staying closer to home this summer, that doesn't mean we can't still have some fun. The Cinebox system from Open Air Cinema lets you host a movie...
POSTED Saturday, July 12, 2008
It's finally the weekend, so toss some Tetris-shaped ice cubes in your drink, take a deep breath and enjoy yourself some peace and quiet. You're definitely going to need some rest if you were waiting in line for the...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Before his stunning non-acquisition of an iPhone 3G, our early-bird reporter, Stewart Wolpin, took the time to get to know his fellow linemates, querying them on their reasons for wanting an iPhone 3G.
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Roger Clemens and steroids allegations. Larry Craig and his Minneapolis men's room rendezvous. R. Kelly and child pornography. It doesn't matter whether or not the charges are true. It doesn't matter the degree to which the charges are true....
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Nat-2 is a fashion label from Germany, and the group is doing some funky things with footwear. The 2in1 Sneaker can be worn as a sandal or a sneaker, depending on how you zip it up. By adding more...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
What's it like to wait in line for four hours for a phone? Thanks to the magic of video editing, you don't have to actually sit on a street corner all night to find out.
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Here's a robot sculpture that would spark a lot of debate between fans of the Autobots or Decepticons. Autobots' leader Optimus Prime is looking a little thin in all his junky glory, but the sculpture is still really impressive. It's...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
All eyes are on Apple today with the launch of the iPhone 3G, but that doesn't mean the rest of the world stopped moving. Microsoft cut the price of the Xbox 360 pro model from $350 down to $300 —...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
With a big movie like Hellboy II: The Golden Army hitting theaters today, you're bound to get hit by toys and games and other related merchandise promoting the film — most of it a bunch of crap. Sideshow Collectibles...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
We had it all planned: Two people waiting in line this morning, one at an Apple store, one at AT&T. Sure it would take hours, but by the end of it we'd have two iPhones 3G to check out....
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Kodak must be eager to abandon its film roots. Now it’s announced an HDTV player that will bring video as well as music and photos from computers and the Internet into the living room. At first glance, it looks...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Looks like telepresence really will be all the rage in the future. The TMSUK-4 created by Japanese robotics developer Tmsuk will let shoppers enjoy the full tactile experience of browsing shelves without having to step into the store. We...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Good lord. Did an alien spacecraft leave some kind of death-ray weapon behind? Nope, that’s just the latest rendering of the upcoming RED Scarlet camcorder, the ultra high-rez shooter from Oakley founder Jim Jannard that’s due early next year....
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
The iPhone 3G frenzy is in full swing this morning, and the transactions aren’t happening as quickly as Apple would like. The iPhone 3G requires in-store activation, and the first purchaser at the Boston Apple Store walked in at...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Wait, wasn't I just here a year ago? Yup, right near the FAO Schwarz awning again on East 58th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues at 5:30 a.m., waiting for the iPhone to go on sale at the main...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
You probably think you've already seen the scariest robots being constructed in real-life, which probably means you haven't seen the Cyclops. Powered by fifteen spherical joints and fifty artificial muscles, the robot moves its head and torso as it tracks...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
Telecommuting. It’s just a bunch a lazy ne’er-do-wells hanging around the house in their pajamas, soaking up a paycheck and doing nothing, right? Why should they get to do their work at home, relaxing in that favorite chair, while...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
When Vancouver hosts thousands of athletes and personnel during the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Canada, the city plans to do so in a sustainable, eco-friendly manner. Vancouver wants its Athlete's Village — which is actually two villages...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
The welder is probably my favorite member of a construction team. Not only do they get sweet helmets and send a lot of sparks flying, but I've often marveled at welders I've seen hanging upside-down like ninjas as they...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
While the irony of harnessing solar power to build gas guzzling cars is hard to ignore, GM has become a world leader in the use of solar energy to power their factories. Now they have announced plans to install...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
No one likes the cables and wires that result from A/V gear, but nowhere is it worse than on your TV. That flat panel was supposed to be sleek, elegant, a modern wonder — at least it was until...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
In many developing countries, ambulances aren't readily available to bring injured people to medical centers. With that in mind, Benoit Angibaud designed the Jaambaaro, a pedal-powered ambulance that's designed to help people in rural Africa transport the sick or injured...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
If you're looking for a classy, subtle decoration for your home that'll blend nicely with all of your other décor, I don't think you can go wrong with the "Merciless" gargoyle wall sculpture and light fixture. It's classy. It says...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
Apparently, many cases of food poisoning are spread via dirty kitchen towels. You know, you wipe off the counter after cutting up some raw chicken and then use the same towel to clean off that apple you're about to eat....
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
Like eating potato chips, Tetris was one of those games that you simply couldn't play just once. We've seen other ways to get your Tetris fix before, but these 'Icetris' ice cube trays that pop out cubes in all...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Japan release of the iPhone on Friday is likely to spawn a series of touchscreen kanji writing videos online demonstrating the device's new ability to handle finger-drawn Asian character input. But another, decidedly more geeky looking device called the...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
Meet Gonzo, the solar-powered wing-flapping robot. Put it anywhere where there's sun and its solar cell will charge a battery, and its wings will start flapping furiously. There's also Lilly the robot that, like Gonzo, will flap its wings...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
We love people who take common everyday items you might find at a garage sale, and then turn them into something with real artistic appeal. Canadian artist Graeme Patterson has done just that with his whimsical Hockey Organ, combining...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
One of the things that makes flying saucers so fascinating is that they clearly use some crazy alien technology to zip around. No human-built planes can maneuver like that! If only! Well, now it looks like someone has figured out...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Elaborate cat toys are great, not just because they entertain your cat. More often than not, they're designed not to entertain but to whip your cat into a frenzy, making it more entertaining for you than it is for your...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The XM-7 Spider is a powerful landmine that addresses a lot of problems with self-detonating, static landmines. Since it's guided by an operator, every Spider has a known location — no terrible surprises for friendlies here. Once it's in...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Having a pair of monitors side by side is a handy solution for people who are into heavy-duty video editing or graphics work, but last year we found this massive six-screen array from CineMassive that seemed to be built...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
There are few things more fun for kids to do than build forts. Usually, that entails taking the cushions off the couch, draping a blanket over them, and crawling underneath. It's a small, dark space that they can pretend is...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
We're fans of personal submarines, sure, but anyone with a couple million dollars lying around can get one of those. No, we like stuff more exclusive, more rare, and more resembling marine life. That's why we love the Innespace...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The brains over at Kyoto University Venture Business Laboratory have cooked up a rather nice ecologically friendly concept vehicle called the Kyoto-Car. The electric car would not only operate on electrical charges but would also function as a power source...
POSTED Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Combining solar power with electric power to run eco-friendly cars seem to be the new "in" thing to do, what with gas prices making driving a downright painful experience these days. Despite the fact that solar panels aren't really efficient...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
If you're looking to really creep out, well, anyone that you happen to run into, you could do a lot worse than by wearing this steampunk gas mask that seems to borrow more than a little bit from bondage and...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Designed by Bang & Olufsen Medicom, the Insulair's attractive design may just save you or your kids from a few beatings out in the schoolyard. Inhalers for diabetics such as the Insulair represent a newer way to treat the syndrome....
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
So, you think you're pretty good at Dunk Hunt, do you? Well, I'm sure it's pretty easy, what with you aiming at a tiny TV and using that lightweight, fake light gun that came with the NES. You're no real...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
As clever names go, Juicebar is up there. It's a battery, so it's got "juice," while its small oblong shape provides "bar" status. Nice one, kids. The Juicebar is made to give your cellphone a quick charge when it...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
A British company known as Surrey Satellite Technology is making satellites that are smaller, cheaper and easier to build, which it hopes will open up the orbital market to new interests. About the size of a refrigerator (and looking...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Magnetic fields are all around us, but they're usually invisible. Not when British filmmakers Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt get a hold of them. Their film group, called Semiconductor, created "Magnetic Movie," where they've turned audio recordings of magnetic...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
We would have gotten a programmable thermostat long ago if they were all this flashy. Take your pick of seven interchangeable faceplates, and this wafer-thin Carrier Edge Designer Thermostat covers up the space where that ugly old one sat...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
As summer lurches forward, suburbia becomes a beauty contest of lawns, each aspiring to be the best shade of green. But who's the greenest one of all? The Grass Scanner can tell you. Designed by Alice Wang, this conceptual...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
It must be nightmarish for Japanese “salarymen.” Performance artist Momoyo Torimitsu thinks so, and she’s so convinced of their suffering, she built a (literally) creepy robot to symbolize their plight in the onslaught of the upcoming Asian economic crash....
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tokyo's recent Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions Expo revealed a new entry into the electric vehicle category called the HUVO. Developed by Topia Corp., the one-seat concept vehicle is made of aluminum alloy and carbon fiber, a sturdy design for...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Good news for anyone living near an airport: someone's just thought of a way to quiet down those noisy jet planes. Dimitri Papamoschou at the University of California filed a patent earlier this year for a jet-engine silencer. Recognizing...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
The idea of LED-embedded bathroom tiles has useful written all over it. But unless you’re completely remodeling, they’re going to give you some installation challenges. This Tile + Light concept created by Korean designer Hyomi Kim makes it easier,...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
While I'm all for clever clothing that stands out from the crowd, sometimes some things might be a little too clever for their own good. Take this Venetian blind t-shirt, for example. It has a real string coming out of...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
Rumors run rampant about a Toyota Prius redesign coming up next year, but little did we know that the new version would have solar panels added to the hybrid vehicle’s roof. That’s a first for any automaker. The optional...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
Dubai isn't a city known for doing things subtly. No, when Dubai does something, it does it bigger, better, and with way more money than anywhere else in the world. Which is why it's no surprise that its new fountains...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
We can sometimes be pretty hard on ill-conceived mergers between fashion and technology. That's why we're so happy this LED dress bucks the trend, standing out as a wearable success in a closet full of tech-fashion disasters. The soft...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
I think the original NES is one of the best magnets for modders due to its iconic nature. I mean, a good chunk of people from a certain generation grew up with the NES and have fond memories of it....
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
Now you’ll be able to rest easy in that skyscraper with The Wizard, a design concept for an emergency escape system that lowers you safely to earth if all hell breaks loose. Strap on its all-encompassing belt system, firmly...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
The Seascout aquatic rescue robot would be a welcome addition for professionals and wayward tourists in open waters. If someone was in trouble, all they would need to do is activate a GPS tracker and the 'bot would glide...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
The Blue-Me portable vacation home lets you enjoy a pleasant siesta with all the amenities wherever you please. Designed by artist Anton Markus Pasing, it's like a full living room and kitchen anywhere you go with an oven, a...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
Here at Dvice we love people who are willing to push the envelope into the danger zone to perfect their creations. Plasma speakers that drive the surrounding air directly through the expansion and contraction of a plasma arc have...
POSTED Sunday, July 6, 2008
One of the dirty little secrets of those sexy flat panel TVs, is that they suck hundreds of watts from your wall sockets. While new technologies like OLED and Laser TV promise to be less power hungry, Sharp insists...
POSTED Saturday, July 5, 2008
The idea of a dedicated room just for washers and dryers may be an alien idea for our future brethren. Designed by Harsha Vardhan from New Delhi, India, the Alternative Clothes Cleaner is a conceptual washing machine that doubles...
POSTED Saturday, July 5, 2008
Filed under "jobs you thought humans would always have" comes more bad news from your future robot masters: even bartenders aren't safe. In an effort to up the ante on their previous beerbot creation, the mad scientists at Asahi beer...
POSTED Saturday, July 5, 2008
What would it be like to stand right next to a team of pyrotechnicians as they blow up a gigantic hoard of high explosives? See what it feels like to burn $400,000 in 45 minutes in this spectacular July...
POSTED Friday, July 4, 2008
Any real fan of Isaac Asimov was probably disappointed with Will Smith's take on I,Robot, but that doesn't mean you have to deny yourself the pleasure of toying with the film's robots. The film's star bot known as NS-5 Sonny...
POSTED Friday, July 4, 2008
The concern that there may be a connection between cellphones and cancer has been around for years — the first lawsuits that tried to make the connection were filed in the mid-1990s. There are many studies out there that...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
It seems that every new tower proposal these days makes claims about how green friendly the design is, but when the builder is a huge energy conglomerate, this type of claim is bound to raise a few eyebrows. Russia's...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
The mysterious "Techno News" is reporting that a Nagasaki man was arrested on June 28th for pulling off a Digger's dream: being able to vote for news stories all day, everyday. He supposedly rigged up a robotic arm with...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
With portable GPS devices selling for peanuts these days, you might wonder why anyone would want an old school compass in their car. If you've even been off road however, you'll know that even the best GPS device has...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
That picture up there is probably about the actual size of the upcoming lightsaber stylus for the Nintendo DS. You can get larger ones that actually light up. How cool is that?!?! I mean, um, how dorky is that?...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
Tiny radio controlled aircraft are all the rage these days, but they're one of those toys that can be tons of fun for the user, and pretty annoying for anyone else near you. The temptation to try and buzz...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
As if we didn’t already have enough acronyms and TV types to decipher, Sony now tells us to get ready for FED displays in 2009. Invented in the 70s, Sony and Motorola have stepped up research of Field Emission...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
Check out this photo. Guess what these are. Yes, it’s a very special series of tubes. But they're filled with fireworks, folks. Thousands of 'em. Want to see them go off? Head on back to tomorrow when DVICE dons...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
Ask any gambler — playing poker in a casino and online are two completely different things. At a real poker table you have the not-insignificant advantage of being able to observe your opponents, while nothing matches the speed and...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
Crazy plumbing aficionados rejoice! Now a slot in the wall can automagically dispense water, sensing the presence and position of your hands and acting accordingly. Not only does the Hidden Tap's water begin to flow as your hands draw...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
If you've ever had to get down and dirty with a roller, then you know that painting a room isn't always the bulk of the work — preparatory measures and cleanup can be the most frustrating labor. The Paint...
POSTED Thursday, July 3, 2008
Despite what some may think, there are other popular cell phones out there not made by Apple, and some of them come from Japan's AU KDDI. The major cellular player recently launched an art meets innovation show in Harajuku called...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Searing animal flesh takes us back to the Dawn of Man, and innovative technology brings the art of grilling way past the discovery of fire and well into the 21st century. The variety of barbecue grills both large and...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Now that Tesla Motors has gotten loads of positive press for shoving 6,831 laptop batteries in a sports car to create its electric roadster, other car companies want to get in on the action. Specifically, Mercedes Benz. Mercedes liked what...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Genetic testing to see how susceptible you might be to things like baldness or cancer is pretty common. What you might not know is how involved the analysis can be — it needs fancy chemical labeling and sophisticated instruments, stuff...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Few things are worse than suddenly getting caught out in the rain without an umbrella. You get soaked and there's just not much you can do about it. If you have on of these Eco Brollys on hand, however, you...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Why bother with picking up a bottle to pour a drink when you have the Super SideBar, dispensing your choice of five of your favorite libations with the touch of a button? While those bottles are tucked away out...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
A couple days ago, I told you about a kegorator that attaches to a trailer hitch, giving you a portable bar on the back of your truck. You might think that would be the ultimate tailgating machine. Ladies and gentleman,...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Let's face it: Tic Tac Toe is pretty lame. As definitively explained in WarGames, given a competent opponent, the game will always end in a tie. That kind of sucks, but at least if we played on this mirror...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
It’s about time somebody rolled out a windmill for you and me, and it took famed designer Philippe Starck coming out of retirement to do it. This simple-looking $633 thingamajig is said to be able to crank out 20-60%...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Michael Salter is something of a pack rat. Instead of letting all that clutter go to waste as some might, however, he puts it to good use — or into making robot sculptures. You may remember these adorable Styrobots...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Sometimes the power of one horse is all you need — especially if that horse is one you're looking to train and keep tabs on. The Roush horse buggy lets its operator do just that, providing them with a...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Zaha Hadid has a reputation from some far out designs, but her latest work for Chanel pushes the envelope into outer space. The Chanel Contemporary Art Container was designed to move from city to city displaying various works of art,...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
At first glance, this bench that lights up strikes us as a little ridiculous. Unless you're lookin