Virtual Boobs For The iPhone

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

It’s called the “iBoobs”.
This one is motion sensitive, shake the iPhone and it will (at the same time) jiggle the virtual boobs, or should I say the iBoobs. Apple rejected this application, calling it obscene, so it’s not available in the App Store. But you can very much find it in the web.
They should have [...]

The World’s Smallest Optical Mouse

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Measuring 42 x 21 x 17.65mm, the Z-Nano is claimed to be the “world’s smallest optical mouse”. It features precise laser tracking, USB connectivity, ultra bright LED indicator lights, and the ability to personalize the device.
Here’s a video of it in action.

Japan: Dreams May No Longer Be Secret

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Researchers at the ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have succeeded in partially translating brain activity in humans into images.  “While the team for now has managed to reproduce only simple images from the brain, they said the technology could eventually be used to figure out dreams and other secrets inside people’s minds.”  They honed the computer [...]

Z Corp Z650 3D Printer

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

This is such an amazing printer.

This thing can print on any 3D object. You can actually print on any models at any size. You just need to remodel the object into a 3D electronic data file (into the computer) for printing, it’s kind of complicated, so this is not ideal for homes. Plus it cost [...]

Cellphone Operated Robot

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

If you can get through the cell phone text speak, you’ll probably enjoy this cool tutorial on how to build a cell phone controlled robot. This bot decodes the key tones, similar to the automated phone systems we’ve all experienced. It uses a chip called a MT8870 DTMF decoder to translate the signal for the [...]

Asus And HP Bendable, Unbreakable Electronic Displays

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

HP and the Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University announced their first prototype of a flexible screen that is both easy to produce and affordable.  Made almost entirely out of plastic, the displays hope to revolutionize the size of our electronics such as laptops, phones and televisions.  The amazing thing about it is their [...]

Robotic Tank Built By Two Guys In Maine For Only $1 Million

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

The Ripsaw MS1 is an unmanned ground vehicle built by two brothers in Maine. The tracked vehicle can go 0-60 in 3.5 seconds with an 80mph top speed. In its current form, it has a 2000 pound capacity, which opens the possibility for many different types of weapon systems. Control is provided by two people: [...]

Unofficial Fix Issued For Vista Networking Flaw

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

A system-crashing bug with potential malware implications has been uncovered in Vista. But a fix for the vulnerability, which revolves around flaws in the operating system’s network stack, may have to wait until the next service pack.