Crazy Cool… I want one!!!
The Tanaka Auto Door opens automatically when you stand in front of it. Even better, it only opens just enough to let the individual person come in. Video after the jump.

Some would go to places they’ve never been virtually! with a hott chick maybe…
VirtuSphere provides a mechanical basis for truly immersive virtual reality environments, permitting the user to move about in virtual space by simply walking. Video after the jump.

 
Middle finger sold separate
Work on artificial arms that would be controlled by the human mind is ramping up thanks to a helping financial hand from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Videos)

 
 Its about freakin time aya!!!
Alan Izhar-Bodner, an Israeli inventor, has developed a way for divers to breathe underwater without cumbersome oxygen tanks. His apparatus makes use of the air that is dissolved in water, just like fish do.

 
Chooses Your music for you based on your mood
Research on the XPod, a mobile music player that senses activity and emotion, will be presented at Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile Technology, Applications and Systems later this year.

 
Would not want to go up against this thing!
The US Army is deploying armed robots in Iraq that are capable of breaking Asimov’s first law that they should not harm a human. Video after the jump.

 
The ability to use wireless electricity to charge your gadgets could get many of you excited. Having this technology would mean you would never have to plug anything in again to a wall as the power would be supplied over the air. Wireless Electricity is not new, but past attempts see a lot of power [...]

 
 Associate Professor Zhu Huai Yong, from Queensland University of Technology’s School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, said that church windows stained with gold paint purify the air when they are lit up by sunlight.
Scientists have discovered that, in medieval churches, stained glass windows painted with gold purify the air when heated by the sun. The [...]

 
Cool Earth’s Solar Balloon 
Cool Earth’s inflated solar concentrators may be the lightest power plants around. Looking like a biggie version of those shiny helium balloons you might see at someone’s birthday party, the concentrators weigh just 20 pounds and, tethered to lightweight aluminum towers, seem to float 20 feet off the ground gathering solar energy. [...]

 
Seek – Portable GPS
GPS gadget-makers have turned to package-products to establish differentiators. Not surprisingly, therefore, Jukka Roitto has chosen to stay in line with this trend by developing Seek – a portable GPS system, music player and a trendy wristband rolled into one attractive package.

2050. That’s the year that you’ll plug your brain into a toaster. Intel doesn’t know how, precisely, but according to Intel CTO Justin Rattner’s recent keynote at the Intel Developer Forum, they’re working on it. From Intel’s summary of the event:

A Clever Cutlery Selection

 
Pens are usually boring, and not worth a second glance. However, this particular pen has more functions than your average Swiss Army knife. Trust me, if you were stranded out in the wild, this is the pen you would want.
You get 13 tools in one gadget. Everything ranging from a steel file, [...]

A Special Sauce

Eating reheated spaghetti bolognese could reduce your risk of cancer.
Scientists have discovered that multiple rounds of heating – plus a little extra oil – enhance the health benefits of processed tomatoes.