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‘Why Cry Baby Analyzer’ Analyzes Why Baby Is Crying

July 3rd, 2009 at 11:05 am » Comments (0)

Why Cry Baby Analyzer
When a new born baby arrives in to the world, the baby’s parents soon learn that they cry for various reasons that often you might not be aware of. This “Why Cry Baby Analyzer” is a monitoring device that sits next to your baby at night and analyizes why the baby is [...]



VOID Player Spins Your Vinyl In A New Way

July 3rd, 2009 at 8:04 am » Comments (0)

Can’t Touch This…
Korean designer Rhea Jeong says she’s been astounded by the amount of interest in her conceptual Void LP record player. One look at the design and you can see why it’s made so much noise without even uttering a sound. Close your eyes and imagine a little red globe spinning around on top [...]



Zero Emissions Car Powered By Magnetic Fields

July 2nd, 2009 at 1:18 pm » Comments (2)

The Transporter TW
With concept designers crafting their fantasies into a consumable form, we believe that the era of tomorrow would be completely different than present days. Harsha Vardhan, a car designer, thinks that apart from the cities, cars too would be completely different and powered by technologies no car manufacturer has tried till date. He [...]



Star Wars Flash Drive

July 1st, 2009 at 8:55 pm » Comments (0)

 
Bring a little star wars geekery to your computer
We see so many flash drives around these parts, it is truly, truly hard for any to distinguish themselves in our eyes. These ones? Well, we’ll admit it: we have a giant soft spot for their massive noggins.



Paragolfer Machine Lets Paralyzed People Golf

June 29th, 2009 at 7:55 am » Comments (0)

[Skip the intro to mark 1:00 for the good stuff!]
 
Being paralyzed shouldn’t stop someone from engaging in a sport lovingly described by Mark Twain as “a good walk, ruined,” thanks to the Paragolfer machine by Parabasetec.
Check out the paragolfer in action (yes, it’s a promo video, but it’s amazing nonetheless)…



Sony Considers PSP Phone

June 28th, 2009 at 7:24 pm » Comments (0)

The iPhone needs to watch its back with the creation of this product.   If the PSP wasn’t cool enough adding phone capabilities would make it unbeatable
The newest version of Sony’s PlayStation Portable isn’t even on sale yet, but the company is already looking ahead to what’s next, according to Reuters.



Two Near Future Augmented Reality Technologies That Could Change The World

June 28th, 2009 at 12:13 pm » Comments (0)

From Diesel’s “Liquid Space” fashion show
Augmented reality is a technology futurists and scifi authors like Vernor Vinge have been talking about for decades. Now the tech has matured and is entering the market. Two videos of new products show you the near future. (Videos after the jump)



Top 10 Futuristic Vehicles

June 26th, 2009 at 11:33 am » Comments (0)

MMR25 by Mitsubishi Motors
Today’s list is the future. From wild wheels to perfect seats to flying cars, this is the way we’ll be crashing into each other when tomorrow rolls around. Are you ready for that?! Are you ready to do some amazing flips, twists, and the all important barrel roll? Drop the back on [...]



PolyPlus Developing Waterproof Lithium-Air Batteries

June 26th, 2009 at 8:59 am » Comments (0)

A prototype battery made by PolyPlus uses lithium metal as the anode and salt water as the cathode to power an LED. 
A company based in Berkeley, CA, is developing lightweight, high-energy batteries that can use the surrounding air as a cathode. PolyPlus is partnering with a manufacturing firm to develop single-use lithium metal-air batteries for [...]



Longer Life Linked To Specific Foods In Mediterranean Diet

June 25th, 2009 at 1:11 pm » Comments (0)

 
Eating more vegetables, fruits, nuts, pulses and olive oil, and drinking moderate
amounts of alcohol, while not consuming a lot of meat is linked to people living longer
Some food groups in the Mediterranean diet are more important than others in promoting health and longer life according to new research published on the British Medical Journal website.



World’s Largest Amphibious Aircraft To Be Built In China

June 25th, 2009 at 9:37 am » Comments (0)

China to build largest amphibious airplane
The development and production of the Dragon 600, intended to be the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, has received government approval, AVIC General Aircraft Company Ltd. said Wednesday.



Credit card-sized device tests for heart disease using less than a drop of blood

June 25th, 2009 at 8:02 am » Comments (0)

 
Endothelial progenitor cells can become Endothelial cells (pictured),
which make up the lining of blood vessels. 
A new credit-card sized device could provide a way to test people for heart disease using a pinprick of blood. Developed by a team of researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities in Boston the device can measure and collect a type [...]



tDCS Helps Repair Brain Damaged By Stroke

June 24th, 2009 at 11:32 am » Comments (0)

Mild noninvasive electrical current to brain could help stroke patients 
A simple, inexpensive device that delivers electrical current to the brain noninvasively could help stroke patients recover lost motor ability. According to a new study, the treatment–transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)–in combination with occupational therapy boosted recovery better than either treatment on its own.



Mechanical Hooves Help Hop Up Any Fantasy Costume

June 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am » Comments (0)

Just hop on over here… 

Ever wished you were a 7-foot tall semi-centaur with the body of a human and a horse’s legs? Er, me neither. But there’s plenty of people out there who do, and Seattle-based fantasy artist Kim Graham has come up with a killer Halloween costume that makes you 14 inches taller and gives [...]



Orange Solar Tent Concept Revealed

June 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 am » Comments (1)

Orange Solar Tent
Orange is really going for it with its Glastonbury sponsorship this year. As well as the power pump mobile charger, the GlastoNav mobile app and that spot the bull comp that’s ongoing, it’s unveiled the “tent of the future” concept design.



Ultimate See-Through Speakers

June 22nd, 2009 at 9:25 am » Comments (0)

Ferguson Hill’s transparent speakers
Check out Ferguson Hill’s transparent designed speakers. As you can plainly see, the FH001 is a horn speaker made of clear acrylic. Horns are among the oldest speaker designs because they are incredibly efficient, and they also extend the low-frequency range of the driver. As a result, the FH001 boasts an efficiency [...]



Unusual BubbleTree Treehouse

June 21st, 2009 at 7:29 am » Comments (0)

BubbleTree Treehouse 
A tree house is a romantic hideaway close to nature and it does bring out the child in you again. Enter BubbleTree, a company offering a trendy habitat that will appeal to both the nature lovers and those on the hunt for unusual creations. It’s a small wooden platform installed in a tree, which [...]



German Vending Machines to Sell Gold

June 18th, 2009 at 7:39 am » Comments (0)

Golden Showers of Vending Goodness

Shoppers in Germany will soon be able to buy gold as easily as bars of chocolate after a firm announced plans to install vending machines selling the precious metal across the country.
TG-Gold-Super-Markt aims to introduce the machines at 500 locations including train stations and airports in Germany.
The company, based near Stuttgart, [...]



Supermarkets Will Soon Be Powered By Shoppers Cars

June 16th, 2009 at 9:58 am » Comments (0)

Car power: The future of shopping 
Shoppers’ cars will be used to power supermarket tills in a revolutionary new scheme.
The weight of vehicles driving over road plates into a new eco store will power a generator that creates enough electricity to keep checkouts ringing.



Light Saber Umbrella

June 14th, 2009 at 8:36 pm » Comments (0)

If you cant have a real light saber why not a light saber umbrella
With this unique Star Wars Light Saber Umbrella, you’ll always be equipped with the fashion of Star Wars anytime you need to combat those hot summer day downpours.



AquaCube

June 14th, 2009 at 7:52 pm » Comments (0)

Taking swimmer ear to a whole new level
If you ever swim laps, you’ll know that it can be a pretty solitary experience. Sure, there may be other people around you, but most of the time you’re just alone with your thoughts as you plow up and down the pool.



Spaceball 2000

June 14th, 2009 at 7:42 pm » Comments (0)

You will need to buy a lot of motion sickness medicine before making this purchase
For $6,000 on eBay, you could land a Spaceball 2000 human gyroscope, “based on NASA’s Astronaut Gyroscope Trainer.” It’s designed / built to ASTM Standards and features a hydraulic-powered motor. Auction page.



Comfort Wipe: Extension Arm to Wipe Your Behind

June 13th, 2009 at 7:46 am » Comments (0)

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If you consider that the modern toilet paper was first introduced in 1857, the whole butt wipe thing is waaay due for a major advance.
Ancient Romans used to wipe their butts after going to the bathroom with a sponge on a stick (which they put in a bucket of saltwater after they’re done for reuse [...]



ZEVIA: The World’s First All Natural Zero Calorie Stevia Soda

June 12th, 2009 at 4:10 pm » Comments (0)

 

Root Beer is our favorite Zevia flavor

For many years I have been occasionally drinking diet soda, but always with a slight hesitation because I was unsure how healthy the drink ACTUALLY was. Now there is no need for that. I can whole heartedly consume a drink and know it is all natural and zero calorie. How [...]



Pet Ash Pillows Comfort Mourning Owners

June 12th, 2009 at 9:52 am » Comments (0)

 

Turn ‘Fluffy’ into a fluffy pillow!

What could be more comforting than the memories of your late pet laid to rest beneath your sleeping head? If a cherished pet’s death leaves you sleepless and missing that warm, furry embrace, then Patricia Moore of Naples, Florida, may have the answer: pillows stuffed with your pet’s ashes.
Moore started [...]