This robot can go places most others cannot.
Simon Fraiser University researchers have taken a page from the gecko “walk on any surface” handbook and applied it to a robot that looks a bit like a tank.
If you’ve never seen a gecko just hanging out on glass, it’s rather amazing. Not a whole lot of animals the size of a gecko can manage to just stand there on glass like it’s nothing…
Continue reading… “Tank-like robot climbs walls with gecko-inspired feet”
Kina Grannis’ In Your Arms videoclip was animated using 288,000 jelly beans. The effect is great, but the behind-the-scenes how-to video really gives an idea of the gigantic dimension of this project…
Continue reading… “A stop motion video made with a quarter million Jelly Beans”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Anyone driving down a typical stretch of highway in the U.S. will encounter an endless barrage of traffic signs designed to dampen our aggressiveness, forcing drivers to drive slower.
Continue reading… “The Enormous Power of the Slow Link”
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
The Klinggon is an eloquently simple solution to the age-old problem of managing your earphone cord.
Continue reading… “Klinggon – magnetic earphone cord holder”
Can you smell it?
If you roll out of bed by yourself in the morning in an empty apartment, breakfast for one doesn’t always have to be just a bowl of cereal. Nostalgia Electric’s griddle packing toaster has just enough room to fry up a couple of eggs or a single pancake…
Continue reading… “Toaster Griddle Is the perfect appliance for lonely breakfasts”
How can you make the slinky even more fun? Just add human! Behold the strangest sight you’ll probably see today, Romanian performer Ioan Veniamin Oprea, better known as the Human Slinky.
Continue reading… “Human Slinky”
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
Portavise is an unfastened vise which mounts vertical or horizontal in a non-skid base to hold delicate, odd-shapes and conventional items or can be used out of the base as a clamp. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Portavise – revolutionary new concept in clamping technology”
Your phone company knows everything about you. They know where you live, what websites you visit, what apps you download, what videos you like to watch, and even where you are. Now, some have begun selling that valuable information to the highest bidder.
Sundial
Wall clocks are usually used to indicate time and at the very least to look pretty. What if we were to add laser beams, touchpad UI, WiFi, bluetooth and computer syncing? Now wouldn’t that be a fantastic concept! (Pics)
Consumers are spending more time on mobile apps than on the web for the first time, a new report claims.
Continue reading… “Consumers spend more time on mobile apps than surfing the web”
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
CoKnown is the first online collaborative research platform. CoKnown allows users to automatically organize, save and share knowledge gained from online research. These dynamic research libraries are available on any Internet connected device.
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Don’t gamble on the details.
Red flag and IRS — two things you never want to see in the same sentence. If you’re self-employed or have a small business, chances are somewhere along the way, you’ve been told that deducting a portion of your housing costs will be a red flag for an audit.
However, this isn’t necessarily the case. And if you legitimately qualify for the home office deduction, there’s no reason to avoid it. After all, the typical home office deduction will run into the thousands of dollars. It’s substantial and well worth the effort (far more so than scouring your car for a missing receipt for printer ink)…
Continue reading… “How to Maximize your home office tax deductions”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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