Jamie was going to add a bit more highlighter to her hair, but decided she had enough
“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait” – – A. Whitney Brown
Samsung to roll out new phones with flexible screens in 2012
Samsung flexible screen.
Samsung has announced it’s new mobile device lineup that will feature flexible screens starting in 2012.
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Hard candy chemistry
Did you know that hard candy is technically a glass? Dr. Richard Hartel is a professor of food engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Watch him make lemon drops and act like it’s a chemistry lesson…
Tank-like robot climbs walls with gecko-inspired feet
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…
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A stop motion video made with a quarter million Jelly Beans
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…
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The Enormous Power of the Slow Link
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.
Klinggon – magnetic earphone cord holder
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.
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Toaster Griddle Is the perfect appliance for lonely breakfasts
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…
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Human Slinky
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.
Portavise – revolutionary new concept in clamping technology
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)
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Your mobile phone company is selling your personal information to the highest bidder
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 will beam you the weather, your appointments, stock markets and whatever else you please
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)
