Archive for: Gadgets

Leech Plug disconnects when your gadget is charged, does Ma Earth a favor

The TrickleStar line of products does a good job of killing vampire power drain already, but all of those still require you to lift a finger and flip a toggle switch to “off” in order to stop the flow of energy when nothing is there to be charged. Conor Klein’s Leech Plug, however, does the [...]

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Noteput music table plays the notes as you lay them down (video)

Finally we get the chance to literally lay a track down. The Noteput interactive music table was concocted by a pair of German design students back in October of last year, but watching it in action is still a mesmerizing experience. Employing a simple camera beneath the surface, the table can tell what notes you’re [...]

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Quasi robot melts hearts at Toy Fair, Interbots promises toy version soon

You’d have to be heartless to walk by Interbots’ Quasi and not crack a smile. Q, as we like to call him, isn’t an autonomous bot, but instead everything from his facial expressions to his speech are controlled wirelessly via a tablet PC. As you can see in the video after the break, his master [...]

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Zeal Optics bringing GPS, sensor-laden Transcend ski goggles to market

Remember those mind-melting Recon Instruments goggles that we caught wind of late last year? Admit it — you never, ever expected those things to actually make it to market. Despite your pessimism, it seems as if those very specs are indeed making a beeline to the consumer realm, with Zeal Optics jumping in, working a [...]

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SpecOps WC2 wearable computer gets upgraded with iKey keypad

We’ve already seen a few of iKey’s own wearable, nearly indestructible keyboards, but it looks like the company isn’t above sharing its creations with others, and it’s now announced that its working with SpecOps Systems on a new keypad-equipped version of the company’s WC2 wearable computer. While there’s no details on any updates to the [...]

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Mr. Ed-approved My Pet Speaker lets your stable rock softly, safely

File this one in the “you’ve got to be kidding me” category. Just in case you’re terrified of your dog, cat, horse or Russian grizzly bear getting “put on alert” by the “jarring volumes and piercing sounds” that are generally emitted from your boombox, there’s now a solution to your specific quandary. Pet Acoustics has [...]

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Deanmark’s AirMouse looks more like a ragged glove, less like an input peripheral

Breaking the mould of the traditional mouse design a Canadian company Deanmark have developed a very innovative solution that’s worn like a glove. The Airmouse straps onto your index and middle finger and is equipped with an optical tracking laser.The Airmouse is designed to increase your mouse speed and accuracy by seamlessly aligning itself with [...]

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Pressure-sensitive touchscreens show up on the not too distant horizon

Ever heard of quantum tunneling? It’s the basis for the latest approach to gather steam in the never-ending quest to endue touchscreens with force recognition, and its promises are as lofty as you’d expect. Developed by UK researchers Peratech, this new methodology revolves around a 75-micrometer (less than a tenth of a millimeter) quantum tunneling [...]

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Six supposed new Archos models rendered for your speculative enjoyment

Archos hasn’t seemed to secure much love for its latest, the Archos 9 tablet, so maybe it’s going back to what it does best for its next suite of products: a quintet of mostly straightforward players along with a titillating new flavor of the Archos 7. First is the simple and cheap Archos Key, a [...]

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Castrol builds freakishly large robot to kick a soccer ball, break legs of silhouette defenders

Soccer players are generally such crybabies that we can understand why you’d want to replace them with robots, and sometimes that’s done with great success. We don’t think we’ll be seeing this latest player on the pitch anytime soon, though. It’s something of an exhibition robot, a creation sponsored by Castrol to beat the legendary [...]

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