Computer designed to read thoughts from brain scans
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Frighteningly enough, this isn’t the first (or second) time that we’ve seen scientists pat themselves on the back for creating a mind-reading machine, but a dedicated team from Carnegie Mellon has just announced a computer that [...]
Son Gets Steampunk Clock As Wedding Present From Dad [Steampunk]
In a story sure to melt the gears in our brass-and-copper hearts, one steampunk fan toiled for weeks in his workshop in order to present his son with an intricate walnut clock as a wedding present. The best thing is, [...]
Geek Gang Signs Might Get You Shot In Compton [Geek Culture]
First came Pharrell’s hip hop funk group N.E.R.D., then Chamillionaire’s Ridin’ (Dirty) was appropriated into White n’ Nerdy, and now the disparate worlds of hip hop culture and geekdom have crossed once again, with this poster depicting geek gang signs! [...]
RhythmFish concept enables Dory to create trippy visuals
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Wait, you did name your guppy Dory, right? Whatever your household fish is named, you can certainly give it a fresh purpose in life with the RhythmFish — if it were more than a mere concept, [...]
projectiondesign to launch F10 AS3D active 3D stereoscopic projector
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment Look out, naysayers — projectiondesign is giving this whole “3Drevolution” thing some serious street cred with the F10 AS3D. Slated to debut at InfoComm 2008 in Las Vegas, the unit marks the company’s first [...]
Berkeley Bionics’ HULC exoskeleton lets you effortlessly carry 200lbs
Filed under: Robots Sorry, but squats are so 20th Century. Instead, strap on the HULC — Human Universal Load Carrier — exoskeleton and effortlessly carry an extra 200lbs. HULC not only increases your human payload, but it also “decreases [your] [...]
Thanko’s solar-powered DAP urges you outdoors
Filed under: Portable Audio So we’ve seen a few solar-powered gizmos (that we wouldn’t touch with a ten twenty foot pole), but Thanko’s own sun-lovin’ DAP actually doesn’t look half bad. The Solar Digital Audio Player, from the front, looks [...]
College Student Makes Multi-touch Table Out Of Cardboard Box [Multi-touch]
Microsoft’s Surface multi-touch table sure is cool, but who has $10,000 to spend on a gadget like that? I personally have maybe fifty bucks to my name right now, so I guess I’ll have to fulfill my multi-touch itch with [...]
RIM’s BlackBerry 9500 “Thunder” captured on camera?
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds A retailer taking pre-orders for phones that haven’t even been announced is considered business as usual, but there’s something just a little out of the ordinary with Horizon Wireless’ listing for the alleged touchscreen superphone outta [...]
Giant bunny formed from GPS path
Filed under: GPS First things first: considering the huge amount of press garnered by a recent position art scam, this here could indeed be just another spoof to get your hopes up. That being said, we’re pretty sure no one [...]