A while back you may have come across the dancing Storm trooper (Dannychoo). He is back again dancing away in Tokyo. Enjoy!
Found via: kilian-nakamura
Archives for January 2008
Fentix Touch Screen Rubiks Cube
January 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The Fentix Cube is an ultra-bright full colour cubic screen which features multi touch technology. Various games can be played as well as the hugely popular Rubiks Cube. It was created by Andrew Fentem who works and explores cutting edge technologies and interface development. This cube looks great!
Future of Tires
January 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Check out this amazing video caught at a speedway. Could this be where tire technology is going in the next few years?
Via: Random Good Stuff
Flying Cloud Hotel – The Manned Cloud
January 14, 2008 by 2 Comments
A manned cloud is a flying hotel shaped like a cloud. It is developed by Massaud Studio and will accomodate 40 guests and will be able to fly 5000km travelling at around 130km/h although it could reach speeds of 170km/h. It has 2 decks which include a restaurant, library, fitness suite and spa, as well as the regular accommodation for the 40 guests. What a crazy way to take a nights rest. If I were spending the night here I probably wouldn’t sleep as I’d be fascinated with looking out of the windows. Trips will be organised for several days which could happen as early as next year.
Via: Newlaunches
Robotic Suit could help more then the Army
January 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
We have read recently of the robot suit aimed to give it’s users beyond human strength. The robot suit is now aimed at ageing farmers over in Japan who need to work but get weaker by the year. The suit will allow it’s wearer to carry half of the load. It uses a mixture of sensors and motors to detect movement and then assist when needed.
It will cost £4700 when it goes on sale in about 4 years time.
Via: Tech
Silver LG Prada with onscreen QWERTY
January 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The LG Prada is a great looking phone which will be made available in silver. It is due out later this month across a number of countries in Europe and will now feature a full QWERTY keyboard on screen rather then just the T9 key pad input.
Via: Engadget
USB 3.0 Revealed
January 12, 2008 by 22 Comments
USB 2.0 is way cooler then the previous version as it could run up to 480Mbps. However, that is going to be smashed through soon due to the release of the USB 3.0 standard. This new standard will be capable of transfer speeds up to 4.8Gbps which is a HUGE leap of 10 times. The 3.0 specification should be with us early this year with products arriving in 2009 – 2010. USB 3.0 will be backwards compatible with 2.0 and 1.1. Also it will feature some more efficient protocols which will shut down to preserve power when not in use. The cables will be parallel optical which allows for the higher speeds. Bring it on!
Via: TheGadgetBlog
Fire Alarm Bell Clock
January 12, 2008 by Leave a Comment
If you are the type to always sleep in, the fire alarm clock could be the final answer. It is custom built by using a cheapo standard alarm clock and an alarm bell with coat hanger (plus a few wires). Check out the full instructions on Hackedgadgets and you need never sleep through your alarm again 🙂
Via: HackedGadgets
Audiovox Homebase Fridge Whiteboard with LCD
January 12, 2008 by 1 Comment
Audiovox has created an interesting fridge pen boards. However, it isnt just a plain old white board which you write on. This one has a 7″ screen embedded which gives it audio and visual capabilities. Built in to the audiovox homebase is a mic and small camera which allows you to leave short video or audio messages on it’s 512MB of built in memory. If 512 is not enough then you can use your own flash drive as an alternative. The callendar function allows you to set messages to display at certain times of the year, suuch as a birthday message for your wife, or child.
Available on US mothers day it will cost $149 for the audio only unit, with an extra $50 getting you the video version.
Via: Inventorspot
Identity Pal USB Stick
January 12, 2008 by 1 Comment
Identity Pal is a USB memory stick which contains all of your child’s medical details. When an emergency happens the Dr’s can quickly access vital information about the child which could help to save a life. The only main concerns I have is security of the data, and if it is password protected, then who would know the password? If you do not have anything too secret then this device could be a great life saver in times of emergency. Let’s just hope the Dr who see’s you knows what the Identity Pal is.
The Identity Pal is shock proof and waterproof and costs $39.95.
Via: Babble
Concept Clothes Label tag uses RFID
January 11, 2008 by 1 Comment
According to a survey, 70% of people do not bother reading labels on clothing. This can of course cause problems with delicate clothing by damaging, shrinking, colours all merging etc… With the RFID Clothes Tag concept you need not worry again. By putting your RFID tagged clothes in to a compatible washing machine, you will never need to make setting changes again. The RFID will be detected and adjust the washing machine settings automatically so that nothing is damaged. The concept idea also makes mention of it communicating with your iron, dryer and presses so that exact temperatures are set when switching on the iron.
Concept Via: PCNews
MP3 Voice Recorder Hat
January 11, 2008 by Leave a Comment
When you wear this hat you have full MP3 listening capabilities as well as the ability to record conversations from “apparently” 35 feet away. In all honesty, would anybody be caught dead in the hat? Although I must admit it’s a unique idea, I still don’t fully see a need for it.
On the technical size the cam comes in 5 variations from 256MB to 4GB and the microphone can record 128kbps.
Product Page Via: 7Gadgets
