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| Archived Since: | April 6, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Gecko Robot Can Climb
New work from researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology had prouced a light weight robot that is modeled after the high climbing gecko robot. The mostly plastic robot is set up with a low melting goo on its feet that allows the robot to climb vertical surfaces.
Valve Is Considering Eye-Tracking and Sweat For Gaming
In the games industry, Valve is widely known as an innovator - and one of the most beloved organizations to boot. One of their biggest focus of late is bio-feedback: control of digital devices through one's own body. To that end, they're toying with some pretty absurd concepts...including using sweat.
Redditors Willing To Meme Their Opposition To Death
While the "Party of No" desperately seeks something to say yes to, their fight to rebrand themselves is met by aggressive social media opposition by the Redditors. While bookmarking sites the likes of Digg have withered on the digital...Show More Summary
Design A New Way To Deliver Insulin & Win $5,000 Via Ignite Contest!
Sure,
I came across this one very close to its deadline, but if you have a
brilliant new way for diabetics to consume the insulin they need, send
it to the Ignite: Diabetes Challenge for a chance to win $5,000.
DrinkSavy: Innovative Product Line Focused On The Prevention Of Date Rape
Date rape is a serious issue, and it affects people of all ages and both genders. For the past couple of decades, women have been warned about he risks of leaving their drinks unattended at parties and bars. The result of not closely guarding a drink could be an unpleasant drug trip, and undesired sexual relations. Show More Summary
Roll 20 is Bringing the Spirit of D&D to the Silicon Screen
Although this isn't necessarily my regular fare (if indeed I can be
said to have anything of the sort), I'd argue that it's close enough to
video games that it qualifies for this blog. After all, a great many
video games could very well...Show More Summary
Let The Soundwagon Drive Your Music
Back in the day our tunes only came on vinyl and there are those afficionados who say that vinyl is the only true and pure way to listen to music. If you can still find vinyl albums this is great. What can be even harder to find is something to play them on. Well, how about something to play on them? The Soundwagon will drive your music right to your ears.
Tired of Torn Toast? Try the Butter Cheese Grater
Cold butter is practically impossible to spread, but not with the help of the butter cheese grater that helps soften things up in no time.
Lytro-style Camera Technology On Smartphones Soon
Pelican Imaging, inventor of array camera technology for mobile devices, recently announced a $20M investment by cellphone manufacturer Nokia. A representative of Nokia Growth Partners noted, "Pelican Imaging's computational camera solutions are at the cutting edge of mobile camera technologies. Show More Summary
Can Robots Help Aussie Manufacturing?
A white paper put out by CSIRO is positing the idea that robots will be good for the workers in the manufacturing sector in Australia, but the real question is, can it actually happen that way? This piece looks at the state of the industry and ponders how robots might help, without replacing, workers in a flagging field.
Is The OUYA Worth Buying?
The OUYA looked incredibly promising when it first debuted on Kickstarter. Since then, a series of unfortunate revelations have made it look less and less impressive. At this point, one can't help but question if it's even worth the purchase.
5 Things To Do In Picking A Product Name
Choosing a name for your product can be one of the most agonizing and challenging things that you will do when it comes to your business. If you choose wrong, the result can be that your product fails miserably.
Straighten Yourself Out With Spine-Worx
No matter what you do for a living, life can be a real pain in the back. Pain killers and muscle relaxants can only help so much. Chances are what you really need is to have your vertebrae returned to proper alignment. Regular chiropractic care can be costly. Take control of your own back health with Spine-Worx,
Site Provides Status Of 196 Web APIs
Zapier has a new API status board that helps you keep track of almost 200 popular web services, giving you a central location to keep an eye on your cloud services, making sure your own web app does not go down without you knowing i...
Promising Gray Hair Cure On The Horizon
In a recent report published in the Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology, a group of European researchers believes they’ve
found a cure to the graying process.
Sometimes Innovation Means Less Not More for Farms
A new conference, the Tanzania Agro-Business Expo 2013, hopes to get farmers to not till thier soli. The educational conference is touting the idea of a much less invasive method of sowing seeds. The only question is will the farmers take to the idea? We will find out this summer.
Feeling Hungry? Try These Video-Game Themed Bento Boxes
For the uninitiated, Bento is a type of lunch-time meal which consists
of rice, meat, and vegetables, the whole array arranged together in a
box. It's a fairly traditional dish, often prepared for school and work
lunches; it's also available at most restaurants which serve Japanese
food. Show More Summary
Google Glass Sees Its Users As Big Brother [Video]
Quicker than George Orwell's ink could dry on the page, "1984" introduced the world to a whole new level of paranoia that's kept us looking over our shoulders for the last sixty years or so. From the "Red scare" of the 1950s to Presidents...Show More Summary
How To Get Ready For Angel Investing
When you are getting ready to launch your business, you will need many things in place. One of the most important pieces is financing. Most entrepreneurs have already borrowed funds from friends and family, and may have a small amount of financing from a financial institution as well as their own hard earned money.
Show Off Your Invention At The Invention & New Product Exposition, This June!
There’s still plenty of time to register a booth to showcase your latest
invention at the 2013 INPEX, as you’ll definitely want to impress the
various product manufacturing giants who will be combing the event for
superstar innovati...