Tag: gadgets
CeeLite LEC Panel: wallpaper of light
The CeeLite LEC Panel is so thin (how thin is it?) that you can flex it in your hands like a sheet of paper. It uses way less electricity than standard backlighting or neon tubing, and comes in panels…
Underwater Robots, now with extra giant squid
Today the fellas at New Launches dug out not one, not two, but three underwater robots based on actual sea creatures. The squid robot (video) and plane (video) (which is not strictly a fish but does somewhat resemble an…
Hands-Free Sheet Music Library and Page Turner
The liquid crystal age has finally caught up with classical musicians, providing us with The Hands-Free Sheet Music Library And Page Turner. It has 128 megs of built in memory, and comes with a (presumbly expandable or replaceable) 128…
Lockup Cup stops people from sharing your coffee
Of course, you may be in a perfect office where nobody ever kips your nice, clean mug and leaves it in someone else's filth in the bottom of the sink. Or you may like the taste of styrofoam disposables…
Sketch Furniture lets you draw a couch, then nap on it
You take a pen, draw what you want, a chair or couch for example, – in mid-air, no less – and a few hours later, which admittedly is a long time to wait to take a nap, the thing…
Shadow Robot Company robot hand
Originally touted as a solution for the disabled, it's a little wearying to see the Shadow Robot Hand – a robot hand so dextrous it can pick up small coins or, as shown here, hold a tomato – being…
Robot Guinea Pig with animatronic carrot
You turn the key in the lock and step into your darkened flat, and suddenly, a bright-eyed ball of fluff charges you! It's Gupi, the robotic guinea pig, expressing love the only way he knows how (aside from sharing…
28 LED Ultra-violet flashlight
I mistrust anything labeled unbreakable, but barring force majeure the Bright 28 LED Ultra-Violet Flashlight should get you through. Perfect for checking artwork for secret repairs, validating currency from across a river, or scorpion hunting – I especially like…
ecopod e1 Home Recycling Center
The ecopod e1 Home Recycling Center is the second product of the name, and what the current obsession with pod as a suffix is is a mystery to me entire. This ecopod is a mini recycling centre, styled by…
Mahru 2: Humanoid Robot From Samsung
The interesting thing about the Mahru 2 Humanoid Robot From Samsung is not so much the body, although it is humanoid and has four fingers and a thumb. It's also not that it has a built-in camera where it…