Tag: gadgets
Electronic Venus Flytrap actually works as fly catcher
Not just a random motorized imitation plant, the Fly Catcher has a packet of fly bait in its plastic mouth, which actually lures in flies. The fly swoops in and activates the sensors which, snap! the jaws shut. Dead fly! No fly blood on your hands! The bait is non-toxic and the fly catcher is as humane as a fly killer can be while actually, you know, killing it. Requires three AAA batteries. £ 19.95. [GT]
Fly Catcher (via Coolest Gadgets)
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Build a supercharged eAT-6 "Texan" paper airplane
Yes, you can send a paper airplane 30 meters — if it has a battery-powered motor on it. Popular Science has a supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY that uses bristol board and a salvaged capacitor to make a paper airplane that leaves the rubber-band blasted variety in the dust. Their total cost is £7, but that assumes £2 for 4 AA batteries and you can probably just steal those from your boss’s pager. [GT]
supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY
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Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch
Somewhat resembling a prop from Venture Bros., the Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch uses a combination of coloured LEDs to represent the date, hours and minutes. Green and red show the hours, and green and yellow show the minutes. The strap is carbon fibre with a leather back. ¥13,900. [GT]
Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch
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It's official: survey finds Brits leads European on gadget love
Research from GfK reveals that the UK is the largest market in Europe for consumer electronics, with a projected value in 2007 of €13.1bn. This compares with Germany's €12.3bn and France's €9.6bn expenditure, and despite their larger populations. We Brits…
Jetpack International powers up the turbines
One constant cry we hear in our jobs looking at all the new technology coming down the pike is “Where’s my jetpack?” We told you about the TAM Rocket Belt and now Jetpack International is getting into the game. Their project: a turbine powered jet pack with an estimated flight time of 19 minutes, with a range of 27 miles at a max altitude of 250 ft. Cost is $200,000, or a little under $8,000 per mile. See it in action after the jump. [GT]
Jetpack International (via Oh Gizmo!)
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HRP-3 Promet Mk-II blue-collar robot
The HRP-3 Promet Mk-II is the result of a 5-year joint effort by Kawada Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) to develop a humanoid robot with sufficient skills to enter the workforce (unlike most college graduates). The 1.6 meter tall, 68 kilo robot is made of tougher hardware to enable it to function in tough enviroments. Watch it in action after the jump. [GT]
Wow Pen Eco forces you to mouse clean
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Pretend Martians wanted: must be short, non-smoker
Are you interested in experiencing isolation, confinement, close quarters, lack of privacy, high workload, repetitive food, and limited communication with the outside world? Are you highly motivated, a non-smoker, not in jail, shorter than 185cm, physically and psychologically fit, and a fluent speaker of English or Russian (preferably both)? The Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow seeks volunteers to pretend they are living on Mars for 520 days, on behalf of the European Space Agency. It includes 250 days to ‘reach Mars’, 30 days ‘on Mars’ and 240 days to ‘return to Earth’. Compensation is “in line with international standards for participation in clinical studies.” Serious inquiries only. [GT]
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US Congressional Caucus on Robotics
Congressman Mike Doyle, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, and Congressman Zack Wamp, a Republican from Tennessee, have formed a bi-partisan Congressional Caucus on Robotics. “Robots are now being used well beyond traditional industrial automation applications like assembling automobiles,” said Doyle. “Today, they are also being used to defend our nation, perform surgery, fill prescriptions, deliver supplies and materials, and even as tools to educate our children, so it is important that we create a forum by which Congress can familiarize itself with the impact this first great technology of the 21st century is likely to have on the lives of all Americans.”
Levi's mobile phone comes in silver and sand
Levi’s Jeans having already manufactured iPod jeans has decided that the next logical step is to brand a cellphone with a detachable chain that attaches the cellphone to your jeans. The Levi’s phone is offered in metallic silver, black and brown copper. “Shiny silver” and “shiny sand” editions, featuring a “mirror” screen have also been created to appeal to the fashion conscious. No word on whether the Levi’s phone will be compatible with other brands of pants. [GT]
Levi’s phone [via Digital Tech News]
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