Tag: gadgets
USB Roll Up Drum Kit
The USB Roll Up Drum Kit rollup drum kit has six different pad areas which can have preselected sounds programmed to them. The enclosed software helps teach you how to play then later you can record your own songs….
Silicon chip mimics brain cells
“A repairman doesn’t need to understand music to fix your broken CD player," says Ted Berger. He and Vijay Srinivasan are working at USC’s Center for Neural Engineering to develop silicon chips that'll fix everything from momentarily memory lapses…
Ear Light solves the book-light problem, Borg-style
The problem of reading in bed while your partner sleeps probably won't be solved properly until virtual reality allows us to pretend we're actually lying in bed reading alone (which is one of the saddest uses of VR I've…
Put your DNA on the page with Ko-Sin Printing
The ultimate in vanity press: Tokyo-based Ko-sin Printing has developed a printing process that blends DNA with the ink used for printing. Ko-sin has already put the technology to use in some self-published autobiographies whose title pages are printed…
Genso Kukan Aurora localizes the borealis in your kitchen
I once had the good fortune to fly through an Aurora Borealis, which was an incredible rarity. However, if I got a Genso Kukan Aurora I could have the borealis playing over me while I steam some hams in…
New dissolving plastic sutures made from E. coli
Normally E. coli is the last thing you want threaded through your colon, but now that super-strong, slow-dissolving sutures are made out of the bacteria, you should ask for it by name. Made from genetically engineered organisms, the resultant…
Butterfly cell phone – designed by a 15 year old
I made my first documentary when I was 13, so I'm not entirely shocked by the idea that the Butterfly mobile phone concept was designed by a 15 year old – and looks better and has more sensible design…
Publish your digital photos with Booksmart from Blurb
Though Apple's offerings for publishing your own photo books are slick and pretty, how do I put this, I first heard the phrase "Apple Luxury Tax" from someone who works at the place. Blurb's Booksmart is a more affordable…
8-bit Tie becomes organic reality
Originally this was an April Fool's joke from ThnkGeek, but so many people clamored that they wanted one, Think Geek is now creating it for real. Relive the glorious days of Donkey Kong and Commodore 64 with the 8-bit…
Road Ramp generator turns your brakes into power
The Road Ramp generator is more effective than wind turbines and gives a second bang, so to speak, from what is presently wasted petrol. Optimally installed in ramps where the vehicle has to slow anyhow, the Road Ramp sucks…