Design

Computer scientists at the Sarland University have developed a new wireless braking system for bicycles, and instead of cables and levers to activate the brakes, it is all done with a range of wireless devices. The wireless braking system for bicycles is made up of a a wireless transmitter on the hand grip and a [...]

An innovative new type of camera has been developed called the Panoramic Ball Cam that is equipped with 36 mobile phone cameras and has been designed to be thrown in to the air to capture 360 degree panoramic photographs. When the ball has been thrown in to the air, once it reaches its highest point  the Panoramic [...]

Starr Labs the creators of MIDI Guitars, MIDI controllers, alternate MIDI instruments have unveiled their latest creation over on the Kickstarter website called the iTar. The iTar has been designed to transform your humble iPad into a 21st century guitar. At it’s heart the device is a button-based guitar fretboard (Starr Labs patented fingerboard) integrated with a [...]

We have featured a number of Kickstarter projects here on Geeky gadgets over the years and many have successfully made the jump from concept to production. Another new design hoping to do just that is the MobileMount. The MobileMount uses a set of  ”Patent Pending” Twist-to-Lock suction cups to hold devices in place and is capable of [...]

If the past few years are anything to go by, real estate sucks. The idea that anyone can live bigger, larger, and more affluent even if they couldn’t afford it was an awful myth that duped a lot of people. The worst of it happened in the United States, of course, but the shockwaves reverberated [...]

Before the good stuff comes pouring forth, here’s a minor activity to tease the brain: Try guessing the name of the guy who invented the Levytator. The answer is pretty obvious, but let it remain a mystery for now. Seen below is what amounts to an innovation in the movable staircase species. Detailed explanation and [...]

Spanish and UK based developer Siine has this week unveiled a radically different Icon based keyboard designed for mobile phones. The Siine Writer App for Android lets you easily personalise your text messages and save time in the process. Simply use the icons on the apps screen to quickly and easily form words and sentences without [...]

A German visual effects company OMSTUDIOS had created a fantastic octocopter flying drone named the OM-Copter which is capable of carrying a Red Epic camera to new heights. The new flying drone has been specifically designed to replace the need for renting a crane or the prohibitive costs of an actual helicopter and can lift the Red Epic camera [...]

Motorola Mobility software developer Brandon Jones has been experimenting with porting games to WebGL and has now released a video showing Team Fortress 2 running within a web browser. The engine and a level from Team Fortress 2 have now been set to run in a browser using WebGL and have clocked up frame rates of around 60fps maxing out at [...]

If you like the thought of being able to create your own designs and creations using a 3D printer but have been put of by the larger than life price tags on them . You might be pleased to know that a new iModela USB 3D Printer has been launched and is available to purchase for [...]

A new iPhone music application and very unique device has been developed by the Poietic Studio, a London-based company that specialises in ‘interactive and spatial design, art and engineering”. The iPhone Floating Orchestra allows you to control a bed of  19 floating balls with each one corresponding to a specific instrument. Every time a specific ball rises, there [...]

The creative team over at the Foundry, which is a research team at Mint Digital focused on exploring physical objects which connect to the web though digital technology. Have used a MacBook Pro and dismantled it to create this fantastic tribute portrait to Steve Jobs who died yesterday.