The guys over at Crabfu have created a fun radio controlled toy that uses a combination of new and old technology, the RC Live Steam Tank.
The RC Live Steam Tank works with a standard remote control that you will see on many of the RC toys available, but instead of being powered by batteries the tank is powered by steam.
Remote Controlled Steam Powered Tank
Toshiba has unveiled it latest robot, the Toshiba Wheelie which is an autonomous two wheeled robot that was shown off at the Toshiba Science Museum on March 10th 2010.
The Toshiba Wheelie is designed to help out around the house, and is small enough to fit into tight spaces and can also handle small changes in floor height, check out the video of him in action below.
If you ever find yourself in a situation where you have had an accident in your car, and cant get you seatbelt off, then a company called CRKT may have the solution with this handy tool called the ExiTool.
The ExiTool is a small device that clips onto your seat belt, and it features a built in seat belt cutter, a window breaker and an LED flashlight.
If your a slacker at work you might like to read this. The Japanese phone giant KDDI has created a mobile phone that is capable of tracking your movements and what work you are doing during your daily business routine.
For example, the KDDI mobile phone strapped to waist of a cleaner can note the differences between actions performed such as scrubbing, sweeping, walking an even emptying a rubbish, then beam these back to their superior for analysis.
The Intendix Brain-Computer Interface works on a thought to computer system. The user wears the EEG cap and can control the attached PC using their brain waves. The EEG head gear allows you to write texts, let the computer speak the written text, print out or copy the text into an e-mail or to send commands to external devices via brain control.
If your looking for a greener more environmentally friendly pair of speakers. Then these Origaudio foldable speakers might be for you. Created from cardboard these portable speaker are great when a little amplified sound is required and quickly fold together.
They are available in a number of different patterns or you can add your own design to the natural pair. Check out the video after the break.
We have seen lots of different geeky pillows here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one will appeal to all the Nintendo gaming fans out there, the Game Boy pillow.
This fun Game Boy pillow would make a great addition to your geeky apartment, although it seems quite expensive at $134.
Here are some cool headphones for all the Marvel Comics fans out there, the Marvel Coloud Headphones. These fun Marvel themed headphones feature a range of Marvel superheroes, from Iron Man, The Hulk, The Punisher and Wolverine, plus an X-Men version.
Asus has launched a new compact surround sound speaker which is designed to be used with your computer and smaller TVs, the Asus Cine5.
The Asus Cine5 is just 15 inches long, but don’t lets its small size fool you as it has five speakers and a built in 28w max amplifier, which should be good enough to pump out a decent sound for your PC or TV.
Elgato has updated its hybrid TV tuner for both PCs and Macs, the EyeTV Hybrid USB TV Tuner. This new version features a slimmer and more stylish design than the previous model.
The EyeTV Hybrid USB TV Tuner lets you watch high definition (HD) digital TV on your PC or Mac as well as letting you watch unencrypted (Clear QAM) and analog TV channels.
The Microsoft Zune HD hasn’t been out for very long, but we are already hearing rumors that Microsoft are working on a new version of their Zune HD, the Zune HD2.
The Zune HD2 is likely to take advantage of Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 platform, and it looks like the device will be similar to the iPod Touch, and it will take advantage of Microsoft’s new XNA Game Studio 4.0 for games.
Here is an interesting application from South Korean company Zentium called the iKat. The iKat is an augmented reality application that works without a marker, you just point you phone at any environment and the iKat is displayed in the environment on your phone.
Check out the video of it in action below to see how it works, it certainly looks very cool, and would have a number of possibilities to be developed further.
