Better known as an Air Cruiser, it's supposed to do the grunt flying for smaller aircraft—by flying permanently! Apparently the aviation scene if full of oddball but really awesome concepts like this. The Air Cruiser has gone into some vogue after a leading online publication revealed a few … [Read more...] about Holy Sky Captain! Check Out This Nuclear-Powered Flying Airport
Build It Already! Solar Ship Joins The Airship Craze
Since every industry is preoccupied with trends, it comes as no surprise that airships have come into vogue among the aviation-inclined once more. The Solar Ship from Canada's Solar Ship (what?) is a solar-powered energy-efficient flying machine that doesn't register high in the sexy scale (a place … [Read more...] about Build It Already! Solar Ship Joins The Airship Craze
Rotundus Outs GroundBot For Rugged Surveillance Purposes (Video)
Not really surprising since we always thought it was only a matter of time before someone made a robot shaped like a ball. It's a no-brainer, really. Seen below is the GroundBot from Swedish company Rotundus, who are further evidence that Swedes are big on robotics these days. It's an unmanned … [Read more...] about Rotundus Outs GroundBot For Rugged Surveillance Purposes (Video)
OnLive MicroConsole Review: You’re Going To Need A Bigger Internet
When OnLive was first announced, the gamut of reactions went all the way from derision to denial. Surely if streaming a game to people’s screens without going through the whole malarkey of buying a kitted out behemoth of a console and discs at 50 quid a pop could be done, someone would have done it … [Read more...] about OnLive MicroConsole Review: You’re Going To Need A Bigger Internet
Blizzard & Valve Friendly, Still Disagree On DOTA Trademark
Valve's DOTA 2, the official sequel to a community mod for a Blizzard RTS, was already a peculiar development in the gaming world. However, Blizzard's announcement of its very own official DOTA Starcraft 2 mod, featuring famous Blizzard characters, has just sent the weird factor into the … [Read more...] about Blizzard & Valve Friendly, Still Disagree On DOTA Trademark
Sports Tracker Heart Rate Monitor Is Finally Unleashed
Couldn't have come at a better time. Demographically speaking, large swathes of the human population in the industrialized world are going to be older (read: geriatric) in the ensuing years. Might as well start marketing other products to the senior set. Oh wait, our bad! Turns out this new … [Read more...] about Sports Tracker Heart Rate Monitor Is Finally Unleashed
Bizarre Door Periscope Lets You Peep At People
The designer who figured this out thinks children might find it useful. You know, for watching out for strangers who come knocking at the door. How about leave the children guns instead? Uh oh, bad idea! Only in a zombie apocalypse would that be sensible, ladies and gentlemen. Ahem! Okay, let's get … [Read more...] about Bizarre Door Periscope Lets You Peep At People
Indian Scientists Working On Compassionate And Sensitive Alarm Clock
Actually, it's neither. Instead, it's calculating and ruthless, striking at the precise moment when your sleep is most shallow, thus amplifying the pain. It's supposed to measure brainwaves, see, then gauge the most opportune moment to wake you. So how does this make it exceptional? Well, because it … [Read more...] about Indian Scientists Working On Compassionate And Sensitive Alarm Clock
Woah! A Bunch Of Nerds Talk About Conquering Outer Space (Video)
Not just nerds really, but a whole panel of knowledgeable types like Neil deGrasse Tyson, Laurence Kross, and Bill Nye. Oh yeah, and Pamela Gay too. They all got together to discuss in vast detail the past and future state of mankind's forays into space as well as ongoing conundrums regarding … [Read more...] about Woah! A Bunch Of Nerds Talk About Conquering Outer Space (Video)
Mess With An iPad 2 Using Crayola Trace And Draw
If you don't mind your kids getting their hands on an iPad 2, then consider this latest offering from Crayola. It's a hefty case that allows the younglings to mess around with their artistic potential on a tablet. The Trace and Draw is also a serious iPad accessory that lets the holder interact with … [Read more...] about Mess With An iPad 2 Using Crayola Trace And Draw
Hammer Time! 90s Rapper To Launch Google Competitor (Video)
Uh-oh. Mentioning that it's a 'competitor' in the title of this post may have jinxed WireDoo. WireDoo? It's MC Hammer's search engine. Well, not exactly his, but him and a select team spent the better part of two years creating a search engine that differs. Now it's at pre-beta and on the verge of a … [Read more...] about Hammer Time! 90s Rapper To Launch Google Competitor (Video)
Strawberry Picking Soon To Be Outsourced To Robots
With unemployment at record levels, it's great to hear menial jobs are now destined for robots. Cheeky statements aside, there's absolutely no photo evidence available of these so-called strawberry pickers. So in absence of such material, let a stand in suffice for now. … [Read more...] about Strawberry Picking Soon To Be Outsourced To Robots
