Designer Andrew Anderson based in Glasgow, United Kingdom has created a unique pair of headphones called the OnBeat Solar Headphones which have been designed to be high quality, eco friendly headphones that charge your smartphone or tablet on the move. The new OnBeat Solar Headphones are equipped … [Read more...] about OnBeat Solar Headphones Charge Your Phone As You Walk (video)
Concepts
Drone It!
Drones have made a big splash in pop culture recently. You can’t seem to watch a movie, read a book or play a video game that concerns modern military topics without broaching the topic of drones. That’s not to mention all the conspiracy theorists and their drone paranoia. Unfortunately, drones … [Read more...] about Drone It!
Spider-like Conductivity
I hate spiders, but this is too interesting not to report on. We all know spiders use their webs to catch prey, but, according to a new study reported in the Scientific Reports journal, spiders also make use of electricity to attract their dinner. Robert Dudley and Victor Ortega-Jimenez, … [Read more...] about Spider-like Conductivity
Solar Impulse Finishes Its Trek
Solar Impulse, a solar-powered airplane, finished its trek across the United States yesterday to become the first solar-powered airplane ever to fly coast-to-coast in the U.S. The plane, officially dubbed the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, is powered by more than 11,000 solar panels laid across its 208 foot … [Read more...] about Solar Impulse Finishes Its Trek
SpaceX Shows-Off New Nav Sensors
Okay, so this is admittedly a little geeky to get excited over, but it’s awesome to watch nonetheless. Last month SpaceX, a private spaceflight company, tested its new navigational sensors by launching its Grasshopper rocket 325 meters (1,066 feet) into the air and then landing it safely in the same … [Read more...] about SpaceX Shows-Off New Nav Sensors
Ziphius Aquatic Drone Can Be Controlled By Your Mobile Device (video)
A new creation has landed on the Kickstarter crows funding website this month in the form of the new Ziphius Aquatic Drone created by Azorean Aquatic Technologies based in Portugal. The Ziphius Aquatic Drone is the very first app-controlled aquatic drone that plays augmented reality games and … [Read more...] about Ziphius Aquatic Drone Can Be Controlled By Your Mobile Device (video)
Snuglet : Designed To Keep Your MacBook Power Cable Connected
Do you find that your MacBook power cable, you get your new MacBook Air or MacBook Pro keeps falling out to your annoyance? If it does, you might be interested in a new device which has been created by Tetrio based in Las Vegas called Snuglet. The Snuglet has been designed to keep your MacBook … [Read more...] about Snuglet : Designed To Keep Your MacBook Power Cable Connected
Minecraft Played Using Oculus Rift VR Headset and Omni Treadmill (video)
Minecraft fans looking for a little extra immersion in their game might be interested in the is new video which shows Minecraft being played using a Oculus Rift virtual reality Headset and Omni Treadmill. The Omni Move treadmill is currently over on the Kickstarter crowd funding website raising … [Read more...] about Minecraft Played Using Oculus Rift VR Headset and Omni Treadmill (video)
New Casts for a 3D World
Breaking a bone sucks from beginning to end, and the initial injury isn’t even the worst part. Yes, the pain is usually excruciating at first, but the months of moving around with a cumbersome cast are torture! It’s bad enough that you can’t move part of your body, but you also can’t wash or even … [Read more...] about New Casts for a 3D World
New Gaming Giant
Right now the gaming community is dominated by three companies – Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. It’s been that way since Microsoft came out with the Xbox more than a decade ago; however, a new player may come onto the scene to challenge the three for gaming’s top spot. Google is apparently working … [Read more...] about New Gaming Giant
Paypal Jumps into the Next Generation
Did you know space tourism is only a year away? I had no clue, but apparently PayPal is already way ahead of all of us. The company will soon start its Galactic initiative alongside the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute and the Space Tourism Society in order to figure out how … [Read more...] about Paypal Jumps into the Next Generation
Facebook Implements New Ad Policy
Nobody likes ads, but they’re a large part of the internet that isn’t ever going to go away. Ads bring in too much money for companies not to use them to market every product known to man. However, not all ads are created equal – at least that’s what Facebook believes. On Monday, Facebook will … [Read more...] about Facebook Implements New Ad Policy
