Dr. Peter Jansen has created his very own working tricorder, which was first featured in Star Trek as a stage prop and spawned the Tricorder X Prize. This competition offers a massive $10 million to anyone who can create a fully functional tricorder device. Jansen's tricorder is still a little way … [Read more...] about Open Source Star Trek Tricorder Created By Dr. Peter Jansen (video)
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New PlayStation 4 Codenamed Orbis, May Include Anti Pre-Owned Game Feature?
It's been reported this week that the new PlayStation 4 gaming console, which is currently under development by Sony, is codenamed Orbis. This highly anticipated console may come with an anti-pre-owned system installed once it's officially launched during late 2013, just in time for the holiday … [Read more...] about New PlayStation 4 Codenamed Orbis, May Include Anti Pre-Owned Game Feature?
Steelie Tablet Stand (video)
A project currently on Kickstarter provides a range of tablet stands, which can be used on either work surfaces or in your car. Currently, all parts of the Steelie tablet stands are created by a team of four engineers in their workshop and use magnets to hold the stand in place when required. Watch … [Read more...] about Steelie Tablet Stand (video)
Mozilla Launches Online BrowserQuest Multiplayer Game To Promote HTML 5 (video)
Mozilla has today launched a new multiplayer online browser-based adventure game called BrowserQuest to promote HTML5 and standards-based Web technologies. BrowserQuest has been developed with help from web design studio Little Workshop and is built using JavaScript and HTML5, with a 2D tile … [Read more...] about Mozilla Launches Online BrowserQuest Multiplayer Game To Promote HTML 5 (video)
ODOC iPhone Dock Twists To The Perfect Viewing Angle (video)
The ODOC iPhone dock is currently over on the Kickstarter website, looking to raise enough money to help it into production. One of the unique features of the ODOC iPhone and iPod docking station is the ability to change the angle of your Apple device simply by twisting the dock. This innovative … [Read more...] about ODOC iPhone Dock Twists To The Perfect Viewing Angle (video)
Tiny Ubi-Camera Snaps Photos With Your Hands (Video)
Researchers at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences in Japan have developed a groundbreaking tiny camera that takes photos using your hands as a frame for the photo. This innovative device is called the Ubi-Camera. The video below shows the Ubi-Camera in action. This tiny camera … [Read more...] about Tiny Ubi-Camera Snaps Photos With Your Hands (Video)
Awesome Scifi Lab Demo Created Using Just A Single 256 x 512 Texture (video)
3D artist Tor Flick has created an awesome demonstration of his skills and created a Scifi Lab demonstration which has been built using one texture used with diffuse and masks, and normalmap. Flick has relied heavily on masking and using UVs in different ways to get the most out of this scene and … [Read more...] about Awesome Scifi Lab Demo Created Using Just A Single 256 x 512 Texture (video)
Field Candy Tent: A Shield Variety
Are you tired of attending school and study? Otherwise, would like to take some work leave and rest for a bit? Though the above-mentioned activities are beneficial to you, it’s still undeniable that these, often give you tense and hectic sched. Hence, after a long day, it’s absolutely a must to ask … [Read more...] about Field Candy Tent: A Shield Variety
Samsung DA-E750 Hybrid Digital, AnalogTube Speaker Dock
Samsung DA-E750 is a new speaker dock which has been added to Samsung's range this week, and is a hybrid amp that is equipped with both analog vacuum tubes together with a digital amp. The combination of both the tubes and the digital amp, which has been added to reduce noise distortion, has been … [Read more...] about Samsung DA-E750 Hybrid Digital, AnalogTube Speaker Dock
3D Solar Towers Can Generate 20 Times More Power Than Standard Solar Panels
A team of researchers at MIT has developed a groundbreaking range of solar 3D towers that are capable of generating up to twenty times more power than standard solar panels. The solar towers are made up of cubes of solar panels, and these cubes are extended upwards in three-dimensional … [Read more...] about 3D Solar Towers Can Generate 20 Times More Power Than Standard Solar Panels
Cardboard Berlin Boombox Created By Axel Pfaender
Over on the Kickstarter website, a new smartphone/MP3 portable speaker concept called the Berlin Boombox is currently looking to excite enough backers to make the jump from concept to production. The Berlin Boombox has been designed by Studio Axel Pfaender and is constructed using a flash-packed … [Read more...] about Cardboard Berlin Boombox Created By Axel Pfaender
Watch The Future, Smartphone Wrist Control Concept
A new watch concept has been created by F.Bertrand called the "Watch The Future", which has been designed to enable you to link to applications on your smartphone. This innovative device allows you to control and receive updates directly on your wrist, making it a seamless extension of your mobile … [Read more...] about Watch The Future, Smartphone Wrist Control Concept
