RIM’s engineers are working to allow you to tap a secret ditty on your smartphone to unlock it. A little like a morse code jingle that only you would know.
Omron Augmented Reality App Translates Foreign Text on Signs, Menus in a Flash
January 5, 2012 By
If you’ve ever stumbled your way through a foreign adventure trying to dissect a map and used giant obnoxious hand gestures to communicate with locals, then it’s time you updated your apps. Japanese electronics company Omron has developed an augmented reality application that can instantaneously translate reasonable lengths of foreign texts perplexed tourists may encounter [...]
An Inflatable Satellite Antenna That Could Double as a Beach Ball
July 17, 2011 By
When you go camping, the little luxuries you’re able to bring along can mean the world. An air mattress, a generator, a waterproof tent (trust me, this is important) – these things can make ‘roughing it’ a little more tolerable. But for a tech addict, a link to the connected world can be difficult to [...]
Robots Set To Takeover NYC Next Weekend
July 11, 2011 By
On the big screen, that is. Yep, robots are getting their own film festival next weekend in New York City. July 16 and 17 at Three Legged Dog theatre in lower Manhattan, the first ever Robot Film Festival will showcase dozens of short films – as well as a filmmaking workshop and robot entertainers. Then, [...]
MusicLites: A Symphony of Light and Sound
June 26, 2011 By
High-end audio technology innovator Artison and North America’s number one lighting company, Osram Sylvania, have come together to create MusicLites, a wireless speaker and light combination that will take your average light bulb experience from ‘meh’ to mesmerizing. The pretty speakers fit into any existing ceiling lighting fixtures and shine a warm LED glow while [...]
“Smart” Colour-Changing Bandage Could Help Detect Infections Quicker
June 12, 2011 By
With your average bandage, your options pretty much end at ‘fabric or plastic’. But researchers in Melbourne, Australia have successfully developed a new wound-covering material that would enable your bandage to talk. It’s called the “Smart” bandage, and it works kind of like a mood ring. The special material (that’s woven into the bandage) reacts [...]
Treebot: The Robot That Climbs Trees
May 30, 2011 By
For kids (and some late-blooming teenagers), climbing trees is considered fun. For anyone over the age of fourteen – not so much. No one looks “cool” clinging to a flimsy branch for dear life as they demand passersby below to phone 9-1-1. This robot, however, will willingly scale trees day after day because, well, it [...]
iGuardianTeen: The App That Spies On Your Kid’s Driving Habits
February 12, 2011 By
Just in case stalking your child’s Facebook profile, tweets and snooping through their text messages while they sleep isn’t satisfying your Big Brother parenting needs, I have good news for you. A new Android app called iGuardianTeen will watch over your precious baby’s driving habits when you aren’t in the passenger seat to nag about [...]
Ford Dealers Set to Offer Training for MyFord Touch System
January 24, 2011 By
Ford’s brand new interface, the MyFord Touch system, is the auto powerhouse’s next generation addition to their SYNC technology. The system is displayed over three LCD screens, and does pretty much anything you can imagine. Some of its many features include: two USB ports (for your gadget needs), an SD card slot (because everyone wants [...]
Hack Turns Xbox Kinect Into Video Capture Tool
November 17, 2010 By
Whenever a flashy new revolutionary technology comes around, two types of people get excited – the average users who are intrigued by the new gadget’s intended purpose, and the hardcore geeks who can’t wait to mod the thing and see what else it’s capable of. Xbox’s latest offering, the Kinect system, is no different. When [...]
LG Display Nabs ‘World’s Narrowest Bezel’ Title From Samsung With New 37-Inch LCD
November 9, 2010 By
Tech geeks don’t holler and break bottles like sports fanatics do after a big win, but if you see a few nerd-types decked out with LG gadgets high-fiving each other this week, it’s because they just won a longstanding battle with Samsung – at least for now. Last month, Samsung silenced competitors with its 55-inch [...]
Avoid Regretful Drunk Posting With The Social Media Sobriety Test
November 8, 2010 By
The Social Media Sobriety Test is a new Firefox extension designed to protect you from, well, yourself. Your drunk 3 a.m. self, to be exact. As their tagline says, “Nothing good happens online after 1 a.m.” Anyone who has woken up to an embarrassing video, an unfortunate status update, or a desperate tweet to an [...]
