Sarcos, a robotics research firm in Utah, has spent the last 6 years developing a new exoskeleton for soldiers that gives them superhuman strength. In the not so distant future, the exoskeleton will be able to function as an autonomous robots, i.e., an autonomous robot soldier, and as a suit protecting and giving superpowers to [...]
If your computer starts playing classical music at random, then you better take it to the computer store nearest to your house because the machine really needs to feel the touch of a computer technician. Believe it or not, I am not kidding you. According to one of Microsoft’s online support pages this is real [...]
While SETI is scanning the sky for a signal emitted by an alien civilization, Web 2.0 startup SaveAnAlien.com wants to give you a chance to do the right thing and save a cute little alien from certain destruction. Apparently, aliens live happily on some remote planet but they are all about to be crushed by [...]
Robots are not just for killing and defusing IEDs in IRAQ. They are also useful for keeping a house clean for the overworked American. The Boston-based iRobot has been marketing their low cost cleaning robots for years now having sold million of them to American households. The company produces a number of specialized robots that [...]
We are so fucked, it is not even funny.
Many companies have been developing robots for use in the military but their role has always been confined to IED removal or reconnaissance. Foster-Miller has just introduced the Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MAARS) that carries an M240B Medium Machine Gun and it can fire on [...]
If you have some old gadgets that you no longer use and you don’t feel like going through the hassle of dealing with eBay buyers, consider using SecondRotation.com. Essentially, SecondRotation will pay top dollar for your used electronic gadgets including digital cameras, cell phones, MP3 players, game consoles, camcorders, and GPS devices. They also buy [...]
Where to do you keep your Plasma Screen TV? Do you hung it on a wall or place it on a TV stand? How about under your bed?
MK 1 Studio has developed the Underbed Lift that allows one to hide a 50-inch Plasma TV under a King size bed. If you don’t believe me, then [...]
Are you getting tired of having to manage a dozen or so different cards made of plastic and cluttering your wallet? Are you always worried that someone will steal your credit card and use it to charge thousands of dollars of crap on it? I understand that in the end you can get your money [...]
During a special event held in San Fransisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a whole bunch of new electronic gadgets including a new iPod with the iPhone’s touch screen and Wi-Fi capabilities. So, if you wanted access to the latter functionality but you were happy with your current mobile phone (or you just plain hate [...]
Apple has another hit with their touchscreen iPhone. The combination mobile phone, portable music player and digital media gadget has outsold the BlackBerry and Palm Treo among many other smartphone rivals for the month of July. The research was conducted by market research firm ISuppli.
Just one month after it debuted, Apple Inc.’s iPhone achieved [...]
