A wearable phone concept that makes your hand look like one of Iron Man’s glove? Awesome. Glove One is a wearable mobile communication device. It presents a futile and fragile technology with which to augment ourselves. A cell phone which, in order to use, one must sacrifice their hand. It is both the literalization of […]
In the following video, Bill Hammack (The Engineer Guy) “takes apart a digital camera and explains how it captures images using a CCD (charge coupled device). He also shares how a single CCD is used with a color filter array to create colored images.” [The Engineer Guy]
Nokia is targeting what it is calling the “next billion” smartphone users with a couple of handsets that start from $45 without a contract. The specs on the phones won’t wow many buyers in major markets, but the handsets do just about qualify as smartphones. The phones are targeted mainly at locations such as India […]
From youtuber Zoelikesskor: My wife fills the R2D2 coffee maker while I tell a lousy droid joke. An R2-D2 list? Muhahaha, a lousy joke indeed, Zoelikesskor! [Via tdwg]
We recently posted an article about some cool Marvel superhero goggles to get you swimming like a superhero. Well now your kids can complete the look with Marvel superhero swimwear from ThinkGeek! Unfortunately they are for children 2-4 years old, so not for the big kids. Maybe try out IDThisItem to find one more in […]
iPad has changed its marketing of the “4G” iPad after complaints it was not compatible with 4G services in all countries where it was on sale. But the company has stopped a little short of admitting it was at fault. As we’ve previously covered, the new iPad was marketed as coming in two version: “Wi-Fi” […]
Coolest looking flash drives EVAR. If you want them they’re currently all for sale on Amazon.com. [Amazon.com]
This is the final project for my Advanced Mechatronics class at Penn State University. The robot is the skeleton of a turret from the game Portal that uses an IP webcam to track a target and fire nerf bullets at them. This is the current state of the robot as of 5/9/12, but I am […]
Traditionally smartphone cases have been largely decorative, with their only practical function being to protect the phone against damage (or, in a certain instance, to allow users to make calls while holding the phone.) Now two different companies have come up with ways to make better use of a case. A company called Freedom Pop […]
ADR Studio wants to literally Instagram your camera! Among the features of the Instagram Socialmatic Camera are: – 16 GB mass storage; – Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; – 4:3 touchscreen; – 2 main lens, first for main capture, second for 3D filters, webcam applications and QR Code capturing; – Optical zoom; – Internal printer to make […]