If you’re going away on vacation, you might put timers on your lights and your TV to make it look like you’re still home in order to thwart burglars. One robot has decided to do better. It actually watches your house when you’re away.
The Chinese company ECOVACS has developed the ...
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If you like chess, LEGO and “Star Wars” then this post is a perfect storm of geekiness.
A Flickr user named brickplace has created a chess set out of LEGO featuring both the Rebel Alliance and the Empire, recreating the classic battle of Hoth from “The Empire Strikes Back.” Darth Vader ...
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Although Myspace was one of the earliest popular social networking sites, as other services like Twitter and Facebook came onto the scene, it became a joke, trying to play catch-up instead of being the leader. Myspace has unveiled a cool new design that offers a major rethinking of the venerable ...
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One of the great things about LEGO is that you can make just about anything out of those little plastic blocks. This includes a machine that lets you make other things: an assembly line.
A Japanese YouTube user going by the name of akiyuky has created the “LEGO Great Ball Contraption,” ...
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Chances are, you’re surrounded by electronic equipment. If you aren’t, how are you reading this blog? They’re usually made of plastic or metal. One Israeli artist has decided to do something different, baking cases out of bread.
Debbit Nitsan removed the cases from gadgets such as a Mickey Mouse radio, a ...
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After months of speculation, Apple has finally unveiled the iPhone 5. Like any other Apple product, this one is a big deal.
This is the first new model launched with CEO Tim Cook at the helm, without any input from the late Steve Jobs. Cook announced the device at a special ...
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In terms of coolness, the only instrument that rivals the electric guitar for coolness is an old synthesizer like the Minimoog. One new synth, however, takes its inspiration from another piece of retro technology: arcade games.
The Pianocade is a synth that has arcade game buttons and a joystick instead of ...
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Shadows can be spooky, but one artist has made neat installation giving the appearance of cast shadows.
Artist Mary Temple has created a series of light installations that are called, oddly enough, “Light Installations.” It’s actually a clever optical illusion. Temple has painted the walls to look like they’re shadows being ...
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Cars are convenient and essential parts of modern life, but they belch fossil fuels and it can be hard to find parking places for them, especially in large cities. One project, the Hiriko Fold, solves both those problems and will go on sale next year.
The car is the result of ...
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Computers are neat, but since they’re often made with toxic chemicals such as mercury, they don’t always have a good impact on the environment. One company, however, is doing something about it by making a computer out of wood.
The Irish company iameco is producing the computer designed in Germany. It ...
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