2012-05-04
Flying hovercraft
Hovercraft in style. Powered by a 4-cylinder automotive engine, the UH-18SP is everything you'd ever want in a hovercraft. It was designed for people who love to play. For the family that gets together for fishing, skiing, cruising and all-around fun, this is your vehicle. The UH-18SP will take you places other craft have never been. Convert your UH-18SP hovercraft into the 18SPW Hoverwing™ in less than twenty minutes and fly up to 10 feet high over waves, rocks, beaches and fields in ground effect. The wings roll up and can be stored aboard the craft for easy transportation and rapid deployment. The UH-18SPW Hoverwing™ is the only ground-effect hovercraft to be released as a plan or kit. Ground effect hovercraft operates over any terrain while cruising at an altitude of 4 to 12 feet. Home made from plans available thru Universal Hovercraft.

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Zboard - the skateboard for the lazy
This vehicle is controlled like a Segway - to accelerate the need to lean forward, and for the inhibition of transfer the center of gravity back. Its speed reaches 24 km / h, power reserve of about 5 km. The model is not suitable to perform tricks and are not recommended skater with a weight of 100 kg. The price of this self-propelled board is $ 600.

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LG Optimus L7
LG officially announced the launch of sales of the smartphone LG Optimus L7 in Europe and Asia. The smartphone running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 4.3-inch WVGA IPS display and its thickness is 8.7 mm (width is 67 millimeters in new items, and the length - 125.5). Performance of the device provides a single core processor running at 1 GHz and 512 MB of RAM. Available 4 GB of internal memory can be increased by means of cards MicroSD. The approximate cost is $ 300 smartphone.


HomeOS for the smart home from Microsoft
HomeMaestro is a prototype of a home automation system that I built as part of my research to address the numerous issues plaguing current home automation systems. It consists of two main features: 1) a tangible, appliance-scripting interface, and 2) an "app store" for quickly and easily downloading functionality to the home. Or, as I like to pitch it, HomeMaestro is a platform for intuitively defining home appliance behavior.

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Binary Burst Clock
2012-04-27
EnStream mobile payments app
Samsung announced a 4-core processor Exynos 4 Quad
Samsung has announced its next generation processor Exynos, which hosted the "third" representative of the range smartphone Galaxy S. Exynos Quad 4 has four core Cortex A9 processor with a clock frequency of up to 1.4 GHz. Computing device is constructed using 32-nanometer process HKMG. Microprocessor Exynos 4 Quad, also known as Exynos 4212 (previously it was the model 4412), has twice as many cores than 4 Exynos Dual (Exynos 4210), found in the smartphone Galaxy S II. Through the use of a new 32-nanometer process processor energy efficiency increased by 20%. Exynos Quad 4 uses the power of all four cores, distributing the load between them. Unfortunately, Samsung does not specify the use of graphics processing unit. High probability that it is 400 Mali-MP. It is reported that the size of Exynos Quad 4 is not larger than 4 Exynos Dual, which allows hardware manufacturers to easily switch to the new chips. Comparative characteristics of the processor will be available after the release of its flagship smart phone Samsung Galaxy S III.

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Heater is integrated with Google Calendar
Shack Dweller enthusiast has created an interface that allows you to create schedules for household temperature heater with a calendar Google. It uses a micro controller and mbed ARM Cortex M3. Connect to the internet directly through the slot Ethernet.

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Controlling the schedule and temperature of my heating using google calendar.

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Controlling the schedule and temperature of my heating using google calendar.
2012-04-26
ExoHand - mechanical arm with feedback
The ExoHand from Festo -- an active manual orthosis with sensitive fingers
The ExoHand from Festo is an exoskeleton that can be worn like a glove. The fingers can be actively moved and their strength amplified; the operator's hand movements are registered and transmitted to the robotic hand in real time.
2012-04-25
2012-04-24
Lamp that absorbs CO2
Playing Tetris on a Building!
The game of Pong with two electric cars Smart Fortwo
German advertising agency, BBDO was assigned to organize a custom advertising campaign compact urban electric Smart Fortwo. Creators of a little thought and decided to do with these video game machines, using electric cars as a controller. And once again to keep things simple, they were founded upon the classic game of Pong. Machines placed at the site, where they hooked up a universal system that turns Smart Fortwo in the game controllers. Since the "racket" on the screen moves only up and down, and the electric nothing more was required than to go back and forth. In this game of Pong to all comers, all in the same attraction in Frankfurt came to admire the 520 thousand people, according to a BBDO. This action was not only entertaining, the use of electric vehicles as a game controller, and was of a very definite meaning. Possibility to control the game shows decent technical specifications Smart Fortwo, the machine is easy to accelerate and change direction quickly.

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2012-04-23
The Football League humanoid robot
This 10-minute documentary, filmed during an international competition of robotic soccer (RoboCup) in 2011. It can serve as a guide for beginners, and includes an interview with the founders of the RoboCup: Manuela Veloso, Oskar Von Stryk, Jacky Baltes and Taylor Pesek. Watch the video to continue.
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Dual-purpose shopping bag and emergency helmet
This device was developed in Japan, is a shopping bag, with yet another useful feature. During an earthquake, hurricane or other natural disasters, it is worn on the head and performs a function of the helmet. As the damper is used durable and lightweight EPS foam. Price of one such bag will be about $ 12.
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Nissan opens in the U.S. 15 free stations for electric vehicles
Nissan North America will present a free opportunity to charge the owners of electric vehicles in the U.S.. This is done to promote the environmental transport. Accepted as a standard household voltage corresponds to the network in 120V. According to the study, University of California, in 2015 9% of manufactured cars on the market will be electric.
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Earthquake ready table
Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno, Bezalel Academy of Jerusalem have developed a table that will be saved from falling debris of the building in earthquake-prone areas. The design can withstand falling from a height of 1 ton to 3 meters. The authors are planning to conclude a contract for the production of school furniture manufacturer with an Israeli. The price of this desk will be 2.5 times higher than the usual furniture, but the Ministry of Education has decided not to skimp on human life.
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Promo video filmed on the Nokia 808 PureView
Like most of the commercials, this masterpiece is just as bright and colorful, is not only lists but also clearly demonstrates the true capabilities of the phone. That is why it was decided to make a video on the Nokia 808 itself PureView. The ad lists features such as high-quality photography, video, high resolution, simplified placement of footage on the pages of social networking and microblogging, particularly Twitter. As we know, this is the first phone that allows you to shoot video in the resolution of Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) at 30 frames per second, thus supporting the digital zoom, which allows to enlarge the image up to four times without sacrificing detail. This was made possible thanks to all the same 41-megapixel sensor 808 Nokia PureView. The only drawback of the device experts believe there used mobile OS Symbian Belle, but the Finnish manufacturer has already announced that in the future will come and version running Windows Phone 8 Apollo.
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Samsung Galaxy S III - in great detail
The closer to the event "Samsung Mobile Unpacked", which is scheduled for May 3, the more rumors about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III are similar to the unstoppable avalanche. And so the network has a more detailed photo shoot and even video. Materials posted by the Vietnamese resource Tinhte. The resource has confirmed that the smartphone is equipped with 4.6-inch touchscreen display with 720 x 1184 pixels (320 DPI), runs on a quad processor with a clock frequency of 1.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal flash memory, and operating system, Android 4.0.3. Also recorded an 8-megapixel camera (instead of 12 MP, as reported by other sources) card slot format microSD, support for NFC technology and battery capacity of 2050 mAh. Interestingly, some experts have said that this is only a test sample and the final version of the Galaxy S III can receive a 12-megapixel camera, as expected. Naturally, that Tinhte materials have been removed fairly promptly at the request of the Korean manufacturer. However, they managed to replicate across the network.
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2012-04-20
Shockproof Film for iPhone and iPad
BUFF Labs has developed a high-tech film which is able to effectively protect the display is not only smart phone from scratches, even from a strong impact. Several layers of material damp and dissipate energy, keeping the glass intact after the impact hammer. Buy new product may be on eBay. Price ranges from $ 20 to $ 30. Watch the video.

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Brammo electric motorcycle
The company began mass production of Brammo electric motorcycles expected Empulse. The official presentation of the model will be May 8 in Los Angeles. The bike has a great design and impressive performance - top speed 160 km / h and a cruising range of 160 km. The power source is a battery BPM-15/90. His full charge takes 3.5 hours. The electric motor is equipped with liquid cooling system for maximum performance. Available 6-speed manual gearbox. Price is expected to be around $ 14,000.

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Lava Xolo X900 - the world's first google phone with the "heart" of the Intel Atom
Company Intel and rapidly growing Indian mobile phone manufacturer, the company Lava, today announced the world's first smart phone called the Lava Xolo X900, which has found application processor x86 architecture with support for Hyper Threading Technology, developed by engineers of Intel. Most importantly, it is not a prototype - a novelty in India will go on sale April 23. Lava Xolo X900 smartphone is equipped with a processor Intel Atom, working with a clock speed of 1.6GHz, with the graphics core frequency of 400MHz, 3.4-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, 8-megapixel camera (can record up to 10 pictures per second and video recording Full HD 1080p ) and the battery capacity is enough for 5 hours of surfing the 3G-network, 45 hours of music playback or 8 hours of talk time. When selling the machine will be running an operating system Android Gingerbread, which will be updated to version 4 Android Ice Cream Sandwich shortly after the start of sales. The cost of a smartphone is $ 425.

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Nikon D3200 - DSLR with 24Mp resolution
The Japanese company Nikon has announced an entry-level SLR - Nikon D3200, equipped with a sensor with a resolution of 24 megapixels, which is based on last year's model Nikon D3100. Along with the camera provided the Japanese wireless adapter WU-1a, which goes on sale in May and will cost $ 60. Nikon D3200 is equipped with a CMOS sensor DX-format with a sensitivity from ISO 100 up to 6400 One unit, a faster processor Expeed 3 (which allows the camera to do four pictures per second), 11-point autofocus system, automatic recognition of scenes, is able to record video with a resolution 1080p at 24/30 frames per second and plays it through the HDMI output. Due to the existing entrance to the owner of the camera's microphone will be able to use the audio equipment he needs. For sale Nikon D3200 will be next month. Its cost is about $ 700 and will sell it to the lens 18-55mm.

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Modular robot designer from Barobo
Modular platform from the company Mobot Barobo, intended primarily for teaching young children the basics of robotics. Of the individual elements can easily gather a variety of designs, and then program the motor algorithm. Designer is available for pre-order for $ 270. Sales will begin after the collection needed to start production facilities.

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Electric Guitar based on the movie "Alien"
2012-04-19
Google Project Glass - on Augmented Reality
Once Google has officially introduced the idea of "Project Glass" with augmented reality, craftsmen began his creative uses of this interesting device. In continuation of the post are two such works, one of them - about the game Battlefield 5, and the second video about augmented reality on the streets of Russia ... :)
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Boeing 737 simulator in the garage
American aviation enthusiast, James Price (air traffic controller in the past), in the last 12 years engaged in the creation of homemade flight simulator, in his garage. As the basis of the original design was taken by the nose of the decommissioned aircraft. Over time, the cabin was equipped with a dashboard. On his hobby pensioner spent already $ 150,000, and stop, he does not plan to. His project will be updated in parallel c development and accessibility of modern IT-technology.
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Medical robot simulator Cybram
This high-tech simulator designed to train young surgeons operations on the brain. The system allows you to practice a variety of situations by simulating different pressure and heart rate in individual vessels, which perform the role of flexible tubing. Transparent body manikin will provide visibility of the demonstration. Watch the video.
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G-Raid - hard drive with an interface Thunderbolt
Company G-Technologies has released a new external hard drive with an interface Thunderbolt. On sale will be available in three versions are available - with a capacity of 4 TB ($ 700), 6 TB ($ 850) and 8TB ($ 1,000). The body has two divisions for the 7200 RPM 3Gbps hard drives that can run in RAID 0 and RAID 1.
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Water-repellent nano-coating for your phone
Water resistant coating stops your phone from drowning
The company Daikin Industries has developed a composition based on fluoropolymers, which dries on the surface creates an effective water-repellent film thickness from 0.1 to 1 micron. The composition of non-toxic and not flammable. In this case, according to the manufacturer's small thickness of the layer will not affect current passes, thus allowing you to apply it even audio jacks. Development can not provide absolute waterproof, but the order will increase the survivability of any electronics.
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Intel Showcases sliding ultrabookk - Letexo
At the spring session IDF 2012 in Beijing, Intel revealed a very interesting concept called ultrabuka Letexo, equipped with a sliding screen. The device exhibited a short fragment of the video, looks like a tablet PC ASUS Eee Pad Slider with sliding keyboard and erect the display. As in the case of a Letexo moves the screen, and part of a mobile computer with a keyboard is a kind of base. Within these ultrabukov theoretically should be the most advanced hardware and software filling in the form of processors Intel Ivy Bridge and the operating system, Windows 8, but it is unclear whether anyone will undertake OEM-manufacturers for the production of mobile computers and whether they will enjoy success with consumers.
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Android: Games for Android & Soft for Android #7
Windows Phone 7: Games WP7 | Software for WP7 #7
PocketAudio Microphone v1.0.0.0 - wireless microphone

PocketAudio lets you use your Windows Phone device as a wireless soundcard of your computer. PocketAudio automatically forwards audio captured or played on your computer to your Windows Phone device. You can use PocketAudio as a wireless headphones or wireless microphone for your computer.
2012-04-18
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad
Extra sleek and thin, the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is a stylish, aluminum screen cover that protects your iPad screen and features a built-in keyboard that pairs through Bluetooth. It attaches securely to your iPad with a magnetic clip and its built-in stand holds your iPad at the best angle, whether typing or watching a movie.
Home robot KATE 1.0
American entrepreneur and robotics Dan Mathias, introduced his next project. This robot can be used for entertainment, educational purposes, as well as for remote interaction with people. The design has a height of 114 cm, weight 31 kg, and a total of 22 degrees of freedom. It is equipped with a stereoscopic camera, a slot for connecting Android-tablet (for teleconferencing), camera Kinect, ultrasonic radar, and the gas analyzer, which detects carbon monoxide and other dangerous substances in the air.

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Curved panels for 3D-projection
In the Canadian research center in communications conducted experiments aimed at improving the quality of three-dimensional image. For this purpose have been applied curved screen and a specially configured 3D-projector Optoma. The participants noted a significant increase in the depth of the picture. The idea of planning to use videoconferencing.

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Wireless keyboard for tablets and smartphones
The company Elecom has released a keyboard that can work with all the gadgets that have Bluetooth-interface. In addition to its direct responsibilities, the device acts as a headset with built-in speakers and microphone. Also, in the presence of a small display and Vibro, who will notify message or call. Capacity of the battery will last for three days. Price new is $ 230.
Brother AirScouter
The Japanese company Brother has announced an updated version of the video glasses for augmented reality - these glasses can act as a kind of "cheat sheet" showing that the worker and how he needs to do to do their job perfectly. Results presented in two versions AirScouter WD-100G supports corrective lenses, and WD-100A. Points incorporated in the display with SVGA resolution (800 × 600 pixels) that, according to Brother is equivalent to 16-inch monitor, which is located a meter away from the viewer, or 156-inch at a distance of 10m. Since the data points is only a display, for the work they need to be connected to a computer at the same time, they support VoIP, and can act as a Live Camera. Online Points will appear in August, but will only sell them in Japan
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Flash Drive for $ 36,900
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Android: Games for Android & Soft for Android #6
Alarm Clock, wake up guaranteed 0.9.5 - Alarm clock for those who like to sleep

Alarm clock that can only be switched off when you are really out of bed! The alarm clock uses the Wifi signal strength to determine your position. You will only be able to switch off your alarm when you are close enough to your WiFi router.
Windows Phone 7: Games WP7 | Software for WP7 #6
2012-04-17
Wings S800 - multikopter with a camera
The company DJI, specializing in the production of a variety of flying drones, has developed a new model of the Wings S800. Multikopter equipped with a compact camera Sony NEX-5N, mounted on a tripod with an effective stabilization system and high precision guidance. The control panel is equipped with an LCD display and allows you to receive live video. The maximum range of the S800 is 10 km (guaranteed transfer of video - 5 km). The device is available for pre-order price of $ 8500. Watch the video to continue.

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The girl robot gave a first recital
In Hong Kong, a robot girl named Geminoid F gave her first real concert. The robot was developed at the University of Osaka (Japan) led by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. Formerly a professor of androids created, which cost $ 1.2 million. Geminoid F is cheaper - it cost only $ 110,000. The girl-robot can smile, wrinkle his brows and lips moving, but more often it looks too thoughtful and confused. It can also talk and sing - to play or copy the record people's voices. Geminoid F is equipped with 12 automatic actuators that operate under air pressure, which allows it to mimic human facial expressions from 65 facial expressions. We also note that Professor Ishiguro developed several humanoid robots, including its own "double". Scientists believe that one day will come a day when people can not immediately distinguish a robot from a real person ..

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Bike and Nintendo
Xtex 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0
The company has released an inexpensive Xtex 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The device is equipped with a 1.5 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB non-volatile memory, a 2-megapixel front camera module Wi-Fi, MicroSD-card reader with support for up to 32 GB ports USB, Mini USB and 3,5 - mm audio jack. Screen resolution of 800 × 480 pixels. Price new is about $ 150.



















