Author: Gabrielle Taylor
Spamtrap prints, shreds, reports, spam
Spamtrap is an installation piece monitors addresses owned by the artist, Bill Shackelford. The addresses are known to only contain spam. He parses the spammer contact info out and submits it to spam blacklists, prints the spam, and shreds…
Will watch advertisement for drink?
The latest way-of-the-future out of Japan is: watch an advertisement, get a free coffee. The ad is displayed while the coffee (or other beverage) pours. Operated by Apex Corp., which owns over 35,000 such vending machines in Japan, the…
"Plastic" blood coming soon to a vein near you?
Researchers at Sheffield University announced they've created a synthetic alternative to human blood. Made literally of plastic with an iron atom at the core that carries oxygen like regular blood does, it also is lighter than conventional water-based blood…
Voice recorder MP3 pen from Thanko
Ever-adorable Asian gadget maven Thanko has updated their Bond-style USB MP3 pen with a dose of vitamin C, imparting a fresh orange, lime-green or lemon-yellow glow depending on whether it's recording, playing music or playing back a previous recording,…
News Brews puts geography in your cuppa
The concept behind News Brews is, why read the news when you can just drink it? The steampunk-style machine contains a wide geographical assortment of coffee beans, and generates a custom blend every minute depending on what coffee-origin-country is…
Robo-paparazzi the skin-seeking photog
Grad students at NYU have produced a robotic paparazzo that reacts based on how much skin the subject is showing. When it senses someone is mostly naked, it starts snapping away and shouting encouragement to become more naked. Probably…
R2D2 projector does it and looks great doing it
Sized at fully 1/2 the height of the original R2D2, the R2D2 Projector isn't just pretty. Equipped with a projector for video and still images of up to 80 inches, 20 watt speakers, slots for SD, Smart Media, MMC,…
RM-200 Magic Ringtone MP3
Mobile ringtones are a multi-billion dollar industry, so it's not surprising there's now a gadget bringing music to the landline. The RM-200 Magic Ringtone MP3 has a USB interface which allows you to load up the MP3 of your…
Termibot: termite killing robot
Winner of the NextBigThing award for Health and Safety in 2007 is the Termibot, a 20cm high robot which seeks and destroys termites and similar infestations. It's also geared toward search and rescue missions in collapsed areas, as well…
Wondering WhoIsSick?
WhoIsSick? was born of a travel experience by the founder and his wife. She developed stomach cramps while on vacation, and they spent four hours in the hospital in the middle of the night, and took up a doctor's…
