Tag: gabrielle taylor
Laser-guided projection allows huge hilarious graffiti
You take a laser pointer and use it to "draw" whatever you want to graffito on a building side. The projection system uses that as a template to place a gigantic version in the public eye. Hilarity ensues. But…
Dolphin Waterproof mp3 Player
Though it’s really only rated for splash resistance and a depth of one meter, at about £55 the Dolphin MP3 player is one of the more affordable compromises, and entirely suitable to wear while swimming if you don’t plan…
iCar grooves with the music
The iCar has blingtastic pimpdaddio spinning rims and tires, moving suspension, flashing lights – but only in time to the music. Compatible with your typical mp3 players and stereos, it can also function as a regular pair of speakers…
Turning a carrot into a stick (fishing stick that is)
Dr David Hepworth and Dr Eric Whale have developed a new kind of nano-fiber called Curran which is an extract of the (literally) garden-variety carrot combined with high-tech resin. Their first product is a fly-fishing rod made of Curran,…
Cockroach controls entire robot… WITH ITS MIND?
I dunno how big a brain your average cockroach has, but apparently it doesn't take much to operate Garnet Hertz's cockroach-run robot. Hertz also did a project involving strapping tiny wireless videocameras to the top of Madagascar hissing cockroaches…
USB Tape Dispenser saves you desk space
While at first I thought the USB scotch tape dispenser was either an overpriced way to tell your computer to dispense tape, or just a rather unneeded invention, but seeing it in action it seems like a good idea….
Monkey controls robot arm… WITH ITS MIND!
A monkey can now feed itself via a robot arm which it controls via thought (pretty much the same way it controls all its other limbs). An invasion of comments about our cyber-monkey overlords is sure to follow. [GT]…
Mimoco Artist Series 2007 USB keys
Available in the usual limited edition of 2000 (or 1000 for gloomy bear, since he's twice as alarming), the Mimoco Artist Series 2007 involves a couple of incredibly creepy and blood-spattered keys, a lounge-lizardy fellow named Ripple and the…
MAKE an egg slam results
MAKE Magazine just sponsored Ignite Seattle's first annual egg slam. The rules? Use materials on hand to try to maximize the survival of eggs being flung from a catapult into a brick wall. The flickr photos are pretty interesting,…
The Edge hydrogen SUV
Offering up the world's first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle with plug-in capability, the Ford Edge has a flexible propulsion system, meaning it's possible to pull out the fuel cell and replace it with a conventional petrol, or…
