Tag: gabrielle taylor
John Coltrane, as rendered by Japanese sax-playing robot
Dissatisfied with just making robots that can make spring rolls and reassemble themselves, the latest talented Mr Japanesebotley plays a somewhat rote, but still pretty cool rendering of John Coltrane's Giant Steps. [GT] Giant Steps solo by a robot!…
iRobot PackBot packs away land mines
If you've got something heavier in your backyard than the typical compost and delphiniums, the iRobot PackBot line may be for you. Designed to locate and defuse heavy ordinance, land mines, etc, it comes with a game console-style controller…
Ringtones for your mobile, Horntones for your car
The Horntones adaptor hijacks your car horn, and allows you to play one of eight alternate sounds in its place. These sounds can be anything: sirens, gunshots, screams, air-raid sirens… Yeah, you get the idea. You upload them via…
Kodak sez, eat this RFID
The idea behind the edible RFID radio chip from Kodak is that you can swallow it, and your doc can monitor how your gut goes about dissolving it. Or it can go in your artificial hip or knee and…
Photocatalyst makes books not stink
People with multiple chemical sensitivity (like me) know how serious a problem scent pollution can be – as do scientists at NASA. In the Space Shuttle, odors are boiled in the sunlight, which can amplify them to horrific volume….
Ford + Airstream = hybrid comfort
The Ford Airstream Concept Vehicle provides total comfort at 6 liters per 100km. If you get stuck escorting hordes of young Baden-Powell wannabees across hill and dale (I had 53 badges myself; had to start sewing them on a…
Danger Bomb alarm clock trips your morning wires
Red wire? Blue wire? Maybe yellow? Every morning you'll have to figure it out again with the Danger Bomb alarm clock. Should provide just enough of a jolt to wake you up – that, or this alarm clock will…
DIY a stained glass PC case
Made of canary wood, copper, lead and stained glass, the Stained Glass PC is transparent enough that you can see all the compu-entrails as it hums along. It also has the appropriate sliding areas for maintenance or upgrades. While…
Spy Clock leaves them none the wiser
First, the Spy Clock has a built-in webcam that captures 640×480 at 15fps, which isn't terrific resolution, but should show if the babysitter's been stealing your beer. It communicates back to a base station which is plugged into your…
Soda can robug makes trash into potential overlords
The slightly disappointing news about the Soda Can Robug is that although it is by a company called Green Science, it uses a traditional battery. Aside from that, the kit provides the components of the guts to recycle a…
