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LawnBott even puts itself away after the mow
With the proliferation of lawn-mowing robots, why should you even leave your house? Sit inside, tell the (for example) LawnBott to go out and manicure your green for you, and it even puts itself away after its done clipping….
Sinking clock freezes at 3/4 (of) time
Whether you want a sleeker version of Dali’s melted clocks or just to represent your loathing of alarms, the Sinking Clock is sure to make you look at time differently. This striking revisit of the usual black-and-red LED timepiece comes from Normal Design, reiterating some old saw about normalcy being even more relative than time is. [GT]
Android Geminoid 'breathes' and has 'real hair'
Geminoid is an android that breathes, using compressed air, and responds to physical contact such as being poked. He’s been created as a robot double, to allow his human counterpart, Japanese scientist Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro (shown), to (for example) give remote presentations or lectures. Video after the jump, and more video from the BBC below. [GT]
Plasma Lift lets you hide your love away
Shows like How Not to Decorate constantly bemoan the way the telly takes centre stage in parlours, and embed them in giant armoires that require you to get up and open the cupboard doors before you can use your remote. Now the armoire itself has a remote, with the Auton Motorized Systems Plasma Lift. Your entire plasma screen fits nicely in as pretty a box as you like, and you just jam a button with your grimy thumb every time you want living colour to spice up your space. No price given, but you can request a quote. [GT]
Med e-Monitor Device updates the pillbox
The Med-eMonitor™ System "reminds, educates, monitors and reports" on up to 25 prescriptions, which is probably even enough for me. It is a state-of-the-art pillbox, with a web-based interface and updatable firmware. The idea of the Med-eMonitor is to…
Abra-garrafas musical "Guitarra" bottle opener
Nothing goes together like beer and guitars, so the Guitarra bottle opener is a bottle opener shaped like a guitar. It turns you into a Monster of Rock with each usage by playing a wicked chord on your killer purple plastic axe. A rare gadget that will (as you get more plastered) amuse you more and more with successive usage. 9 €. [GT]
Dr. Who sonic screwdriver looks jusssst right
We’ve seen sonic screwdrivers come and go over the years, but this is the first one sure to be exactly like the one the Doctor uses on the actual program (superpowers not included). It has the exact light and sound from the show, and extends the same way. It also has a UV light at one end and a pen nib at the other. The story goes like this: the prop made for the new series was small. Then this toy came out – it was bigger to accommodate the batteries – and the Dr. Who producers revamped the TV prop on a mold from this toy. So this Sonic Screwdriver is exactly the same size as the one Dr. Who uses on TV! $15. [GT]
