Tag: tech Digest
iQ, the iPod docking piano
Have you ever wanted to take a really luscious, beautiful, expensive, finely-tuned piano and make it play, I don't know, My Humps, as if some ghost with the world's worst taste has possessed it? Well, now you can! The…
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…
Shiny Video Review: Toshiba Portégé R400 Notebook / Tablet
Katie and Alex examine the laptop with an identity crisis. Running Vista Ultimate on Centrino Duo, this notebook that twists into a tablet boasts 2GB of RAM but a fairly parsimonious 80GB hard drive. It is the first notebook to run Microsoft Active Notification, too, receiving real time alerts and updates.
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,…
Shiny Video Review: BlackBerry Curve
Yes, the Curve already! Never let it be said that we're slow to get our hands on the latest goodies. Katie and Alex are seduced by the super-sleek new BlackBerry.
