Monthly Archives: March 2013

hmm..interesting March 15, 2013 posted by

The Casple-Podadera – a fold-up mini-car

There seem to be a growing number and variety of small city-focused electric cars. Although I wonder about the safety of these lightweight vehicles, you can’t deny them for their fuel efficiency or their compact size. A recent addition to this category is the Casple-Podadera. Designed for two people, this little car lets you fold its rear wheels up and under when parking to let you park in spaces usually reserved for motorcycles. Created by Spanish designer Francisco Podadera and…

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The Casple-Podadera – a fold-up mini-car
Gadgets March 15, 2013 posted by

Stainless Steel French Press Mug is the ultimate all-in-one fresh coffee maker and cup

When you’re having one of “those” mornings, everything feels like it takes a thousand years. No time for real food or your coffee the way you like it. If you don’t find a way to conquer your morning, you end up looking frazzled and having a sad, hungry, and un-caffeinated drive into work. That is no way to begin a long day. If you want the luxury of French press coffee or tea, but only have the time for drive-thru,…

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Stainless Steel French Press Mug is the ultimate all-in-one fresh coffee maker and cup
Bizarre March 15, 2013 posted by

Backwards Wall Clock will have your head spinning

There’s something we start to take for granted in our everyday surroundings. Those black rimmed wall clocks are one of them. We always check to see the time, but all we really need to see is the placement of the hour and minute hand. The ‘clockwise’ number rotation starting at twelve and ending at eleven just feels commonplace.

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Backwards Wall Clock will have your head spinning
Gadgets March 15, 2013 posted by

Finger Swipe Headphones – dance to the music!

Lots of headphones have buttons integrated into the sides for convenience. The only problem is that you’ll be fumbling around trying to figure out which buttons are which for a while. If you want to bypass learning button placement, why not get headphones that have the same convenience, but are more streamlined?

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Finger Swipe Headphones – dance to the music!
cool tech March 14, 2013 posted by

Mashup! – NAO Robot vs Judson Laipply…The Evolution Of Dance

We did a mashup for fun. Switch off the sound on the left hand video, click start and then immediately click start on the right hand video for the best effect. The robot is not being remote controlled. Just think, one day these robots will be doing this without all the programming, which will be part scary and part amazing. Man and Machine in perfect harmony?

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Mashup! – NAO Robot vs Judson Laipply…The Evolution Of Dance
Free Software March 14, 2013 posted by

Google Reader is shutting down – what you must do NOW!

So Google has decided to shut down Google Reader on July 1st (aargh!), the most popular RSS news reader in existence. This is a terrible decision for many reasons, since many people use Reader to browse sites that would otherwise be unavailable (e.g. if you’re in Iran). But don’t panic, we may have a cunning plan. We think we can help you make an easy transition to a better alternative, hopefully in just a few clicks.

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Google Reader is shutting down – what you must do NOW!
hmm..interesting March 14, 2013 posted by

Switchback Laptop Sling Pack is no ordinary bag of holding

We normally have different ways to carry around all of our gear. It’s often some sort of backpack or messenger bag, but we have different ones for various occasions. Traveling usually means you’ll want to have a pack that sits in front of you so pickpockets can’t pull one over on you, but the rest of the time you normally want it behind you and out of the way. If you don’t like having to change things up, why not…

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Switchback Laptop Sling Pack is no ordinary bag of holding
Gadgets March 14, 2013 posted by

Handy Shredder takes out the trash

While we’re all slowly moving to a paperless workspace, it’s hard to come by an office that doesn’t have some pressed wood pulp lying around somewhere. Most of the time this is reserved for important documents, but on occasion paper is used and then makes its way to the shredder. If you want to see to the paper’s ultimate demise personally, then no normal machine will do.

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Handy Shredder takes out the trash
Gadgets March 13, 2013 posted by

IRIScan Mouse – you swipe, it scans

There’s something that feels right about combining two functions like mousing and hand scanning into one piece of equipment. Maybe it’s the fact that they’re both very desktop oriented, or perhaps it’s because switching from one to the other should be as easy as possible.

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IRIScan Mouse – you swipe, it scans