Monthly Archives: September 2014

cool tech September 11, 2014 posted by

Star Theatre Planetarium – old idea gets updated with some modern star gazing tech

It’s starting to get colder out there. The days of laying in fields gazing at the stars and asking yourself deep questions are just about over. Sure you can do the same thing in the fall but it probably won’t be as comfortable. With the Star Theatre Planetarium, you can gaze at the cosmos from the comfort of your living room.

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Star Theatre Planetarium – old idea gets updated with some modern star gazing tech
cool tech September 10, 2014 posted by

Dyson 360 Eye –the vacuum cleaner that’s probably more intelligent than you is

The Dyson Company redesigned the vacuum cleaner a while ago. It took 5000 prototypes and 15 years. You didn’t even know you needed a redesigned vacuum until they made one, but suddenly you couldn’t live with that antiquated piece of junk you called a vacuum anymore. Similarly you probably have no idea you need a Dyson 360 Eye , but it’s probably true, at least Mr Dyson thinks so, and who are we to argue?

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Dyson 360 Eye –the vacuum cleaner that’s probably more intelligent than you is
hmm..interesting September 9, 2014 posted by

Do This ASAP – free online service offers a real human servant to do stuff for you

Almost since the dawn of the Interwebs people have been trying to improve search. They’ve tried graphical search engines, text ones, multilingual, niche topics, you name it and someone has come up with an idea and a project. Now the latest is a kind of combination of an online concierge service and Yahoo Answers, neither of which ideas are new, but who knows, maybe this one will strike the cord?

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Do This ASAP – free online service offers a real human servant to do stuff for you
cool tech September 9, 2014 posted by

Structure Sensor – turn your tablet into an amazing full blown 3D color scanner

The world is three dimensional, photographs are not. Which is a shame when you’re trying to capture anything that you’ll need three dimensional data for later. You can guesstimate,  but that’s not really a skill that most people have when it comes to things like room planning or figure modeling. Enter the Structure Sensor, a very cool 3D color scanner for your tablet computer.

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Structure Sensor – turn your tablet into an amazing full blown 3D color scanner
cool tech September 9, 2014 posted by

Circuit Scribe – make your own electronics with just a pen

Circuits are the building blocks of technology. They’re in everything you love. The guts of all your prized possessions. Unless you work with them though, chances are you don’t really care about how they work, until you find you can use them to make something cool. Circuit Scribe is a pen that lets you literally draw your own circuits.

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Circuit Scribe – make your own electronics with just a pen
Free Software September 8, 2014 posted by

Pixlr Express – superb free smartphone photo editing, and no lousy ads [Freeware]

Autodesk is a company that usually only comes up when you’re talking about some heavy hitting design software, since they’re the makers of Maya and Autocad among other design industry standard products. But they’re not all business, there’s a lighter side to the company. They also make some pretty solid mobile apps. Pixlr Express, for example, is a superb little photo editing app  whcih can turn your mobile photos into little masterpieces.

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Pixlr Express – superb free smartphone photo editing, and no lousy ads [Freeware]
Gadgets September 8, 2014 posted by

Aero Sphere Tabletop Fan – putting a new spin on an old favorite

Getting the temperature just right in any living condition is a challenge. And just because you’ve managed to find the sweet spot in your climate controlled world doesn’t mean that everyone has. In fact, there’s always at least one person who is always, ALWAYS hot. And if that person is actually you, then the Aero Sphere Tabletop Fan is just for you.

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Aero Sphere Tabletop Fan – putting a new spin on an old favorite