GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Kano Makes the Friendliest, Simplest Raspberry Pi -Based DIY Computer for All Ages

As computers have gotten more complicated they have become more difficult to understand. Today we have different tools than children playing with Legos did. We have cheap computers and free software, and it is more important than ever to give … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Leap Motion Releases New App Made For Free Form Hand Sculpting, Digitally Of Course

Brought to you by Leap Motion, who created a gesture tracking device a few months ago, has a new app, Free Form. Located in ‘Airspace’, Leap Motion’s app marketplace (which has grown from 75 to about 150 apps since it’s … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Mini Metal Maker – A 3D Metal Printer Brings New Shape To Your Printing Needs

It doesn’t matter what you want to print, you can do it all with the 3D printing methods of today, cant you? Well, yes. But it is generally limited to plastic, meaning you cant really do it all. In addition, … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
What’s Google Glass Again? Pivothead SMART Is The Ultimate Life Camera In Next-Gen Smart Eyewear

Pivothead was initially introduced last year. As the leader in wearable imaging technology, they showed off some very cool video-cam smart glasses, Pivothead Eyewear. The current, next-gen platform is called Pivothead SMART (Simple Modular Application-Ready Technology). And with its Indiegogo … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Play-i Robots To Help Young Children Learn Programming

Two sphere-shaped robots work by wirelessly connecting to iOS devices via Bluetooth. The two, Bo and Yana, are rolling robots with completely different personalities and coding needs. Bo (the “explorer”) comes with various parts such as motors, lights, sensors and inputs; all of which Yana (the “storyteller”) does not have.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Just Like Switching Out an App, Motorola’s Project Ara Aims to Develop ‘Modular Smartphones’

Now, if your memory jogs you, this isn’t the first time Motorola has dabbled in phone customization. Just this year the company unleashed the Moto X, a smartphone with a certain level of customization, yet nothing special. It centered only on color options and accents, as well as one hardware component- the decision of including a 16 or 32 GB hard drive.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Livescribe 3 is The Fastest Way To Make Hand-written Notes Useful on Smart Devices

Ever found yourself adding a to-do list or general memo in a “Note” app on your smartphone and forgetting it ever existed? Wouldn’t you want pen and paper notes to be as valuable as possible? Don’t forget the frustration that … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Microsoft is Next in Testing Smart Glasses Just in Time To Compete With Google

Getting back to Microsoft's POV, why wouldn't they go this approach? This, smartglass hardware, could be the first category for them to jump into without being late to the game. Because “technology companies can't afford to wait”, a software giant like Microsoft would be foolish to not begin now. There are very little details on how they would work, however a few things were dug up out of an early Xbox One document.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Meet UBR-1- He is Unbounded Robotics Affordable One-Armed Robot

Willow Garage is a Silicon Valley start-up company known in the world of robotics as introducing one of the first robots capable of wide range functioning. As most robots perform on a high skill level with just one single, focused … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Woojer’s Wearable Woofer Lets You Feel the Beat

Smart wearables have quickly taken over the tech world as this year’s hot ticket items. Innovations as simple as a navigational belt that can guide you around a city to gadgets like the Galaxy Gear, a watch whose most basic and little used function will probably be the timekeeper itself, are popping up in new and unexpected ways every day. This week we are taking a look at Woojer, a wearable audio accessory that claims to let Bass Junkies “FEEL THE SOUND!”.

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
What Reality Do You Prefer? castAR Glasses Able to Create 3D Holographic Images

castAR really is a three-in-one headset because of the clip-on attachment that allows you to experience either true AR or full virtual reality eye wear. The latter of the two would be similar to a ride with the Occulus Rift. Weighing less than 100 grams, with 720p resolution, and designed to sit nicely over prescription glasses, they aimed to make these as versatile as possible for a wide audience.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Split – The World’s First Competely Wireless Earbuds

While this safer, nearly radiation-free little gadget may have you excited about spending hours listening to tunes hassle-free, there are a few drawbacks. The production version of Split is expected to hold only 256MB of music (roughly 24 songs) and will not interface with your existing audio devices (you’ll have to load music directly into the device).

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The $129 Nest Protect Alarms You Without Panic

Of course, if something more serious is happening in your home, Protect gets straight to the point and will say the word “emergency” while sounding a horn. Although the hefty price of $129 a pop, having multiple detectors in your home could benefit you by smart communication.

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
MIT Researcher John Romanishin’s Self-Assembling Robots With a Surprisingly Simply Scheme

These little robots are not only simplistic in their appearance but in operation. Built to be in cube form, with magnetic sides and corners, they are hollow and have no external moving parts. That does not stop them from their most admirable traits; climbing over and around one another, rolling around on the ground, leaping into thin air and even moving while suspended upside down. The one thing contained inside the cube is the flywheel, which can spin at speeds of 20,000 revolutions per minute!

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
A Real Life Lightsaber, Scientists Harness the Force to Create

Scientists at MIT and Harvard University have created a new kind of matter. But does anyone care about that? Not really; all the buzz on the web this week has been on what this new matter looks like – a real life lightsaber.