Don’t you wish you had a hypercritical pen that vibrated every single time you made a major misstep? Lernstift is the remarkable new writing device that can detect spelling mistakes, point out flaws of form and legibility, sense grammatical faux pas and gives a…
If you are getting so overweight that you fear you might be the subject of a TLC special or need to be cut out of your own home by doctors and a construction crew, then you should have used the HAPIfork a long time ago Invented by French engineer Jacques…
“Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud….” Said the great 19th century lawyer and politician Charles Sumner. Yes, war profiteering has been age old past time,…
Has your beloved Fido-san eaten to many bento boxes that it can’t fit in your tiny Tokyo apartment? For those who want to prevent their furry friends from getting too fat, Fujitsu Industries introduces Wandant, a motion-tracking pedometer (the first of it’s kind)…
When will the 3D printer become as ubiquitous as say the common inkjet printer? When will we be able to simply print out a new pair of shoes or a new part for our car from the comfort of our home? According to Vincent Laithier, of the Candian based company Axis…
Only a team of French art and industrial design students could come up with a machine that pops popcorn one kernel at a time. In an existential experiment of time, patience, and gastronomy, the "Uncle Sam" or “Oncle Sam” is a machine that not only pops popcorn one…
Ever realize the battery on your phone is about to die but you don't have anywhere to charge it? Hate jockeying for that last power outlet at Starbucks? Jockey no more. Starbucks is teaming up with Duracell to try out a wireless charging system at 17 Boston locations.…
Researchers at Microsoft Research Cambridge and Newcastle University have unveiled Microsoft Digits. Totally gloveless and strapped to the wrist like a watch, the device uses sensor technology that “…recovers the full 3-D pose of the user's hand.” Where as…
Scientists have just announced that they’ve developed tiny medical devices that can dissolve in the body. About the size of a microchip, the devices were tested in mice and proved successful in a round of federally funded laboratory tests. This advancement in…
Hitachi has developed a way to store digital data that can last up to hundreds of millions of years and can withstand temperatures of up to one thousand degrees. Announced Monday in Tokyo, the device is made out of glass quartz (the same stuff they make…
How many times have you delicately spun a combination lock in perfect order only to pull down and receive the locked thud sound of dismay? You know you entered it right, I know you entered it right but, for whatever reason traditional combination locks can be a fickle…
SmartThings, the latest fan favorite on Kickstarter, wants to add some intelligence to the things in your physical world and connect them to the internet so you can control, automate, and monitor them from anywhere. The Minneapolis based company has created what…