When a selfie stick is too short and you don’t have the joystick skills to steadily fly a drone, launch Fotokite Phi into the sky and grab a shot from a whole new angle. What makes Fotokite unique is its 8 meters of retractable tether -- that's 26.2467 feet…
Boston Dynamics continues to push the boundaries of possibility in robotics, as their 6 foot 2” Atlas biped is now being spotted stalking woods in Massachusetts. And Atlas is learning karate! Watch Atlas mimic The Karate Kid’s Ralph Macchio in an eerie…
iBackPack gives users the ability to charge portable devices, listen to music, and become a roving Wi-Fi hotpsot - in a sleek looking, security protected, backpack. My first thought was, “It does all of that? This thing is going to make me look like Boy Scout…
At roughly 4 feet wide by 8 feet long it’s immediately apparent that this is not the toy from your earliest childhood memories. Gone are the days of poking individual shades of plastic plugs through construction paper to make that creepy clown’s face glow.…
Imagine being able to knock on your wall to find your phone before heading out the door, or knocking on your nightstand to set your alarm system, or receiving a text message when someone knocks on your front door – with Knocki, all this and more is not only possible…
The rocket scientists, inventors, tinkerers, and astrophysicists over at ThinkGeek and Marvel have pooled their collective genius to SHIELD us all with the Geek Weekly: Avengers Captain America Shield Backpack. Wow! Can I get a “HULK SMASH”, anyone? …
Thanks to an innovative human-machine interface crafted at MIT, HERMES, a disaster relief bipedal robot boasts human reflexes and balance. PhD student Joao Ramos demonstrates the Balance Feedback Interface, a system that enables an operator to control the…
Japanese engineer, Kuniako Saito and his team at Cocoa Motors have created a five pound, lithium powered, personal transporter that fits in your laptop bag. At first glance we are all thinking the same thing, “that looks safe.” Right? What could possibly go…
Walk Wings are like Fisher Price strap on roller skates for adults. Sure, they have retractable wheels that allow you to transition from walking to skating but, the concept isn’t far off – put on your shoes, step into the Walk Wing, strap them down, and roll. …
This week the spotlight goes to the shiniest symmetrical logo ever to grace the design of a huge set of table legs in the "inspired" Nintendo 64 Coffee Table Base. We are talking about a gargantuan N64 logo. And it is handmade into a sturdy 18 by 18 by 18…
Spacesuits are some of the most fragile artifacts held by the Smithsonian, and so they have reached out to the space explorer enthusiasts of the world on Kickstarter to fund the "Reboot the Suit: Neil Armstrong Spacesuit" campaign to overhaul it for display,…
No, the Beer + Science FTW Sonic Foamer is not some heinous weapon evilly designed to ruin the frothy brews of the masses. The Sonic Foamer is, by design, supposed to foam up your beer . . . in a good way (so they say). Beer connoisseurs (do not) take note! …