Microsoft built quite a stage and put on one sexy presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo today. Rather than sit through the whole show, I'll tell you what you need to know (and purposely omit what you don't) in just a few words. The presentation…
RE2 has given two autonomous arms, with seven degrees of freedom and the ability to sense environments, to a robot named Robbie. The day may be approaching when you go to get your car’s inspection and you are greeted by Robbie, who will look at the car, scan…
In reality the Wooden Light Bulb is a lamp, but the ambiance is still one of projected fire, just like The Lord of the Rings Eye of Sauron! Keep the hobbits away from the Wooden Light Bulb from Fukusada Design, because they would be apt to fly before the source…
It is a joyous day for all who dream of having their very own programmable six legged robot. Introducing Hexy, all the hexapody goodness at 1/10th the price of typical hexapod robotic kits. The brainchild of ArcBotics, Hexy was created with the dream of creating…
The Leap will allow any computer-board type object with a USB input to become a 3-D motion controlled machine, just like Tony Stark’s use of his own virtual computing in the Iron Man series of movies (well, maybe not exactly)! What Microsoft began with the…
This week starts the newest reoccurring section at Gadizmo, Geek Weekly, and to celebrate the triumphant start to nerdism and pure unadulterated fun, we’d like to kick off the event by taking a look at life-sized LEGO Avengers props! A full scale Captain…
The army has pilotless planes and now Google has created a driverless Toyota Prius. In actuality, the idea of autonomous cars has been around since 1939 with the first robotic car introduced in 1980. It hasn't been until recently that the technology has really…
New Balance makes strides toward becoming the kings of bare-footwear with an everyday, all around NewSky shoe made from recycled products. And it is comfy! The heavily touted Minimus features the same sock-like liner made to endure bare feet as the NewSky,…
We seem to think that the great thing about robots is that they'll be around forever and that they'll just need the occasional tune up, but that's precisely the problem with robots. They need to be maintained constantly and retrieved should they be used in the field as…
The “Foam Fighters” video game combines two expertly crafted and air-worthy foam airplanes with a realistic and incredibly fun WWII-like flying simulator App. The package might say ages 9+, but my six-year-old niece craves this game, and I greatly enjoy it…
If you love the feeling the breeze of the open road but aren't a huge fan of the risks of balancing on two wheels, the Sway might be just what you're looking for. This small but capable trike is equipped with a 3000w electric motor and powered by a 60v Lithium…
Logitech’s Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the iPad has made the Smart Cover obsolete. Apple thought they had outdone themselves by building magnets into the iPad 2 and the 3rd generation iPad that could attach to a thin and flexible protective Smart Cover case…