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Smart bridges will know when they’re in trouble

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15 years ago

The large number of bridges makes it difficult to carry out comprehensive inspections, and that may sometimes result in tragedies like the collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis. A far more reliable solution would be that bridges be able to inspect themselves, and relay information to operators.

www.gizmowatch.com

Snap-Together Camera Kit for Cheap Film Fun

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15 years ago

Oh, sweet nerd heaven! The SuperHeadz Plamodel DIY 35mm Camera combines my boyhood love of Airfix model making with my “grown up” obsession for DIY camera mods.

Axiotron Modbook gets Synergy projected capacitive touch

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15 years ago

We were big fans of the Axiotron Modbook when we tested the MacBook-touchscreen slate conversion back in February last year, and it looks like it’ll be getting even better with the addition of Synergy Touch.

www.slashgear.com

Wacom lets DJs drool with its wirelessly controlled Nextbeat system

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For the ultimate music lovers and party freaks, life would be so empty without discotheques and clubs. And clubs and discotheques would be futile without DJs.

www.gizmowatch.com

Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook

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Last week there were images circulating around the web of a new Netbook from Lenovo, which is very similar in size and design to the expensive Sony Vaio P. Lenovo has now released official images of their new netbook, and also confirmed that it will be called the Pocket Yoga Netbook.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Pillows For Working Late

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The Pillow Suit called "Pillows for working late" by Polish designer Maja Ganszyniec. This suit inludes a tie-pillow, a collar-pillow and a sleeve-pillow that protects narcolepsy related Injury because woking late!

www.likecool.com

Brilliant hack: Eye-Fi standalone uploads

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15 years ago

Hack-a-day contributor Jeff Tchang has figured out how to get the Eye-Fi cards working on ad-hoc networks. All you need now is the card, a computer, and you're smokin'. So I spent some time over my vacation learning a bit more about Python.

gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/03/16/brilliant-h

Cajun Crawler: Segway concept gets legs

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We saw a DIY Segway all the way back in August 2007, but it’s taken a little longer for wheels to evolve into legs. The Cajun Crawler was built by a team at the University of Louisiana, with the platform design of a Segway but moving on legs rather then a pair of self-balancing wheels.

www.slashgear.com

Hudson Karaoke JOYSOUND Wii microphone

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15 years ago

As bizarre and vaguely unsettling gaming peripherals go, the Hudson Karaoke JOYSOUND Wii microphone certainly packs a punch. Intended for karaoke-loving Japanese gamers whose neighbors aren’t quite so keen on singing, the USB microphone has a chin-enveloping rubber cup to reduce noise leak.

www.slashgear.com

The Applause Machine

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Designed by Martin Smith, the applause machine is available for £200. Here's video of it in motion. Description: Push the button and the Applause Machine claps it's hands for you. Materials:Powder coated steel, brass, Walnut wood, plastic and motor. Dimensions:Height 450mm.

gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/03/16/the-applaus

Ctrl Alt Del Tool for Lazy Geeks

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15 years ago

Here is the ideal tool for when you need to press Ctrl, Alt, Delete on your PC and you only have one hand free, the Ctrl Alt Del tool. We have no idea of you can actual buy this, or if it is homemade, as the details are pretty limited.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

HULC Exoskeleton

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Lockheed Martin introduces the HULC exoskeleton, which is actually an un-tethered, hydraulic-powered anthropomorphic exoskeleton that provides users with the ability to carry loads of up to 200 lbs for extended periods of time and over all terrains.

www.techfresh.net/hulc-exoskeleton/

Reliable Triangulation GPS system for rescue operations

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Adventure freaks often lose track of their whereabouts and end up trading lives in the endeavor to flirt with nature. Mobile devices have synced a sense of trust in technology amid the high altitude adventurers, and made life easy and scaling heights a venture more achievable.

www.gizmowatch.com

Electric Airplane

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Looks like motor technology and battery technology have finally evolved to the point where electric planes will be viable. With a few hour charge this electric airplane will give you 1 hour of flight time.

hackedgadgets.com

Kid Finder Remote Tracking

March 15th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Are you concerned enough about your children’s safety? Well here’s a perfect tracking device from Princeton that will help you track your kids.

www.techfresh.net/kid-finder-remote-tracking/

Home Theater Build from Start to Finish

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If you are into movies and audio then a home theater has probably crossed your mind. Jamis has documented his fantastic home theater build for all of us to enjoy.

hackedgadgets.com

Yuma Rugged Tablet PC

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Trimble offers the new Yuma rugged tablet computer that can resist even your work environment stimulating. The Yuma has an ingress protection rating of 67 (6 = dust tight; 7 = protection against the effects of the dumping of 15cm to 1m).

www.elitezoom.com

Dolby Pro Logic IIz Adds Even More Speakers to Your Home Theater

March 14th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Remember the good old days, when a 7.1 system was considered overkill? Well move over Grandpa, because Dolby's latest version of Pro Logic II called IIz moves home theater into the world of 9.1. Pro-Logic IIz calls for the new speakers to be mounted to the side and a few feet above the main front...

www.audiojunkies.com

I am now authorized to use physical force

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15 years ago

Source: Ffffound/Deputy Dog.

gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/03/14/i-am-now-au

iRiver E50 Metal Edition Music Player

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iRiver on May will release a new E50 Metal Edition with 4GB DAP provides up to 52 hours to play continuously all of your musics. The iRiver E50 compatible with MP3, WMA, APE and also can display video with SMV format (30fps bitrates). Also the iRiver features with FM radio.

www.elitezoom.com

Newspapers and thinking the unthinkable

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15 years ago

Clay Shirky published an excellent essay on his blog on newspapers in the digital age. Trying to understand an industry that hangs on to wishful thinking not connected with the reality around us, Shirky evokes a previous revolution -- the one of the printing press: "That is what real revolutions...

iRiver Dicple D35 and D31 PMPs

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iRiver has recently launched some new portable media player to their wide range of PMPs. The new additions are the Dicple D35 and D31 Portable Media Players.

www.loopygadgets.com

First Hi-Def digital photo frames from AgfaPhoto

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Are you game with everything going hi-def; if not then move on right away, else stick on. Delivered for all us HD buffs is the first HD digital photo frame from AgfaPhoto.

www.gizmowatch.com

First images from RED’s Scarlet

March 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

The “budget” option from RED’s enormous modular lineup has finally spit out an actual moving image for all of us to see (autoplaying video, let it run through once).

www.crunchgear.com

Toshiba’s Camileo S10 Brings 1080p Video to Mini Camcorders

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15 years ago

In 2008, the Flip Mino camcorder took a firm hold of the mini portable camcorder market and made a nice, plumpy $100 million profit.

Architecture advice: 5 cents

March 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

No, that photo up above is not a joke. Tough times breed interesting solutions, and that's one of them. Twenty-seven-year old Seattle resident [and architect] John Morefield...was laid off not once, but twice in a single year as projects dry up and small firms tighten budgets.

Castrade CV-MP02: Another mini projector from Japan

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15 years ago

A Japanese company called Castrade today announced the CV-MP02 [JP], a mobile LCOS projector that’s able to project an image of up to 50 inches( aspect ratio of 4:3). The device is Japan-only, but you can ask the Japan Trend Shop, Gizmine or Rinkya if you want to get it.

www.crunchgear.com

Mud powered Dirtlamp for environmentalists

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15 years ago

I know you hate burning oil and coal, you hate fission and everything that results in two headed cows. Dirtlamp seems to be an environmentally friendly way to light your habitat. Marieke Staps, a Dutch designer uses the chemical reaction between copper, zinc, and moistened mud to power a single LED.

www.crunchgear.com

Apple TV may get a Wii-mote like ‘remote wand’

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Apple’s patent filing has brought the plans for a “remote wand” to light. Quite similar to the Wii-mote, the wand will allow users to control the cursor on the TV screen, make use of three-dimensional controls, and work on applications like zoom, keyboard, image, illustration and media applications.

www.gizmowatch.com

SuperVision 250 crawls sewage pipes, makes repairing easier

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15 years ago

With 850 billion gallons of sewer and storm water flowing through the never ending series of pipes every year, repair and maintenance is a difficult task. SuperVision 250 claims to be the God-sent savior that will walk through pipes filled with muck and help make repairs easier.

www.gizmowatch.com

Robot that follows gestural commands demonstrated

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15 years ago

I am as lethargic as the word itself. I’ve always looked for something that could do all my tasks while I rest all the while.

www.gizmowatch.com

MIT Develops Battery That Recharges In Seconds

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Researchers at MIT have developed a new battery technology that will allow batteries for mobile phones and other small electronic devices like iPod’s and MP3 players and laptops that will recharge to full in a matter of seconds.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Liberia’s Blackboard Blogger

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15 years ago

Alfred Sirleaf is an analog blogger. He take runs the “Daily News”, a news hut by the side of a major road in the middle of Monrovia.

www.afrigadget.com

Urban Transport Scheme Uses Street Lamps to Charge Scooters

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Anton Grimes’ rent-a-scooter design makes fantastically practical use of infrastructure, but would likely fail in real life. The electrical scooter stations are retrofitted to street lights for charging, and patrons of the scheme can make short hops from station to station at up to 16 Km/h (10 mph).

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