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Mood Light iPhone Cage Turns Your Attention To The Real World
I see signs that say "no mobile devices allowed" more and more frequently these days. Maybe it's a way to make sure the digital age does not take over our lives entirely. With all the stress that comes from constantly being online, maybe we need some regulations in certain areas where we should be u ...
Digital Watermarks Will Enable Augmented Reality On Our TVs
Digital content is becoming more and more interactive. Even our business cards now have QR codes which enable us to utilize augmented reality. It's something that has become a popular practice all around the world. Our digital reality is slowly becoming the real world we live in, if you know what I ...
5-Year-Old Receives Revolutionary Inexpensive 3D Printed Robotic Hand
Have you introduced yourself to the 3D printing revolution yet? If not, it's about time you get started. 3D printing is becoming one of the most versatile and life-changing technologies we have seen in a long time. By enabling all of us to produce prototypes and finished products, we are entering a ...
High Tech Wastebasket Moves To Catch The Trash You Throw At It
How would you like to throw a piece of crumpled up paper at the wastebasket on the floor, and regardless of where you threw it, it would make a clean shot to score you 2 points? Would having a wastebasket that is better at catching your garbage than you are at aiming be cheating, or would it make th ...
Next Gen Video Compression Format H.265 Demoed By NTT Docomo
For a long time now, the H.264 video compression format has been the standard online. When it was first announced, people marveled over the quality that they were able to stream movie and video content from the Internet. Compression algorithms are constantly reworked and refined in order to bring us ...
Apple iWatch: What The Curved Glass Wristwatch Design Could Look Like
We all know that wearable tech has gone from a trend in 2012 to a phenomenon in 2013, and the fact that there are still grumblings about the Apple iWatch makes a lot of people think the company could really be developing such a device. Of course, Apple isn't commenting on such a wristwatch, and if t ...
Augment Your Tongue & Taste Your Data In The Form Of Tingles
If there is one of our five senses that gets left out of our technology enhanced world, it would have to be our sense of taste. Sure, there are some innovations that incorporate taste into their design, but for the most part, our tongue gets left out most of the time. All that could soon change thou ...
Smartphone Holder Made Of Finger Rings Helps You Grip Your Phone
If you're anything like me, dropping your smartphone is a constant risk. According to a report by Plaxo, the most common way users damage their smartphone is by dropping them in the toilet. I haven't done that yet, but I've often wanted a secure way of holding my phone to shoot video while snowboard ...
World’s First Bionic Eye: Most Sophisticated Prosthetic Ever Developed
The world's first bionic eye, which has been approved for use in Europe since March of 2011, recently got FDA approval to be offered in the United States. This new eye gives new hope to visually impaired people everywhere. It's being called the most sophisticated prosthetic in the world, and it work ...
Create Pizza Design With App & It Will Be Delivered Like Your Design
If you're artsy and love pizza, you've probably created your own pizza at some point and put a design on the top that you made yourself with the different ingredients. It's a classic Saturday afternoon kid project, and I've done it myself at least a dozen times. Wouldn't it be great if you could pai ...
Twitter Blueprint Drawings Of Inventions Based On Followers’ Ideas
Inventions come in all size and forms. Some are successful, and some remain a blurb on a piece of paper. What they all have in common is the fact that someone dreamed them up. On February 11th, it was Thomas Edison's 166th birthday. As we all know, Thomas Edison is a significant person in the histor ...
ShareTapes Revamp Retro Music Mixtapes With Today’s Technology
Unfortunately the times when we sat down and compiled our music mixtapes are long gone. It's a shame really. Who doesn't remember the retro feeling of receiving a mixtape from a friend who told you all about the similar taste in music you both had? Today that is rare, and friendships are based on co ...
Retro Arcade Game Pours A Beer For The Player Who Wins
The retro arcades of the '80s will always hold a special place in our hearts. Those were the days when Mom would drop us off with a handful of quarters, and we played games all afternoon. Back then, 25 cents felt like a million dollars, and if you found a quarter on the floor that someone else dropp ...
3D Printed Smart Prosthetic Arm Created By A Teenager For Cheap
Easton LaChappelle isn't an ordinary teenager who plays video games all weekend and talks on the phone. Instead, he is busy trying to create something that will change the world - something that will enhance people's lives for the better. He built a robotic, LEGO prosthetic arm which won awards back ...
Holographic Displays Could Assist In The Detection Of Brain Damage
There has been quite a bit of innovation when it comes to holograms over the past year. Now that the Leia hologram from Star Wars is actually feasible with today's technology, there is renewed hope. Once again seems like anything is possible in the world of holograms. There are all kinds of applicat ...