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Tech Jacket & App Simulate Hugging Your Child At Just The Right Time
I remember about six months ago when I wrote about a tech jacket that inflates and hugs (squeezes) you whenever you receive a Facebook like on your page. It is a way to convert online 'likes' into IRL hugs. It seems a bit bizarre, but I'm sure some people get into it. Now it seems that 30-year-old J ...
Innovative Artificial Forest Converts Solar Energy Into Chemical Fuels
Today on Discovery News, I read that one hour of global sunlight contains enough energy to meet the demands of every human on the planet for an entire year. That's incredible to me. If we can somehow learn how to convert the power of that energy into a format to power our lives, we could make huge p ...
3D Printed Heels Sport A Smartphone Case For Safe Keeping
Alright, so what do you invent when pretty much every single creative outlet has been depleted when it comes to smartphone case designs? Well, you start innovating some more of course. If you're looking for a case that is far from ordinary then you have come to the right place. Soon you ladies could ...
Booklet: First E-Ink Smartphone Concept Unveiled
A couple days ago, I wrote about Sony's interesting e-ink paper notepad which is set for release later this year. I have been keeping a close eye on e-ink development for the last year or so, and even though it might not be as exciting as the flexible mobile designs that are rumored to be released t ...
Supercapacitor Energy Storage Device Charges Smartphones In 20 Seconds
Someone once said, "Necessity is the mother of invention," which in plain English means difficult situations inspire ingenious solutions. Some teenagers in the world definitely understand this. Recently a teenager got tired of the spoilers on Twitter, so she developed a plugin to hide them. Another ...
ChargeCard: Smartphone USB Cable That Slips In Your Wallet Like A Card
When you think back to your first cell phone, do you remember how you didn't have to charge it much? My first cell phone was a bag phone that I kept in my car "for emergencies." I hardly ever had to charge it. These days, that is obviously very different. Most of us charge our smartphones at least o ...
Sustainable Spray-On Clothing Technology Turns Into Fabric Instantly
Over the past few years, spray-on body paint that looks like clothing has gotten popular. It's even starting to show up in television ads and other marketing endeavors. This is the first time though that I've seen actual spray-on clothing. In other words, this isn't body paint. It's actual clothing ...
First Ever 3D Printed Snowboard Design Unveiled By Signal Snowboards
It's apparent that 3D printing has come a long way when you start seeing the innovation around it. We have seen 3D printing used in a variety of different areas and industries so far, but it's when you see it used to create larger things that it starts to get really exciting. 3D printers are getting ...
Sugar Lab’s Sweet 3D Printed Sculptures Made Entirely From Sugar
I read an article last week that said the materials used in 3D printing aren't quite keeping up with the pace at which 3D printing technology itself is progressing. Innovators will most likely have to balance that equation if things are going to keep progressing as fast as they have over the past ye ...
Turn Signal Bike Gloves Use LED Lights For Visibility
There are too many bikers that end up in a ditch because they don't have the right cycling gear to make themselves visible or because of unaware drivers. It's something that just shouldn't happen. There is an increasing amount of gear and wear being innovated right now to help bikers become a little ...
3D Replica Of Google Glasses Now Available For Home Printing
The consumer's version of the Google Glass glasses is expected to be released at the end of 2013, and it is said to cost around $1,500. It's a price that plenty of people say is way too high if Google has any chance of competing with today's powerful smartphones. There has been extensive marketing e ...
Smartphone Concept Premiers Triple Screen Design
I sometimes wonder what this year might have in store for us from a technology perspective. Apple is soon to unveil their new stuff, and I am quite sure other companies will try to beat them to the chase or follow them once they have revealed what it is that they are working on. There are so many di ...
View 3D Designs As They Print In Real Time With Augmented Reality
With the innovative technology available today, all you need is some time, some knowledge and a big imagination to become a mad scientist. These days, we're seeing the most odd things combined. Sometimes they are a big hit like the UDOO, which is a combination of the Raspberry Pi and Arduino technol ...
E-Ink Paper Notepad From Sony Ready For Release This Year
In a technology climate where seemingly everyone is trying to produce a flexible smartphone or watch, Sony has spent a lot of time on what they believe could become a huge success on the notepad end of the tech industry. Their new product, the e-ink paper notepad, is a pretty interesting piece of te ...
New Tech Combines Biometric Data & Visual Cues To Pinpoint Emotions
Lifelogging has gotten popular over the past few years, and although I've never seen people walking around with a lifelogging camera attached their shirts, apparently many people do. This new tech is like lifelogging on steroids. It takes lifelogging to the next level, which could be helpful for peo ...