Tag: transparent
The Transparent Pool Table You Will Break The Bank For
Who doesn't like multi-functional products? A pool table that can double up as a centerpiece for your living room? Sure, bring it on. There is one small problem, though, this spectacular transparent pool table will probably make you run out of your savings. Priced at a whopping $46,000, this elegant ...
Garmin Announces Innovative Heads-Up Display For Your Car
When it comes to innovative computer usage, one of the most futuristic approaches at the moment is probably the numerous incarnations of Google Glass. The concept has had a huge spread so far, and more people than we could probably imagine are looking forward to wearing these glasses. But the concep ...
DIY Invisibility Cloak Uses 3D Printing Technology & Microwave Beams
About a month ago, I wrote about the latest advances in invisibility cloak technology. There is a new technique called mantle cloaking that cancels out the light waves so you never see them in the first place, which creates a transparent effect. Now it seems the researchers at Duke University have d ...
8,000 Transparent LEGO Pieces Create Geeky Yet Elegant Chandelier
We are all used to seeing playful LEGO builds made from LEGO pieces that are creatively put together into extravagant installations. So, it's a bit mind-boggling to see something that looks so elegant and sophisticated that's also made from LEGO bricks. What you see in the pictures below is a massiv ...
New Transparent Touchscreen Technology Knows Who You Are
Touchscreens have become the backbone of modern computing. Most people use one everyday, and they're getting ever more popular. But I bet there are a whole bunch of people who don't know how a touchscreen really works. It's not a very complex technology like you might think, but it's not exactly a s ...
Transparent Computer Enables True Touch Of Virtual Objects
Computers have pretty much stayed the same since the visual user interface was introduced. It was a huge success when it was first released, and we're still using upgraded versions of it today. But is there really no other concept of interacting with our computers than what we are using today? I mea ...
New Breed Of Light Controlling Glass Heading For Sci-Fi Homes
Controlling the amount of light that is allowed to come through a window or a glass pane has become an environmental issue in the last couple of years. Allowing warmth to enter a house during the winter and shutting it out during the summer is one of the most energy efficient ways to stay environmen ...
This Is What A Transparent iPad Would Look Like
With the transparency concept being as popular as it is, it's no wonder everyone is trying to come up with something entirely new. Just a few days ago we learned that a company in Japan unveiled a concept transparent smartphone. I guess were all wondering how Apple reacted to that announcement. Is t ...
Double-Sided Transparent Smartphone Presented By Docomo
What's so appealing about a transparent smartphone? Well, it could be that it allows for a whole lot of new features. First of all, applying touch to both sides would make the user interface a new breed. There are of course a whole lot of positive effects when a smartphone goes transparent. I have w ...
FaceTime Could Involve Artificial Presence In The Near Future
When Apple launched FaceTime for the first time, it wasn't exactly a new technology. A lot of people got very excited, but services like Skype already offered "Facetime" when you Skyped over the Internet. What Apple did was to bring the feature natively into the iPhone. It was a big step for confere ...
Transparent Touchscreen Vending Machine Remembers You
Things are moving fast now. Just a year ago, we were introduced to the possibilities of a transparent touchscreen. Now it seems the concept is in full motion and being implemented in a row of different devices. I must admit that I had my doubts about the usefulness of transparent touchscreens. Scien ...
Real Transparent Smartphone Introduced By Taiwanese Company
As soon as the topic "next gen smartphone" comes up, people eventually start talking about transparent smartphones. It seems this is the inevitable progression of things. Samsung (and a few other companies) are working on flexible smartphone designs, so why wouldn't a transparent smartphone design b ...
Futuristic Glass Keyboard To Illuminate Your Desk In 2013
The chance that you are staring at an old and boring ordinary computer keyboard right at this moment is actually quite high. You know, those keyboards with plastic buttons carefully weighted with a little spring underneath each one and a sound that we have all heard before. There is nothing wrong wi ...
Smart Window From Samsung Will Reinvent Your World View
If you are used to looking out through your window and seeing the gorgeous landscape, cityscape or whatever scape you see, you might consider doing a little bit more of it because soon it will probably all change. What I mean is that soon I am pretty sure all of our windows are going to be switched ...
Science: Beautiful Rainbow Colored Ant Stomachs
In the 5th grade, I tried hard to come up with a cool science experiment for my class. I ended up making perfume from flowers, which was a little boring. If I had known about this, it would have been the perfect science experiment to impress all my geeky elementary school friends.
Did you know th ...