Join Conceptual Gadgets, Robot Gadgets
The Heineken Robot serves you beer
I figured that this next gadget might appeal to the beer guzzling crowd, which I’m assuming is some percentage of our audience.
The Heineken Robot, which I am guessing is a lack of a better name, was developed by some experimenters at Middlesex University in the UK. As you can see, it is essentially a beer keg with wheels. I’m pretty certain that the Heineken robot was in an extra on the Sandcrawler from the original Star Wars movie.
Conceptual Gadgets
InCharge Battery Station sorts and charges batteries
Recharging batteries makes it possible to live without constantly shopping for batteries. However, in reality those dinky chargers are inconvenient and hog precious outlet space. Which is a serious crime in my house that seems to have a single outlet per room. Well this design will only cover up one outlet and it will work with multiple battery sizes.
Conceptual Gadgets, Robot Gadgets
And now, R2 would like to introduce…robot astronauts!
What you see here is a robot made by both NASA and GM, in order to go into outer space. Yeah, it sounds like science fiction, but it is happening right now.
In fact, there is a video of it after the jump so you can see the robots at work. You may notice that they can do some very precise work of assembling and disassembling, albeit slowly. I guess if time is not an issue, these robots could probably be sent to the space station right away.
Yes, there are probably a lot of bugs to work out before these robots are ready to be sent in orbit. Of course, one can see the need for robot astronauts. Why send a man up there if you can have a robot do the same job? Of course, if the robots break down, then you’d better send a robot to fix the thing.
Conceptual Gadgets, Home Gadgets
Becherlicht Lamp features its own shadow
Most lamps when created have things in mind like giving you task lighting or illuminating one of your favorite objects. This lamp instead spotlights itslef more than anything else. Sure, it might give some task lighting, but more than anything else it shows off its very own shadow. Not just any shadow though, no this one is actually 3-D and can be adjusted to your liking.
Conceptual Gadgets, Electronic Gadgets, Home Gadgets
Electronic Key Impressioner makes key copies from the lock itself
One of the problems with having a car is when you lose the key and you can’t find the spare. If only you could find a friend who has the Electronic Key Impressioner.
All you need to do is stick that key-shaped end into a lock, and it can scan a lock from the inside and record what it sees.
From there, it is as easy as taking it back to the computer and plugging it into the computer via USB port. This gives a code that can be used in a key making machine.
Conceptual Gadgets, PC Gadgets
Gesture cube is a many-sided monitor
It would appear that the future is in gesture technology. This device, known as the Gesture Cube, is designed to meet the future head-on.
The Gesture Cube is essentially a five-sided display. It would have been six, but that stand has to go somewhere.
There is a video for this after the jump, and you can see what you can do with it. I have to admit that this thing has the most unique gestures that I have ever seen.
Conceptual Gadgets, Vehicle Gadgets
Aircruise: Hydrogen-powered floating cruise ship
I always wished that I was around when blimps, balloons, and other airships were the only method of air travel. The biggest problem with this rather romantic method of air travel was that there was only so much room in the passenger area that hung underneath the inflated area.
As a result, cruising by air could never be as huge as the sea cruise business. However, this Aircruise concept could easily change that.
This diamond-shaped airship runs on hydrogen fuel cells and has a speed of 90 miles per hour. Granted, it is pretty slow compared to a jetplane, but this method of travel is ten times better than First Class.
Audio/Video Gadgets, Conceptual Gadgets
Mu Space concept music player turns into a pillow
You’ve heard of Mu Space, right? It’s that social networking site that no one wants to visit anymore because they went straight to Facebook after they graduated high school.
I’m kidding, of course. According to my source, the Mu Space is a music player that transforms into a bed, but it really transforms into a pillow if you see it open. I’ve included an additional pic after the jump so you can see exactly how the user is supposed to use it.
As you can see, it resembles a bowling ball holder without the zipper when shut, but looks like a very flat and comfortable helmet/pillow when open. From there, the user just chills out with their tunes playing at their ears.
