Join Ziotek Color-Coded Surge Protector
Slowly there have been more and more solutions for cables, specifically for figuring out what cable goes with which device. A lot of us are still using the team method of tugging on different cords till you find the right one. However, this cheap surge protector might convert a few more to start using a much more simple method.
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Gadget Thumbnails for 24-May-2010
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Record-breaking Electric car goes 1,000km without a charge -
Multi-colored gloves for gesture-based computing -
iDeck iPod Car Cassette Adapter -
Tricod Solar Light Pot -
Scosche flipSYNC simplifies -
PopBox to offer HD 3D content in the near future -
Bang & Olufsen unveils BeoVision 8 40-inch LCD in the US -
Aerobie Pro Flying Ring
Record-breaking Electric car goes 1,000km without a charge
I’m not certain of an exact translation of the banner in this picture, but it probably reads: “1000km without a single charge on May 22nd and 23rd, 2010″.
The record was set for an electric vehicle by the Japan Electric Vehicle club, a civic group based in Tokyo. They managed to take their Mira EV 1003.184 kilometers without a single recharge.
Yes, this is a record, and it beats a record previously set by the same Japan Electric Vehicle Club last month. Another electric vehicle drove from Tokyo to Osaka about 555.6km, which is only half the record set a day or so ago.
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Mecha Fish and Little Dog, films about real robots!
I thought you might enjoy two different advancements in robotics for today.
The first is the Little Dog. It really looks more like a beetle, but this DARPA project really shows advancements in robot walkers.
Have you ever seen a dog try and navigate obstacles like big rocks on a beach? Well, it kind of looks like the first video here. The only difference is that a dog trips every once in a while.
Just when you thought Robo-pet day was over, here comes the Mecha-Fish. It looks like someone has coated a koi with metal and then released it into a kiddie pool. The Mecha Fish has something in common with real fish. If a person disturbs the water near it, the fish will dart away.
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Multi-colored gloves for gesture-based computing
Remember those gloves that Tom Cruise wore to use that gesture-based computer in Minority Report? Yeah, tight fitting black gloves with a cool light on them. Now imagine if Tom wore a pair of these.
Yes, these lycra gloves have 20 irregularly shaped patches in 10 different colors. The pattern is made to be used in companion with a webcam, and you can use many gestures to translate into certain commands.
I have a video on my Source that shows it being used. You can see a user picking up blocks in a 3D virtual world, and disassembling a disc brake.
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iDeck iPod Car Cassette Adapter
I remember jamming an adapter into my tape deck years ago to make it possible to play CDs in my beat up first car. Of course I had the really bad portable CD player, the one that whenever you hit a bump it made the song skip. Now if you own a car that doesn’t have a CD player, you can still use that old tape deck for good. Just plug in the iDeck and instead of tapes you’ll be listening to your iPod as you go down the road. Luckily unlike the very old portable CD players you won’t have to worry about your driving causing the music to skip.
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Tricod Solar Light Pot
Alright so you’re all set with lighting to go all aroung your garden and show off your house, but you need a little something extra for your patio. This Tricod Orange Solar Bubble Light Pot would look great sitting out on your picnic tables. It has the same look as a terra cotta pot, but mixes in a little bit of a whisical look with the cute bubbles cut out of it.
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Scosche flipSYNC simplifies
Along with all of your favorite little gadgets comes a huge tangle of cords to go with each and every one of them. Then to make it worse, in some cases there are multiple versions of your charging cords. There are the outlet chargers, USB and then finally car chargers. Thankfully Scosche has made charging your iPod and iPhone a little bit more simplistic with a device small enough to dangle from your keychain.
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