This Maltron keyboard has got to be the strangest keyboard I’ve ever seen, it’s also the most expensive are $489.99. So what’s so good about it! Read the rest of this entry »

BlueAnt has recently released the most advanced headset out there to date. The X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset utilises Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) which is brand new technology allowing the transmission of CD quality, stereo sound between multiple devices, without wires!
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I hope you all remember the arcade game Pacman! It was an arcade game that was a huge hit in the 80’s, so much so that it even took its developers by surprise.

 As you might recall, the object of the game was to gobble up as many dots as possible, avoiding the four ghosts (who had names, but I can’t remember them now).

The original Pacman ghosts were computer-controlled, but in this version of the game developed by a Dutch student, Wim van Eck, the ghosts are “controlled” by insects.

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Ever feel that things are getting on top of you? Perhaps you need a bit of privacy or time to yourself?

Well for a cool $45,000 you can buy yourself an Oculas, created by the Maclaren Formula One designer Lee McCormack.

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The bipedal robot, for so long it was the holy grail of roboticists. Honda most famously produced some of the first walking robots with the “P” series, which has evolved into Asimo. Most of the bipedal robots today employ the zero moment point (ZMP) algorithm. This gives them kind of a stiff-in-the-knees walk and a permanent semi-crouch. Recently this has been applied to robots who, if you look closely, are really nothing more than a bunch of servos bolted together. Another entry into this category is “PLEN” from the Japanese company Akazawa. Read the rest of this entry »

Too lazy to take the time to vacuum your house, or just want to confuse your pet? Dyson’s robotic vacuum just might be the thing for you.

Featuring more than 70 sensory devices and three on board computers, this machine is only 5% vacuum, and 95% robotic intelligence. It requires no human input or training to completely clean an entire area. It learns the layout of a room and uses all of its sensors with incredible accuracy to cover every inch of a room without ever repeating a section to ensure that no power is wasted and it doesn’t annoy you, zipping around the house for too long. In fact, it makes 10 decisions per second!
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The stormy season’s coming soon in many regions of the globe. If you order one of these lightning detector gadgets now, it should arrive in time to make a difference. A few seconds before the lightning bolt strikes, an audible alarm sounds and an LED glows, giving you time to say; “oh sh*t!” before it hits you.

Nah just kidding!

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Apparently this was an old story, that’s resurfaced via Med Gadget. I missed the original and perhaps many of you did too.

Sprint are offering a service via MyFodPhone whereby you snap a picture of your meal with your cell phone gadget and send it off with an email to a central repository for analysis by a trained dietician.

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