8 Ways To Make Your Phone Live Longer
8 tricks to help keep your phone battery in a “healthy” condition. [Buzzfeed]
Category Archives: Gadgets
iPhone Killswitch Cuts Crime, NY Legal Chief Claims
Figures from the New York Attorney General show a sharp fall in iPhone thefts correlating with Apple introducing a “kill switch” feature. The news comes as both Microsoft and Google say they’ll put such a feature into their operating systems. Several manufacturers and carriers had already committed to releasing or supporting software to remotely disable […]
Amazon’s Own Phone Brings Gesture Tracking And Easy Buying
Amazon has confirmed it’s releasing its own smartphone. It’s not quite the 3D spectacular originally rumored and another of its key features is as much about Amazon’s bottom line as user benefit. The 32GB edition of the Fire phone is available exclusively on AT&T for $199 with a service plan, or you can buy it without […]
Dress Makes Data Exposure More Literal
A New York designer has created a dress that exposes her skin in proportion to the amount of data she has — knowingly or otherwise — exposed about herself online. Xuedi Chen says the project is designed to explore questions about how personal information is made public when somebody uses online services: “Since I have […]
The Perpetual Slinky Machine [Video]
A machine that lets you mindlessly stare for hours at a slinky that just never stop going down.. and down… and down. The perfect toy for all you procrastinators out there! [Project NESM | Never Ending Slinky Machine | Via]
That Looks Fun: AquaPod Water Bottle Rocket
From Vat19: Launch a 2L bottle over 100 feet into the air with AquaPod! Combining a readily-available launch vehicle (a 2L bottle) with water and air pressure, AquaPod delivers amazing results easily and safely. Simply partially fill a 2L bottle and slip it over the launch tube, add air pressure with any standard bike pump, […]
Ringly: Smartphone Ring Tone Gets New Meaning
A new “smart ring” aims to combine useful technology with fashion. Whether it does so is largely a matter of taste. Ringly is a simple enough concept: it connects via Bluetooth to an iPhone or Android handset, then either emits a colored light, vibrates, or both, to signify a particular event. The visual alerts come from […]
WANT: Sabertron Electronic Foam Swords with Integrated Scoring System
Now that is one fun project, and it already amassed enough money to get funded! With Sabertron, swordsmen & swordswomen will be able to have sword fights with swords that keep score electronically, without any additional equipment. A series of LED strips integrated into the front and back of the handle keep track of player […]
Google’s Nest Alarm Recalled In Safety Scare
Nest has recalled its high-tech smoke alarm thanks to a design flaw that could stop it sounding quickly enough to be an effective alert during a fire. The problem is with a wave feature, which allows customers to temporarily disable an alarm (or cancel a test) by vigorously waving their arms underneath the sensor. Unlike […]
Student-Created Robot Throws Out First Pitch at MLB Game [VIDEO]
Last week, I brought you video of a T-Rex throwing the first pitch a Major League Baseball game. This week, I bring you a robot. Students in the S.T.E.M. program at Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona, created this robot that threw out the first pitch at an Arizona Diamondbacks game on May 14. [via Arizona Sports]