By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] Holy rodents on steroids, Batman! A mouse with 18 buttons? How could you possibly know which one you’re pressing without looking at it? Someone will have to invent home-row mousing! Warmouse announced the OpenOfficeMouse yesterday (November 6), a mouse specifically designed for use in conjunction with OpenOffice, but […]
Are you someone who never smiles? Would you like that to change? Well, with the help of the happiness hat, you’ll start smiling like you never did before… trust us! The Happiness Hat is a wearable device that detects if you’re smiling and provides pain feedback if you’re not. An enclosed bend sensor attaches to […]
Those who saw the last series of Dr Who spin-off Torchwood will remember the team using a contact lens which both housed a camera and displayed text for the wearer to read. That’s not quite possible in reality yet, but NEC in Japan has come up with something similar: a pair of spectacles with a […]
To promote their upcoming Android-running DROID, Verizon has released a really cool commercial announcing the official launch date of the smartphone. Check it out: Here’s what Engadget had to say about the DROID: Keyboard aside, the DROID is very much the ultimate phone for phone geeks. It’s not “friendly” in the way that the iPhone […]
Built by Edd China and David Davenport, the “Casual Lofa” holds the Guiness world record for “Fastest Furniture” and is the world’s first street legal sofa. Check it out: [Via TechEblog]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a $99 device which gave you access to Wikipedia – and nothing else. I concluded that it would be nice to have one, but at $99, you could get much better value with even a cheap cellphone. If I owned a WikiReader, right now I’d be looking […]
Not only can ROPID (Robot and Rapid) jump, dance, and run, but the little fellah can do so at your command, turning his cute little head to listen to what you have to say before each of its actions. [Via Technabob]
Check out Seeper‘s amazing new interactive multiTouch sphere: Isn’t this thing amazing? I’d just love to see this kind of technology used for interactive learning exhibitions in planetariums or museums. [Via LikeCool]
There’s something quaint about the idea of Black Friday deals in the year 2009, but they can still mean some bargains for tech lovers. If rumors and leaks are to be believed, this year’s discount decision will be largely based around pushing Blu-ray into more homes. For those outside the US who aren’t familiar with […]
It’s no secret that virtually every mobile phone manufacturer would like a slice of Apple’s iPhone action. But Nokia is taking that desire a little literally, launching a lawsuit demanding as much as a billion dollars in patent violations. The precise figure that Nokia wants isn’t detailed in its lawsuit. That’s prompted speculation about the […]