Georgia Tech has developed a prosthetic arm that can play the drums following instructions from a human’s biceps — even if their arm is amputated at the elbow. According to a press release: The prosthesis was created for Jason Barnes, a drummer who was electrocuted two years ago and lost his right arm below the […]
Pizza Hut has asked designers Chaotic Moon Studios to come up with a way to create your custom pizza without having to rely on your imagination. The interactive table, which is currently just a concept, lets you use touchscreen controls on your tabletop to not just pick your crust, sauce and toppings, but see a […]
Amazingly this image is neither edited nor taken from sci-fi, but is a screengrab from a NASA video. It’s taken from testing of Project Morpheus: The Morpheus project provides an autonomous, reusable, rocket-powered, terrestrial vertical take-off/vertical landing vehicle for testing integrated spacecraft and planetary lander technologies. The integrated vertical test bed (VTB) offers a platform […]
Two Kickstarter users are looking for just under $50,000 to develop a smartphone app and equipment for turning photographs into nail polish stickers. 1. DESIGN. The FREE NailSnaps mobile app lets you design exactly how you want your photo or image to appear on your nails. Create an image that spans across your nails, or pick and choose different […]
Apple is developing a new system for connecting iPhones to cars that goes beyond simply hooking up iTunes. CarPlay, which will work only on cars that ship with the technology built-in, will let users access music apps, make calls, get spoken directions from the Maps app, and access messages. Apple explains that voice control will […]
A California court has ruled that it’s OK to look at a map app on a phone while driving. It’s another example of problems with the wording of traffic laws struggling to keep up with technology. Steven Spriggs successfully appealed against a $165 ticket issued by a highway patrol officer because he’d been looking at […]
Sandisk has just released this super fast, water-proof, temperature proof, X-ray proof, magnet proof, shock proof 128GB MicroSDXC card, the world’s highest capacity microSDXC card for Android tablets and smartphones. Just the thing I was waiting for for my phone! World’s highest capacity card for Android tablets and smartphones Twice the speed of ordinary cards […]
Our [Chinese?] robot overlords are getting closer… [via Cheezburger]
Ten years ago, Denmark resident Dennis Sorensen lost his hand in a fireworks accident. Now, thanks to researchers and scientists in Italy, a robotic hand is talking to his brain, resulting in a sense of touch. [Associated Press / Source: YouTube]
Google has recently announced that it has invited nine metropolitan cities to explore “what it would take” to expand its Google Fiber internet service. “We’ve long believed that the Internet’s next chapter will be built on gigabit speeds, so it’s fantastic to see this momentum.” Google says up to 34 cities in all could potentially […]