Arts & Design

Old fashioned Laser Tag was fun and everything, but it never included robots – much to my dismay. Fortunately, the folks at HotProceed have remedied the situation with their new Blaser Tag System. The game is simple: each manually controlled robot has a laser and a sensor – if you get shot first, it will trigger a pre-programmed routine and ...

Hitachi has developed a wristwatch biometric monitor that collects vital information 24 hours a day for 10 consecutive days. Once collected, the device can transmit the data wirelessly to a personal computer. The PC can then be used to analyze data and determine how much the person has exercised, how long they have slept, and how far they have walked. ...

Whether you are throwing a house party for friends or trying to make contact with extraterrestrials, this Ferguson Hill FH001 Horn Loudspeaker will get the job done. The recommended amp power is 3-50 watts, but the product page explains that you can “go loud” with only 5 watts – which makes the level of clarity higher because they can be ...

British scientists have claimed that they have done the impossible. They say they have created a compact device that can create energy out of nothing. This thermal energy cell could one day soon be placed into homes, and could significantly decrease power consumption. The hard part is actually explaining how it works. The scientists who created the device even have ...

We have all heard the stories about childhood obesity and how parents often blame the problem on distractions like television and video games. However, Denver-based iTech Fitness aims to turn those distractions into solutions with their new line of XRKade gyms for kids. XRKades mix physical activity and video games to make exercising more fun and engaging. In order to ...

As you can see from the image above, this keyboard from A1Pro features a built in touch pad with stylus. Naturally you think – “handwriting recognition eh? That could be pretty fuckin’ awesome.” Unfortunately, we are not sure what the exact functionality of the pad is outside of a listing on the product site that refers to a “handwritten identity ...

This virtual reality headset concept entitled “Intense” is a testament to the twisted mind of designer Benjamin Hubert. According to his website “feedback from a sensory rich reality directly stimulates the brain via a chip in the motor cortex of the brain.” In other words, direct cerebral stimulation is your ticket to kick ass VR gaming and an alternate universe ...

The WD-2 robot is a work in progress to make a realistic human face using the power of robotics. As you can see, the robot can’t exactly fit on a body yet, considering the machinery is about three times larger than the actual head is. Though one day, the WD-2 could be used to make a robotic twin of yourself. ...

The Triops is a rugged digital camera that can actually be thrown by photography buffs interested in capturing some unique images. The device responds to sound or movement, so in a situation where it is thrown, suspended, or just left in an unusual location it can act autonomously. It also allows users to take sequential photographs and 360 panoramic images ...

If only I could have used my old Etch A Sketch like this guy does when I was a kid, my parents wouldn’t have called me a failure constantly. Using toys much like the Lego Artist, Jeff Gagliardi uses the simple Etch A Sketch toy for a not so simple purpose…recreating masterpieces of art. For the last 35 years, Gagliardi ...