Archive for the 'Gadgets' Category

My real excitement about iPad

I can’t wait to get my hands on the Apple iPad. There are a lot of exciting things about it, as you can see from the TV ad. But for me, three or four frames from that ad are the most exciting. I have extracted the relevant frames below: More »

At last – freedom from the UK power plug

An ingenious idea to free us all from the ugly, bulky, UK standard power plug. Hooray…..

Riding helmet with “skin”

I am not a biker, but if I were, I would be interested in this innovation. An artificial “skin” on the helmet delays by microseconds the sudden rotation of the head when the helmet hits a hard surface, thus reducing impact injury. Obvious in hindsight…

Hexacopter – the ultimate kids’ toy

Here is a great flying machine. The video is a bit long, but the first few minutes will give you the idea. More »

Robot solves Rubik’s cube in 12 seconds

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This is great to watch: More »


kaveh1000: #sameas amazing renderings of the universe by @pontzen. And what a title: cosmologist at oxford!
5 hours ago
kaveh1000: RT @paulcarr: It's never a great thing when writers have to say "for lack of a better word". It's like a doctor saying "for lack of an accurate diagnosis"
9 hours ago
frankjonen: @mark_barratt @kaveh1000 @Lorp you can make rather complex apps in wordpress. Just easier. At least that's what I use it for.
13 hours ago
Lorp: RT @mark_barratt: I still think of WordPress as web publishing Lite. @kaveh1000 points out why I'm wrong. http://t.co/UVsmJz5Z
13 hours ago