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: RT @wisealic: Chronicle article by Josh Fischman 'As Journal Boycott Grows, Elsevier Defends Its Practices' + interesting comments http://t.co/iEYKTXMf
2 days ago
kaveh1000: RT @clauseggers: Tourists deported from U.S. for Twitter jokes http://t.co/MX3c0RI7
5 days ago
kaveh1000: RT @pkedrosky: WSJ: Accel's post-IPO 700x return on a $13m investment in Facebook would be largest in venture industry history.
7 days ago
KhaledGhetas: RT @kaveh1000: For those who think Jobs was a good guy: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China: http://t.co/veBqLBxU
1 week ago