Tiny palm-sized single lens reflex camera is the infant of camera world
With cameras getting smaller and smaller by the day, compact enough to fit in your palm just like the Novo Camera the stakes have been raised to produce a camera even smaller than that. This camera dubbed as Single Lens Reflex Camera is even smaller and light-weight than the Novo Camera measuring only 28mmx38mmx33mm and weighing an astonishing 17 grams. Capable of taking videos in AVI file format and images in JPEG format at 1280×720 and 2560×1920 resolution respectively at 30 frames per second makes this camera cool. Loaded with a motion detection function and LED light, the camera can take equally good images of static as well as moving subjects in any kind of lighting conditions.
JPL BioSleeve lets you control robot with hand and arm gestures
You must have seen robots controlled using remote controls, smartphones and even gestures. Now, to let you control robots easily and with lot more freedom, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has developed a new gesture-based human interface called BioSleeve, which uses an array of sensors including electromyogram (EMG) sensors, IMUs and magnetometers to allow you to control a robot using gestures alone. The BioSleeve courtesy all the embedded sensors measures activity of the wearer’s forearm, muscle force and finger movements and then decodes the gestures of hand and arm to control the robot accordingly.
MUVI X-Lapse to shoot 360° sweeping time lapse and panorama shots
We’ve seen some nifty time lapse cameras and action cameras in our time, but there aren’t many accessories that assist you in making cool sweeping time lapse movies without you being in-charge of your camera. Enter VCC-100-XL – MUVI X-Lapse time lapse accessory – a time lapse turntable of sorts, which is compatible with standard cameras and smartphones and makes a perfect accessory for amateur photographers and professional filmmakers alike. With its smooth, clockwise rotation, the MUVI X-Lapse enables the mounted camera or smartphone to click steady and precise time-lapse images in 360 degrees and create those amazing sweeping time lapse movies. Read More…
Samsung flexible HDTV display technology is the future
Samsung has successfully patented a display technology for HDTV that allows the user to bend it for better viewing from any corner of the room using a remote control. It is just like changing the channels on your current generation of TV’s and the patented technology that allows for deformation of flexible display panel has panel rotation unit for the rotation. The flexible display adjusts the image being displayed on the screen so that it doesn’t look distorted to the user(s) in the room or any other setting, be it home or outdoor location.
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Medias X 06E is the world’s first water cooled smartphone for hot chicks
Just like a high performance PC needs efficient cooling to keep the hardware away from any damage, a smartphone with water cooled CPU seems interesting. Japanese electronics maker NEC has revealed the world’s first water-cooled CPU smartphone, the Medias X 06E which is targeted towards geeky women with a unique feature called ladyphone that lights-up a pendant. The cooling credentials come courtesy a graphite sheet running along the motherboard and a water-filled heat pipe funnel that take the heat away from quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. Since there is cooling for the processor of the smartphone therefore the 1.7 GHz APQo64T chip (with four 1.7 GHz Krait cores) and Adreno 320 GPU can be cloaked to full power without compromising battery life or other hardware functioning in the long run.
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Make your own 3D printed Google Glasses replica
Google Glasses are cool but they also cost a lot, so what is the best solution to own one without burning a hole in your pocket? Well, make your own pair of Google Glasses using 3D printing technology. That is exactly what an entrepreneur from China, Sunny Gao did and he even uploaded the files to do so. His replica glasses were shown off at the Global hackathon in Shanghai and it shows how one can go one step ahead and manufacture their own version of a cool product that is too hot for the pocket in practical sense.
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Palm-sized portable cloth ironing gadget costs just $10
If you are too particular about your dressing and go out on business trips and official meeting very regularly then having a very neat and clean wrinkle free look for your attire is paramount. Not only the wrinkles but having those crisp collars, perfectly ironed tie and pointed creases on your formal pants adds to your charisma and professional outlook. So wouldn’t it be great if you could have a portable iron that you could carry along with you at all times? Yes, a portable iron that is USB powered by charging from your PC or works on AA batteries is all that you need in your bag to iron pants, tie, shirt or skirt in a jiffy without any hassle. Card hot-repressor also known as Travel Mobile hot repressor is a palm-sized iron that has a unique design with heater on both the internal surfaces so that it easily removes wrinkles anytime anywhere you want.
iPhone 5 case camera case doubles as a cool stand too
This iPhone 5 case has the exterior body in the shape of a trendy camera and it actually turns your smartphone into a camera with more zoom under your belt when needed. Not only that it functions as a stand too while watching videos, playing games, enjoying pictures and movies with a slight tilt that comes courtesy the extendable lens part. Called as the iPhone 5 interesting case it only weighs 58 grams and comes with a neck strap to carry around your iPhone 5 morphed into a cool retro camera for fun. The case itself has a smooth felt cloth lining so as to prevent injury.
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MYcord knitted sleeve makes earbuds colorful and tangle-free
Are you always troubled by the tangling chord of your earphones and spend endless time trying to untangle them? Fear not anymore, you may just have found a stylish and tangle-free solution for the earbuds in MYcord. MYcord is basically a seamless Y-shaped knitted Sleeve for the earbuds, which not only prevents them from tangling but also gives them a cool, colorful look. The simple and minimalist design of the MYcord makes it a product with endless possibilities – you can knit it in any color and in wool, nylon or acrylic materials.
Motorcycle fitted with a 9 cylinder aircraft engine
Putting a plane engine inside a car is somewhat logical but loading a motorcycle with plane engine sounds completely off the hoods. That is exactly what seasoned German DIYer Frank Ohle did with his motorcycle, fitting it with a 150hp Rotec Radical R3600 nine cylinder aircraft engine. It took Frank around 18 months to build this chopper monster that could fly if it was not for the humanly possible limitations. Fitting his motorcycle with a custom build chassis, painting it with fitting colors, upgrading the suspension and overhauling the electronics; made this beast all ready for the highway to hell. When it comes to such incredible choppers, it is better to let the engine do the talking so watch it in action after the jump.
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