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New, wearable device resets body clock

Last week saw the launch of Re-Timer, a wearable green light device invented by sleep researchers to reset the body's internal clock.

November 27, 2012 Read more

Here comes the chance to fly your own brain-controlled toy helicopter (w/video)

Puzzlebox Orbit is an educational toy that combines a brain-controlled helicopter with open hardware, software, and teaching material. It is now available on Kickstarter.

November 24, 2012 Read more

3D printed optics and light bulbs (w/video)

Printed Optics is a new approach to creating custom optical elements for interactive devices using 3D printing. Printed Optics enable sensing, display, and illumination elements to be directly embedded in the body of an interactive device. Using these elements, unique display surfaces, novel illumination techniques, custom optical sensors, and robust embedded components can be digitally fabricated for rapid, high fidelity, customized interactive devices.

November 23, 2012 Read more

Star Trek Classroom: The next generation of school desks

Researchers designing and testing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can boost skills in mathematics.

November 23, 2012 Read more

Engineers pave the way towards 3D printing of personal electronics

Scientists are developing new materials which could one day allow people to print out custom-designed personal electronics such as games controllers which perfectly fit their hand shape.

November 23, 2012 Read more

Rovio: Angry Birds soda is the best selling drink in Finland - "Ahead of Coke and Pepsi"

Here's a fun stat to emerge from the Slush conference, currently taking place in Helsinki, Finland. Angry Birds soda is the top-selling drink in that country.

November 21, 2012 Read more

World's most advanced and expensive SCRABBLE system unveiled

Scrabble gets a technological makeover ahead of the Prague Mind Sports Festival.

November 15, 2012 Read more

Jawbone's all new fitness tracking bracelet

Jawbone today announced UP, a new wristband and app system that helps you discover things about yourself that you never knew. UP tracks how you sleep, move, and eat, and gives you personalized insights to help you make smarter choices to feel your best.

November 13, 2012 Read more

Vuzix smart glasses to compete with Google Glass

Vuzix Corporation announced today that its new Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 was selected as an Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering BEST OF INNOVATIONS honoree and picked as the best new technology in the Wireless Handset Accessories product category.

November 13, 2012 Read more

Star Wars holiday lights

These holiday light strings will be the stars of the show for your Intergalactic Holiday Tree. Each strand of lights is 11.5 feet long and features 10 injection molded plastic lights in the shape of either Yoda or R2-D2.

November 12, 2012 Read more

Tetris stackable LED desk lamp

Tetris piece shaped lamps that you can stack. Of course, you're going to have to be sure to stack them non-optimally. If you make a straight line, sure, you'll get points, but then your lamp will disappear!

November 11, 2012 Read more

USB drive made out of 4.5 billion years old meteorite

The $1990 USB stick is decorated with little pieces and dust from a 4.5 billion years old meteorite. Its name 'Apophis' refers to a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a small probability that it would strike the Earth in 2029.

November 8, 2012 Read more

Bouncy ball camera start-up awarded $50K at MassChallenge (w/video)

Bounce Imaging was selected as a Gold Winner at MassChallenge ($50K prize), the largest startup accelerator in the world.

October 24, 2012 Read more

Make your own action figures with a 3-D printer

Computer graphics researchers at Cornell and Harvard have created software that will translate a graphic image of a character from a movie or video game, or even something you've created yourself, into a posable plastic model manufactured by a 3-D printer.

August 28, 2012 Read more

'Invisible' airbag bicycle helmet

Hate traveling with a bulky, plastic bike helmet? Say hello to the Hövding Bike Helmet, an ingenious invention out of Sweden that takes up only a sliver of space in your luggage and activates only upon impact, much like a car's airbag.

August 16, 2012 Read more

Zipwhip powers world's first text-enabled espresso machine (w/video)

Textspresso. It?s a beautiful thing. In order to combine their cloud texting service with Seattle's technology and coffee cultures, the folks at Zipwhip created a machine that sends and receives text messages while simultaneously making a coffee.

August 16, 2012 Read more

Hail a cab from your phone with the ZabKab app

One tap of the hail button and taxicab drivers instantly see where you are so they can come straight to you.

August 15, 2012 Read more

DARPA unveils the CAAT - Captive Air Amphibious Transporter

New sea and air delivery systems to enable direct support to disaster zones from offshore container ships.

August 9, 2012 Read more