Here’s something incredibly fun for the Christmas season. Maker of last year’s ‘Chiristmas Lights Hero’, Ric Turner (former Disney ‘imagineer’ and special effects specialist) is back again this year, with a brand new game on his front porch. This year, he has come up with ‘Snowball Blaster’.
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Shape-Memory Polymer: Self-Healing Plastic that Fixes Itself
Sounds like something straight out of a science-fiction movie, but brace yourselves, it’s today’s reality. This amazing new material is now being developed by the researchers in Arizona State. It is said to be self-diagnosing and self-healing, which means that it can detect the presence of damage and regenerate itself.
Augmented Reality Enhances Candy Flavours
In vein of my last article on augmented reality, here’s another technology on Augmented Reality being developed by some innovative Japanese University Students. This time, the augmentation is not on the visual, but on your taste buds.
Intel research makes Legos and Groceries interactive
As our technology advances, so it has mingled the virtual and the real world. The best example of this intermingling is known as augmented reality, in which real-world objects can be used to interact with the virtual world and vice versa. Helping this along is depth cameras that allow you to carry out various tricks […]
Cool science with Nokia’s ice touchscreen
Touchscreens have graced many a device, and they’re seen almost everywhere today, from kiosks on the street, to the various hand-held devices we use everyday. Putting a twist to the old formula, Nokia’s research lab in Tampere, Finland has built a touchscreen display out of blocks of ice.
Xi3 Computer Cube
Sure, there have been countless CPU designs and mods that people have made, but this is by far the more interesting ones I’ve seen.
Home-made Racing Cockpit within an Ottoman
Here’s one for you hardcore racing game fanatics who also love a bit of DIY. Gamer Lyscho from the OCAU Forums has built his very own racing cockpit that fits nicely within an ottoman.
Quirky Contort: Flexible USB Hub Manager
Here comes another interesting piece of tech from the online design community Quirky; the Contort, which is a USB hub that can manage your drives and cables, all while protecting them.
Amazing Lego Printers
I’m sure everyone has played with Lego bricks at some point in their childhood and the same goes for me, but give them to a creative adult and you would be surprised at what they can come up with. Here are a couple of interesting printers made of Lego bricks. They’re even fully functional!
Lexmark Genesis; All-In-One Printer with Camera Based Scanner
In this day and age, multifunctional printers are a thing of the past, with the norm being scanning printers and such, but now Lexmark has put a twist to the design by using a camera-based scanner, instead of the run-of-the-mill flatbed kind.