It seems like every other day brings a new story about upcoming smartwatches. The big one, of course, is that Apple is allegedly planning an iWatch. This has been a fairly persistent rumor for roughly three years, ever since the square iPod Nano came on the scene and became a favorite to mod into a watch. […]
On the opening day of this year’s Sea Air Space Expo, the wonder con for all things naval aviation, the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command announced a planned 2014 deployment of its long-awaited, functional solid state Laser Weapon System (LaWS). Scheduled for installation aboard the amphibious transport dock, USS Ponce, the production of an operational […]
The idea of harvesting resources from asteroids long predates space travel, and NASA is now taking the first steps toward bringing those celestial bodies down to Earth. Plans are being made for an entirely robotic spaceship able to haul a typical nearby asteroid, about 25 feet long and 500 tons, to a position near the […]
Opening with the appropriately cheesy 70s-style porn music, Team Instructables introduces the world to its creation of Romance Pants. At the mere tug of the zipper, these pants lower the room’s lighting and increase the volume on the music player to a chosen soundtrack to help create a more enticing atmosphere for the activity hopefully […]
Who has not dreamed of a robot butler of their very own? Who could resist a loyal robot whose only desire is to provide you with intoxicating libations after a long day? Well, through the creative application of a built in WiFi network, a peristaltic pump, and a series of food grade tubes, that dream […]
In a move guaranteed to help speed along humanity’s eventual downfall at the appendages of robots, Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have created a giant, autonomous robotic jellyfish. At 5 feet 7 inches in length and weighing in at 170 pounds, the prototype robot named Cyro is part of a U.S. Navy-funded project. The […]
Some point in the late 1990s during one late Sunday night in Brixton, South London, I was waiting on a bus to go home. A guy came up to me, mumbling. I became nervous. Was he a nutter about to stab me? He had a hood on and it was drizzling lightly, if I recall […]
When Techcitement reported on Defense Distributed’s vision of 3D printable arms and ammunition, there was some discussion as to the legal ramifications. Turns out the federal government isn’t in opposition to DD’s plans, as it has granted the startup a Type 7 federal firearms license. The license gives DD the right to make and transport firearms. It’s […]
South by Southwest lasts 10 days during the month of March. The festival takes place in Austin, TX. SXSW is broken up into three sections: Interactive, Film, and Music. Throughout the festival, many innovations come to light and old ideas are reinvented. Most days’ events begin with panels at 9:30 or 11 AM and end […]
Google Glass, the not-yet-released product promising to integrate a computer into a pair of glasses, appears to be one of the more controversial tech product announcements in recent history. First, there’s the most obvious challenge for Google of figuring out to market the device as something normal. According to a recent Forbes article, even Facebook’s […]
