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Driving Without Turn Signals? Vintage 1936 Auto Safety Film
[ Filed under Vintage Videos or in the Vintage & Retro category ]
Whether you’re a fan of cheesy vintage instructional videos or just love old cars, this vintage 1936 car safety video is a gem. Produced by Chevrolet, “Formations” gives an eight-minute overview of defensive driving and why it’s important to More >
Nice Numbers: Multitasking Mouse Hides Numeric Keypad
[ Filed under Gadgets or in the Computers category ]
As our laptops get smaller and smaller, certain design sacrifices have to be made. One of the first things to go when the size of the computer decreases is the numeric keypad. And as anyone who has ever tried to tally up More >
Good Vibrations: Electric Car Uses Bumps to Charge Battery
[ Filed under Transportation or in the Cars & Trucks category ]
This odd-looking car is an interesting concept from industrial designer Jung-Hoon Kim and was an entry in the 2010 Michelin Challenge Design competition. Unlike other electric cars that rely on special charging stations or an extension cord plugged into an More >
Pixel This: New York City Rendered in 8-Bit Style
[ Filed under Technology or in the Digital Design category ]
You don’t have to be a nerd to love maps, but we hear it helps. If you do happen to be a map-loving nerd, prepare yourself for awesome overload: a genius named Brett Camper has made an 8-bit map of NYC. More >
More Accurate Than DNA? Hand Germs Could ID Criminals
[ Filed under Weird Science or in the Science category ]
You probably already know that your keyboard and mouse are totally gross, right? What you might not know is that even the cleanest office workers are harboring about 150 species of bacteria on their hands…bacteria that have distinctive genome specific to More >
Up, Up and Away…to Work? Crazy Commuter Airship Idea
[ Filed under Transportation or in the Mass Transit category ]
Living in the suburbs is hard on the environment; being so far away from the city center requires a long commute which is most often made by car. When that’s multiplied by a few thousand per town, it’s a hefty amount More >
Cooking Up Technology: Sweet Retrofuturistic 1943 Kitchen
[ Filed under Vintage & Retro or in the Retrofuturistic category ]
When past generations thought about the future, their predictions often centered on making home life easier. And where was there more room for improvement than in the kitchen? Before dishwashers, microwave ovens and garbage disposals, moms of the past (and, More >
RoBo Blower – Remote Controlled Snow Blower
You might remember the Snow Removal Robot that we featured here last year. Well now there’s another snow blower to add to the snow removal automation list. The RoBo Blower is a remote controlled snow blower that allows you to remove all the snow you want from the comfort of your living room.
Thanks Chip.
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Voice Controlled Robotic Helicopter
This Voice Controlled Robotic Helicopter is quite interesting. You can speak English commands and it follows your instructions. I need that system in my car, I could get so much work done if I didn’t have to do all the time consuming driving.
Via: Hack a Day and Bot Junkie
“We recently got the system working on More >
DIY Pressed Jewelry
Nicholas and Felice were featured on Make for some new items that they have in the Makers Market. For those who haven’t heard about the Makers Market you should check it out. I am looking into setting up a store there to sell a few geeky things that I have been thinking about. Looks like More >
