This $3,000 Wireless Speaker Is as Loud as a Rock Concert
With a power output of 4,500 watts and 108 decibels, the Phantom Gold wireless speaker can literally blow you away. Its creators at French audio company Devialet say that at max volume, the Phantom Gold is the equivalent of a live rock concert. The Devialet Phantom Gold is latest and most powerful entry in the company’s Phantom […]
Electronics Enthusiast Spends $53,000 Building a Supercomputer That Only Plays Tetris
Computer geeks spend ridiculous amounts of money on high-end rigs all the time, but one digital electronics engineer from Cambridge, England, poured a small fortune into building a giant computer that he only uses to play Tetris. James Newman’s supercomputer took five years to build, cost over $53,000 and takes up an entire room, yet […]
Who Needs Deodorant When You Have a Japanese Armpit Fan?
With summers getting hotter every year, keeping your armpits dry is quite the challenge. While many of use still rely on deodorants, the quirky Japanese have come up with a high-tech alternative worthy of their reputation for crazy inventions – clip-on armpit fans. Developed by Japanese gadget maker Thanko, the Waki no Shita Kura (Japanese for Under the Armpit […]
English Company Creates World’s First TV Remote Control for Dogs
Dog owners feeling guilty for leaving their pets alone at home for too long will son be able to take comfort in the fact that at least the animals won’t be bored. They’ll be too busy changing TV channels and enjoying their favorite shows thanks to the world’s first dog-friendly remote control. UK-based pet food […]
Turkish Man Creates Glasses That Conceal Phone Screen from Anyone but the Wearer
Don’t you hate it when you’re using your smartphone on public transportation and notice strangers looking at it over your shoulder? Those people are the worst! But thanks to Celal Göger special glasses, you won’t have to deal with them ever again. Göger, a 42-year-old mobile phone repairman from the Turkish town of Bismil, Diyarbakır province, has invented special […]
Coffee-Making Alarm Clock Aims to Make Waking Up Less of a Drag
Getting up early in the morning to the annoying sound of an alarm clock is one of those painful experiences many of us have to go through every single day, but perhaps throwing in the smell of freshly brewed coffee might improve things a bit. That’s what the makers of The Bariseur alarm clock are […]
These Experimental Glasses Stop You from Staring at Screens
With so much information available at our finger tips, at all times, it’s no wonder that most of us spend more time staring at our smartphones or computer screens than we do interacting with other real-life people. Some of us are so addicted to modern technology that we come up with all kinds of crazy […]
Super-Secure Smartphone Costs $16,500, Weighs Half a Pound
How much is privacy worth to you? If the answer is “a lot” and you have tens of thousands of dollars to burn, you might want to check out the new Solarin Android smartphone, a $16,500 handheld that its makers claim is “the best in the world”. For that price, it better be! Solarin has been […]
This Bionic Arm Prototype Comes with a Phone Charger, Torch and Even a Drone
Four years ago, when London resident James Young suffered a freak accident that left him with an “ugly- peach-colored and obvious” prosthetic arm and leg, little did he know that he would soon become ‘part cyborg’ in a one-of-a-kind experiment that would give him a prototype bionic arm. His new, futuristic-looking arm feels realistic, and in […]
This Revolutionary Earpiece Translates Foreign Languages in Real Time
Translation technology has just reached a whole new level with ‘Pilot’ – the world’s first smart earpiece that can translate foreign languages in real time. So two people who speak different languages can actually understand each other using Pilot, and engage in a normal conversation. Developed by New York-based Waverly Labs, Pilot is a three-part system – […]
Self-Described Cyborg Can Sense Every Earthquake in the World
Meet Moon Ribas, a ‘cyborg artist’ who is able to literally feel every single earthquake that takes place anywhere on the planet. She senses the tremors through a tiny sensor permanently grafted under her skin near the crook of her elbow, and dances to these vibrations during her performances. “I want to perceive movement in a […]
The ‘Shock Clock Wake Up Trainer’ Will Zap You Awake if Nothing Else Works
If the loudest, most annoying alarm clocks have failed to separate you from your beloved bed, ‘Shock Clock Wake Up Trainer’ might be just the thing for you. This wearable alarm clock will literally shock you awake every morning, if beeps and vibrations don’t do the trick. Pavlok, the company behind Shock Clock, is a wearable-device startup […]
Catterbox – A Smart Collar That Translates Cat Meows into Human Speech
Cat lovers of the world, rejoice! You finally have the chance to understand what your pet is saying thanks to a smart collar that can interpret feline meows and translate it into human speech. Aptly named ‘Catterbox’, the collar supposedly has a digital sensor that detects meows, and uses a special program to decipher the meaning behind them. […]
Smart Umbrella Lets You Know It’s Going to Rain Half an Hour in Advance
Giving Mary Poppins’s magic umbrella some serious competition is the all new high-tech ‘Oombrella’ – not only can it predict the weather, it’s also impossible to lose. The smart umbrella syncs with a smartphone app, sending users updates about weather conditions 30 minutes in advance, and reminders if they happen to leave the device behind. […]
Hong Kong Designer Creates Functional Scarlett Johansson Robot
Graphic designer Ricky Ma is making headlines for creating an incredibly realistic life-sized robot that resembles the beautiful Scarlett Johansson. The homemade cyborg can mimic a limited set of human movements using it’s head and limbs, and even respond to a set of programmed verbal commands spoken into a microphone. He’s even taught it to wink and say […]