Innovative Razor Now Lets You Shave with a Laser
Thanks to a couple of Swedish entrepreneurs, it might soon be possible to get a clean shave without the little nicks and cuts. They’ve done away with blades in their new invention ‘Skarp’, a futuristic razor that magically makes hair fall away when waved over skin! Well, it’s not exactly magic. Skarp uses laser beams […]
Woman Has Ingenious “Robot” Standing in Line at an Apple Store in Australia
Believe it or not, the day has finally come when people can have their iPads wait in line every time a new iPhone is released! A woman named Lucy Kelly was the first to try it out – she sent an iPad robot to stand proxy for her at an Apple store in Sydney, just […]
High-Tech Automated Restaurant Totally Does Away with Human Interaction
A new restaurant in San Francisco is making headlines for entirely doing away with human staff. Instead, customers at ‘Eatsa’ directly send their orders to the kitchen through iPads. When the meal is ready, it will appear through a small glass compartment. Although there are real people working behind the scenes, patrons don’t have to […]
The WalkCar, a Japanese Gadget Designed to Make Walking Obsolete
Thanks to Japanese engineer Kuniako Saito’s new invention, walking could soon become a thing of the past. He’s created a portable transportation device called ‘WalkCar’, which he describes as the world’s first ‘car in a bag’. The WalkCar is about the size of a laptop, and is somewhat similar to a skateboard in terms of […]
Swedish Airport Installs Climate Simulator of Cities Around the World
Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport offers a weather service quite unlike any other. Instead of doling out boring reports, it actually lets people feel what the weather is like in various cities around the world before actually flying there. Yvonne Boe, communication manager at Swedavia – the company that manages Sweden’s airports – describes the unique Climate Portal as […]
Controversial Weight Loss Device Lets You Eat Like a Pig Then Pumps Your Stomach
Cashing in on people’s desperation to lose weight is a new device that’s pretty much the medical equivalent of bulimia. Its main function is to pump out the contents of a user’s stomach, right after a heavy meal. The makers of ‘AspireAssist’ claim to have already helped hundreds of patients in the US shed copious […]
Game of Drones – Australia’s Awesome Underground Drone Racing League
Drone racing is a mushrooming trend in Australia, catering to a growing band of enthusiasts looking to fulfill their need for speed. The races, organised by underground ‘leagues’, generally take place in rundown warehouses, farms, and go-kart tracks in the fringe suburbs of various cities. The relatively unknown sport is called FPV (first person racing). […]
Thync – A Wearable Device That Alters Your Mood
‘Thync’ is a new wearable device that makes use of electroencephalography to measure the brain’s electrical activity, and modify neuron activity. Simply put, it has the ability to change your mood! All you need to do is attach the device to your forehead and it will instantly shift your state of mind. A corresponding iPhone […]
This Electric Thinking Cap Boosts Learning and Decision Making
Up until a few weeks ago, the proverbial thinking cap only had a figurative meaning, but apparently science has finally managed to catch up. A couple of American scientists have created a real thinking cap that could help people learn and make decisions quicker. This unique device is the brainchild of psychology professor Geoff Woodman and Ph.D. […]
240-Year-Old Writer Automaton is the Ancestor of Today’s Computers
“The Writer” is a clockwork automaton created in the 1770s by the Swiss-born famous watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz. The mechanism, designed to write words and sentences of up to 40 characters, still works perfectly after almost 240 years, baffling everyone with its complexity. The very concept of a machine that could mechanically reproduce the human act […]
No Internet, No Cable, No Problem – Canadian Family Lives Like It’s 1986
Most people couldn’t imagine a day without their fancy smartphones, but a family in Guelph, Canada has decided to shun all post-1986 technology from their lives for a whole year, as part of a social experiment. It all started last year when Blair McMillan asked his five-year old son if he wanted to come outside […]
Mind-Reading Headphones Play Music Based on Your Mood
Finding the right song to suit your mood can be pretty frustrating, but thanks to the new Mico mind-reading headphones from Japanese company Neurowear, you won’t have to scroll through your playlist anymore. They’ll just scan your brain and play the perfect song. The Mico mind-reading system is made up of two parts: a pair […]
Indian Student Invents Electrifying Alarm Clock that Shocks You Out of Bed
Tired of waking up very late and missing his university lectures, Indian student Sankalp Sinha decided to do something about his problem – he invented a special alarm clock that “rewards” the owner with an electric shock if he tries to press the snooze button. 19-year-old Sankalp Sinha came up with the idea for his shocking alarm […]
Robot Band Compressorhead Puts the “Metal” in Heavy Metal
Compressorhead is not your usual heavy-metal rock group. The band’s three members are all robots, but they’ve proven they can cover hits by rock legends like Motorhead or AC/DC honorably. They’re even scheduled to play alongside The Chili Peppers and The Killers, at the Big Day Out Festival, in Australia, this summer. Assembling, cooking, waiting tables, […]
The Party Never Stops with the CataCombo Sound System-Equipped Coffin
Embrace your passion for music in this life or the next with the CataCoffin – a unique coffin equipped with a high-quality sound system that will keep you rocking six feet under. An afterlife of partying awaits. Do you want to keep in touch with the latest trends in music, even after death? It seems […]