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FedEX CEO envisions a future of robot planes

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:07:14 +0000

I’m sure that most of you have seen all the Fed Ex airplanes at the “Hub” in the film Cast Away . Yes, they really do need all those planes to get all of our stuff to the proper place, and FedEX CEO Fred Smith sees a better way. His vision is simple: robot planes.

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Protect 486 puts a protective shell around a scooter

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:21:10 +0000

This is from designer Marc Graells Ballve, and, as you may have guessed, it is some anti-theft device for scooters. Clearly, the designer gets his inspiration from nature with the armadillo as the armor can retract like that animal’s armor. I have no idea how heavy this armor is, but it looks pretty light, almost like plastic.

Kevin Costner is trying to prevent Oilworld

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:36:25 +0000

I suppose that words are insufficient to describe the environmental damage of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that is still going on. I’ve heard a lot about all the failed attempts to fight the spill, but there is a machine that can supposedly extract 97 percent of the oil from the water. This machine is being promoted by none other than Kevin Costner.

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Glove Mouse brings both hands into your interface

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:55:27 +0000

Once again, someone has imitated the futuristic science of Minority Report to create a gesture-based computer. In this case, these developers from MIT decided to use black gloves, similar to the ones that Tom Cruise wore at the beginning of the film.

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Glove Mouse brings both hands into your interface

Tropicana creates an artificial sun

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:30:30 +0000

Ever seen the movie Insomnia ? In the film, Al Pacino investigates a murder in an Alaskan town, but there is never any night

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Tropicana creates an artificial sun

Spokeless bike made by Yale students, in one semester

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:34:27 +0000

Remember that latest Star Trek movie, where James T. Kirk goes to register for the Starfleet academy on a motorcycle

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First Intercontinental Jetpack Flight ends with Mediterranean Splashdown

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:05 +0000

Sure, we all want a jetpack, and I think we all know that the ones out now are only good for short distances.

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Ceramic Swear Bank helps you save your extra !@#$ing cash

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:23:25 +0000

The Sandford police department from the film Hot Fuzz would definitely appreciate this particular device. Some of you might remember the “swear jar” that the clueless cops kept there, and the terrific scene where Nick Angel (Simon Pegg) fills it up when he vents his frustration against the other officers’ ignorance

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Ceramic Swear Bank helps you save your extra !@#$ing cash

Power Loader Exoskeleton can help you lift 220 pounds

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:55:02 +0000

I’m sure you all remember the classic scene in Aliens where Sigourney Weaver enters the room wearing that bulky, yellow, and yet powerful Power Loader suit and heroically exclaims: “Get away from her, you b___h!” Man, did that make the Mother Alien say: “oh, s__t!” I remember reading a screenwriting book that talked about how awkward that scene would have been if that Power Loader not been given proper introduction in an earlier scene.

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LG unleashes full HD LED LCD HDTV

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:30:53 +0000

When LCD TVs first hit the market, we were bowled over by their apparent slimness compared to what we see in our living rooms dominated by fat, chunky CRTs. Well, times have definitely changed (for the better) as CRTs have been phased out since then, and LCD TVs are the de facto standard when it comes to your living room viewing experience

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PSA Shows that Texting while Driving can Kill a friendship

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:16:09 +0000

When I took driver’s education in high school, the teacher showed this one film called Signal 30. This film was a no-holds barred look at car accidents, with all the blood-and-guts details

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