Friday, April 19, 2024

By Andrew Liszewski Wristbands designed to monitor your exposure to harmful UVA and UVB rays are nothing new, but I particularly like the UVSunSense bands because they'll also let you know when it's time to re-apply your sunscreen. You see,...

By Evan Ackerman There is of course no way to improve on tape after 3M came out with this nuclear grade stuff. But that's not going to stop Art Lebedev from trying... This roll of authentic 3M packing tape comes...
By Luke Anderson I'll be the first to admit that the whole “World War II” game concept has been overdone. I've lost count of the sheer number of titles with that exact theme that have been released in the last...
By Evan Ackerman 3D printers are not quite home appliances yet, but that doesn't mean we don't have a use for them. Sometimes, objects you want simply don't exist. Shapeways does the expensive part for you, taking your design and...
By Evan Ackerman iRiver's Wave Home is, I guess, primarily a VoIP console. But it's got a touchscreen, it's got internet, it's got an OS that supports a variety of widgets... Really, it's more of a specialized laptop than a...
By Jonathan Kimak Now when I say closer, I mean that scientists have actually made something appear invisible, it just happens to be nano sized(one billionth of a metre). It's still a step in the right direction, the direction of...
By Jonathan Kimak The Seascout is a prototype rescue craft designed and created by Andre Harley. He created the prototype using the Lego mindstorms robotics NXT kit. The Seascout will use GPS to track anyone who has fallen into the...
By Jonathan Kimak You may be tired of waiting in extremely long lines for rides like Disney's new Toy Story Mania. The long waits are especially annoying when the ride itself lasts only a minute. Well, if you have some...

By Evan Ackerman Kinda like last Friday, there's no really gadgetry going on here, but these guys are just SO CUTE and alien-y I had to post about them. They're nudibranchs, a type of sea slug, and they're some of...