Archive for April, 2009

Control wheelchair using your thought

Wheelchair control by power of thought

Remember Professor X from X-Men who is able to control his wheelchair by just using his mind. And this is going to become reality as scientists at the University of Zaragoza have developed a wheelchair controlled by the power of thought. The chair is equipped with a laser sensor and a screen to display a real-time virtual reconstruction of the surroundings. Sensors on the wheels keep track of the chair’s position as it moves.

Due to each person’s pattern of brain activity is different, the chair needs time to adapt to its user. The device was tested by five volunteers, they were all able to control the chair with their thoughts alone after just 45 minutes of practice. There is still a lot of limitation to this invention so it still under going developing before it go into commercial production.

via tgdaily

Phone that lets you send kiss to your love one

Kiss phone

Self-styled freelance inventor Georges Koussouros has developed a mobile equipped with a pair of lips that lets you send real kisses down the line.

When the user kisses the device, it detects the pressure, percussion speed, temperature and sucking force of the kiss, and transmits the data to the loved one at the other end of the line, where the kiss is reproduced exactly.

Kisses can be repeated, left as a message and even relayed to other people. Koussouros even envisages a “kiss bank” allowing users to receive a kiss from Madonna or other stars.

via tgdaily

Learn this trick to boost your wifi signal

This is a very simple DIY project you can do it at home. What you need is just a sheet of aluminium foil, glue and paper. If you do it correctly it will boost your wifi signal by about 6 time.

The 5 most abnormal gadgets

USB Pole Dancer

USB pole dancer

USB device was suppose to design to help us, for example USB flash drive to store our file, USB Fan to keep us cool or our laptop cool and etc. In recent year there are a lot of weird usb device coming out. Especially this usb pole dancer, you are supposed to type to make her dance, the faster you type the faster she dances. When you are using your computer you are properly at work or playing game, why will you need something like a usb pole dancer to distract you.

USB Crocodile Flash drive

USB crocodile flash drive

In the first place manufacturer come out with usb flash drive, it was to offer an alternative solution to consumers who dislike those bulky external hard disk. They want it to be small so that they can keep it in their pocket and bring it anywhere. But this Crocodile flash drive is too big for our pocket and only have 128mb of storage space. It defeat the whole purpose of having a usb flash drive.

Cryptex mobile phone

Cryptex mobile phone

The whole idea of having a Mobile Phone is that it can be used in emergencies. The Cryptex phone is so complex and tough to operate that it would take atleast 4 minutes for a person to dial a number on this Phone. If you want to dial a number, you have to turn the dial of every element to the desired cipher. You have to place the numbers in such a way that the umber you want to dial is in line with the green LED. If you want to hang up the call you turn the first segment to “hang up” (red LED). The phone works without buttons and without a display and based on the old dial phones. Lucky this is only a concept phone it is not going to be release to the consumers.

via aleptu

Battery Operated cigarette

Battery operated cigarette

This device is battery-powered and contain liquid nicotine, water, and propylene alcohol, letting users do something similar to actual smoking. But they don’t contain tobacco, and they let users adjust the amount of nicotine that they take in.

Nike Transformer Shoe

Nike Transformer shoe

Takara continues to release more innovative and imaginative products with the new Transformers Sports Label series! If you are fan of transformer you may one to buy one and wear it.

Look at what your ice cream stick can do?

This is a very interesting mini project you can try it yourself. Just remember to keep the ice cream stick after you have finish up your ice cream.