Latest Stories in Gadgets - Page 15
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DARPA Funds Development of Robotic Earthworm
The robot can slink around just like a worm and take quite the beating.
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Swiss Army Knife Makers Debut Portable Solar Chargers
The creators of the most popular survival tool want to help you charge your gadgets off the grid.
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KittyCam Technology Reveals How Much Wildlife Is Killed by Outdoor Cats
Our outdoor cats are blamed (and rightfully so) for some significant losses of wildlife. But how much do they catch? A new study took count.
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Stone Spray is a 3D Printer for Architecture
The machine uses natural soil or sand to create structures as strong as concrete.
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K-TOR Hand Crank Generator Puts A Socket In Your Pocket
Instead of wondering if your batteries have enough juice to see you through an emergency, why not carry an electrical socket in your pocket?
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Clever Collar Lets Sheep in Distress Send Texts
Why cry wolf when you can text it?
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3D Printed "Magic Arms" Help Little Girl Give Hugs, Demonstrate How Technology Can Change Lives And Maybe The World
Best use of 3D Printing. Ever.
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Fujitsu Lets Customers Assemble Their Own Computers
The program opens up computer assembly to the masses.
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A Modern LED Design Even Edison Would Appreciate
A new design for the LED harkens back to the shape of the incandescent bulb we all know and love.
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Use Your Houseplant to Control Your Computer
Botanicus Interacticus is a project that would like to turn your fern into a computing tool, or even a electronic musical instrument.
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Your Office Is In Your Pants: How The Smart Phone Is Changing The Way We Live And Work
For years, we have been watching how technology has been shrinking and networks have been expanding; Now it is all converging on your phone.
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How One Teacher Built a Computer Lab for Free
The problem? An underfunded school needed computers for the classroom. Budget? $0. Staff involved? Just one: Robert Litt, a sixth-grade teacher.
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PopFab 3D Printer Fits in a Briefcase
The compact 3D printer is the first to be fully portable.
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CIA Once Considered Amazingly Realistic-Looking Dragonfly Drone
The Insectothopter was designed 40 years ago to carry out covert audio recording missions, but never got to take off.
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Number of "Distracted Walking" Injuries Quadruples In Seven Years. Is This A Problem?
Car hits pedestrian, and suddenly it's the pedestrian's fault for being distracted. What's wrong with this picture?
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"My Plug" Cuts Electricity Waste via Text Message
A "smart plug" from French company Orange lets users control and monitor their energy use via cell phone.
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3D Printer Makes Burritos, Makes You Think about Food
A prototype 3D printer makes burritos, and raises questions about the food system.
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Build an Arduino-Powered Self-Watering Planter
Looking for a sure way to keep you plants alive? Here's a DIY project for the brown-thumbed gadgeteer.
