Category: High Tech
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Samsung Patents Gesture Controlled Smartwatch
Samsung has patented a wristwatch that can be controlled using gestures. You even need not bother for the touch screen now. The depth sensor actually tells where the user is pointing and orientation sensors are used to open the watch with a flick or to open/close a particular app. Samsung has patented a wristwatch that can…
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Invisivision: The Multipurpose Smart 3D Glasses Will Revolutionize Cinema
With the help of InvisiVision, you can see different scenes on the same cinema screen. It is also possible to give two different experiences to two different users like one as hero and other as villain. Similarly, the smart glasses’ lenses can be flipped up and down to let the users watch completely different movie on…
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A Bizarre Half Mile Tall Tower Equals 1,00,000 Wind Turbines In Electricity Production
Solar Wind Energy Inc. is going to build half a mile high tower to produce electricity. The tower can produce same electricity as 1,00,000 wind turbines. During a clear sunny day, the production of the system is about 1250 megawatt-hours. Permission has finally been granted to a Maryland based company to build a giant looking tower to…
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NASA Develops New Cages To Study Mice During Long Space Flights
NASA has recently made a habitat for rats going to the International Space Station this August. The newly built cages are designed for extended stay of mice in space. The main objective is to study the genetic effects of prolonged stay and how to prevent them. NASA is the world’s largest space agency which is exploring…
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Nod-An Electronic Ring To Control All Devices (Video)
American society Nod Labs is soon launching an electronic ring “Nod” that can control all kinds of devices and gadgets. It works through a Bluetooth connection and a series of sensors that recognize a variety of gestures to control smartphones, tablets, computers and TVs. The first deliveries are expected this fall. This ring can control a large…
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Can Drone Take Pet Dogs Out For A Walk? (Video)
While it looks as if Amazon is serious about delivering its goods by drone, Dominos wants to use drones for Pizza delivery and Dubai Government wants to use Drones to deliver official documents, Jeff Myers has thought of using drones to take the dogs out for a walk. This may be a very good solution for…
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Discover Evolution Of Special Effects From 1878 to 2014 In A Retrospective Video
Since the advent of computers and digital technology, special effects in the films have entered a new age. Nevertheless, such techniques have existed since decades and have also evolved through the time. Jim has condensed more than 100 years of cinematic special effects in a frantic 3 minute video. Jim Casey is a YouTube user with a particular taste…
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Super-Charging Batteries Can Now Charge Mobiles In Minutes
New radical battery technology will soon be able to charge the mobiles within minutes. The mechanical strength of newly developed technology means that walls, car chassis and even mobile casing can be turned into a charger. The technology is based upon the concept of super-capacitor that is able to charge your mobile in few minutes. The material…
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Stanford Engineers Design World’s Cheapest Origami Microscope
Bio-medical engineers at the Stanford University have made an origami microscope to diagnose diseases. The interesting fact is its low price, only 30 p. The microscope developed by Prakash has three stages and can customized to identify different diseases like Malaria. Newly invented microscope has enough potential to revolutionize the field of microscopy. The tiny…
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Now You Can Walk Upside Down Thanks To The Magnetic Shoes
An X-men fan in Lincolnshire has created magnetic shoes that let him walk upside down. It took him only two weeks to design these innovative shoes. He thinks these shoes could be useful for avoiding queues at public places, for example, in a railway station you could walk over the heads of everyone else. An…
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Researchers Design A Toilet That Can Generate Electricity
South Korean researchers have found an ingenious way to produce electricity. Indeed, they have developed toilets which are capable of generating electrical current each time a user flushes the toilet. We explain to you everything about these toilets of future. A team of South Korean researchers, led by researcher Kim Sang Youm, has developed a new…
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Marble Designs The World’s Lightest Electric Skateboard
A Florida-based firm has recently claimed to make the world’s lightest electric vehicle in the form of a skateboard. It only weighs only 4.5kg marble. A very specific carbon fiber in combination with Kevlar is used in its construction to reduce weight. Skateboards are in real demand these days due to the problem of urban…
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SE-3 Patroller: The Segway Electric Tricycle For Airport Security Costs $12000
Segway is very famous for two wheeled self-balancing bikes around the word. But today, they have revealed something unexpected and amazing. Segway has introduced a new 3 wheeled tricycles for better security and protection at airports. It only costs US$ 12000. In airport areas, the police has to mount and un-mount the bikes very frequently.…
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Vrizzmo: New Smartphone Based Virtual Reality Headsets Only For $68
Recently, virtual reality has not only generated the interests of technology geeks but also the big companies like Sony, Facebook or even Microsoft are working on it. The main hurdle in the use of this technology is its associated cost which has stopped the common use. In this regard, a recent effort by a Polish…
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Will This Bizarre Shell-shaped Clock Make Reading Time Easier?
Two Amsterdam based artists have designed an innovative clock which they claim makes reading the time easier. You can also consider it as a form of modern art. The designers’ motivation behind this creation was to make something not only aesthetically more beautiful than banal digital displays, but at the same time more easy to…