By Andrew Liszewski I’ll admit, the first time I was able to pilot a $30 RC toy helicopter inside my home I was quite impressed. Unfortunately it didn’t take long for the novelty to wear off, and neither wacky designs nor improved avionics have piqued my interest since then. But a built-in digital video camera? […]
Clark’s team has already published a paper that verifies the Wii balance board is “clinically comparable” to the nearly $18,000 lab force platform. That’s great news for many smaller physio clinics that would otherwise be unable to afford the traditional rig.
By Andrew Liszewski Instead of jarring you out of bed at a random time in your sleep cycle which can make you feel groggy, the WakeMate wristband uses actigraphy to determine the ’semi-awake’ arousal points in your REM cycle when waking can actually make you feel rested and refreshed. The wristband itself features a motion […]
Let’s rejoice: French teachers embrace the internet. Well, calm down. I’m not saying they embrace it the way I would like them to. This week saw two technological breakthroughs at my son’s Parisian high-school. The first one is a decision-support tool on the school’s website: it helps parents decide whether or not to send their […]
By David Ponce This doesn’t get much simpler. The GoGoStand is a plastic card with folds and cutouts. It’s the size of a credit card and fits in your wallet. Whenever you feel the need to watch something on your iPhone, you take it out, fold it and it turns into a stand. It can […]
That’s Andy, a (female) sex doll that mimics respiration and pulsation, created by German company First Androids. Jezebel, of course, worries that sex dolls represent what misogynist desire most: a girl with out a brain. I’m still of the opinion that an object like Andy is nothing more than a ritzy masturbatory aid, fundamentally, not […]