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Air Hogs Hawk Eye
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? […]
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In Early Tests, $99 Wii Balance Board Outperforms $17,885 Medical Rig – Wii – Gizmodo
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.
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WakeMate Bluetooth Wristband Makes Waking A Bit Easier
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 […]
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The e-book tractor application
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 […]
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GoGoStand Fits In Wallet, Is An iPhone Stand
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 […]
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The Sexbots Approach
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 […]
