3Doodler 2.0 review
What 3Doodler lacks in precision and practicality, it makes up for with a low learning curve and a ridiculously high fun factor.
With a built-in speaker, cooler, and dry bag; Tubular is the most high-tech float tube ever
Rather than forcing you to cobble all your float gear together like a hobo, the Tubular Tube incorporates all the gear you need into one tricked-out flotation device
High-tech gladiator fights approach reality as Unified Weapons Master hits Indiegogo
Remember that crazy Australian startup that wants to resurrect gladiator fights by equipping martial artists with high-tech body armor? Well, today the company has taken a big step toward making its dream a reality, and has launched an Indiegogo campaign to bring it's new full-contact, weapons-based combat sport to the world.
This ingenious clip-on motor gives any bike an electric boost
Unlike most of other retrofittable eBike kits out there right now, the ONwheel is designed to be installed in just a few minutes. Using just two screwdrivers, the device can be affixed to just about any bicycle.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Candle-powered chargers, distraction slayers
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
3D printing with molten glass is just as mesmerizingly awesome as it sounds
The G3DP printer, as it's called, doesn't print in some sort of printer-friendly, glass-like composite -- it prints straight-up molten glass.
UK Department of Health finds e-cigs 95 percent less harmful than normal cigarettes
The U.K. Department of Health has issued a report that finds e-cigarettes considerably less harmful than their analog counterparts.
This is what state-of-the-art home automation looked like in 1985
Despite the fact that home automation might seem like a relatively new thing, it's actually been around for decades. Check out this system from 1985
India is now home to the world’s first airport that runs entirely on solar power
After a great deal of development and construction, the country's Cochin International Airport in the southern state of Kerala is now officially the world's first airport thats runs exclusively on solar power.
Groundbreaking new superconductor works at the warmest temperature yet
According to a study recently published in Nature, a group of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany successfully created a material that exhibits superconductivity at -70 degrees Celsius
Watch the ATLAS robot take a stroll through the woods and open doors
Boston Dynamics' founder Marc Reibert gave a presentation at the FAB 11 Conference that featured unreleased footage of what the company has been working on.
Google Project Sunroof shows how much solar juice is on your roof, no math needed
Enter in your address, and Google's Project Sunroof will calculate how much usable solar energy your house could generate if it were equipped with X number of solar panels.
Unorthodox “Ferrolic” clock displays the time with magnets and ferrofluid
The display creates numbers by switching magnetic fields on or off behind the screen. When these electromagnetic zones are selectively switched on to form the clock's individual digits, the ferrofluid follows and settles into pools wherever the magnetic field is strongest.
Aerius, the world’s smallest quadcopter drone, is only slightly larger than a quarter
Under the hood, it's got a lot of the same stuff you'd find inside a drone 100 times this size -- including adjustable flight control sensitivity, 6-axis gyroscopic stabilization, LED lights, intelligent orientation control, and a set of pre-programmed aerial tricks that can be executed at the push of a button.
This giant artificial wave park just opened up to surfers in Wales
Located in a small mountain town in Wales, Surf Snowdonia is supposedly capable of generating "the longest man-made surfable waves on the planet."
Want to 3-D print your own neopixel LED display TV? Now you can
Unlike most complex 3D-printed objects, which require expensive industrial-grade printers, this retro-style LED-powered TV can actually be printed on just about any consumer-grade 3D printer on the market.
Even Tim Cook wants a Nebia, the lavish, hyper-efficient Tesla of shower heads
The key to the Nebia shower head's crazy low water consumption is the nozzles. Nebia uses aerospace-grade spray nozzles deigned to atomize water under extreme pressure, causing the stream of water to be broken up into millions of tiny droplets.
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Smart skillets, screw bits, and electronic fish bait
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
9 gadgets to transform your dorm from a cinder-block cell to a tech wonderland
Ready or not, summer's coming to a close and it's time to start thinking about the gear you'll need to win this school year. Here are our top picks.
3D Systems Cube 3D Printer review
The Cube 3 is scores big points for great design and useful features, but the machine’s poor reliability and frustrating software make it a pain to use sometimes.
Ingenious ‘Knife Edge’ screwdriver bit can easily remove stripped Phillips screws
The Knife Edge bit's unique geometry causes it to dig into the screw head and lock in place when lots of torque is applied, so instead of slipping out and demolishing your screw head, it actually gets tighter.
DJI adds affordable new ‘Standard’ edition to its Phantom 3 drone lineup
Geared toward consumers looking for a more affordable option, DJI's Standard edition drone is a pared-down version of the Advanced and Professional models.
Sphero unveils programmable SPRK Edition to teach kids about robotics
You know Sphero? The little robotic ball you can drive around with your smartphone? Well, earlier today the creators released a new version of the hit toy, dubbed Sphero SPRK, that's geared toward robotics education.
The first FDA-approved 3D-printed drug dissolves almost instantly in water
After months of testing, the US Food and Drug Administration has given its seal of approval to a new drug called Spritam (levetiracetam) -- a rapid-dissolving 3D-printed tablet designed for the treatment of epileptic seizures.
Meal-replacement Soylent shakes now come bottled and pre-mixed
Soylent 2.0 provides all the vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, and protein that your body needs, pre-mixed and ready to drink in a 16-ounce bottle
Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Battery boosters, solar plugs, a GoPro for fish
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Ingenious SunPort plug lets you use solar energy even if you don’t have solar panels
Contrary to what you might think, you don't necessarily have to be a producer of solar energy in order to be a consumer of it -- and there's a brilliant new device on Kickstarter that makes it more accessible than ever before.
Thanks to Project Loon, Sri Lanka will soon have universal Internet access
After years of testing, Google is finally ready to deploy Project Loon to bring cheap high-speed Internet to the island nation of Sri Lanka.
Japanese university sets world record with an insane 2 quadrillion-watt laser burst
Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have reportedly fired the world's most powerful laser beam -- a 2 petawatt burst.
This reusable, rechargeable GPS tracker is no bigger than a quarter
Unlike bluetooth item trackers, which have a severely limited range, TrackerPad is equipped with a full-fledged global positioning system, allowing you to track its location (via an accompanying mobile app) no matter where it goes.