Thursday, April 1, 2010

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Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

Glove Mouse brings both hands into your interface

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 02:55 PM PDT

Once again, someone has imitated the futuristic science of Minority Report to create a gesture-based computer. In this case, these developers from MIT decided to use black gloves, similar to the ones that Tom Cruise wore at the beginning of the film.

You can see the video of the Glove Mouse after the jump. According to the vid, it took less than $100 of technology in order to make the Glove Mouse work. It has an LED on the back of the index finger, then a low resolution webcam to make it act as a cursor.

I have to admit, I don’t remember Tom Cruise’s computer having two hands that act as cursors, but I honestly can’t think of a better way to interface with a computer using two hands. You will note how the user can expand and focus in on a map of MIT.

This Glove Mouse is designed by Tony Hyun Kim and Nevada Sanchez, and they have been working on this project for some time. They have even won MIT’s George C. Newton Project Prize in 2009.

I suppose this will eventually lead to computers where the user has a pair of gloves instead of a mouse, and I wonder if this will save us some time when we run certain applications. This should probably be the goal of a Glove Mouse.

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See your Inbox on your T-Shirt

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 02:37 PM PDT

I suppose that all of us don’t like to be away from our e-mail for a prolonged period of time, myself included. However, if I just knew that I didn’t have a lot of e-mails to check, I might be able to enjoy my time away from my computer.

As you can probably tell from this photo, this is a DIY project. Chris and Madeline Ball posted their work on the MAKE website, and have succeeded in their quest of showing the world just how much email that the wearer is getting.

There is a video after the jump so you can see how it works. You can see that it uses an Arduino Lilypad controller, connected to an Android device, which wirelessly syncs with a computer to light up how many emails that you have.

Some of you might have noticed that it uses a binary numbers (exponents of the power of 2) in order to show the number of e-mails, which means you have to add these numbers up to get the correct amount. The max it will show you is 127 emails. If you have that many after a few hours, then man, you are just way too busy.

I honestly don’t know why you can’t just get yourself a data plan on your mobile phone and check your emails that way. Still, if this couple can figure out a way to mass-produce this shirt, then it could be the latest fad.

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Hanako Showa: The robot dental patient

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 02:10 PM PDT

I recently had my mouth examined by a dentist, and I was fortunate to get one with years of experience. I always wondered who are the patients for the starting dentist.

Fortunately, the dentist-in-training will have more at his disposal than a frightened grin with this 5-foot tall Japanese robot developed by Showa University and robot maker Tmsuk. This robot, named Hanako Showa, has very realistic movements of its eyes, head, and tongue. It even has a place for saliva, so its mouth will have to be sucked out just like a real patient.

Hanako can also behave in a realistic way such as saying “Ouch! It hurts!” and turning its head. I can only assume that the novice dentist must apply some fake Novocaine. Then the dentist can ask the patient “are you OK?” I am assuming the robot will respond affirmatively if you’re doing it right.

By the way, Hanako will produce a vomit response if the dentist touches her uvula, and I’m told touching her robot breasts is also a big no-no. I don’t really know what it will do if you accidentally brush up against her…anyway, I guess it teaches future dentists to be sensitive to female patients.

Apparently, over ninety students at Showa University have performed examinations on Hanako. The developers plan on making many Hanakos, and selling them to dental schools.

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Philips Imageo AquaLight

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 01:00 PM PDT

Opinions tend to strongly vary when it comes to electronic devices trying to mimic candles.  Sure, we’ve all but replaced them when it comes to our main source of light, but they’re still frequently used to freshen up your house or to cast a little mood lighting.  Well Philips is making another attempt to replace those candles in one other area.  Instead of floating candles in a pretty bowl or your pool, you can use this set of lights.

These LED lights really look nothing like the candles they’re trying to imitate.  Yet they do put in quite a lot of effort by making it so that the light flickers just like a candle.  It also will run for 20 hours after being charged for 10.  To turn it on or off you just shake the light.  They do float, so you can use them in the bath tub, the pool or any other watery areas.  It would be a great way for people that tend to accidentally almost burn the house down to still enjoy the candle-look.  You can pick up a set of 3 for $42.99 through Amazon.

Source: Newlaunches

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USB Beverage Chiller Bag

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Everyone has had those moments when they’re so absorbed in what they’re doing on the computer they’ll occasionally forget to get up and move around.  That also means they may forget about that nice cold drink that was sitting on their desk.  Instead of letting it get hot while you’re in the middle of something, you could pick up this beverage chiller meant to sit right next to your computer at all times of the day or even the night.

The chiller isn’t exactly the most sleek looking device out there, but it will keep those drinks a whole lot colder.  Plus you get a few different color options to choose between.  It appears that they have pink, black and then a camo version.  Just slip your drink in the middle and plug it into your USB port.  The bag can decrease in temperature to -10 degrees Celsius after about 5 minutes.  You can pick one up for $8.69 through UXSight.

Source: TechChee

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Powerplus Solar Remote Control

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT

There are just some gadgets that get neglected in the battery department.  Usually I’ll do as much as I possibly can to squeeze that last drop of power out of the batteries before I’ll go in search of more.  When you’re typically using a remote, you’re all settled into the couch to relax, which makes the idea of getting up to search for batteries rather unappealing.  Instead you could pick up one of these solar powered remote controls and never have that concern again.

This universal remote works like every other remote out there, it just happens to use up power in a much more efficient manner.  Even if you happen to use rechargeable batteries, you still have to remember to toss them on the charger when they’re not in use.  With this you’d just have to make sure it was able to soak up a little light, even if it’s artificial light.  You can purchase the Powerplus Leopard Solar Powered Universal TV Remote Control for £9.99 or about $15 through the Big Green Smile.

Source: Envirogadget

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Gadget Thumbnails for 30-Mar-2010

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

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