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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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Rolobox turns any cardboard box into a vehicle
Red Bull’s Augmented Reality App lets you design your own track
Cellulon evoMouse is the Mouse without the Mouse
Origami DVD Player – Go Easy on the Creases
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Rolobox turns any cardboard box into a vehicle

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PDT

You know how kids like to play in large boxes? Someone has actually created a toy that not only encourages this, but makes a whole lot more fun.

This is the Rolobox, and it is essentially four wheels and a rope, designed to turn any big box into a wagon. It’s a wagon that will probably only work on specific indoor terrain like a tiled floor, but can still provide hours worth of fun for a toddler.

Is it just me, or am I only one doubting whether this will actually work? First of all, it involves boring a hole in a cardboard box to make certain the wheels stay in. Hopefully, the stress of being wheeled around won’t cause the holes to get bigger and thus the wheels will fall out. I really doubt that rope will hold if that is the case.

Also, can those wheels and the box bottom really hold the weight of a child? Something tells me it would sag and drag.

I would really need to try out this product to see whether it would work. Actually, my kids would have to try it out, but hopefully my kids wouldn’t get hurt in the process.

If you want to try it out, then you should be able to get this Rolobox Reusable Wheel Kit from Amazon for about $13.95.

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Red Bull’s Augmented Reality App lets you design your own track

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 04:48 PM PDT

There are a lot of augmented reality apps and a lot of racing apps for the iPhone, and this particular one from Red Bull is pretty unique.

Red Bull’s Augmented Racing has a feature that allows the user to build their own virtual track. That is actually a common feature for a racing game, but how it does it is pretty amazing.

The user can design a track by lining up Red Bull cans in a circuit of any shape. The iPhone user then photographs the front of the cans for callibration, and then the tops of the cans. The App then generates a virtual version of the track, which you can race on in your virtual race car. You can view a video of it after the jump.

This is certainly one of the most unique marketing programs that I have seen. It definitely encourages the user to buy more Red Bull in order to have a longer course. I have no idea if it is possible to do a course that crosses over each other in a figure eight. Would the course make it so the cars pass over, or could you make it so the cars could crash in the middle?

I believe that this App is available for downloading now at the Red Bull racing site for free.

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Cellulon evoMouse is the Mouse without the Mouse

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 04:20 PM PDT

We have reported on special computer mice in the past, like the one from Swiftpoint, but the Cellulon evoMouse claims to be something very different.

Some of you might have been confused by my headline, but just picture using your hand to do the gestures that you would using a mouse, but don’t use the mouse.

Watch the video if you are still confused. Let’s just say that your pointer becomes the pointer, and you have some special moves that you can do for going forward and backward.

As you can see in the video, not much has changed in mouse technology for over twenty years. In all honesty, I think that most users are used to them like it was a third arm. This evoMouse seems like it would be the natural evolution of a computer mouse. It doesn’t look like it would take much getting used to, and it does things that regular mice cannot.

You will note that it is powered by a USB cable, so you wouldn’t have to worry about the power running out like with wireless mice.

All in all, I would say that this is a welcome change for technology. I notice that the evoMouse is in front of the user’s hand, but could it be altered so it is on the side? That way, a laptop could come with an evoMouse and users would not have to purchase a separate peripheral.

I don’t have a price or any availability date on this, so let’s just say it is under development.

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Origami DVD Player – Go Easy on the Creases

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 09:14 AM PDT

I came across this amazing foldable DVD player concept while browsing online, but before I could marvel at its ability to be fold up and be put in a pocket, I had to understand the technology behind it. Unbeknownst to me, For almost 30 years now, over a dozen companies have been working on what’s called, electronic paper technologies. Their work has now evolved into being able to combine the flexibility of digital information with the convenience of a foldable, bendable paper-like product, well, more like a thin foldable plastic placemat.

Which brings us to this Origami DVD Player concept, which is actually a portable DVD player that may someday be manufactured using this new e-paper technology, all in full color. It looks amazing, and has tons of "wow-factor" but off the top of my head, I can envision many more substantial applications for e-paper, can't you?

Wow, what lies ahead? Will e-paper be the future of newpapers? menu's? window shades? computers? Well, just for today, concepts are still just concepts and we don't know when, or if they will make the Origami DVD Player, but I have a sneaking suspicion that e-paper will be entering your life sooner, rather than later. And I for one, look forward to it!

Source: www.idsa.org

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