Time to relax with the StressWatch
Posted by admin in Wearable electronics on 22. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
Most of us need a little bit of stress in our lives to operate effectively – the saying: “if it wasn’t for the 11th hour I’d never get anything done” rings true for many of us. But those with highly demanding jobs, or who live in stressful environments, know how damaging long-term exposure to stress [...]
Robovie II – the personal robotic shopper
Posted by admin in Robots on 22. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
For some elderly citizens the simple act of shopping can prove daunting and an assistant or carer may be required to help out. Aiming to help increasingly (if sometimes reluctantly) tech-savvy seniors, is Robovie II – a robotic assistant that takes a pre-transmitted shopping list and follows the customer around the store, carrying their goods [...]
Honda develops new personal mobility device – the U3-X experimental vehicle
Posted by admin in Auto on 18. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
A self-balancing unicycle experimental vehicle from Honda to be shown at the Tokyo Motor Show next month might just be history in the making. Weighing less than 10kg, the 24 by 12 by 6-inch U3-X experimental vehicle runs for an hour, is small enough to be carried onto an airplane as hand luggage, has a [...]
Self-sufficient amphibious garden ‘Physalia’ to clean European waterways
Posted by admin in Design on 17. Jan, 2010 | 13 Comments
Drawing inspiration from pneumatophorous called the “Physalia physalis” (meaning water bubble), the Vincent Callebaut Architects has come up with a self-sufficient floating garden that will clean water for drinking purpose while navigating between European rivers. The “Physalia,” as they call the amphibious garden, comprises nature and biotechnologies to harvest adequate renewable energy to power itself [...]
Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy – could 3D printing be the next revolution in cooking?
Posted by admin in Concept on 16. Jan, 2010 | 16 Comments
Wouldn’t it be great to have a digital food machine sitting in your kitchen that could create any dish, real or imagined, from scratch at the touch of a button? Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy is a concept design that uses the well-established principles of 3D printing – plus precisely timed and temperature-controlled mixing and cooking – [...]
