Cybernetic prostheses usually replace lost function but in Japan they’re the latest fashion statement, known as Neurowear. It combines technology and fashion to created an “Augumented Human Body.” Necomimi are cybernetic cat ears that move in sync with your brainwaves to convey emotion. However, the movements are more accurate to the fictional cat girls that populate anime rather than actual cats. “When cats are frightened or want to scare away

First Google got into phones, now it has its sights set on eyewear. It’s posted a video demonstrating augmented reality glasses, dubbed Project Glass. The lensless glasses have a display in the corner which digitally superimposes things like weather stats, text messages, map directions, subway alerts, calendar reminders, and of course Google+. “A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps

You’d expect a replica of Captain Kirk’s chair to cost an astronomical amount of gold-pressed latinum but ThinkGeek is breaking all the Rules of Acquisition and giving it away for just $25! The Star Trek Inflatable Captain’s Chair is the next best thing to the real McCoy. The paint job features details like black cushion seat, wooden armrests, and various buttons & lights, including Yellow Alert, Red Alert, and Jettison

Mattel announced at Toy Fair 2012 plans to release a 1:1 replica of the hoverboard featured in Back to the Future Part 2. The hoverboard is “movie accurate,” right down to the hole where Marty ripped off the handlebars. It includes multiple whooshing sounds and will glide over most surfaces (does not actually “hover” – check back in 2015 for that feature). The future of this movie memorabilia is uncertain.

The Doctor’s Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey machine just got more wuvable. This 9″ plush is bursting at the seams (i.e.; bigger on the inside). The overstuffed TARDIS lights up and goes “Vworp vworp vworp” when squeezed. There’s even a Dalek plush, although it’s not a fan of hugs. It shouts: “EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!” and “You are an enemy of the Dalek. You must be destroyed.” Don’t miss out on these officially

Are you tired of wasting money on toys that your kids will play with once? Toygaroo lets you rent toys and return them for new toys each month. Billing itself as the “Netflix for toys,” Toygaroo offers several plans starting as low as $24.99 for 4 toys every other month. Of course the look on junior’s face when you take away his favorite toy is priceless so if your child

Ideally products should improve life but the kawamura-ganjavian architecture and design studio takes the opposite approach. Earshell Hearing Aid We use earrings as symbols of distinction since time immemorial, however they are not particularly useful items. The EARSHELL is a simple, efficient and elegant sound enhancing device. It can be used to improve our listening of music or opera. Its refined and sleek profile gives it a jewellery feel. Edward

Now that I’ve upgraded to a wireless mouse (Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500) rechargeable batteries are a must. I nearly bought the Duracell Value Charger CEF14DX4N in part because it was first listed on Amazon. Fortunately, a review from “NLee the Engineer” wised me up. Like many of these value chargers, the Duracell brand requires batteries to be charged in pairs. That’s not just inconvenient, it could lead to overcharging

Nothing’s worse than having to wear 3D glasses over regular glasses, except maybe shocking yourself to simulate the glasses shutter effect. Filmmaker Francois Vogel demonstrates this Flintstones technology on Youtube by attaching wireless electrodes to his temples, which sync his blinking to a 120Hz monitor! If replacing clunky glasses with temple tasers doesn’t sound like an improvement in comfort, don’t worry. It’s fake. While the electric shocks have no problem

I received the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 as a Christmas present, which was great since it’s something I’d never buy for myself even though I really needed it. I was still using the mouse that came with my computer even after the glued on glide bumpers came off. That combined with the USB cable dragging on the table made it feel like carry around a ball and chain, at

Never overdraw your bank account again with the “Proverbial Wallet.” It connects to your account through Bluetooth smart phones and provides tactile feedback on your virtual assets. “The idea is to restore that physical sensation of money slipping away,” explains co-creator John Kestner, a research affiliate of the MIT Media Lab. “We just authorize credit cards. You have this disconnection between the actions and the real world consequences and it

Children can be cruel, especially to their toys. “These creatures cannot defend themselves. They cannot run away only escape. Insanity is there there only escape,” explains Dr. Kindermann of The Asylum – Psychiatric Clinic for Abused Cuddly Toys (parapluesch.com). The German toymaker calls the toys therapeutic. “Children and grown ups like their vulnerability and find something in them that gives them a great sense of comfort in helping to heal

Last year, Hinako tried to get otakus into shape with her animated workout video: Isshoni Training: Training with Hinako. This time Hinako is making sure they actually participate with an Android app that synchronizes her movements to those of the exerciser via the phone’s touch and accelerometer sensors (demo below). You can download it at the Android Marketplace (creepy anime pillow not included)

The future is finally here! Inspired by a 2008 exhibition called “Back to the Future” French artist Nils Guadagnin set about recreating the floating skateboard featured in the movie Back to the Future II. Guadagnin calls it “a reflexion on the multiple possibilities of how to give a sculpture full spatial autonomy.” That’s my kinda sculpture! The hoverboard can only support 2kg (4.4 lbs.) and it requires magnets beneath it,

I bought this computer last month as a replacement for my HP pavilion d4000 (RIP) and while there have been a lot of improvements in the past 5 years, there are also a whole new set of problems (not unique to this computer). Things like constant “not responding” errors, particularly when installing programs, can easily be fixed by turning off indexing service in Windows Features. Harder to solve are intermittent