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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

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." ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]