Whenever you’re cruising through CES announcements and demos, you’re always looking for that one thing that ignites that spark of excitement in your chest, lights up your eyes, and makes you realize that we’re living in the future. Well, the Samsung Smart Windowwill deliver. The Samsung Smart Window is a window, but it’s a display. It’s a giant transparent touchscreen you can use as a window. It’s a see-through, window iPad. It’s amazing. It only takes a few features to drive Read more [...]

"I said be careful his iPhone is really a movie theater." Or something like that. Can your phone case show movies? Didn't think so. From the website: ........................... Sanwa 400-PRJ011 iPhone 4/4S Micro Projector This might look at first glance like a regular cover for your iPhone 4 or 4S. But Sanwa here have done something very clever, creating a slim DLP micro projector that slips onto your phone almost without being noticeable. Not just a fancy decorative gimmick, Read more [...]

"I'm not a Facebook addict!" Wrote Eric Spitznagel in Sunday's New York Times Magazine, "Next to heroin and cigarettes, Facebook may be one of the most addictive things on earth. And now it finally has its own rehab support group! Ironically, the support group is also on the Internet. 'We could not resist the temptation to add a 'like' button,' says Dan Penguine, a founder of FaceAnonymous. Since going live in late July, he notes the site has received 3,000 'likes.'" Via [book of Read more [...]

You see your friends on Facebook, you chat on Facebook, why not also eat and sleep on Facebook? This is probably what Croatian designer Tomislav Zvonarić of DevianTom had in mind when creating this unusual bed. FBed concept is shaped like the logo of the worldwide famous social network and I believe I even see some “like” buttons on the small pillow and sheets there. According to the designer, “FBed is a conceptual multipractical bed design that would allow you always to be up to date Read more [...]

The tears in your eyes carry a lot of information about you, so why not monitor your vitals with a contact lens? That idea is being taken seriously by Microsoft Research and the University of Washington. In a joint research project, the two institutions are developing a contact lens equipped with a glucose sensor that can monitor blood sugar and transmit the data wirelessly to another device. PHOTOS: Extraordinary Beauty of the NanoArt World This would be a big help to people with Type Read more [...]

What you see and smell is what you taste... Photo: University of Tokyo Sights, sounds, and more recently, touch are commonly employed to create and enhance virtual-reality (VR) experiences. But the sense of smell is rarely a factor. A small group of researchers at the University of Tokyo is working to change that by integrating the sense of smell and sight in a way that alters a person’s perception of taste. Their VR system was able to trick people who were eating a plain Read more [...]

Must See Video: RIBA II is a two-armed care support robot that can lift people from a prone position on the floor to a wheelchair, which is one of the most physically demanding tasks in nursing homes. RIBA II has been co-developed by Tokai Rubber Industries and RIKEN. "Basically, this robot can move people from a bed to a wheelchair or a wheelchair to a bed, and it can also move people, such as Alzheimer's patients, who are lying on the floor to a wheelchair." "As this robot comes Read more [...]

Yes Qbo, you're looking in a mirror and this is you. Congratulations, you're now officially self aware! Okay, all us humans are gonna run for the hills now, see ya! Obviously, Qbo is too cute to be Skynet. Unless that's what it wants us to think. But let's just forget about all that right now and watch Qbo learn what he looks like: Nice! The mirror test is commonly used to identify whether animals are self-aware, and all it takes to pass is the ability to recognize that when you look Read more [...]

Pretty much everyone outside of Japan knows that Japan is a little weird, for better or worse. They’re pretty weird — or innovative, depending on how weirded out you are — when it comes to vending machines, offering a wide range of product through the automated box. Some vending machines over there work via an LCD screen rather than transparent glass, some serve up nothing but bananas, while others make hot ramen noodles and dump them in a bowl full of broth. Now, beverage company Asahi Soft Read more [...]

A new kind of car seat developed by the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology inTokyo is able to identify the person who is sitting on it. The seat works by using a system of 360 pressure sensors, which through their combined effort can apparently remember what it feels like to be sat on by you as opposed to anyone a little bit thinner or fatter. It seems like it would be a pretty inaccurate affair, but tests have shown that it has a 98% percent recognition rate, which is pretty good considering Read more [...]

Watch a full music band using the iPad as there only instrument! Although this is not new, it's still awesome! Can you imagine being one of these guys or how much time they have been training for?! Here's the video: Read more [...]

Although this isn't new, it is still very cool! Saitama University's Human-Robot Interaction Center is doing R&D on care support robots. This wheelchair, developed by the Center, is a standard wheelchair with a camera and laser sensor attached. It has been designed to automatically track and follow the person next to it. "The wheelchair uses this distance sensor to check the position of the person. With position checking alone, the wheelchair can follow behind someone. But when the Read more [...]