Have a hard time remembering cryptic combination locks?  Tired of carrying so many keys?  Try out this gadget of a lock – the WordLock – which uses words instead of numbers or keys.  Remember a simple word instead of a random set of numbers.  The locks come in a standard padlock size (pictured above), [...]

“Felling trees is a tedious task, hoping to make matters easier is this Plustech Oy / John Deere hexapod logging machine prototype. It has strong six-legs that does less damage to the forest and can move through more difficult terrain than wheeled or tracked logging machines. Apparently when the machine confronts obstacles, it simply steps [...]

Looks like Panasonic has the Energizer Bunny dead in their sites.   Panasonic has created a new “longer lasting” AA battery labeled the Evolta (combining “evolution” and “voltage”), which is supposed to last 20 percent longer than anything offered by Duracell and Energizer.  Panasonic put some of these batteries in a rope climbing robot and [...]