QBotix Sun Tracker Uses A Robot To Adjust Each Solar Panel
Typically solar panels are mounted in a fixed orientation which works pretty good. However, when you want to ring every bit of energy out of the sun it is best to use sun trackers. Solar trackers tend to be 40 percent more energy efficient than fixed mount systems. A solar/sun tracker follows the sun through […]
K3 Wind And Solar Power Charger
Kinesis Industries has released the next version of their wind and solar charger the K3 (like the K2). The core of the unit is a large 4,000 mAh battery for storing power. You can fill up that massive battery via AC wall power (or USB), a solar panel, or wind power. That power can then […]
Largest QuadCopter Swarm Takes To The Sky
People in Linz, Austria were lucky enough to see an amazing swarm of 50 Quadcopters performing a synchronized lightshow. A smart group from the Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ascending Technologies GmbH launched 50 AscTec Hummingbird quadcopters at the same time. The AscTec Hummingbird Quadrocopters put on a pretty cool lightshow. Video after the break.
TP-Link Wireless N Nano USB Adapter
Whether you have an old laptop that doesn’t have wireless or just want to turn your 802.11b or 802.11g laptop into one that can do 802.11n… read on…
Fake Parking Tickets
We have all seen the guy/gal who parks there car in such a way that the next parking space is virtually unusable (like this picture ->). Well you can get mad and key the car (not recommended) or you can give them that awful feeling of getting a parking ticket. This 100 pack of Fake […]
Water Absorbing Concrete Coasters
After spending so much money on a cool coffee or kitchen table… it doesn’t make much sense to put a 5-cent coaster down to protect it. Not to mention… why not sport a cool set of coasters that are conversation starters all by themselves. These eco-friendly water absorbing concrete coasters ($13) are made of non-toxic […]
Batman Batarang Knife
What is better than an assisted opening knife? A Batman Batarang knife with two assisted opening blades, duh. This Bat shaped knife sports two 1045 surgical steel blades and starts off with a closed length of 5.75″ to a full 12.75″ when opened. The handles are made of anodized aluminum and include a metal clip […]
Aerofex Hover Bike
This amazing bit of hover bike technology started off in the 1960’s but was abandoned because of stability and rollover problems. Using some modern technology and thinking Areofex, a California company, has started tinkering and improving on this old hover bike. But Aerofex does not plan to immediately develop and sell a manned version. Instead, […]
Leif Andersson Wooden Robot Shell Game
You know the famous old game used to scam folks in NYC… the ball and cup game (or shell game)? Well it is a game where three cups are moved around quickly and the audience is supposed to guess which cup the ball is in. Leif Andersson has crafted an amazing wooden robot version of […]
Harman Kardon BT Headphones
The Harman Kardon BT Headphones were designed to be great… and also specifically designed for Apple (iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch). These wireless Bluetooth over-ear headphones are rechargeable via USB and will last about 12 hours per charge. If the batteries die and you aren’t in a place where you can charge them… you can […]