18, Feb 2013
Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Is Crazy Small

The quadcopter craze continues.  This time with a very small, very cool, open source kit.  The Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter sells in two versions (both under $180) and will continue to develop and improve as more smart kids tinker with the open source code. One of the cool bits, especially for…

14, Feb 2013
RoboMe Uses iPhone For Robot Face

While the full details of the RoboMe Robot Toy are not out, we do know that it will use an iOS device (iPhone) as the robots face.  The RoboMe is made by WowWee, a company known for making robotic toys. RoboMe will use speech recognition for learning names, can be…

11, Feb 2013
Wireless Bamboo Keyboard And Mouse

While I wouldn't technically call this a "green" product it is still cool and most likely less toxic than the plastic contraptions it will replace.  The Impecca KBB604CW Wireless Keyboard and Mouse is hand-carved from bamboo.  They keyboard has a full numeric keypad and the mouse has two buttons and…

9, Jan 2013
Pebble E-Paper Watch For iPhone And Android

The Pebble E-Paper SmartWatch is about to hit the market (later this month?) for $150.  The watch shares data and tech with your iPhone or Android phone and has the ability to install watch apps. Say you are a bicyclist, you can use the Pebble Watch as bike computer to…

8, Jan 2013
Withings Smart Activity Tracker

Not feeling the watch-based movement and health trackers? Check out the Withings Smart Activity Tracker ($TBA). Able to slim into a pocket or into the included belt clip or arm band, it tracks heart rate, steps taken, strides run, distances covered, calories burned, and quality of sleep, all in a…

2, Jan 2013
Google Maps & Places Coming To the Kia Sorento CUV

The Korean car manufacturers (think Hyundai and Kia) are making a serious go at it.  There cars are improving massively, looking better, and stealing market share from the older goats.  In this case, Kia is going to improve their UVO eServices telematics in a big way by teaming up with…

28, Dec 2012
Secom Surveillance Robotic Quadcopter

The Secom autonomous quadcopter is a high tech flying surveillance robot.  You no longer need to go outside to protect your domicile, just launch the Secom Helicopter and watch the live video feed from the safety of your living room. Seecom's autonomous flying surveillance robot works by detecting and following…

18, Dec 2012
Burrito Bomber UAV Delivers Food From The Sky

Yep, it was only a matter of time before the local food delivery guy on the scooter was replaced by a UAV remote control airplane??  The Burrito Bomber is just that, an unmanned autopiloted remote control airplane that can carry a 3-inch diameter 500 gram burrito.  The burrito is then…

7, Dec 2012
Remote Control Helicopter With Water Cannon

Make going to work, or having Grandkids over, much more fun with an RC Helicopter that shoots water.  I can picture the cube farm now, start the flight from cube A2324 and fly a few cubes over to C6542 and unleash the water cannon.  I think this little water squirting…

6, Dec 2012
Casio Bluetooth G-Shock Watch

The Casio GB-6900 Bluetooth G-Shock Watch has added Bluetooth and some smart functionality.  The watch will connect with your iPhone via Bluetooth 4.0 and will alert you to incoming calls and emails, will automatically set the time, warn you if you are out of range from your phone (never leave…