Flying R2-D2 Drone
On the same day that our “government” decides that everyone has to register their “drones” an R2-D2 drone hits the skies. The FAA is making it a requirement for people to register their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Ridiculous in my opinion. I will rant alone loudly in my office about this while planning my move to […]
Joby 16-Rotor Electric VTOL Aircraft
Fingers crossed that electric VTOL (vertical take off and landing) aircraft become a reality. The folks at Joby Aviation agree and have started showing off their S2 VTOL concept. It has two seats, a convertible clear top, and 12 tilting electric propellers for VTOL and flight, and 4 efficient props for forward only power. Once […]
Shift Bitcoin Debit Visa Card
Bitcoin is pretty awesome. It is the closest thing to an anonymous currency that isn’t cash. Well, I think it is better than cash because our government, via the US treasury, can’t print more. In other words, no forced inflation. I guess it is closer to a digital version of physical gold than it is […]
Life Size Dancing Groot Motion Statue
At the end of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movie there was a baby Groot growing in a pot. As the credits began to roll the baby Groot was dancing in his pot. Hearts melted. Adults cried. OK, that might be pushing it a bit. But who wouldn’t want their own baby Groot? This limited […]
Rumblr Is Like Tinder For Local Fist Fights
This is a bad idea all around, but I am sure it will spawn some interesting videos. Maybe a death or two. Geesh, what has this world become? This app, currently still in development, is designed to let crazy idiots people find someone local to have a good old fashioned fist fight. And if you […]
ZipGripGo – Zip-Tie Tire Chains
The ZipGripGo is basically a zip-tie system for quick and easy snow traction. No more carrying around heavy snow chains that are tough to install. The ZipGripGo is an affordable, convenient, and easy to use emergency traction solution. Affordable & economical Quick and easy to install Dual directional cleats with double tiered design for amazing […]
The CyPhy PARC Hexacopter Can Stay In The Air Forever
Ok…Ok… The CyPhy PARC Drone (I hate the lose use of that term) can’t really stay in the air forever. Almost, though. The PARC hexacopter is what is known as a Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) drone. That basically means that it can stay in the air recording video day and night without the […]
Philips’ SmartPole Street Lights Double As Cellular Towers
It looks like Los Angeles is going to be the first city to install the Philip’s SmartPole street lights. Not only are they LED street lights they are also 4G LTE wireless towers. This SmartPole deployment will include 100 units. This type of install is important as cellular data traffic continues to grow. By Philips […]
Get Ready For Thanksgiving With This Poultry Roasting Chart
If you are one of the lucky ones that has to prepare the bird for this years Thanksgiving or Holiday get together then this chart might help with timing expectations. Personal Creations has made this handle poultry roasting chart. Pretty clever. I couldn’t help feeling sad for the 1-person meal with a single quail. […]
Amazing Bridge Building Mega Machine
This massive 580 ton machine (SLJ900 32) has a single purpose, to build bridges. It appears to be living in China where growth of infrastructure is currently booming. To get an idea of the scale of this bridge building robot, look at how tiny the people working alongside it are.