26, Aug 2011
Toshiba Smarbo Ready To Dismiss The Roomba

As much as I sorta like my Roomba vacuum, I would be much happier to give my money to Toshiba.  Why?  Because I haven't had much luck getting iRobot on the phone when I had an issue.  Sure, Toshiba might be more of the same, but I am ready to…

15, Aug 2011
Air Swimmer RC Flying Clown Fish And Shark

Unlike other blimp style RC gadgets the Air Swimmers actually appear to be swimming in the air.  They don't float around passively, instead they have moving fins that flow back and forth for to move the fish through the air. You have a choice of a shark or a clownfish. …

25, Jul 2011
Jet Net Remote Control Pool Skimmer

Kids love playing with remote control gadgets.  Kids don"™t love cleaning your pool. For the first time, you, and your kids will really have fun cleaning the pool with the Jet Net Remote Controlled Pool Skimmer.  This fun remote controlled pool cleaner will make quick work of pool cleaning. Remote…

13, Jun 2011
Fits.me Shape Shifting Mannequin For Online Shoppers

Buying clothes online is a bit tough as it is hard to tell how the clothes will actually look on.  Fits.me has tackled this e-commerce problem with a shape-shifting mannequin that allows users to set the mannequin to their body size/type and see how a particular outfit will look/fit.  This…

24, Mar 2011
iRobot 110 FirstLook

The folks at iRobot, made famous by their Roomba Vacuums, have come out with a new small, light, throwable robot.  The idea behind the iRobot 110 FirstLook is that you can use it to check out an area before sending the humans in.  The 110 FirstLook weighs less than 5…

18, Feb 2011
AeroVironment’s Remote Control Nano Hummingbird

AeroVironment's Nano Hummingbird looks like a real hummingbird but is a clever spy remote control.  The Nano Hummingbird is only 6.5-inches wide (from wingtip to wingtip) and weighs only 19 grams (less than a AA battery).  This tiny remote control hummingbird can climb and descend vertically, fly forward and backward,…

15, Feb 2011
Jeopardy – Watson Supercomputer Competes With Humans

Unless you live in cave, you have most likely heard of the IBM Watson Supercomputer that competes against humans in Jeopardy.  See how Watson did against PBS science correspondent Miles O'Brien and David Gondek on a Jeopardy round.

8, Feb 2011
Creepy Baby Robot Head AFFETTO

A bit early for Halloween, Osaka University has created a robot designed to model a baby's facial expressions, and it is creepy.  Check it out after the break.

27, Jan 2011
Need A Robot To Tell You That You’re Fat?

So what would happen if that little bastard ET (yeah I am that old school) mated with the Amazon Kindle and their freaky robotic offspring was midwifed into being by some MIT student out of the bowels of some Hong Kong factory?  What you'd get is Autom, the cheesy ET…

19, Jan 2011
Desk Pets TankBot

For under $20 (starting June 2011) you can get your hands on a tiny TankBot that is controlled by an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.  Full details after the break.