I realize that Apple doesn't own the color silver, or even the all-in-one pc idea. But this one is a quite flattering copy of the Apple iMac. Look at the HP SpectreONE pictured above, then the iMac below. Geesh,
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…
A few of our favorite things came together in a product (aluminum, magnets, and clean simple design) so we had to review it. Ten One Design's iPad stand is a lesson in minimalist clean design, in fact it almost looks like it was made by Apple. Read on for the…
Time to show the folks at your next shindig that you are fancy and step up your Martha Stewart street cred with a fruit infusion pitcher. The Prodyne Fruit Infusion Pitcher holds a full 93-ounces, is made of BPA-free acrylic, and has a removable slotted rod that you can fill…
As you may know, when Hennessey tunes a car it tends to be fast, but this 2013 Hennessey VR1200 Twin Turbo is ridiculously fast. Start off with a twin turbo charged 7.0L V8 that makes 1,066 rear wheel horsepower. Add on a custom camshaft, fuel system, injectors, brakes, wheels, suspension,…
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…
Designer Gabriele Diamanti has created a solar oven called the Eliodomestico that can make salt water drinkable. Furthermore, the invention can be made out of cheap and readily available materials enabling local craftsmen in the developing world to build the oven for themselves. The system works by using a black…
The robot-obsessed team at Boston Dynamics has created a Cheetah Robot that can run 28mph. That is pretty damn fast for a robot, but keep in mind that the Olympian Usain Bolt got up to 27.78mph during his 20-meter sprint. Either way, this Cheetah Robot is going to haunt my…
Perpetual motion machines are fascinating, simply fascinating!
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. …