“The three finger salute cup set”
This is so unutterably geeky that I can’t believe it… but I want a set. 😉
Archive of posts filed under the Robotics and/or Computing Hardware category.
“Boffins build JELL-O memory for your brain”
This could be the first real step toward a direct brain/machine interface. Exciting times. 🙂
“How to Back Up Your Computer”
I expect most of my readers already have at least a minimal backup system in place (you do, don’t you?), but for anyone else who stumbles onto this blog, here’s a good primer for Windows and Mac systems. (People running Linux, have patience, it’s coming. EDIT, 2011-07-03: it’s here.) Believe me, if you don’t have …
New Battery Technologies
Wow… three new battery technologies that sound awesome. If they all pan out, rechargeable batteries could charge up to 90% capacity in two minutes, have three times their current battery life (six times for “mobile gadgets”!), and be lighter as well! Imagine a full-powered laptop that’s lighter and would last several work days on a …
“Team IDs, looks to block gene that spreads cancer”
Cancer is now the leading cause of death, but if these guys have their way, that will change in the next decade. There will come a time when suicide is the most common cause of death. You’ll be able to live as long as you wish to. The only good excuse for death right now …
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“If we could talk to the dolphins, just imagine it…”
Nothing I can really add to this. Everything from Scooby Doo to hard science fiction has played with the idea of a way to talk with animals… though I’ve always wondered just what they’d have to say that would be so interesting.
“Student geeks build Rubik’s cube solving bot”
Finally, the killer app for robotics has been found! 😉
“Lock Down Your Computer Like the NSA”
Feeling particularly paranoid today? Have the time and inclination to read several hundred pages of information and instructions on locking down your computer systems? Well, you’re in luck. 😉 Apparently the NSA doesn’t like Ubuntu. They provide instructions for locking down Red Hat, but no other Linux distribution.
3D Printing
3D printing is a really interesting technology that’s quickly gaining steam. With a 3D printer (like the RepRap), you can quickly make everything from shoes to your own parts for long-dead technology to your own action figure souvenirs. Future (and much larger) 3D printers might just build your next house for you. Today’s 3D printers …
“Princess Leia demo with Kinect and holographic projector”
How fitting that a scene from a science fiction movie is not only the direct inspiration for a technology, it’s also the first demonstration of it. The demo doesn’t look all that impressive here, but I suspect it would be a lot more impressive if seen in person.