Author: Kendra Cowden

Big Dog Robot Can Jog Up To 5mph With Your Groceries

Apr 27 by Kendra Cowden | 3 comments

Don’t feel like carrying all of your heavy bags anymore? Let Big Dog do it for you. Big Dog is a prototype ‘mule’ that was created by Boston Dynamics to be used by the United States Army. The main goal for these types of robots is to go with soldiers into the field, and tag a long with them just like more »

Time To Get In Shape With The Vinyl Workout

Apr 27 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

Forget going for a jog while listening to your iPod. Create your own music right at home with the Vinyl Workout. Designer Theo Watson created the Vinyl Workout for the inaugural Rotterdam Electronic Music Festival. The Vinyl Workout is an interactive workout that turns your floor into a digital record player. By projecting a large more »

Revolutionary Watch Designs That Blow Traditional Timepieces Away

Apr 27 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

Watches have come a long way since they were first invented. Before all they could do was tell you the time but now they can pretty much do anything that you can think of. They are also not just a device that gives the time but also a fashion accessory. Here are a few watch designs of the future that do much more »

Looks Like It's The End For The Floppy Disk

Apr 26 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

The time has come for all of us to start saying our goodbyes to the floppy disk. Sony made a statement saying that in March 2011 it will no longer be selling the 30-year-old floppy disk in Japan. Earlier in the year, Sony had stopped selling floppy disks in many international markets because of decreasing more »

Rhapsody Gets Music Onto Apple Devices Without the AppStore

Apr 26 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

Rhapsody has come out with an updated version of their App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The application is free to download onto your device but you must have a subscription to use it. With this new version you can listen to the Rhapsody playlist that you have created while being connected more »

The Lamptop Laptop Lights Up Your Life

Apr 26 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

Is this a new way to use your laptop? Nope, this is a lamptop. Designed by Ukrainian designerAlex Nesterenko, the Lamptop is a unique twist on the standard table lamp that lights up just like a laptop would. The Lamptop features built-in RAM and a monitor. The lamp can also be used as an electronic more »

We Might Have Underestimated How Big Google Really Is

Apr 23 by Kendra Cowden | 2 comments

Looks like Google might be bigger than we thought it was. The photo above is from Intac and is a visual portrayal of the exact number of devoted servers that major tech companies own. This diagram allows you to get a clear image of how much larger some of these servers are than others. If you just heard more »

YouTube to Jump Officially Into Online Movie Rental

Apr 23 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

Want to watch a movie but too lazy to go to the movie store to rent one? YouTube has come up with a way for users to watch movies on its site. YouTube has made a selection of movies and TV shows available for users to rent in its online store. In January, the site tested $5 rentals of movies from the Sundance more »

Massage Chair Controlled By iPhone And iPod Touch

Apr 22 by Kendra Cowden | 1 comment

Let’s be honest here, the iPod and iPhone does pretty much everything that we want it to do, except massage you. Human Touch has now launched a massage chair that can be controlled by the touch of the iPod or iPhone, taking care of that little problem. Human Touch Connect is the very first massage more »

The New Anti-Theft Wallet That Opens With Your Fingerprints

Apr 22 by Kendra Cowden | 3 comments

The TungstenW biometric wallet is a new way to know that your cash, credit cards, and I.D. are safe and secure rather than being in an ordinary wallet. Before actually using the TungstenW biometric wallet you need to use a computer to hook it up to. From there you can program it with a fingerprint. more »

This Charger Will Charge Everything You Own

Apr 22 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

Ever had your battery running low on a device and you could find every other charger except for the one that you need? No need for multiple chargers when the Pebble Portable Charger will charge them all. The Pebble Portable Charger is ideal for anyone who owns an iPod, iPhone, Flip, Muvi Atom or any more »

You Know You're In Texas When the Train Runs on Beef

Apr 21 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

Cows just aren’t used for their milk anymore. The first passenger train fueled by beef-based biodiesel traveled from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, Texas yesterday. This is a yearlong test in hopes to see if beef-based biodiesel is capable of running the Amtrak Heartland Flyer passenger train. more »

Ordinary Wheelchairs Are Out, The RoTrike Is In

Apr 21 by Kendra Cowden | add comment

What do you get when you mix a wheelchair with a tricycle? One cool looking wheelchair called the RoTrike. Ordinary wheelchairs aren’t really that great but they do their job. People who have to use wheelchairs have to move themselves around by pushing the wheels with their hands and they have more »

iPad Rumored To Be Getting OLED Screen

Apr 20 by Kendra Cowden | 2 comments

The iPad has only been out for a while but there are already rumors of a new version in the works. According to a rumor on DigiTime, Apple is hoping to add an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen to the next version of the iPad that will use the same design concept as the iPhone 4G. This might seem more »