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Inspiration highlights innovative initiatives and people influencing the tech industry while narrating the tales behind the ideas. It’s a place to honor originality, tenacity, and ground-breaking concepts that encourage others to pursue their dreams and make them a reality.
Material That Saves Limbs is Called Pixie Dust. No, Really.
You know how medical advances always sound really obscure and weird? As in: "this new combination of tetrahydrozolene benzoate wrapped...
New Storybook Brings the Wonder Back To Kids’ Reading
These days, we hear a lot about the future of books and reading and how technology is changing the written...
Weta Legs: A Dummies Guide To Public Indignity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx6ej0Vh7HE Do you ever wonder why more people don't make fun of you? Do you long to be insulted more,...
A Tiny Box Office Release
The world is getting smaller, particularly in Japan where everything is tiny to begin with. Japanese designer Toshihiko Hazama wants...
Is That An Electrochemical Sensor In Your Pants, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?
Scientific advancement comes primarily from the areas most of interest to big business and governments. So why does this article...
Ever thought about throwing a cupcake at someone? Let this high-tech cannon do it for you and film it at 700fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4JbPLItex4&feature=player_embedded I can't think of a better way to start your weekend than waking up to a video of cupcakes...
Expo 2010 Shanghai Ready to Open to Public
Expo 2010 Shanghai China begins on May 1 and runs until October 31 and it has been made possible with...
Doctors Monitor Pregnancy With Smartphones
https://youtu.be/infSJs85YOg?si=FVQVjTqCIY4MdtJD There are some pretty awesome phone features and apps out there lately but it doesn't seem like much can...
Unboxing of the iPad 3G Feels Like Christmas Morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYaOYtOdgB8&feature=player_embedded The long-awaited release of the Apple iPad 3G is over for US residents! iPad 3G's are on their way...
How I Learned to Love 3D… I Think
‘Why do you hate it?’, a friend of mine asked a couple days ago.‘Hate what?’‘3D.’ She looked almost personally offended....
Tea Infuser Designed with the Future in Mind
Who doesn't love a nice steaming cup of tea? It's not just something you drink at high noon with crumpets...
Theme Blogs: When Everything Sucks, Nothing Does
I’ve always been a fan of the internet’s perpetual refusal to be governed by an ‘official’ body. The internet today,...
Knitting Without Needles With Wind Power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3K0wXcR8cw&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itHjRzzKuTQ&feature=player_embedded If you've ever made an attempt to learn how to knit you'll know that while it's rewarding to...
Apple Rumored to Charge up to $10 million for iAds
Rivaling ads that are displayed during the Superbowl, Olympics and other popular events, Apple may soon start charging companies up...
Shake it Like a New and Improved Polaroid Picture
Remember old-school Polaroid cameras? They were big and clunky. After a picture was snapped, the film was greedily pulled from...
The Eye: Flowerpots For Dummies
Ever wondered exactly what it would look like, to be able to watch the growth of your favorite flower or...
Think Before You Tweet: Top 5 Celebrity Twitter Fails Of 2010
As celebs became aware of the great power that the almighty Twitter social networking platform encompasses, they jumped on it...
Sony Wants Your Scrap Electronics
When you purchase a new car these days, a lot of companies offer potential buyers incentives like money back for...
Six Back to the Future Innovations We’re Still Waiting For
Anyone who is anyone has seen Back to the Future. You've seen the weird gadgets that were invented by the...
Google Buys Israeli Widget Factory
We all know Google staff get to spend 10 percent of their time working on their own projects, and we...