Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 1:46am
What if the Eiffel Tower and Tokyo Tower weren't just tourist attractions but full-fledged power plants? That's the dream one group of architects hope to bring to Taiwan with their new Tower of Power concept.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 1:19am
We now have the surest sign that touchscreen devices are no longer limited to the realm of techies and have gone truly mainstream. This winter one of the biggest apparel chains in the world has decided to make iPhone-friendly gloves a major staple of their line-up.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 3:15pm
What do you get when you combine a raincoat, an umbrella and footie pajamas? You get this ludicrous Umbrella Coat Raincoat concept.
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 3:28am
Earlier this year we gave you a look at the Meka M1 Mobile Manipulator, a humanoid helper robot. Since then the roboticists behind the bot have made some stunning leaps forward.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 2:25pm
Pianos are famously bulky instruments, and a real pain to move easily. Not so with this flat-pack piano, however. It folds up flat.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 1:45pm
When you buy a power strip, are you looking for something that'll fit under your desk and not draw attention to itself, or are you looking for a crazy bright pink thing that looks like some sort of twisted sculpture? If you said the latter, well, here you go.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 3:18am
One of my favorite things about science fiction movies is analyzing the fashion and seeing the director's vision of what we'll be wearing while driving our flying cars. Well now a new series of videos indicates that we may actually be ready for futuristic fashion today.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 2:40am
It must be tempting for electronic DJs to envision themselves deploying beats from their console as if driving a virtual tank through the soundscape, but one enterprising DJ decided to make that dream a reality.
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 3:39am
Not all do-it-yourself projects are created equal, so when we tell you that this is one of the best original attempts at making a working Daft Punk helmet, what we actually mean is that this is a project only to be undertaken by the samurai tinkerers out there.
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 2:34am
Living green is an honorable, but often difficult prospect for those living in busy cities, but a new device may do for green energy on the go what Apple did for the MP3 player with the iPod classic.
