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Robocalypse Now: Taiwan communications robot ready to steal human jobs in Asia

Monday, June 8, 2009 - 2:55am

A recent technology event in Taiwan called the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009 revealed Micro-Star International's new TGR-W1 robot. The tiny robot is designed to interact with humans as a guide via audio, visual and gesture communications. The TGR-W1 also has a...

Taiwan architecture battle gives birth to UFO building complex

Adario Strange

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 11:54pm

Originally conceived as an entry for the competition to build the new Performing Arts Center in Taipei, Taiwan, this multi-UFO bloom of buildings is the closest we've seen to a real-world "Jetsons" style building. Designed by the Abalos Sentkiewicz group,...

Capella, the Electric Backpack bicycle for green futurists

Adario Strange

Monday, January 5, 2009 - 2:54am

What's white and orange, can get you anywhere in the city in a jiffy and folds up like a Swiss Army Knife? It's the new Capella backpack electric bicycle developed by Vietnamese industrial design student Truong Minh Nhat. The vehicle...

BHO Anti-Static Wristband: the future of geek fashion lies in real tech

Adario Strange

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 10:49pm

As nerd culture has ascended to the mainstream dozens of manufacturers have rushed out t-shirts and gadgets designed to make the non-geek look decidedly techy. But while proving geek cred via subtle accessories has become tougher, you can still one-up...

Concept Motorola cellphone puts the fun back in function

Adario Strange

Monday, December 1, 2008 - 8:17pm

The cellphone industry's obsession with ever-thinner handsets has been a boon for gadget packrats, but has mostly failed to keep delivering "fun" designs. Taiwanese industrial designer Joseph Liang offers hope for the future of interesting phone design with his...

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Robocalypse Now: Taiwan communications robot ready to steal human jobs in Asia

Taiwan architecture battle gives birth to UFO building complex

Capella, the Electric Backpack bicycle for green futurists

BHO Anti-Static Wristband: the future of geek fashion lies in real tech

Concept Motorola cellphone puts the fun back in function

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