Archive for July 2nd, 2008

Machine Collective reveals modular prototyping platform

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWhile Bug Labs may have brought modular gadget kits to the forefront, you won't find us kvetching about yet another formidable opponent. Machine Collective has just launched a website to showcase its modular prototyping platform, which essentially consists of a number of interchangeable I/O modules "designed to ...

Tyrant alarm clock dials your contacts if you refuse to wake

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe've seen alarm clocks institute some fairly unorthodox methods of waking users up, but this is exceptionally high on the list of "oh, no they didn'ts." Alice Wang's Tyrant, which we can only assume is a concept, actually dials a random number in one's mobile contact list ...

LED Painter lights up your walls with excess

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets While a spinning LED globe or an LED-adorned Roomba is all well and good for a few kicks, if you really want to turn your living room into a light show you may want to consider something like Brilldea's LED Painter system, which can apparently be put ...

Hope’s Aeris bicycle begs to get run over

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Filed under: TransportationOkay, so maybe Hope's forthcoming Aeris isn't that bad, but it is somewhat hard to believe that sensors were installed in the handlebars to "prevent accidents" if some demented designer didn't fully expect this thing to be a vehicle magnet. Designed for the urban tools hipsters in attendance, ...

Hidden Tap faucet flows from left to right as you go from dirty to clean

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Here's one of those inventions that just makes sense. The Hidden Tap by Jelmer Moorman uses a sensor to follow your hands and dispense water. As you move your hands from left to right under the faucet, water goes from hot to cold just like like a ...