WowWee Mr. Personality Robot

For anyone that has ever wanted a robot sidekick (everyone?) comes the WowWee Mr. Personality Robot. He’s a lot more fun to have around than R2-D2 or C3PO because he can tell jokes, answer questions about your future, or tell you your daily fortune all with a color LCD screen to display his animated facial features. He has many sensors and multiple activity modes, providing endless hours of entertainment as you interact with him and enjoy his company. You an even download new personalities via the Internet, or create your own personalities for WowWee Mr. Personality Robot using the included companion PC software.
Wow Wee Mr. Personality Robot

• Personality packed robot with 7 x motors and 4 x IR sensors
• Moves around on three wheels in distinctive Omni directional motion
• Full color LCD screen display
• Interactive conversations and entertainment with multiple activity modes
• User configurable profiles automotive/marine/recreation/fitness/Geocache
• 64 MBYTE of built in memory
• Built in worldwide basemap with shaded relief for incredibly enhanced map

Mr Personality redefines the term personal robot. This fully animated and interactive talking companion exudes personality in everything he says and does. Like a cartoon character morphed into 3D, he can tell jokes, read your daily fortune, and even answer questions about your future. Mr. Personality’s full color LCD screen displays his personality with animated and synchronized facial features. Enjoy endless hours of his company and interact with him through his multiple sensors and activity modes. Mr. Personality / the robot with REAL personality.

The Wow Wee Mr. Personality Robot is on sale for $109.12 with free shipping at Amazon.com. It is also available for the same price at Buy.com. This deal is a substantial discount off the regular price of $299.99.

Like/Dislike Self-Inking Stamp Set

Using words of simplicity is best when communicating. No one has time for long explanations anymore, so break down the excess jargon with stamps that are honest, concise and speak an international language we all know: “Like” and “Dislike.” The Like/Dislike Self-Inking Stamp Set gives people a better way of expressing their opinions on paper.
The thumbs-up sign with the Like stamp and thumbs-down for the Dislike stamp add nice visual imagery, and might serve as a reminder to check out what friends are up to on Facebook for the millionth time.

Now that tax season is looming upon North Americans, wouldn’t it be fun to stamp a good return with the Like stamp, or Dislike stamp the daylights out of the letter that says you owe the government money? Dislike would also be great for credit card bills, parking and speeding tickets, court orders, shopping in catalogs, and lawsuits. No matter where you’re at, there is always going to be something to like and dislike, so go on and express yourself.

Like/Dislike Stamp Set

• Set of two stamps – for every occasion.
• Self-inking, for your convenience.
• Set includes one of each stamp.
• Dimensions: 3″ x 1.25″ x 2.5″

Inked in blue, the Like/Dislike Self-Inking Stamp Set goes for $12.99 at ThinkGeek.com and £9.99 with free delivery at Firebox.com.

Ozaki iUFO Dock

Though the greater majority of us haven’t been fortunate enough to be abducted by aliens, at least our iPhones (3, 3GS and 4) and iPod Touches can go on a joyride in the Ozaki iUFO. This one-of-a-kind iPhone dock features a unique UFO design that is actually as functional as it is stylish. It features an adjustable 4-way stand to deliver optimized performance for viewing videos, listing to music, hands-free calling, or desktop typing.
Now that we’re watching all kinds of movies and videos on iPods and iPhones these days, it can get cumbersome holding them while watching shows on the small screen for hours on end. But with the iUFO Dock, it’s easy to plug the iWhatever in, sit back and enjoy the show. With its 4 built-in dynamic speakers, owning an iUFO is like having your own mini suped-up home theatre. Use the remote to tilt, raise, lower and rotate (90 degrees) the iPhone/iPod that is nestled in the centralized chrome surround.
Don’t worry about missing phone calls, because the iUFO will automatically stop the audio and amplify the ring. “Hi Mom, can I call you back because me and my friends are in the middle of the most epic ‘Aliens’ scene right now?”
The Ozaki iUFO is beautifully-packaged in a sharp-looking, square white box, providing stellar contrast with the iUFO’s round, seamless design and black color.

Ozaki iUFO Dock Features:

• Adjustable-angle speaker system for iPhone and iPod Touch
• 4 built-in dynamic speaker drivers
• Music automatically stops when calls received and speakers amplify phone ringing
• Patented turntable design provides upward, downward and rotational movement for viewing iPhone/iPod screen
• Composite video-out to enjoy iPod/iPhone movies
• Wireless remote to control full functions

Ozaki iUFO Technical Specifications:

• AMP Output Power: 10W
• Driver Output Power: 3W x 4
• Driver Unit: 2” x 4 Full-range
• Frequency Response: 80Hz ~ 15KHz
• S/N Ratio: 65±3dB
• Input Impedance: >10K ohm
• Sensitivity: ≥500mV±5%

Contents:

• iUFO Speaker
• 1x AC adaptor
• 1x Remote
• 1x 3.5mm Jack signal cable
• Plastic strap (2pcs for iPod Touch)
• User Manual and Warranty Card
• Speakers measure approximately 23.5cm (W) x 23.5 (D) x 9cm (H)
• Remote measures approximately 5.5cm (W) x 0.9cm (D) x 9.2cm (H)

The Ozaki iUFO Dock is available at Firebox.com for £99.99, or roughly $160 US.
Speaking of remote-controlled UFOs, here’s a UFO that actually flies: the R/C Flying Saucer with LEDs. If you’ve got random itty bitty iPod shuffles lying around the house, how about dressing them up as intergalactic space monsters in Silicone Mix Monsters iPod Shuffle 4G Cases?

LEGO Multibasket

If you need a trashcan for your Lego room, the LEGO Multibasket would be perfect. Wait—you don’t have a giant mansion with a special room just for playing Legos? If you aren’t Richie Rich, you can still get this Lego Multibasket to use as a storage bin or trash can for a bedroom, dorm room, office, etc. They come in four different colors, red, blue, black, and white, so they will match the rest of your decor.
The LEGO Multibasket is perfect if you liked some of the other Lego themes products like the Lego Water Bottles and Lego Lunchboxes. Just like how the drinking bottles incorporated a mini figure head as the bottle cap, this multi-basket uses a minifigure head as a handle for the lid.

Storage unit or waste paper bin? Whatever you make of it, the LEGO Multibasket brings a cheeky bit of retro charm to any office or bedroom.
Use it to store your LEGO bricks or keep a lid on your discarded chocolate wrappers- the classic LEGO minifigure head on top of the Multibasket won’t judge. Made from sturdy plastic, it’s a handy thing to have within throwing range.

LEGO Multibaskets are available for £19.99 at Firebox.com.

Ford Motor Company Building Digital Child Crash Dummies

by Julie - on March 31st, 2011

Ford Motor Company is set to begin one of the world’s first research projects to build a digital human model of a child with lifelike re-creations of bones, internal organs and brains in order to enhance the company’s future safety research.
Researchers are constructing the digital model, as they did the adult version, component by component – brain, skull, neck, ribcage, upper and lower extremities, etc. After gathering data through medical scans as well as anatomical texts, the researchers will build the model section by section, recreating regions of the body from childrens MRIs and CAT scans in order to obtain child geometry and basic body information so they may better understand how crash forces affect children and adults differently.
The work is the next step in Ford’s decade-long research to build sophisticated and detailed computerized ADULT human models, with body parts and organs painstakingly replicated so that scientists could better understand what was happening to the adult human body in a crash. Researchers started the project after monitoring and studying injury trends for children, who are generally much more vulnerable in automobile crashes.
The components are created and then joined into a virtual human body, which is extensively validated. Then, using mathematical and analytical tools combined with available body data, researchers will be able to determine the effects of a crash as well as the pressure of a restraint system, on the body.

eCoupled – Offers Power to Your Packaging

by Julie

I have the luxury of a home office, my husband on the other hand, trudges off to work everyday. I used to pack him a lunch, but often, he didn’t eat it, thinking my culinary skills were even worse than I suspected, I decided to get to the bottom of it, it wasn’t my food, the microwave at work was just so disgusting he couldn’t use it… ewwww.
Well if eCoupled™ has anything to do with it he won’t need to use the filthy thing ever again. eCoupled has developed intelligent wireless power that is so flexible it can actually be printed directly onto packaging. Cost effective power ON the packaging has an endless number of interesting applications, it can call attention to a product or its benefits with lights, or…drumroll please, it can be used to make self-cooking soup cups that can heat up a can of Campbell’s Chunky Soup when placed on a wireless charging surface — no microwave or stovetop needed. Excellent. The implications of  this powered packaging are staggering.

Wireless power integrated into this new packaging technology also works in store or at home, tracking inventory, nutritional information, or expiration dates—all from a computer or smart phone, stores can have automatic ordering and  you’ll  have a grocery list at your fingertips for the next time you’re out shopping.
Don’t know how I’m going to feel about the blinking, talking and beeping special effects extravaganza thats sure to hit the store shelves, but the future is calling, it just seems to have gotten here way too fast.
Source: www.ecoupled.com

REETI the robot can show its emotions

by Mark R - on March 31st, 2011

I know some of us never want robots to ever have emotions, but I suppose that no one has any qualms about creating a robot that could show emotions.
This is the desktop robot known as REETI, and I am not certain what it stands for, but it is a communication robot and a multi-media tool that could be used to convey a very particular type of message. You can watch the video after the jump if you want to get an idea of how this works.
The software for REETI allows the user to program emotions and the facial expressions, for the motions of the eyes, ears, and mouth. This can even be done from the iPhone or the iPad. It even has three touch sensors, which allows for the colors in the face to change.
I honestly think that this is pretty incredible, as I think we all know that the plain text from an email or text message can be of questionable as far as emotion is concerned. Have you ever read a message and thought someone was angry when they weren’t? I am assuming this is why emoticons were created.
However, when it comes to the face, there are thousands of combinations to show a great depth of emotions. The REETI is there to convey this. It is Ubuntu-powered, and has an Atom Dual Core 1.8Ghz processor, 500 GB HDD, two 720p cameras (one in each eye), three USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, microphone, speaker, as well as HDMI interface, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet.
Source

Really Cool Portable GPS Tracker

by Al

Update: Somewhat annoyingly Think Geek have stopped selling this GPS tracker, however there is a huge selection of alternatives over on Amazon.
This must be one of (if not the) coolest spy gadgets I’ve ever reported on. It’s sort of a cross between a USB memory stick and a GPS receiver and what it does is store where ever you take it on the flash memory.
The Portable GPS Tracker is pretty small so you could either always carry it on you or use it in 007 spy mode by planting it on a person or vehicle you want to monitor. You may be wondering how you retrieve the stored info and secret routes, well that’s where it gets really cool.

Once the tracker has done it’s travels and it’s back in your possession you simply connect it to you PC and download the data. This data can then be plotted on Google Earth, Mapquest, maps.google.com and Virtual Earth to show exactly where it’s been, how long it took and how it got there.
I just think this is so cool (may of said cool a record number of times in this post) it obviously has the spy functionality of tracking somebody else but to me it is even more useful for tracking your own holidays and backpacking adventures. So not only can you bore visitors with your holiday snaps you can also show them exactly where you went.
Full feature list:

• Records time, date, location, speed, direction and altitude
• Works with Google Earth, Mapquest, maps.google.com, Virtual Earth
• Location points are downloaded into its software and then mapped
• Battery duration is 5 to 7 days of typical operation with 4,000 records
• Requires 2 AAA batteries (not included)
• Dimensions: 4″ x 1 1/4″ x 3/4″
• Comes with TrackStick, lanyard, software CD

You can used to be able to buy this nifty GPS tracker from Think Geek for $249.99, a good alternative now is Amazon.

I’m sure you can find a good use for this Real Life NO Sign

by Mark R - on March 31st, 2011

This NO Sign somehow manages to merge two fads of the early eighties into something that is still contemporary.
The fads I am referring to is that negation sign that was already on a lot of road signs before it made Ghostbusters the most recognizable logos in all of movie history. That film came out in 1984, and, during that time, there was a small fad of 3D. Yes, there was a lot of 3D movies that came out then, just like there are now. I remember most of these 3D films getting a lot of bad press like Jaws 3D, Space Hunter, Amityville 3D, and Metalstorm.
This NO sign is a sign of the a former time, but it is downright useful for our time. After all, we have areas where cameras and cell phones are not allowed, and that one with the cigarettes could apply to any time except the boardrooms on Mad Men.
This particular novelty sign can be purchased at the Book of Joe for a modest price of $19.90. That is pretty good, considering it is just a sign with an elastic strap to put a device the size of a hand in there. Right now, I’m trying to think of what I would put in the strap. Maybe I would put a small stuffed monkey in there, because I don’t really like monkeys.

Gmail Motion- Write your E-mails with Body Movement

by Julie - on April 1st, 2011

So many thing have changed over the years, computers are leaps and bounds ahead of what they were in the beginning, but since the advent of e-mail, the way it has been composed has stayed exactly the same, until now…
Google explains that the mouse and keyboard were invented before the Internet even existed. Since then, countless technological advancements have allowed for much more efficient human computer interaction. Why then do we continue to use outdated technology? Introducing Gmail Motion — now you can control Gmail with your body.
Gmail Motion uses your computer’s built-in webcam and Google’s patented spatial tracking technology to detect your movements and translate them into meaningful characters and commands. Movements are designed to be simple and intuitive for people of all skill levels.
First you need to familiarize yourself with some of the basic functionality of Gmail Motion using this printable guide of sample gestures. With it, you’ll be able to start writing and responding to emails – with your body – in no time.

Check out the video, or try the new Gmail Motion HERE.

SOURCE: Gmail

Eee PC gets touchscreen in DIY project

by Edwin - on March 20, 2011

With so many devices these days getting the touchscreen function, it makes perfect sense for those with older or more ancient devices to have successors that keep up with the times. Of course, there are folks out there who love nothing better than to roll up their sleeves and perform some DIY hack on existing machines to be relevant in this day and age.
Case in point, throwing in touchscreen capabilities to an Eee PC, which is one of the earlier netbooks to really take off. If you’re interested, you can always follow this step-by-step guide which helps you install the relevant touchscreen hardware and make sure your netbook does not end up as a paperweight.
The hardware comprises of two parts, with the transparent film covering the screen and the driver board that reads inputs. The film itself will feature an adhesive layer on the back which sticks to the LCD panel. In order to install it however, you must first must remove the panel from the bezel while finding a place to house the driver board. Just make sure you’re have enough experience in this field before embarking on something so dangerous.
Source: Hack A Day

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Introducing the NAV 7 – As the Tablet Parade Continues

by Julie - on March 30, 2011

Netbook Navigator has finally announced that their NAV7 Slate PC Tablet Running Windows 7 is currently Available for Pre-Order. This great little mobile device features the first compact 7-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel multitouch display as well as a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, runs Windows 7 and is loaded with some innovative best-in-class features, including 2 USB ports, a front-side webcam, WIFI, Bluetooth and optional embedded 3G broadband. The NAV7 is essentially a full computer that can be carried with you practically anywhere.
The base model runs about $649 dollars and comes with 1GB of RAM, a 16GB solid state disk, WiFi, Bluetooth, the 2 USB ports, and an Ethernet jack, but absolutely no operating system. Windows 7 Home Premium will jack up the price to around $749. You can also configure the Nav7 with 32GB of 64GB of storage, 2Gb of RAM, and an optional 3G model. If you want to go all out, the top of the line model still runs less than $1250. Continue reading » Introducing the NAV 7 – As the Tablet Parade Continues

Backyard Helitotter for your kids this summer

by Edwin - on March 27th, 2011

Summer is a time where kids go out to play, although more and more children these days tend to stay cooped up in the confines of their homes simply because of the latest hit title on the PS3 or Xbox 360. Well, before they are addicted to video game consoles, you might want to do your part in making sure they love the outdoors, by starting with the Backyard Helitotter.
This helicopter-shaped teeter totter is capable of handling up to to four children on lively backyard flights, where having a child on each side jumper seat will result in the up-and-down rocking motion. To achieve a “full flight”, just make sure there are two more children sitting in the dual gauge-equipped cockpit and they will be able to use their imagination in controlling copter’s movement.
With a maximum capacity of 400 lbs., it shouldn’t be a problem to cater for children of all shapes and sizes. Bear in mind that this is no Ikea project, as it takes a good two hours to assemble, assuming you’ve gotten all the instructions right the first time around. Definitely falling under the labor of love category, the Backyard Helitotter will retail for $299.95 if you want one.