Aug/100
Apple purportedly utilizing Liquidmetal alloy in SIM ejector tool
Well, would you look at that. Just days after Apple made official its purchase of Liquidmetal’s IP, now the world is finding out how the two love birds are working together. Or, should we say, have been working together. According to Atakan Peker, the alloy’s co-inventor, the SIM ejector tool that ships with older iPhone units is made of Liquidmetal’s materials. To quote: “That’s my metal. I recognized it immediately. Take it from an expert, that’s Liquidmetal.” Cult of Mac has also confirmed independently that the tool is relying on the newfound acquisition (and Wired assumes the same is true on the iPad 3G), and from a supply chain standpoint, this oddity definitely makes sense. Apple’s no fan of relying on a sole supplier for anything, and given that Liquidmetal is one of a kind, it’s testing the waters on a relatively non-essential part of the puzzle. There’s still no word on how Apple plans to integrate the metal into future products, but given that the pair have apparently already been in cahoots, you can bet they’ll be able to skip right over the pleasantries and get down to what’s important.
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Jul/100
Android App Inventor lets you be the developer (video)
Google is following in Nokia’s footsteps today by offering its users a simple-to-use DIY app maker. Employing a design scheme that relies on visual blocks rather than oodles of arcane code, the App Inventor — still in Beta, of course — has functions for “just about anything” you can do with an Android handset, including access to GPS and phone functionality. All that’s really missing is the raw creative talent, which we’re sure you’ll be happy to provide. Hit the source link to get involved or skip past the break for an educational video.
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Android App Inventor lets you be the developer (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul/100
Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper says he knew everybody would have one someday
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Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper says he knew everybody would have one someday originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun/1017
TEDxNASA – Dennis Hong – 11/20/09
Dennis Hong – Ingenious Work, Robots and Fun Dennis Hong is an expert in the area of novel robot locomotion mechanisms, design and analysis of mechanical systems, kinematics and robot mechanism design, humanoid robots, and autonomous systems. He is the inventor of the three-legged walking robot STriDER. He was awarded the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation in 2007. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Jun/100
Michael Grätzel, inventor of the dye-sensitized solar cell, wins 2010 Millennium Technology Prize (video)
In 1991, a pair of scientists published a paper in Nature, detailing a intriguing new discovery: the dye-sensitized solar cell. Today, one of them won €800,000 for his efforts, and the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize. Michael Grätzel accepted the award for the low-cost solar cells that often bear his name, and which make possible the sunglasses, windows and iPhone patents we seem to spot every few days. Hear the good professor speak about his invention in a video after the break.
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Apr/100
Drozid: the tune-playing, gun-toting, unmanned autonomous mini-fridge (update)
Update: Just got a pretty awesome email from Shawn, the man behind the robot. He says it’s currently being controlled remotely (as demonstrated in the video), but he is working on “a micro-controller brain with ultra sonic sensors and all that other stuff (compass, IR proximity, X-Bee, and more cameras).” And the impetus behind this project? “To fetch beer from the store around the corner.” Brilliant!
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Apr/1025
Robot Looks Like Inventor
A Japanese robotics professor has developed the ‘Geminoid’ – an android that looks, talks and moves exactly like himself.
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Mar/100
Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper uses a Droid…. and a Jitterbug
Sure, you read reviews and take recommendations from friends before you buy a new cellphone, but have you ever stopped to consider what the inventor of the cellphone uses on a daily basis? C-SPAN has, and recently took the opportunity to ask the man himself, Marty Cooper, that very question during a wide-ranging interview. While Cooper said that he has used an iPhone previously, he recently passed it on to his grandson in favor of a Motorola Droid, which he says he chose because he wanted to get more experience with Android. But that’s not all, Cooper also revealed that he carries a Jitterbug as well for when he just wants to make phone calls. Surprising for a pioneer of mobile technology? Not exactly, as Cooper actually co-founded Jitterbug with his wife, who he credits with inventing the phone. Head on past the break to watch the complete interview.
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Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper uses a Droid…. and a Jitterbug originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar/100
Apple power adapter foot cozy, by Seymour Burns (video)
The power adapter may become very warm during normal use. Always put the power adapter directly into a power outlet or place it on the floor in a well-ventilated location. If you are using your MagSafe adapter in a poorly ventilated area, or if the MagSafe adapter is covered by a blanket or other form of insulation, it may turn itself off in order to prevent damage to the adapter.
Here’s the best part: the inventor’s name is Rachael Burns… why yes, she just might. Video demonstration after the break.
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Apple power adapter foot cozy, by Seymour Burns (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar/100
Paparazzi Bots will chase you down until you love them
Sony’s Party-shot dock is fun and all but it suffers from one major limitation: it’s fixed in space. Oh sure, it’ll pan and tilt around its base until the last reveler is unconscious, but it won’t go to where the action is. That’s where the Ohio State University developed Paparazzi Bot comes in. The autonomous, sensor-laden, mobile robot stands at human height and decides for itself whether or not to snap your photo based upon your facial expression (hint: it likes smiles). If chosen, the bot stops, aims, shoots and uploads your image to a social networking site for other robots to mock, presumably — a kind of fleeting celebrity anointment as described by the bot’s inventor, Ken Rinaldo; or a kind of precursor to robots with automatic weapons, if you ask us. Video demonstration after the break.
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Mar/100
Sir Clive Sinclair doesn’t use a computer, exceeds recommended irony levels
Clive Sinclair is a Knight Commander of the British Empire, the inventor of the slimline pocket calculator, the man behind the Sinclair ZX80 that made home computing affordable in the Queen’s isles and also, by his own admittance, a dude who just can’t be bothered to use a computer. Speaking to The Guardian, he glibly confesses that he has his emails read to him (by his manservant, presumably), before launching a broadside against modern computers for being “totally wasteful” with their memory, requiring time to boot up, and having altogether “appalling designs.” Hit the source for the full interview and an expanded history of the man’s achievements, it’s well worth the read.
Sir Clive Sinclair doesn’t use a computer, exceeds recommended irony levels originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb/100
Teenager invents low-frequency radio for underground communications
You know what’s really annoying? Teenagers. Even more annoying? Teenagers inventing legitimately useful things and getting awards for it. Meet Alexander Kendrick, the 16-year old inventor of a new low-frequency radio that allows for cave-texting, which isn’t some fresh new euphemism, it just means people can finally text while deep underground. How deep, you ask — well, Alexander’s team of intrepid explorers went far enough (946 feet) to record the deepest known digital communication ever in the United States. What you see the young chap holding above is the collapsible radio antenna, though plans are already afoot to ruggedize and miniaturize the equipment to make it more practical for cave explorers and rescuers. Way to go, kid.
Teenager invents low-frequency radio for underground communications originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan/107
Robot for navigating dangerous terrain
Greg Schroll has invented a robot that can navigate thetoughest terrains, as well as a pressurized cannon and one-man tank
Dec/090
Jake Easton’s Better Mousetrap leaves no country for old mice (video)
If Cormac McCarthy was an inventor of gadgets instead of words then this better (measured in awesome) mousetrap might have been the result. Instead, honors go to Jack Easton, a man known to kill ordinary mice using compressed air. No, really. The device above feature a pneumatic cylinder that brings down the death hammer with a strike force of 102 pounds after it senses a nearby pest. Poor fake mouse: delivered a fortune that was not his own. See all the fun after the break.
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Nov/0911
Introduction to iMindMap on iPhone
iMindMap is a creative tool that accurately delivers the visual flexibility and brain friendliness of the highly proven and renown Buzan Mind Mapping techniques. As the only tool to be officially endorsed by Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mind Mapping, it allows you to organise, create, plan, present, notate, learn, structure, communicate, problem solve and project manage all in one place. Schools and top universities from around the world have adopted iMindMap into their educational strategies …
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Nov/090
Final Fantasy XIII announcement possibly due on Nov. 13
“A Henchmen Inventor Tent Unto.”
Before reading on, why not try to solve that puzzle for yourself? It’s an anagram, which means you can mess the letters about to spell a secret message. Here’s a hint: It was posted by Square Enix as a tease for Final Fantasy XIII, meaning it probably has something to do with that game. What’s that? “A Chevron Non-nineteenth Mutt?” We suppose that’s a pretty good guess, but unfortunately, it’s the wrongest thing ever. A Final Fan-site recently had better luck uncovering the message’s true meaning: “Announcement Nov Thirteenth.”
The nature of this “announcement” is still up in the air, though our money’s on an official North American release date for the super-anticipated RPG. Though, considering the speed at which the series is growing now, we wouldn’t be surprised if Squeenix went ahead and dropped the Final Fantasy XV bomb on us.
Final Fantasy XIII announcement possibly due on Nov. 13 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nov/090
Cellphone inventor says they’ve become ‘too complicated,’ rock-n-roll too loud
You know that smartphone you love, that ultimate expression of handheld convergence that some would call a mobile computer? It’s crap. Or so says octogenarian, Martin Cooper, former lead engineer at Motorola said to have invented the handheld cellphone — really, his name is on the “Radio telephone system” patent and he’s credited with making the very first private handheld cellphone call from a busy New York City street on April 3rd, 1973. Well Marty doesn’t like those newfangled handsets. In fact, according to our sterling Mr. Cooper, “Our future I think is a number of specialist devices that focus on one thing that will improve our lives.” Words uttered this week during a conference in Madrid. Imagine it: a future where we carry a portable radio, film camera, wind-up watch, Kaypro luggable computer, HP calculator, and Atari handheld… oh wait, that was the eighties.
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