Jul 4, 2010
The heading says it all. Hiromi Ozaki has put together a device that, apparently, dispenses blood and simulates abdominal cramping, so that men can feel what menstruation feels like. There’s no word on whether women have confirmed how accurate this machine is in its simulation, but in all honesty, I’m having a lot of trouble trying to think of any...
Jun 27, 2010
How about NesBot, the fully automated coffee serving robot? BlueBotics SA, in conjunction with Nestlé’s Nespresso SA, have developed exactly such a thing. Combining BlueBotic’s Autonomous Navigation Technology (ANT) technology with a Nespresso machine and a Pocket PC, they have developed a system that will come to you and let you order your coffee,...
Jun 27, 2010
A few other bits of news that you find to be of interest … Is the traditional business card dead? This one is a bit like the Kindle vs traditional books argument, and like books, I think there’s a certain aesthetic about traditional business cards that no amount of electronics can begin to approach. A well designed business card should tell you...
Jun 27, 2010
As you know, I use my little Huawei E5 pocket on an almost daily basis, keeping it in my pocket, and thus letting my WiFi only iPad connect to the internet from pretty well anywhere I happen to be. During the week Huawei came to town with a showcase of devices, including an upgraded E5, some other similar pocketable 3G modem/routers, video phones, and the...
Jun 27, 2010
The MIT has developed an attachment of mobile phones that allows them to perform eye tests. Costing just a couple of dollars to manufacture, this small device clips onto the phone, and then the patient interacts with the phone to get red and green lines to intersect. After just a couple of minutes, the device and software is able to diagnose vision problems, and...
Jun 27, 2010
Meanwhile, here in Australia, if you ask your mobile phone provider about them, you’re lucky if you get a “huh?” as your response. We’ve spoken in the past about femtocell technology: devices that act as a small mobile phone cell, perhaps right in your own living room. These devices connect as a part of your local intranet connection, but...