Advanced Intelligent Personal Technologies (Aiptek) of Hsinchu, Taiwan has released a new pocket projector thatâs approximately the size of an iPhone. Sold under the Aiptek brand in the United States, Europe, and Asia and as part of the Mint Wireless ...
LED Drumsticks
The California based Company TAC (The Ant Commandos), a provider of wireless video game music peripherals and accessories, has developed illuminated drumsticks for Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour Drum Sets. When a player strikes them, the entire body ...
Tweel : The Airless Tire
Michelin, the worldâs largest tire maker, is developing an airless tire named Tweel (a combination of a tire and a wheel). Invented at Michelinâs North American research center in Greenville, S.C, this revolutionary non-pneumatic tire solves the common problem of ...
Pocket Shower
Sea to Summit, a company led by both Tim Macartney-Snape, the man who climbed Mt. Everest in an expedition by the same name, and designer Roland Tyson, have developed the Pocket Shower. Traveling outdoors means giving up different conveniences, such ...
Smart Contact Lenses
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have recently designed a contact lens prototype with a built-in pressure sensor using a novel process that etches tiny electrical circuits within a soft polymer material. The new development could help glaucoma patients ...
River Gym â Propelled By a Workout
Architect Mitchell Joachim, in collaboration with Douglas Joachim, a personal trainer, came up with a concept that redefines the way we view the contemporary gym. When we exercise a lot of energy is dissipated and wasted. River Gym, a soft ...
Barco 6 MegaPixels Display
A Belgian firm, Barco, has recently launched the worldâs first 6 MegaPixel diagnostic display system, named Coronis Fusion 6MP DL. Users can enjoy the monitorâs 3280 x 2048 native resolution and the diagnostic luminance which is able to provide a ...
Infosys âRealâ Hologram
Infosys Technologies Limited has been granted two patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office in the areas of holography and mobile communications. The first patent, entitled âDisplaying Holographic Three Dimensional (3-D) Imagesâ, contains the development plans behind an actual ...
Lilypad â Floating City of the Future
Vincent Callebaut Architectures, a Belgian firm lead by architect Vincent Callebaut, designed an ecologically friendly floating city able to house 50,000 people completely self-sufficiently. Inspired by the lilypad of the Amazonia Victoria Regia but enlarged over 250 times, the city ...
Bright Future for Home 3-D Display Technology
The Illinois based Company TDVision is proposing Hollywood studios a way to make current Blu-ray Disc movies appear in three dimensions (3-D). Watching a car chase on a conventional TV has a world of difference when compared to watching movies ...