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Remember when tripods were just gadgets that kept your camera still? One of the latest to go a lot further than that is Tokqi’s CO3 Octopus … and no, despite its name, it doesn’t have eight legs.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Tr… Continue reading Tokqi CO3 Octopus tripod bends and extends – and has a wireless remote
Cargo ebikes are a great alternative to cars, but the needs of an ebike rider can certainly change over time. That’s where the Modula comes in, as it has a modular design which allows it to serve multiple purposes.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, Tr… Continue reading Fabriga Modula ebike can be adapted to suit users’ changing needs
While there are already haptic feedback VR gloves that provide a simulated sense of touch to users, they typically cost at least a few thousand dollars. The Pulse glove is aimed at making the technology more accessible, in that it’s priced at just US$2… Continue reading Bifrost Pulse VR glove could bring haptic feedback into much wider use
Over the years, we’ve heard about several skateboards that were claimed to handle like snowboards made for the street. The Finnish-designed Slede snowskate flips that concept around, by reportedly performing like a skateboard made for the snow.Continue… Continue reading Snow-going Slede is like a skateboard with mini snowboards for wheels
There may be new hope for people who suffer from involuntary muscle tremors. Scientists are developing a partially implanted system that stimulates muscles in order to stop their problematic activity – with a little help from the nervous system.Continu… Continue reading Experimental system may stop unwanted tremors by subtly zapping muscles
In recent years, we’ve seen a tent, trailer and camp bed designed for use with the Tesla Model Y electric SUV. The new Complete Tesla Camper Kit, however, is intended to convert the vehicle into a full-on self-contained mini camper.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Canadian kit converts the Tesla Model Y into a li’l electric camper
Using touchscreens or pushbuttons to control devices isn’t always practical, and voice commands may not work in loud environments. A new system offers an alternative, in that it utilizes acoustic waves which travel across the surface of existing object… Continue reading SAWSense tech turns almost any surface into a tactile interface
When you think of all the human hair that gets cut off and discarded every day in salons around the world … well, that’s a lot of wasted hair. That said, scientists in India have devised a new technique for extracting compounds from it, for use in prod… Continue reading From hair waste to high-tech: Turning salon scraps into sunscreen
Bike helmets with built-in LED turn indicators may be kinda cool, but most of them are activated via a handlebar-mounted remote control. The Gamel helmet is different, in that its indicators are triggered by the tilting of your head.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Gamel turn-indicator bike helmet uses head-tilts instead of a remote
One of the challenges of creating lab-grown meat involves giving it a texture like that of the real thing. A new cell culture scaffold could help, as it’s reportedly inexpensive, edible, and made of plant-based substances.Continue ReadingCategory: Scie… Continue reading Plant-based scaffold may boost the production of cultured meat