All the stories tagged with: Design
Hoverbike designer now offering to build you a prototype for a price
08/09/2012, Dreams do come true. It looks like you can now own one of Chris Malloy’s cool hoverbike that we featured last year. Although the futuristic machine is still in its development phase with no word about its production yet, Chris [...]
Check out this awesome Batcave home theater
08/03/2012, Every Batman fan wishes that he could have his own Batcave in his house, and it looks as though it is now a possibility to have your own Batcave which will serve a dual-purpose as a home theater as well. [...]
Kicker Studio’s 3rd annual Device Design Day (D3) – Aug. 3, SF
07/26/2012, Please join us at Kicker Studio’s 3rd annual Device Design Day (D3) conference on August 3, 2012 at the San Francisco Art Institute. D3 2012 offers a full day of lively discussions in different shapes and sizes around the topic [...]
NASA’s Z-1 prototype spacesuit is completely versatile
07/23/2012, NASA is developing a “do-it-all” spacesuit that can traverse the moon, the planet Mars, or an asteroid. It seems as if the astronauts are trying to hit three birds with one stone with this next generation spacesuit. It’s called the [...]
Stanley interactive piano player takes song requests via Twitter
07/20/2012, If you intend to spend you weekend tweeting while listening songs on the radio, you have to check out Stanley. Stanley is actually an interactive piano player that will be performing live beginning July 20 to 22. Yes, as of [...]
Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be equipped with Android-based entertainment systems
07/13/2012, Although this is not really the Boeing Phone that the American aircraft manufacturer promised to us a few months ago, Boeing is at least trying to integrate the best that mobile technology has to offer to its jets. And it [...]
Rolls-Royce reveals 150,000-part LEGO jet engine
07/11/2012, Rolls-Royce has just revealed the world’s first jet engine to be made entirely out of LEGO bricks. They revealed the model, made out of 152,455 standard LEGO bricks, at the Farnborough Airshow. The engine is a half-size replica with moving parts [...]
Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit redesigned and ready for the 2012 London Olympics
07/09/2012, Speedo’s LZR Racer swimming suit was first seen in action at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, it was banned by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) due to its enormous advantage. But thanks to Speedo’s Fastskin Racing System, it [...]
Levitating light bulb can power itself wirelessly
07/05/2012, If you are interested in things that hover and fly, how about a levitating light bulb that can also power itself wirelessly? An electrical engineering student from the University of Queensland was able to develop a prototype of a levitating [...]
Clip apartment generates own energy and uses recycled waste water
07/02/2012, Buildings in America consume nearly 40% of our energy each year along with emitting tons greenhouse gases and other forms of waste. Some people have looked to making buildings self-sustainable such as placing solar panels on the sides of the [...]
Gamera human-powered helicopter can hover for almost a minute, poised to win Sikorsky Prize
06/22/2012, Students from the University of Maryland were able to successfully hover its human-powered helicopter. The Gamera is a pedal-powered helicopter that hopes to win the AHS Sikorsky Prize. In honor of helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky, the AHS Sikorsky Prize will [...]
Oldsmobile seat control can actually work as an Atari joystick
06/21/2012, Jason Torchinsky was able to figure out a way use an Oldsmobile seat control as an Atari joystick. Talk about a crafty piece of technology used on a relatively old gaming machine. Torchinsky used the power seat control switch panel [...]
The Aurora LED wall will dance to the music using an iPad
06/21/2012, Greg Friedland of San Francisco thought of filling that empty wall in his living room just above his coach. Perhaps a Vincent van Gogh or a Leonardo da Vinci painting will do the job. But instead, the modern artist birthed [...]
