Invention

"Social Awareness" To Replace Social Networking

by Ron Callari

The Internet of Things is fast approaching and with it comes Web 3.0, where "social awareness" will replace "social networking." Soon tweets and status updates will become fully automated and generated by the world around us versus us ever having to touch a keyboard again.

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Multi-Function Biking: The PUYL Bike Light/Pump

by Chris Weiss

An efficient, multi-functional cycling concept, PUYL provides both light and air, two necessary components for any night cyclist.

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Transparent OLED Monitors Displayed in Japan

by Chris Weiss

New for this year's FPD International, two major display manufacturers are showing off new transparent OLED technology. While it probably won't help you in real life anytime soon, it certainly is impressive to look at.

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Nissan Personal Mobility Device Looks Like Deathtrap

by Chris Weiss

Created by Nissan and AIST, this personal mobility device combines the function (and hazards) of the motor, rollerblades and skis. We don't anticipate anyone will actually get very far on them.

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NEC Eyeglasses Translate Foreign Languages

by Chris Weiss

These interesting eyeglasses would serve as a virtual interpreter, allowing two people speaking completely different languages to hold a coherent conversation.

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How To Tell If Your Baby Has A Fever: Use Innovative BabyGlows Detecting Fashion

by Fashion Finds

An innovative new technology in clothing is set to be released this month in the UK, and it's geared towards making the lives of mothers easier. This new technology in baby clothing is darn cute and designed to help babies communicate distress even though they don't have the vocabulary available.

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Gyrowheel Makes Kid Cyclists Feel Good About Themselves

by Chris Weiss

For young children, Gyrowheel could be the coolest invention since the water pistol. Eliminating the need for training wheels, the wheel helps children to learn how to ride a two-wheeler.

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The 2009 Nobel Prize In Physics: Core Developments In Communications Networking

by Myra Per-Lee

Where would Google, Facebook, and Twitter be today without the inventions of Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith? Non-existent. Likewise, Apple, IBM, and the hundreds of other companies that exploit the inventions of these men might not even be around. And then there are the many millions of people all over the world that are users of these technologies: we'd still be in the dark ages of communication.

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2009 Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded To 10 Distinguished Researchers And Innovators

by Myra Per-Lee

The 19th first annual Ig® Nobel Prizes were awarded on October 1, 2009 at Harvard University's Sanders Room in front of a standing room only audience! Check out these awards. You will learn about things you've always wondered like why don't pregnant women tip over, how can your girlfriend help you during a chemical war, and whether beer bottles make better candle holders than head busters. Ten awards you'll want to vie for next year: Ig Nobel Prizes in Peace, Literature, Physics, Medicine, Economics...

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Sci-Fi Surgery On Exhibit: 7 Medical Robots That May Make You Reconsider Your Need For Medical Attention

by Must Love Gadgets

If you happen to be in London between now and December 23, 2009, you may want to stop by the Sci-Fi Surgery exhibit at the Qvist Gallery at the Hunterian Museum. Put on by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the exhibit features some pretty weird medical robots, as well as depictions of medical gadgets from film, anime, and sci-fi literature. Here are 7 robotic members of the exhibit that you just may find visiting your person some day....

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Fascinating Sandcastle Worm Inspires Biocompatible Glue For Broken Bones

by T Goodman

Let me introduce you to Phragmatopoma californica, the sandcastle worm, if you haven't already met. This incredibly self-contained worm, found on the southern coast of California, not only gathers its own materials to build its home, but uses its own bio-produced cement to superglue the materials together, creating its own permanent honeycomb housing - under water!

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Panasonic Unveils 3D HD Television System

by Chris Weiss

In the next step toward making home 3D HDTV a reality, Panasonic has unveiled a prototype 50-inch display with active shutter eye glasses. Together the glasses and display combine to provide a realistic illusion of a three dimensional picture.

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Artisan Cat Furniture, Reasonably Priced, At Cat Above

by Lady Bee

Original designs in cat furniture are rare and generally expensive. But by purchasing cat products from the Cat Above, you get reasonably-priced distinctive artisan designs made by true cat lovers, and you help support an inventor, a small business, and your favorite animal shelter.

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Gizmodo Gallery Gives Geeks Gadget Goosebumps

by Must Love Gadgets

Gizmodo, the Internet's premiere gadget guide is hosting the second annual Gizmodo Gallery. The gallery, which opened today in New York City and closes September 27, is totally interactive, but it's not online. It's live! And its collection of one-of-a-kind original gadgets are every geek's wet dream.

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Precision Urban Hopper Adds To Military's Squadron Of Ground Robots

by Myra Per-Lee

This Precision Urban Hopper "leaps tall buildings in a single bound" and will indeed be Superman to thousands of real live ground troops in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is lightweight and small and can easily be carried with the soldiers and deployed when needed to scout out the situations that lie ahead in urban jungles, be they surface obstacles or combat ones.

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"Underwater Baited Hook" Is World Wildlife Federation's Smart Gear Winner

by Myra Per-Lee

At the moment an albatross swoops down to the sea for a bit of fish bait, it can go from being one of the most graceful soaring and swooping birds to being "bycatch," the term for an unintended victim of a fishery net that few birds escape. The winner of this year's World Wildlife Federation's (WWF) Smart Gear competition has tackled the problem of bird bycatch with its invention, for now called quite simply the "underwater baited hook."

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Fashion For Function: The Totally Wacky Wearable Fart Silencer

by Fashion Finds

This is one wearable item that will go sight unseen (thank goodness), but it's totally hilarious, and will make you feel uncomfortable just to look at it; little less wear it. But do keep on reading, because you can't keep on living if you haven't heard about the wacky, wearable fart silencer.

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12 Revolutionary Innovations Win 2009 Wall Street Journal Technology Awards

by Myra Per-Lee

The technology winners of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) awards do not disappoint. They impact the world on a global scale or at least very significant parts of it. Their arrival instigates change; they are watersheds, game changers... The WSJ winners are all that through their efficiency, their flexibility, and their economy of energy, of expenditures, of time, of personnel, and of materials. The inventor in all of us should find these 12 winners very inspiring.

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Mavic Magnetic Bicycle Pedals

by Chris Weiss

Mavic's EZ-Ride Evolve pedal system uses magnets to help keep your feet properly aligned while allowing for seamless entry and exit. These could be a good choice for those that aren't quite sold on platform or clipless pedals.

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The Interactive Cat Pedicure By The EmeryCat™ Board

by Lady Bee

A cat pedicure is just the thing for indoor cats, but with the new EmeryCat, you don't have to face a torrent of screams and hisses to clip and sand your cats' nails. Your cat does his own pedicure with this interactive EmeryCat board.

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