2011

Paro Therapeutic Robot at CES 2011

The Paro Therapeutic Robot was at CES 2011. This looks like a toy that your kids would play with but it is actually a very sophisticated robot. It is full of sensors that allow it to sense touch, bright lights and voice. Just like a pet you can call Paro by name and he will eventually relate that name to be his name. Paro is used in nursing homes, hospitals,

Ecotricity PS1800S Portable Solar Generator at CES 2011

At CES 2011 we had a look at the best solution for power on the go. The Ecotricity PS1800S Portable Solar Generator will charge fast because of the large solar cell and it will provide tons of standby power because it has a 12 volt 60Ah sealed lead acid battery. The system is a simple to use because of the sealed controller to which you only need to connect to

University of New South Wales Sunswift Solar Car Breaks Speed Record

Congratulations to the University of New South Wales Sunswift Solar Car team. They have broken the record for fastest solar powered vehicle with a speed of 88 km/h. Via: Eco Friend and Gizmag “UNSW’s Sunswift team has broken a long-standing land speed record for solar vehicles, with a Guinness-verified top speed of 88 km/h. Project manager Daniel Friedman takes us through the record attempt, which involved a team of UNSW

Microinfinity CruizCore XG1300L MEMS Digital Gyroscope for LEGO NXT

Microinfinity had a great booth for us hackers and hobbyists at CES 2011. Lauro had a LEGO NXT robot getting commands from a laptop to draw a line drawing of Mona Lisa, the LEGO robot is using their CruizCore® XG1300L MEMS gyroscope. The MEMS gyroscope is very accurate and is sure to be a great addition to the sensors available to LEGO NXT hobbyists. You can purchase the XG1300L sensor

WheeMe by Dreambots at CES 2011

We spoke to Jacob from Dreambots at CES 2011. We recorded a video where he went over some of the technical details of the WheeMe, unfortunately there was an audio glitch in the recording. I am thinking that it must have been intervention by some 3 letter agency not wanting the technology to be released. Either that or an audio plug that wasn’t pushed in all the way… The WheeMe

GOSCAM Video Camera Flashlight

Everyone has used a flashlight before but I bet there wasn’t a built in video recorder in yours. GOSCAM makes a number of items with built in video cameras but this flashlight video camera is the most practical I think.  I can see this being of use to many people from security guards to law enforcement. The system looks just like a normal flashlight, it isn’t until you look very

3D TV uses Human Eye Blinks to replace Glasses by Jonathan Post

  In many 3D TV system you need to wear special active glasses, these glasses are synced to the video signal so that the TV can display the image for the right eye while covering the left and vice versa.   Jonathan Post has created a 3D TV system that uses the same principle but instead of  LCD lenses shielding alternate eyes he simply applies a small electrical charge to