What Were They Thinking

Different Colored Flamed Candles

Who says candle flames need to be yellow. The candles from More Than Light put a fun spin on an everyday item. “The More than lights online store offers clear paraffin oil as well as a variety of colored oils designed for burning in clear (glass) containers, enhancing the natural beauty of the oil lamp and adding additional color to the lamp and room. Our colored oils are available in

Monkey controls Robot Arm with Brain Power

  Someone needs to make a diy version of this. I would totally drive my car using brain power. Or at least send it to this guy to add to his car. “A monkey has a microchip in its brain which allows it to move a robotic arm as if it were its real arm.”

Miniature Helicopter Packs Bug-Like Brain

Looks like less is more when trying to master flight. This small helicopter is using a brain that is based on the brain of an insect! “As tiny as insect brains are, they can still perform extraordinary acrobatics in the air that human flying machines have yet to match. Now scientists reveal a miniature helicopter, with an electronic brain inspired by insects, that could help lead to better takeoffs, flights

20,000 Watt Speakers Made from Ice and Snow

These snow and ice speakers are not you everyday outdoor speakers. I am sure the 2007 Michigan Tech Winter Carnival had no shortage of good music with these things belting out the tunes. “As part of a statewide snow sculpture competition, some Michigan Technological University students have added balance to the millennia of snow angel production–through the evils of rock. System includes: Source Member’s computer with optical out, s/pdif Processing

Cooler Master’s GeminII

How much cooling do we need? This looks more automotive than a computer part… “So you think that your computer may be “heating up” a bit too much? Doom 3 and Half Life 2 are renowned for intensely heating up your PC. Even if you don’t have those and you feel a bit too much heat roaming inside your box, you could get your worries deleted with this massive boy.

Kuka Juke Bot, the Robotic DJ

Want to be a DJ? You can go hands on with a modified Wiimote called the WiiJ. But when you get serious the Kuka industrial robotic DJ is the only way to go! Videos and more pictures after the jump. “The Juke Bot is a pair of Kuka industrial robots; each is surrounded by a set of platters (you know, vinyl LPs). The two bots act independently, deftly grasping an

Digital Stethoscope

Thinklabs has the first stethoscope where you might need to say “iPod not included” when showing pictures of it. Although the $495.00 version does come with a 2GB iPod. Think you could build your own? You probably could, here is a reference to use as a head start. “In a conventional stethoscope, the diaphragm vibration causes air pressure behind the diaphragm to change, which passes up the tubes as a