Tech stuff
Electric cars are great, but it’s not really sustainable to get all our old cars out and buy new ones. That’s why the Orbis Ring-Drive is a good find: it is a wheel that can be added to fuel cars to make them hybrid. Although the technology is still in its infancy, first tests show…
Sometimes you encounter LEGO builds that you thought could not be possible. This pinball machine by Bre Burns is a good example of this: it is made up of more than 15,000 blocks and includes working flippers, bumpers and obstacles. It took Bre almost 300 hours to build the cupboard, for which we would like…
The YouTubers from Unbox Therapy have perhaps built the ultimate gaming PC for the shocking amount of $ 30,000. Thanks to a great chair, three screens, a powerful beast and an accompanying refrigerator you never have to get out of this. Unless you have to go to the bathroom, of course.
Yesterday and the day before yesterday, a select audience got to work with a demo of Kingdom Hearts III in Los Angeles. There could also be filmed and impressions of this test session and almost everyone is lyrical. The game does not only look great and the Toy Story world is one big nostalgia trip,…
The British inventor and nutjob Colin Furze keeps on paving the way: recently he presented a working version of Ironman’s Hulkbuster. The enormous suit accommodates one person and makes shooting flames possible. With its impressive size of 3.2 meters and a large amount of hydraulics that control the movements of the Hulkbuster, it is absolutely…
The recently renewed Victorinox Swiss Champ XAVT is the king among the pocket knives. This knive tool has 80 tools, including screwdrivers, knives, a bottle opener and a ballpoint pen. That does not mean that the list is complete and it keeps going. The impressive tool also contains two thermometers, a magnifying glass, a barometer…
In this interesting video from Polygon you can see in a cool way what has happened over the last 129 years with Nintendo, the Japanese company that has focused on developing special games. From playing cards to rice and a taxi company – Nintendo had a turbulent history:
Kosuke Takahashi created ‘braille neue,’ a typeface that combines braille with existing english and japanese characters. for those who don’t read braille, or need to read braille, it is a powerful wake up call. We don’t typically see braille included in our own alphabet, yet so many people rely on this kinetic language to navigate…
Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a camera system that will make self-driving cars considerably safer.With the aid of lasers, light is shot into the mist, of which it is recorded how long it takes for the rays to return. A strong piece of technology to make driving safer.
Here we go, there is a new security breach. This time it’s Under Armour’s MyFitnessPal, the fitness app. The company reported Thursday that some 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts had been compromised. It’s time to change your password. This isn’t optional; the company is requiring all users to do it. However, you can’t do so in…
The Australian consumer program “The Checkout”explains in this video in a very nice and comical way how it is with batteries. From the incomprehensible marketing language on the packaging to the battery that is best for your wallet and the environment: after seeing this you are a battery expert.Hopefully from now on you know exactly what…
The technology of floating water with sound waves is many years old, so the design studio Simplistyk seemed to be making a design variant for your desk. The so-called LeviZen lets droplets of water float into the air thanks to acoustic levitation, a technique that you do not hear but you see the water float….
In this video from Guinness World Records we see the most advanced fidget spinner so far: a team of 50 people at Mitshubishi has worked for months on a spinner that keeps running for more than 24 minutes.This special toy, which can be bought for about 400 euros later this year, was developed using technology…
Check if you have an account that has been compromised in a data breach. This database is growing more and more with every new find. Add the moment March 25 2018 the number of entries are: 273 pwned websites 4,950,953,658 pwned accounts 65,881 pastes 72,666,764 paste accounts So take a look if your account has…
For a Gatorade advertising campaign, British studio Machine Shop developed a 3D printer that uses water droplets to display objects. With extreme precision, drops are positioned in such a way that they can display a person, among other things. See the commercial and how they made it. The commercial: The making off:
In this traditional Japanese inn, guests are scared when they see the slippers roll through the room.No sorcery or anything but a clever stunt from Nissan! And it is not only with the slippers …
It sounds like future music, but it really will not be long before we can download a house and then have it built with a 3D printer.For example, there is a Texas start-up that has developed a method to erect a 60-square-meter house within 24 hours.The best thing is also the price, as it should…
In the American city of Phoenix, Waymo’s cars have been around for quite a few months, the branch of Google that works on autonomous means of transport.Recently some lucky birds got the chance to take a ride in the self-driving car, with the video below as a result.It is striking to see that the subjects…
