GPS Goggles with Head Mounted Display. A coming together of sports lens developer Zeal Optics and display innovator Recon Instruments has managed to successfully squeeze both GPS technology and head-mounted display into a set of ski goggles named Transcend.
A tiny computer gathers information from a number of on board sensors and provides location, speed, and altitude and temperature information to the wearer via a micro-LCD display inside the goggles. The image from the display is then virtually projected so that it appears out in front of the user. iTwin USB File Sharing Released in the U.S. Each piece of the iTwin acts as the other’s better half and they just won’t work without each other.
It sounds like the beginnings of a techie love story, but you may be the one more inclined to fall in love and add it to your wish list. The iTwin is a first generation device made by a company in Singapore that consists of two USB flash drives with no storage space on them, but limitless possibilities to share storage between two computers. It does the job of a cable without having to be anchored like a cable. Intrigued, right? To clarify, these USB sticks are no ordinary flash drives. As far as storage space goes, you’re only limited by the size of your own hard drive. There are a variety of daily applications for a USB device like the iTwin.
The iTwin could also make for better project communication between coworkers or clients by eliminating the need for bulky email attachments that can crowd your inbox. The device takes USB technology down a unique avenue. Fetish: Exoskeletal Glove Gives Motorcyclists an Iron Fist. Photo: Christian Stoll You can’t help it.
It’s a reflex. You stick out your hand when you fall — it’s better to stop the descent with your palm than your face, right? That’s fine when you’re ambling down the street, but add an extra 80 mph and the weight of a motorcycle to the momentum equation and the bones in your paw might not take the strain very well. Looxcie, a Camera Recording Everything You See. Looxcie, a Camera Recording Everything You See Looxcie is a ~$200 camera you plug into your ear, which then records everything you see, following your field of vision.
Several hours are recorded, with new stuff overwriting the old... and if you saw anything interesting, you click its button and have the last 30 seconds saved and shared on YouTube and other networks. To tune and manage the camera and see the clips you download an app onto an Android phone like Google Nexus. This looks like a very interesting tool (albeit with a name that could be easier to spell). Often when you get out a camera a) the thing you spotted is already over, or b) people suddenly take on an “official video camera” posture, completely changing what they just did (and babies may just grab for your camera and stop whatever they were doing). [Via Andy. >> More posts. 10 Cool Beverage Drinking Gadgets. Collection of useful drinking gadgets and creative inventions that promise to make our lives easier and more enjoyable.
Bottle Top Bottle tops turn your can into a spill-proof bottle. Just snap onto the top and enjoy your favorite beverage without spills. [link] Roll ‘n Pour Rocking beverage server helps you pour beverages from bulky and heavy bottles without spills or dropping the bottle. Liquor Lock Keep the “unwanted customers” from running your bar dry. Master Opener In addition to opening regular cans, this cool Master Opener can break vacuum seals, open pull tabs, twist off screw tops, and crack open soda and beer bottles. Draft Beer Faucet. Temperature-Sensitive Glass. Product Details Color-changing dyes and additives have been offered in paper, plastic, and textiles for some time, but this product takes the idea into a new area: glass tiles.
Offered in a range of colors and sensitivities, the tiles change color based on ambient temperature, body temperature, or water temperature. The textured glass surface layer protects and highlights the color-change film on the tile. The base color of the tile can match almost any color, and the temperature change point can be fit to the user’s environment and requirements. The dynamic color change begins at the selected activation temperature and shimmers through three phases, one with each 6–10° rise in temperature.
The tiles come in six standard lines. Continuance – Rechargeable Battery with USB Interface by Haimo Bao, Hailong Piao, Yuancheng Liu & Xiameng Hu. The Power Play Continues This is so simple.
Continuance is a set of batteries with a USB interface on the side. The batteries are rechargeable plus dole out some juice to stranded gadgets that are starved of power. Handy, compact and a totally do-able concept! 16 Million Color Lamp.