Tag: Gadgets (Page 9 of 27)

      The War on Mosquitoes May Have Just Gotten Easier

      July 27, 2013 /

      Along with death and taxes, we’ve just come to accept mosquitoes as an inevitability. Sure there are a host of devices out there that promise to keep them away, but ultimately all of the Off spray and ultrasonic replants in the world won’t save you completely from bites. Come every summer then, we either accept the annoyance, or hunker down with a few complete series DVD’s or the latest grabs from the Steam sale to keep us inside until winter.

      Despite this, it seems there is at least one annual invention that promises to solve the problem for good. Some may be more effective that others, but if any of them worked like they said, tales of mosquito horror would have turned into campfire stories, around campfires not burdened by a single flying bloodsucker.

      Put away that well supported cynicism regarding these solutions, however, and you may see the newest of those inventions, the Kite Patch, might actually be different.

      Designed from findings over years of research, the Kite is a small wearable square patch that effectively blocks a mosquito’s ability to read  the CO2  from your body that draws them in the first place, thanks to a multi-step system that works for up to 48 hours

      The important thing to understand, though, in thinking this approach may be different, is realizing that the Kite wasn’t designed to repel mosquitoes at the backyard BBQ, but rather to repel them in areas of the world where they are one of the top killers. In fact, the true field test for the Kite will take place in Uganda where malaria cases are some of the worst in the world.

      That effort of providing the Kite to the areas that really need it is brought to the forefront on the product’s indiegogo page, where all contributions send the Kites to families in Africa, and other problem regions, while only larger amounts net you some personal ones as well (assuming you’re in the US).

      Already the Kite has surpassed its goal by around $200,00 with over a month to go.

      With a good idea built around good intentions, it would be a shame if the Kite goes the way of the sonic emitter and becomes yet another curiosity at the museum of the war against mosquitoes. Given everything shown so far though, we could finally be looking at the real deal.

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      Finally, A Shotgun For People Tired of Those Sissy Double Barrel Models

      July 18, 2013 /

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      Now, I’m not the type that is paranoid enough to stock up for a zombie apocalypse for a few reasons:

       

      • I find making purchases in preparation for a fictional scenario to be elementary bad budgeting.

       

      • My Brooklyn apartment doesn’t exactly have the spare room to work as near permanent storage for can goods, ammo, and barbed wire.

       

      • Nobody needs to be “That Guy.”

       

      Where I that guy though who prepped for the undead, I would put the new Chiappa Triple Threat at the top of my wish list.

      Why?

      Well, because it’s a triple barrel shotgun.

      The third barrel is located atop the standard double barrel loadout, while all three are controlled by a single trigger. 36 inches long, and weighing eight pounds, this 12 gauge beauty is sure to paralyze any intruder in fear (undead or otherwise), therefore making the firing superficial.

      Surprisingly, however, this is actually not a completely absurd idea, as Chiapa is known for making reliable weapons, and features like individual barrel choke, and a modifiable stock (which lets you turn the grip into a smaller, more pistol style design) actually make this seemingly ridiculous weapon not quite the running gag it will inevitably turn out to be.

      Personally though, I’m thinking that if manufacturers are going to be adding barrels to guns like blades to razors, I’m going to hold out for the inevitable four barrel model, ala “Phantasm 2.”

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      A 15 Year Old Has Invented A Flashlight That Runs Off Your Hands

      July 16, 2013 /

      If that headline made you feel like you may not be contributing as much effort to society as you could…you’re not alone.

      Yes, a 15 year old from Canada has created a flashlight that runs off of nothing more than your hands. While you might guess that magic is the cause (possibly evil magic) it in fact functions because of peltier tiles, which generate an electric currency when one side of the tile becomes hotter than the other.

      In this case, the exterior of the handle is heated by your hands, while the interior components remain cool. Specifically, the exterior must remain 5 degrees Celsius hotter than the interior for a useful enough current to be produced.

      The developer calls this the design’s greatest flaw, since being humble is much easier when you are a 15 year old genius.

      Dubbed the hollow flashlight because of its hollow handle, the design is still in a sort of prototype phase and is currently making its rounds at various young achievers contests, including the worldwide 2013 Google Science Fair, where it finished in the top 15.

      Garnering impressive accomplishments aside, there doesn’t seem to be much direction for the hollow flashlight as there is only the one known model and, no matter how intelligent they are, 15 year olds usually don’t mass produce on their own.

      This is a great design, though, that improves upon some recent battery free flashlight ideas, by functioning off something you always have easily on hand (pun sadly intended) without relying on cumbersome and time consuming mechanics.

      Hopefully then someone picks up the concept, as some form of this design would ideally be in every emergency kit worldwide.

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      An Outlet that Changes the Plug-In Game Forever

      July 12, 2013 /

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      WOW, this was a tough decision.

      See, there’s only so much room to feature all of the great gadgets of the world on this blog, and some days, the pickings can be overloaded.

      For instance, today brought us the world’s smartest microwave, a urinal that doubles as a sink, a motion detecting Nerf sentry gun, and a health monitor for the home that functions similarly to something off of “Star Trek”, just to name a few innovations.

      But in the end, I had to go with something we could all use in our lives. It’s a device that manages to be simple yet revolutionary, as it completely changes the world of gadgets forever.

      It’s an electrical socket that rotates.

      Brought to us by the good people at 360 Electrical, this outlet features sockets that can not only rotate, but actually maintain an electrical connection while you maneuver them. That means that all of your devices that don’t quite fit (most likely due to those cumbersome “box” like plug-ins that manufacturers still prefer to use) will still be active no matter what position you set them in, and you can finally fit them all into one outlet without relying on a series of surge protectors, or voodoo curses.

      Best of all, the outlet plugs in to your current outlet with little installation required. That means it’s not only compatible with your home, but can easily travel with you as well.

      Should that not be enough, they also have power strips that perform similar functions as well.

      It’s not often that a device comes along that once and for all addresses a basic (but prevalent) technological need, but this is certainly one of them, and should be worthy of every gadget users attention.

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      New Program “Glassbattle” Provides an Interesting Look at Gaming With Google Glass

      July 10, 2013 /

      With Google Glass in the hands of users all over the world, the mysteries regarding it become fewer and fewer every day.

      However, that isn’t to say that some do not remain. While the biggest is going to be what kind of tech world are we looking at when everyone conceivably has access to its capabilities, a smaller, but still intriguing, query is how gaming will work on the device.

      So far we only have the app “Starfinder” to give us a hint. Unfortunately, its gameplay of locating and naming constellations faster than your opponents probably doesn’t exactly inspire gamers everywhere to start dreaming of the future with Glass.

      However, “Glassbattle” from developer Brick Simple may do just that.

      “Glassbattle” is nothing more than a remodeling of the classic game “Battleship” brought to Google Glass. To play, you and another user are given grids that indicate where your ships are positioned. Turn by turn you call out X and Y coordinates through the Glass microphone and attempt to hit all your opponent’s ships points to sink them. Sink them all, and victory is yours.

      It doesn’t exactly differ much from the classic board game, but honestly it is the perfect fit for technology like Glass as it allows you a familiar archetype, but uses the hands free Glass system to present it in a way never before possible. It may prove to be just the type of title that slowly opens the door for other game developers to get a feel for how Glass is going to enhance the experience.

      Okay, so admittedly it’s not exactly “The Last of Us,” but Glass has to start somewhere with gaming, and this looks a hell of a lot more promising than naming constellations. 

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