Almost a decade ago the 64-Bit A5/1 encryption used on GSM based networks was cracked. However, equipment to eavesdrop costs upwards of $100000 which is out of reach for a number of people or companies. [click to continue…]
From the category archives:
Robot Gadgets
The ApriPoko is a robot which can sense infra-red beams and each time one passes by it, the robot will ask what just happened. When you provide this information, you train the robot which stores the command and infra-red signal details to use at a later date. [click to continue…]
This robot is perfect for me as it does what you tell it to do. The EI-E is laser guided and cleans up for you. It works by you using a laser pointer. With the laser pointer you just point [click to continue…]
The Robot Calculator is more then your average calculator. For starters, it’s shaped like an older looking robot from years ago. Also, it features a magnet which can hold paper clips, has a note holder to keep your reminders safe and visible and has moving hands and feet. The calculator can either stand, lay flat of lay angled by bending it’s arm a little. For those who want to work late in to the night there is a detachable push button night light. Of course, among all these extra features there is a calculator built in there too with the keys running across the robot’s chest.
The robot calculator comes in three colours being white, blue and lime green. It costs $14.95 currently and they are available over at Physlink.
This chair costs €15K and puts it’s self in control of where you are sitting. It is a robotic walking chair which is built of steel tubes, plastic and is chrome plated. Built by designers Karl Emilio Pircher and Fidel Peugeot it makes for a crazy type of chair for your dining room table. Imagine having dinner with someone annoying and also having the ability to just push a button and have the chair take them away. Cool!
Via: SlipperyBrick
A team over at Carnegie Mellon University are working on a robot that can walk on water. It will work in a similar way that a Basilisk does in that it can dash across water keeping afloat. A prototype is still being worked on although test simulations are showing positive. It makes you wonder if taking a trip from Dover to Calais in the future will be made in a robot which “dashes” across the water rather then on a boat or in the channel tunnel.
Via: GizMag
