instead of a selfie booth, bring SelfieBot to your next party! This Raspberry Pi project has a mind of its own: SelfieBot giggles, snoozes, and prints selfies on its thermal printer. Animated facial expressions and sounds are triggered by movement-based interactions. SelfieBot is contained in a customizable laser-cut acrylic and 3D-printed case. (read more)
Showing posts with label gadgets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gadgets. Show all posts
A Minimalist Concept Clip-On Cassette Tape Player
The Elbow is a minimalist clip-on cassette tape player concept, designed by the audiovisual art organization BrainMonk, that uses only a single pulley to drive the tape and allow it to play itself. BrainMonk are currently looking for “open-mindedelectronics and engineering heads” to help turn their fresh design concept into a physical product.
Elbow strips away most mechanical parts of a traditional cassette player, resulting in a strikingly minimal and laconic design. User interaction is made easy and intuitive thanks to bi-axial arm and control wheel, while allowing more playback control than ever before. In addition to boasting a slick, clean aesthetic, Elbow can be pinned to clothes and fabrics, turning your favorite tape into a fashionable accessory.
World’s First Braille Smartwatch Lets Blind People Feel Messages on Screen
There are over 285 million visually impaired people in the world, and some of these lives are about to get a lot better. South Korean developer Dot has produced the world’s first Braille smartwatch, and its features are just what you’d expect from a 21st century device.
The Dot displays information using 4 active dynamic Braille cells, and its users can select the speed at which the characters update. The Dot connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth (just like any other smartwatch) and can receive any text from any app or service (think Messenger, directions from Google Maps, etc.). Users can also send simple messages using its buttons on the side. The Dot also supports Open API, which means that anyone can develop or adapt apps for it.
Various digital devices for the blind have been around for some time now, but the vast majority of them use sound. This creates problems, because either a user has to plug in headphones and detach from surrounding sounds (that are vital to blind people), or make their information public. Also, existing digital Braille reading devices are mostly bulky and expensive – only about 5% of visually impaired people own one.
The Dot smartwatch has been in development for 3 years, and the company will finally start delivering its devices to some 140,000 backers (they also claim that Stevie Wonder is one of them). They plan to ship 100,000 watches in 2017, starting March, and the rest 40,000 next year. 1,000 units will be sold on retail in London for $320 too.
More info: dotincorp.com | Facebook (h/t: mmm)
A Cleverly Designed Bookmark That Unzips at Just the Right Page
Peleg Design Studio, the maker of a many fun novelty items, has created the Zipmark, a fun book mark that cleverly unzips right at the correct page.
Unzip your book at the right page. This playful and colorful bookmark, designed as a zipper, will tell you exactly where you should read on.
A Fascinating 3D-Printed Light-Based Zoetrope by Akinori Goto
Media artist Akinori Goto designed this fun 3d-printed zoetrope that when lit from the side reveals dancing or walking people. The piece was just on view at the Spiral Independent Creators Festival where it won both the Runner-up Grand Prix and the Audience Award. Video above from Tokyo Art Beat. (via Prosthetic Knowledge)
BLIPS, A Set of Lenses That Transform Your Devices Into Portable Digital Microscopes
BLIPS is a paper thin set of microscope lenses for smartphone, tablets and many other devices, such as PCs, etc. The lenses are so slim that you can connect them to your device or keep them in your pocket without having to worry about losing them.
BLIPS has two different magnification levels:
MACRO: used to observe insects and objects in motion.
MICRO: Max resolution can be achieved by using transmitted light through the subject you are observing.
BLIPS is repositionable and reusable: it sticks again and again! It incorporates patent pending technology and sophisticated design, all in a simple product. Each element is composed by a specifically designed objective lens placed on a flexible electrostatic film. No glue is used behind the lenses, so that there are no residues left on the camera. It was developed by SmartMicroOptics within the neuroscience labs of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT).
BLIPS is being offered exclusively on Kickstarter. The Basic Kit can be pre-ordered now for €20.
Polaroid Cube – The miniature action camera by Polaroid
Polaroid has just announced the “Polaroid Cube“, a miniature and cute action camera which incorporates the functionality of the famous GoPro, but much smaller! Measuring only 35mm, this action camera can shoot in 1080p and wide angle (124°) with a battery life of 90 minutes. It is also waterproof up to 2 meters and many accessories are also provided!
The Gramavox
Floating Record, A Beautifully Designed Turntable That Holds and Plays Records Vertically
A Zombie-Themed Lunchbox That Looks Like an Ammo Can
Each Zombie Ammo Lunchbox looks like standard issue tactical gear for an official Zombie Emergency Response organization. But open up the top, and it’s ready to hold all your goodies. Use it for your lunch, as a sewing kit, for emergency conventions provisions, and all sorts of other fun things. What do we keep in our Zombie Ammo Lunchbox? Let’s see: sandwich, cheesy poofs, two napkins, and a rocket launcher. Just kidding – the rocket launcher is only a spoon for our pudding cup.
PERFECT STORAGE FOR A SURVIVAL KIT.
The zombies are coming and they're hungry for your brains. Or maybe that growling is your tummy, and it's really YOU who are hungry. And not for brains, silly, but for lunch (unless, of course, your lunch involves brains). When you're hungry like the undead and your stomach threatens to punch your face, what you need to grab is your Zombie Ammo Lunchbox!
Each Zombie Ammo Lunchbox looks like standard issue tactical gear for an official Zombie Emergency Response organization. But open up the top, and it's ready to hold all your goodies. Use it for your lunch, as a sewing kit, for emergency conventions provisions, and all sorts of other fun things. What do we keep in our Zombie Ammo Lunchbox? Let's see: sandwich, cheesy poofs, two napkins, and a rocket launcher. Just kidding - the rocket launcher is only a spoon for our pudding cup.
Product Specifications
A metal lunchbox which looks like a zombie-fighter-ready ammo tin
Top opens and secures with a latch
Top handle
Cool zombie prevention detailing all over the ammo box
Dimensions: approx. 7.9" x 4.2" x 5.8"
The Sada Bike, A Bicycle That Folds Down to the Size of a Backpack
The objective of this project is to have a cycle with standard dimensions ( wheels 26 “) and have a small package during transportation. The wheels have no spokes, the minimum size in closing, the system folder with the single movement, the packaging container can also be used as a backpack, are innovations of this script.
Electree mini, A Small Solar Panel Tree for Charging Batteries and Gadgets
The Electree mini is a bonsai-inspired solar charger that features nine small solar panels designed for charging AA and AAA batteries and USB-powered devices. After an initial limited run of 300, Vivien Muller, the French inventor behind the project, is raising funds through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for a larger production run of the device.
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