Looks like NEC is making great progress toward a universal translator. I think the best part about this is the projection onto the retina. This might just start leading the way in augmented reality devices.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Smart spectacles aid translation
Make has this interesting video of a bomb proof kevlar wall. While it is neat there are a number of things that really don’t make sense to me here. First the wallpaper is held to the frame of the rig, as long as the wall paper doesn’t rip then the wall isn’t going [...]
As a person with Asthma I found this device and demonstration very interesting. It’s amazing what simple little things can make a world of difference for some. They’re waiting for FDA approval, but I wonder if they have a way to measure the impact that this little device is going to have in [...]
Here is a very interesting talk with our Nobel Prize winning Physicist/Energy Secretary. It’s an interesting look at what is going to be funded as well as what technologies we could see in the not too distant future.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu visits Googleplex
I’m a big fan of open source hardware and software. Lately I’ve been coming across more open source hardware than just chipsets and little electronic kits. I’ve posted in the past about open source prosthetics, but I’ve been seeing this movement toward DIY medical devices. In the world technology podcast Clark Boyd [...]
You got an airbag in my seat belt! You got seat belt in my airbag! Two great safety features that go great together.
I just thought this seemed like one of those ideas that when you hear it, it really makes sense. Although maybe they could put some research dollars into improving the [...]
Dave does this great vblog. It’s all about great advice and wisdom that he’s collected over the years of design and work as an EE. This latest one is great, as he’s testing out his new camera. This and his complaints about the design of consumer products are priceless.
EEVblog Exploding Capacitors in [...]
An interesting article with video about a hand that is hooked into the nerves to give the wearer a sense of feeling. Sounds like some amazing technology.
First Artificial Hand that Can Feel
Here is the second in the series of educational videos that started with “Shine a light”. This time it’s about Lasers and how we actually organize the photons to be emitted in lock step to produce the focus beam of light.
YouTube – Laser
Make has some information on some German researchers who have made steel velcro. I wonder if I can get some for shoe laces.
Make: Online : Steel ‘Velcro’