This was a video that I made with a friend of mine a while ago. The camera I used wasn't really the best on the market, and the sound quality is poor. I'll let you judge on whether or not the humor is bad. … [Read more...] about For those who are willing to laugh at Halloween: Vampire Wuss

Yes, more augmented reality fun as Esquire's December 2009 issue will have lots of augmented reality. Here's a cute little concept device known as the AIDA. It is a cute robot head that can give directions. Those of you who remember the Lite Brite might appreciate this Sketch Art. Same concept, but with actual LEDs. Those who have iPhones might appreciate the … [Read more...] about Tech News for the Day, Friday, October 30, 2009

Approximately two days ago, Cricket and LG announced the Helix. This guy is LG's first AWS-capable handset, and it is a basic phone with nothing really fancy. It does have a 2 inch color display with an external display, as well as Bluetooth, speaker phone, and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The Helix will be available in silver and pink for about $139.99. Source … [Read more...] about LG Helix from Cricket

For those who need some more power for their iPod or iPhone should consider the PowerDuo Reserve. I've covered augmented reality before, and here is some more. Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal is a little augmented reality game from Majesco. Sony is showing off a 10.1 inch color epaper at the Panel Display show this year. Some of you have never heard of the … [Read more...] about Tech News for the Day, Thursday, October 29, 2009

I've been hearing a lot about Android 2.0, and I thought I should let you all know about it. Right now, it has been sweeping the nation, even though it has only been commercially available for a few days. Android is a mobile operating system that incorporates Linux kernel, and was initially developed by Google. Motorola just released the Droid, the first phone to use … [Read more...] about Android 2.0, and why you should know about it

It begins today. Some guy has actually invented a Laser Watch, a product that is designed to read the bar codes tattooed on your wrist. Oh no! It would appear that I may have to print a retraction of my previous article about why Christians are afraid of technology. Now that they have made this device, there is nothing to prevent that darn AntiChrist from seriously … [Read more...] about Laser Watch, shows what time it is

Once again, another Sharper Image product has caught my attention with the Clock Radio iPod/iPhone dock. Here's an interesting toy I'd like to try out. The Air Hogs Zero Gravity Laser remote control vehicle. It is an RC vehicle that can go up a wall, a ceiling, and follow a laser pointer. Dang! Someone has finally created a boot that can heat itself, … [Read more...] about Tech News for the Day, Tuesday, October 6, 2009

I once heard that one of the leading killers on the road is not drunk driving, but falling asleep at the wheel. I remember that I did that once, and I accidentally swerved off the road. Fortunately, no one, including myself, was hurt. I suppose the SmartCap was prevented in order to prevent accidents like these. This baseball cap that you see in the picture is synced … [Read more...] about SmartCap: The life it saves can be a driver

Some of you remember when I wrote that piece on Augmented Reality. It's that little technology that allows you to put an image in front of a camera (usually a webcam) and cause another, usually three-dimensional image, to appear on the display. Right now, it is being used for advertisements, trading cards, and even on bags of Doritos. It would appear that someone has … [Read more...] about Augmented Reality is now in your food

I thought I'd try out the Eye-Fi Explore Video, and this is what happened. Read all about it here. You know how those peepholes on your front door distort everyone's face? Perhaps you might like the Digital Peephole Viewer. Those of you who want a phone on your wristwatch might want to get in on the Kempler and Strauss W PhoneWatch. … [Read more...] about Tech News for the Day, Monday, October 5, 2009

Hopefully, you have seen the film Minority Report, where Tom Cruise has those special gloves to interface with a giant screen in front of him. To this day, I still want the computer he was using. A company called Funai has developed similar technology with a projector that can actually recognize the user's finger movements. So, like Tom Cruise, you can make gesturing … [Read more...] about Touch Sensitive Image Projectors

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I never thought I would see the day when the basic concept of learning how to ride a bike could be improved. Then along comes technology and utterly blows my thought process away. In this case, it is the Gyrowheel. This is a front bicycle wheel that has a battery powered spinning disc inside that creates gyroscopic precession force that can balance the wheel like it was … [Read more...] about Gyrowheel Gyroscopic Bicycle wheel makes Training Wheels a thing of the past

The other day, my wife and I were watching the premiere of Trauma. There was a guy behind the wheel texting to someone. Considering the amount of press that texting while driving has been getting lately, I knew what was next. Sure enough, there was an accident caused by this careless man. Oddly enough, I wanted this texting while driving guy (which I'm sure was his … [Read more...] about TXTBlocker hopes to block texting while driving

For those of you who love The Sharper Image, then you might want to check out the Indoor Outdoor Wireless Speaker. Nissan has recently come out with some EPORO robot cars that are designed not to crash into each other. Check it out. Here is something that I definitely want to report about more. It is called the Vook, and it combines an e-reader with video, as well … [Read more...] about Tech News for the Day, Friday, October 2, 2009