A research team at Harvard have unveiled a new 3D printed robot they have created which is the very first autonomous entirely soft robot nicknamed the Octobot. The Octobot could revolutionise the way humans interact with machines says the scientists led by Wyss Core Faculty members Robert Wood, Ph.D., and Jennifer Lewis, Sc.D, also Charles River Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering, respectively. Professor Wood explains : One long-standing vision for…

HP has added another gaming PC to its range with the launch of the HP Omen X desktop PC which comes with a fully customizable chassis and the latest hardware. The new HP Omen X is apparently VR ready and it will come with a choice of Intel Core i5 and i& processors and the latest graphics, these include a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 to a dual AMD Radeon R9 Fury X setup. In a class all their own, video…

If like most smartphone users your headphone cable becomes damaged at the 3.5mm connection end, requiring you to purchase a new set of headphones on a regular basis. You may be interested in a new device designed to help protect your headphone cable from damage whilst in use. JackSavior has been created to provide a smaller, flexible and stronger audio jack extension, which protects your headphones from damage whilst in use. Check out the promotional video below to learn more…

UK residents who have been considering purchasing the HTC Vive virtual reality headset but as yet have not taken the plunge, will be disappointed to learn that from today onwards it will cost them £70 more than it did last month. HTC has today confirmed that due to currency changes in the value of the GBP since the Brexit result. The company has taken the decision to adjust the price of their HTC Vive hardware in the UK raising the…

A unique digital music box has been unveiled this week in the form of the XOXX Composer which consists of eight rotating discs that are used to control and create different sounds. Magnets can be attached to the discs at one of the 16 steps to trigger sounds via the companion application. Pitch and volume is controlled using the included sliders and knobs as well as a slider on the side of the system that comes complete with LED and…

Swiftpoint has unveiled a new advanced gaming mouse it has created in the form of Z, which has been equipped with an Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Force Sensor and Tactile Feedback technology making it a “faster, more precise and highly intuitive mouse”, say it’s creators. The Z is the worlds first gaming mouse to pivot, tilt and roll, offering a unique way of clicking buttons, allowing users to access a wealth of different button actions with hardly any movement of their fingers…

Those of you patiently waiting for the launch of the new Gigabyte Aero 14 gaming laptop to launch, after being unveiled ahead of Computex 2016 earlier this year. You will be pleased to know that it is now available with systems starting from $1,599. Gigabyte has equipped the gaming laptop with a massive 94.24 Wh battery and powered the system using a Core i7-6700HQ processor that can be supported by either 8 or 16GB of DDR4 2133 memory also offers…

Sharkoon has announced the release of a new keyboard and mouse set in the form of the affordable Shark Zone GK15 Gaming Kit which is now available throughout Europe priced at just €29.99. The kit includes a rubber dome gaming keyboard features a 3-block layout with an integrated palm rest and function keys with preset multimedia actions. Together with a number of lighting effects that can be set to illuminate in either red, green or yellow. The keys Sharkoon says…