Technology and Computing
Skilled maker and engineer Evan Booth has dismantled and transformed an off-the-shelf Keurig Coffee Maker into a robotic hand in 199 hours, 56 minutes, and 36 seconds. Watch the build process captured below and condensed down to just four minutes to see how Booth has created a robotic hand using only one single Keurig used (K350/300 2.0 Brewer) together with adhesives and a 12v external power supply. Build details: • One single Keurig used (K350/300 2.0 Brewer) • The…
Makers, developers and hobbyists who would like the ability to add voice interaction to their projects, may be interested in a new piece of hardware which has been created by Seeed in the form of the ReSpeaker. Check out the video below to learn more about ReSpeaker and how it can be easily added to a wide variety of different projects thanks to its open source modular design. Once connected to your device or project the ReSpeaker allows you to…
Anyone who enjoys watersports either canoeing, diving, SUP or general waterborne activities, may be interested in a new watersports water jet engine called the Scubajet which has been created by Patrizia Giovanniello based in Austria. Watch the video below to learn more about this flexible watersports jet engine which is taken to Kickstarter to raise €150,000 over the next 30 days to make the leap into production. Water sports are a great way to exercise, but in life, it’s…
Some details and specifications have been leaked on two new Sony smartphones, the Sony Xperia XZ and Sony Xperia X Compact. First up is the Sony Xperia X Compact, this device was previously know as the Xperia XR and it will come with a 4.6 inch display and will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. Other specifications on this device will also include a 2700 mAh battery and a USB C port, as yet there are no details on the…
Micromax has launched a new version of their Canvas 5 smartphone, the Micromax Canvas 5 Lite Special Edition. The new Micromax Canvas 5 Lite comes with a 5 inch display that has a HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and the device is powered by a quad core 1GHz MediaTek processor. Other specifications on the handset include 3GB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage, there is also a microSD card slot for extra storage. The handset comes…
LG has been teasing their new LG V20 smartphone over the last week, we recently heard that the device would come with Quad DAC and now LG has revealed that the handset will come with Bang & Olufsen audio. LG has teamed up with B&O Play for the audio on the new LG V20 smartphone and the device will also come with some B&O Play headphones. LG and B&O PLAY worked closely together to bring the best sound to users…
After countless number of leaks and rumors, Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 7 at a press event in New York. The new handset comes with an excellent set of specifications, and brings several improvements compared to its predecessor. “The Galaxy Note7 combines productivity and entertainment, with strong security features. Powering a robust ecosystem, it is the ideal device for those who want to achieve more in life,” said DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics. “Life…
Following on from a leaked photograph of the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card yesterday. It has now been announced by NVIDIA that the company will be officially launching the GTX 1060 next week. The new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 hardware is expected to be officially launched on July 7th, 2016 and will be made available to purchase the following week says NVIDIA on July 14th. Offering a competitor to the already available AMD Radeon RX 480 graphics card.…
Anyone interested in creating projects and applications for the Internet of Things might be interested in a new wireless development board which has been created by Funnyvale, which takes the form of the WiThumb. WiThumb is a USB powered wireless Internet of Things development board which is equipped with 6 DOF IMU and precision temperature sensor and is available with an optional protective casing if required. The Arduino compatible USB powered WiFi IoT development board has this week launched on…
Back in September of last year the Tiko 3D Printer by Kickstarter with early bird pledges starting from just as little as $99 for the first 100 lucky backers. This week Tiko has announced that it has now started shipping its 3D printers to backers after raising just under $3 million during its Kickstarter campaign. The recommended retail price of the Tiko 3D Printer during its Kickstarter campaign was just $179 and although the project is shipping a few months…
Western Digital has unveiled new additions to their range of external storage devices with the launch of the My Passport Wireless Pro Wi-Fi mobile storage and My Cloud Pro Series network attached storage (NAS). The new devices have been specifically designed for the “creative community” says WD and have been created to provide seamless transfer of content between devices. Western Digital explains a little more about the My Passport Wireless Pro And My Cloud Pro new additions to their storage…
After raising over $360,000 earlier this year thanks to a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign during which over 2,600 backers help take the NexDock into production. The company behind the system that transforms a Windows 10 smartphone, mini PC such as the Raspberry Pi or tablet into a laptop PC with full QWERTY keyboard, has today announced shipping of NexDock has started to backers. Recently there has been a spate of failed crowdfunding campaigns hitting the news, so it’s always great…