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Researchers boast of progress with printed electronics

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

There’s certainly no shortage of researchers working on printable electronics these days, but a group from the EU-funded CONTACT project is now boasting of a “major step” towards being able to print electronics on everyday materials. At the moment, they seem to be focused primarily on printing organic TFT displays directly onto […]

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Polymorph robot mimics human joints and muscles, puts curtain rings to good use

Filed under: Robots

Using polymorph plastic, some curtain rods, electric screwdrivers, motors, and a whole lot of mad-scientist creativity, an Xrobots hobbyist created this organic-looking robot base. By using wooden sockets and curtain rings as hip joints, the designer is clearly going for a human-like creature of doom here. Knee joints are kept moving with four […]

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Laser-etched tattoos: don’t try this at home, kids

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

It’s not too often case mods cross over into the world of body mods, but when you kind of think about it, it was only a matter of time before people started using laser-etchers to give themselves immaculately detailed burn “tattoos.” It’s unclear what kind of lasting effects using an Epilog on […]

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Scientists train robots to love punk music

Filed under: Robots
We’ve seen plenty of robots that are capable of showing their appreciation for music, but few have as refined a taste as this trio of bots designed by a team of UK artists and scientists, which have been trained to like punk music and nothing else. That was apparently done by employing “adaptive […]

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87% of PlayStation 3 owners watching Blu-ray movies? Survey says yes

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Buried under predictions that 2012 will bring dominance for Blu-ray over DVD and breaking news that the PS3 just may have had a hand in winning the format war the Entertainment Merchant’s Association 2008 Annual Report on the Home Entertainment Industry holds survey results showing 87% of PS3 owners reported they […]

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Engadget HD goes hands-on with JVC’s Everio HD40 camcorder

Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV

Engadget HD managed to acquire one of JVC’s Everio HD40 camcorders — you know, that HD shooter with 120GB of onboard storage. If you’re interested in seeing it get unboxed and manhandled (along with comparison shots with Samsung’s delightful SC-HMX20C), click on over and enjoy. For those wanting some serious impressions, […]

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Wireless Child Locator

The Brickhouse Child Locator by Brickhouse is a device that lets you keep a constant watch on your child in public areas. This device works by attaching a tag to your child’s clothes or shoes to work as a homing device should your child leave the safety zone, the Brickhouse Child Locator will alert you […]

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