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Discovery Venus Fly Trap Robot Swallows Bugs Alive
Sure, it's an easy enough thing to find a Little Shop of Horrors plant robot that snaps shut to kill bugs, then burp comedically. But how about a bionic Venus Fly Trap that lures insects, detects them with its hidden motion detectors, then gulps them down whole and alive? The bugs fall into the clear containment chamber, which you can decorate with mementos to keep the bugs from getting too homesick, such as a stick, a leaf and maybe a piece of cheese or celery. Doing this, the Discovery Channel Store explains, allows you to "discover a world of fascinating discoveries." And yes, they do take the Discover card. [Discovery via Ubergizmo]
jetpacks for all
Jetpacks, the invention we've all been waiting to become a reality for as long as we can remember (along with flying cars and teleporters), are pretty much a reality at this point. While a few months ago the only two commercially available jetpacks had paltry flying times of about 30 seconds, Jet Pack International is releasing a new model early next year that'll let potential pilots take to the skies for a generous 19 minutes. More »
Jetpack with a 10 Mile Range Available Soon for $226,000
Jetpacks, the invention we've all been waiting to become a reality for as long as we can remember (along with flying cars and teleporters), are pretty much a reality at this point. While a few months ago the only two commercially available jetpacks had paltry flying times of about 30 seconds, Jet Pack International is releasing a new model early next year that'll let potential pilots take to the skies for a generous 19 minutes. More »
fly swatter
Write or draw whatever you want, and this Epos Digital Pen wirelessly transmits that data in real time to its included USB flash drive that you clip onto the paper you're using. Plug the USB drive into a PC and transfer the data, and then your writings can be converted to text using any handwriting recognition software. There's no pricing yet, but the company says this improved version of this digital pen, which trusted reviewer from CrunchGear Peter Ha says is "worth the wait," will be available sometime next year, maybe even by CES in January. [Epos, via CrunchGear]
Epos Digital Pen Wirelessly Turns Your Scrawls Into Editable Text
Write or draw whatever you want, and this Epos Digital Pen wirelessly transmits that data in real time to its included USB flash drive that you clip onto the paper you're using. Plug the USB drive into a PC and transfer the data, and then your writings can be converted to text using any handwriting recognition software. There's no pricing yet, but the company says this improved version of this digital pen, which trusted reviewer from CrunchGear Peter Ha says is "worth the wait," will be available sometime next year, maybe even by CES in January. [Epos, via CrunchGear]
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i-Fly Vamp Ornithopter Is Both Goofy and Frightening
I'm not afraid of bats and low-flying birds, but Interactive Toy's i-Fly Vamp R/C Ornithopter really creeps me out with all its fluttering and swooping. The toy will retail for $40 to $50 when it comes to the US in November, unfortunately just a tad too late for Halloween. –Video by Richard Blakeley [Interactive Toy]
10:00 AM on Thu Sep 20 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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Latest by N/A: This thing is just too cool.....too bad it doesn't have a built in cam, then it truely would be evil! more »
drive me, sail me, fly me
Megatech's RC Hydro-Fly is a spectacular, land crawling, water skimming, sexy red, flying wonder toy. That's right, it does everything Batman can and more! The multi-tasking marvel, which would make your girlfriend's multitasking abilities look definitively lame, has an impressive 1000ft range. The body is constructed from durable Polynyolene, with high-torque motors giving the Hydro-Fly some serious oomph.
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Megatech's Hydro-Fly Is Not For Kids
Megatech's RC Hydro-Fly is a spectacular, land crawling, water skimming, sexy red, flying wonder toy. That's right, it does everything Batman can and more! The multi-tasking marvel, which would make your girlfriend's multitasking abilities look definitively lame, has an impressive 1000ft range. The body is constructed from durable Polynyolene, with high-torque motors giving the Hydro-Fly some serious oomph.
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i can fly!
Embotec Magnet Keyboard Floats Keys
Embotec has just revealed a new concept keyboard that breaks the mold of traditional typing devices, accepting the crush of our fingers with either a spring or rubber base. Instead, the Magnet Keyboard levitates the keys from the board, and regulates the levitation through electromagnetism. More »
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OK, so maybe it's a friendly battle, but a test of mad skillz nonetheless, one that went down at San Francisco's Shine nightclub not long ago. Every notebook that comes with the $80 LeapFrog Fly Fusion pen has this music-making console on the back, so you too can lay some breaks and beats yourself when it goes on sale next week. Perhaps they'll be even better than these cats—you never know. OK, yes, probably way better. Know what? I think I smell a LeapFrog Fusion Fly Pen DJ Battlemodo a-brewin'. [LeapFrog]
DJs Do Battle Using LeapFrog Fly Fusion Pens
OK, so maybe it's a friendly battle, but a test of mad skillz nonetheless, one that went down at San Francisco's Shine nightclub not long ago. Every notebook that comes with the $80 LeapFrog Fly Fusion pen has this music-making console on the back, so you too can lay some breaks and beats yourself when it goes on sale next week. Perhaps they'll be even better than these cats—you never know. OK, yes, probably way better. Know what? I think I smell a LeapFrog Fusion Fly Pen DJ Battlemodo a-brewin'. [LeapFrog]
6:21 PM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By Wilson Rothman
12,097 views,
12 comments
Latest by noahx: @Nicointhesky My cat would damage your keyboard, he is so fat! You know I think those dry foods are additive, my more »
it's on
Robotic Venus Flytrap
The Fly Catcher is an automated fly killer modeled after the Venus Fly Trap...or that plant from Little Shop of Horrors...we can't be certain. More »
fly away
Video: Solid-State Aircraft Flaps Its Wings Like a Bird
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Watch n' Fly: American Airlines Brings PMP to Flights
American Airlines had to compete with likes of Jetblue and their in-flight DirecTV service. But that's pretty hard to do when you're already bleeding cash all over the run way. More »
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PAL-V Gyrocopter Tricycle Still Doesn't Beat Harry Potter's Broomstick
A cross between a trike and a gyrocopter, this concept vehicle from PAL-V does both land and air. With a top speed of 125mph on land, and 120mph up in the air, speed demons and gadget freaks will go crazy for what its creators are touting as the future of travel. More »
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Fly By Wire: 25 Minutes of Screaming Terror
Just look at that picture! Fly By Wire has to be the new winner in the "most fun you can have with your clothes on" department. Imagine strapping yourself into a streamlined hyper-fan rocket that's suspended from high-tension wire strung between two mountain peaks in New Zealand. More »
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Fly Wheels XPV: Flying Remote Controlled Car
This remote controlled car looks like a little Moller Skycar for a reason. It zooms over grass, concrete, and dirt. But at 20MPH, it goes airborne. Whoosh! During flight, the vehicle can reach heights of 20 stories at 30MPH. And the racer only costs 60 bucks (plus $20 for a rechargeable battery that'll last 10 minutes). Like Doc Brown said, "Where we're going, we don't need roads." More »
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CES Unveiled: IPEVO Fly-1 Skype Phone
IPEVO, the bastard consumer electronics offspring of the Taiwanese Internet portal PChome, showed off its Skype-friendly cordless handset and speakerphone at CES Unveiled this evening. This is one of many products Skype is showing off in its bid to move out of the PC and into that tangle of cables I call a desk. Great form factor in this angled USB "Fly-1" cordless handset that also has a speakerphone and is Windows and Mac compatible. The X-shaped "Xing" USB teleconferencing phone has four speakers—but no telling the sound quality of this thing because of the noisy room. Great looking, though. Available Q1. More »
