Geektastic – Page 11

Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah Robot Runs 18 MPH

March 10, 2012

Boston Dynamics is working on a cheetah robot that can run up to 18 mph. The company is creating the robot with help from DARPA’s Maximum Mobility and Manipulation program.

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Game Engine For An Entire Planet

March 9, 2012

[youtube id=”ODPPNWXN1nc” width=”600″ height=”350″] You’ve got the whole world in your hands, at least according to the team of developers behind the game engine Outerra. But does the engine, which.

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Flypad: Here, Take My iPhone And Drive

March 8, 2012

[vimeo id=”35823386″ width=”600″ height=”350″] Orthogonal Labs’ Flypad is based on an interesting idea: Using the accelerometer and touchscreen built into a smart phone to control other devices. And though gaming.

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Hipster.0: Virtual Ukulele For iOS

March 8, 2012

[youtube id=”wdPRhBtO4IA” width=”600″ height=”350″] European developer Amidio plans to release an innovative virtual ukulele, which incorporates hardware as well as software support, for iOS early next month. Futulele will be able.

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LightRadio Cube Improves Wireless Broadband

March 8, 2012

Alcatel-Lucent has developed a cheaper alternative to cell phone towers with its broadband boosting lightRadio Cube. The company says the device will keep providers ahead of the growing demand of.

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Duracell Powermat Ditches Bulky Cases, Lives Inside Your Phone

March 7, 2012

Duracell’s Powermat technology was announced way back in 2009 as a new way to charge smartphones without cords. Users could simply place their Powermat-enabled device onto a charging surface to.

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Charge Your Gadgets With A Creepy Cyborg Mask? (Spoiler: Probably Not)

March 2, 2012

Electrical power which, with contemporary technology, generally means batteries“ is a perennial challenge for mobile technology.

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Do Business Deals In The Hot Tub With Seal Shield For iPad

March 1, 2012

The dream of every messy, lazy iPad lover has just come true. Now you can spill your latte, your lunch, or even your bath bubbles all over your iPad without.

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Mind-Controlled Skateboard Helps You Live Out Your Tony Hawk Fantasy

February 29, 2012

Rarely does a lead come across my desk that makes me think: “This is an ingenius hoax!” It happened to me this week when I heard about a skateboard that.

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Shoot Many Robots To Channel Metal Slug

February 28, 2012

[youtube id=”LibeAnBCq0A” width=”600″ height=”350″] Demiurge Studios made its name performing contract work for other game developers, including porting BioWare’s acclaimed Mass Effect to Windows. Now, the studio is preparing to.