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ICYMI: 3D-printed telescope, bird drone and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-338109{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-338109, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-338109{width:570px;display:block;} Today on In Case You Missed It: An open-source, 3D-printed telescope is being offered by the Open Space Agency so that hobbyists of all stripes can easily share their discoveries. The BionicBird drone flies by legit flapping its wings and I think I saw this in a movie once. And a video describing old musical tech has us all riveted: A behind-the-scenes view of the seven stories of pipes it takes to play the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ.
ICYMI: Kids abusing robots, solar powered balloon and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30596{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30596, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30596{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30596").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A piece of robot news out of Japan has us riveted, mostly because it's internationally understood that kids can be jerks. Researchers there studied how children treated a robot left to roam in a mall and basically, they just beat it up. Also out of Japan, a new heavy-duty piece of construction equipment can break down concrete debris with it's massive pinchers and also has it's own VR app for Oculus Rift. And the UK just launched the first ever solar-powered hot air balloon, which heats regular air with the sun's rays rather than Google's helium, which is found in Project Loon.
ICYMI: Drone goes fishin', reflection fix for photos & more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30983{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30983, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30983{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30983").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: A $200,000 drone is helping wildlife officials protect fish from poaching and it looks super cool too. A new algorithm to eliminate reflections, raindrops and chain-link fences from photos is being tinkered with and we'd like it on all our photos now, please. And researchers at the University of Tokyo have a new prototype 3D projector that can project onto moving surfaces, no matter how much they shake.
ICYMI: Spider vehicle, a 3D-printed teeny tiny saw and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-308883{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-308883, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-308883{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-308883").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: A miniature circular saw printed on a 3D printer is about to be produced by a designer so that it actually cuts wood. Teeny tiny little thumbs best be careful. The Spider concept car by Swincar is out, climbing 50 degree inclines without a hitch and making everyone want one. Finally, the Lexus Hoverboard is shown actually being ridden in a new video, rather than just inside the promotional glamour-shot pieces we've seen so far. It looks just as cool as we'd hoped.
ICYMI: 3D-printed meds, old-man exoskeleton and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-397166{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-397166, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-397166{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-397166").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: An exoskeleton to mimic the effects of aging is teaching empathy and also, helping engineers develop technology to help older people. 3D-printed medication is officially happening, now that the U.S. FDA has given its approval to a drug manufacturer. And the world's biggest plane is being built which is intended to launch satellites into orbit.
ICYMI: Keurig-like cocktails, handmade holograms and more
try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-101414").style.display="none";}catch(e){} #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-101414{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-101414, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-101414{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-101414").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: We break down the lazy man's cocktail machine, filling your bellies with machine-crafted designer drinks for your boozehound friends. An Australian stunt rider rigged a dirtbike to surf the ocean and the video is pretty astounding. And while you wait for Microsoft's HoloLens, you can make a DIY hologram display with little more than a CD jewel case. Doesn't everyone have about 20 of them in the corners of cabinets, no matter how many you swear you've recycled?
ICYMI: Internet aircraft, Uber retiree drivers and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-725255{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-725255, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-725255{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-725255").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Facebook just built an aircraft that can stay aloft over areas without internet, beaming it down for free. Uber is announcing a partnership with AARP in an effort to get more part-time drivers from the retiree crowd. (We helpfully provided a CDC stat about fatal car accidents because we love you.) And NASA engineers are designing drones to explore areas of planets that rovers can't get to.
ICYMI: Street View pollution hunt, Easier Amazon and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-768351{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-768351, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-768351{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-768351").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Google Street View cars are rolling through U.S. cities to measure pollution, measuring harmful compounds like methane and carbon monoxide. Amazon's new Dash buttons are now available, which let consumers instant-order basic household items with a push of a literal button. And NASA is crashing planes to help improve the reliability of Emergency Location Transmitters, so that the signal actually turns on when something goes terribly wrong.
ICYMI: Password via voice recognition, drone delivery & more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-271554{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-271554, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-271554{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-271554").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Customers at the Netherlands ING Bank can now check their account balance by saying "my voice is my password." A delivery company named Workhorse is testing out a parcel delivery service with drones, from a base at the tops of delivery vans. And Microsoft researchers have outlined how to record content viewable with HoloLens and a very odd assortment of characters are ready to entertain you.
ICYMI: Power-ballad singing tech, foldable bridge and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-798919{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-798919, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-798919{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-798919").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A computer-like display, singing power ballads from the '90s, simply must be seen; Japanese engineers unveiled an emergency bridge that can unfold in five minutes; and the game Half-Life gets hacked to work on an Android Wear watch.
ICYMI: Electric drag race, DIY hoverboard and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-561688{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-561688, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-561688{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-561688").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: An electric car drag race showed some impressive stats for a standing start; FPV quadcopter races got official at the California State Fair and you can learn how to make a replica Back to the Future 2 hoverboard.
ICYMI: A thread display, rainbow flamethrower and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-723972{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-723972, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-723972{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-723972").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: Forever 21 just unveiled (or unwound) a new kind of billboard that uses mechanical spools of thread to rapidly display Instagram photos. A bionic eye was implanted in a patient for new use with an old disease: Age-related macular degeneration. And your next kiddy birthday party will be the perfect place to unveil your mastery of common household ingredients to make a rainbow flamethrower display. Don't say I didn't warn you if you blow up your house, though.
ICYMI: Jedi sword fighting, Chrysler car hacking and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-929278{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-929278, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-929278{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-929278").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A Chrysler with a smart entertainment system was proven to be hackable and the company is releasing software to patch it. A martial arts company in Singapore is teaching swordplay with light sabers. And a new MIDI device for musicians will let them sync work over Bluetooth.
ICYMI: Tech for rhinos, smarter spacecraft design and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-814839{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-814839, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-814839{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-814839").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Small cameras are being implanted in endangered rhino's horns to save them from extinction. An aerospace company designed a new engine which could power a spacecraft via Earth-based microwave emitters. And theme-park goers who love 4D immersive-motion rides may soon be able to put similar tech on their living room sofa.
ICYMI: Hitchhiking robot, 'Doom' within 'Doom' and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-245360{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-245360, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-245360{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-245360").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: A kid exhibit in New York uses Kinects for an immersive environment experience. A robot is hitchhiking across the U.S. and wants strangers to take it to places like the Grand Canyon for the photo-ops. And game coders hacked up Doom to play another version of Doom inside it.
ICYMI: Gaming mood lighting, a shooting drone and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-22597{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-22597, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-22597{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-22597").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Virtual Reality by Oculus Rift is about to get way more tactile thanks to a newly acquired hand tracking tech company. Hue lights will now sync with an Xbox One game and oh man, the ambience on your next blood bath will be intense. And a YouTuber uploaded a video of a drone that fires a semiautomatic handgun, which makes crabby old men the world over pleased.
ICYMI: A haunting 3D heart, dino robot bellhop and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-1601{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-1601, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-1601{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-1601").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: Japan's come up with some cool tech in the past, but this week it reached a whole new boss level. A new hotel opened in Nagasaki, manned by talking robots-- including a dinosaur robot. GE Healthcare showed off its new full-color 3D ultrasound machine. And Google's new video series takes us for a walk with the Street View Trekker. Presumably the same kind of gear climbers commandeered to bring Street View to El Capitan.
ICYMI: Pot breathalyzer, VR for pharaoh's tomb and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-979940{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-979940, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-979940{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-979940").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A prototype marijuana breathalyzer came out and oh lord, the glory days are over. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got the best ever photos of Pluto and these scientists are adorably jacked up about it. And a Swiss motion capture company wants to put sensors and VR headsets together in museum settings to let people explore an ancient Egyptian tomb.
ICYMI: Surprise volcanoes, jetpacks and new Nike shoes
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-821419{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-821419, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-821419{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-821419").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: Marine biologists in Australia discovered an enormous, 12-mile long chain of (happily extinct) volcanoes under the sea that no one knew about. Controlling a jetpack is looking easier and easier, and I don't care if flight only lasts 30 seconds y'all, this stuff is happening! And Nike unveiled a new line of shoes for people with disabilities and it's the best use case for a non-gym basketball shoe that we've ever seen. Good job guys.
ICYMI: A creepy mechanical centaur, flying R2-D2 and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-976485{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-976485, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-976485{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-976485").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: The nightmare-like genius of Theo Jansen's Strandbeest inspired a Segway-like inventor to get creepy with personal transport. Comic-Con attendees will of course see R2-D2; but this time, he'll also be flying overhead. And a new 3D-printed robot is inspired by a species of mussel to jump and bounce without breaking.
