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ICYMI: Pigeon cancer detection, pill stethoscope and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-362475{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-362475, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-362475{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-362475").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Researchers were able to train pigeons to choose whether medical images contain a benign or malignant tumor with 99% accuracy. MIT scientists made a biomonitoring pill that patients can swallow to collect their pulse, breathing rate and internal temperature. And musicians have a new option in the form of the tiny Motus instrument, which recognizes shaking and twirling to create music out of movement.
ICYMI: Robotic cats, Kickstarter fails and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54028{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54028, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54028{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-54028").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: In today's cautionary tale, the recordbreaking drone company Zano Drone is going belly-up after shipping only 100 of the roughly 15,000 drones ordered. Hasbro's latest foray into robotics has us all shouting from the tallest meowtain, because they've launched companion cats that purr and meow and are generally fantastic. NASA's latest robot is less cuddly but perhaps has more scientific importance: The humanoid Valkyrie, weighing in at 210 pounds, will be shipped to US colleges where AI students will develop programs for NASA's upcoming Space Robotics Challenge.
ICYMI: Long distance loving, NASA's ice news and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-796087{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-796087, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-796087{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-796087").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: NASA scientists are tracking sea ice and say the Antarctic mass is larger than we've ever seen since satellite tracking began in the 70's. Sadly, it's still growing at a much slower rate than the Arctic's ice is shrinking. Fire fans can get their hands on a Pyro Mini device from Ellusionist, to launch fireballs from their hands like the true magicians they long to be. And we're making fun of a pair of devices because why not. The Pillow Talk is a Kickstarter that pairs an under-the-pillow speaker with a wristband to broadcast the sound of your heartbeat to your long-distance love. Meanwhile the TSTAND is a hands-free tablet stand that would let you lie flat and not have to hold a tablet at an uncomfortable angle. We recommend using them together for maximum nerd.
ICYMI: Translation megaphone, live-caption headwear and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-819626{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-819626, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-819626{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-819626").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A crowdfunding campaign to help the hearing impaired pairs a Google Glass-like head display with a mini-computer to create real-time closed captioning. International travelers who are impaired after a 14-hour flight will get some love at Japan's Narita International Airport with a megaphone that can translate Japanese messages into Chinese and English. Finally, gym rats will probably be into this Kickstarter for a towel (The Towell) which will give you a towel with a pocket and a magnet and that's about it, all for about $40 US.
ICYMI: Seeing CO2 from space, best arena selfie and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-520649{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-520649, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-520649{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-520649").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: An app that syncs up with robotic cameras in sports arenas is up and running in a few locations in California. With it, attendees can get photos of themselves at the game after entering their seat number in the free app. NASA is beginning a long-term study into CO2 absorption on the earth, with the hopeful goal of better sequestering and controlling greenhouse gases. And a new report is out on the fluorescent eel discovery of 2011. While the same marine biologist has just discovered a fluorescent turtle, the eel report says the neon was likely selected to attract a mate.
ICYMI: Mobile music making, skateboard stroller and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-940559{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-940559, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-940559{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-940559").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: The iMaschine 2 app uses Apple's 3D Touch to record the difference in how hard you tap to make beats, a big upgrade since our wasted days using Simon. Construction on the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile is finally going to begin, three years after the country first blew up a mountain peak where it will be located. The U.S. and other countries have jointly pledged $500 million towards its construction so we're eager for that to be finished. And the Quinny longboard stroller is a skateboard prototype that aims to 're-imagine the future of baby transport,' aka terrify grandmothers everywhere.
ICYMI: Trekkie health scanner, car vending machine and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-924600{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-924600, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-924600{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-924600").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A vending machine for cars (by Carvana) just launched in Nashville, removing the necessity of talking to a car salesman -- or anyone, really -- before driving off in a new ride. Stanford engineers made a health scanner device that can detect a tumor in your body based on the energy vibration that it sends out. And two crowdfunded devices aim to help snoring sleepers put a sock in it. The first, Nora, comes with a pillow that deflates or otherwise moves, to reposition the offending sleeper's head. The other, Silent Partner, is a nose wearable that allegedly creates a quiet zone around the sleeper by sending out canceling sound waves.
ICYMI: Future motorcycle, brain membrane breakthrough & more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-801049{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-801049, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-801049{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-801049").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Doctors were able to bypass the blood-brain barrier to deliver medicine to the brain quickly. Yamaha's new electric concept motorcycle is getting attention from even the non-motorcyclists in the office. And a YouTuber constructed a real-life Dejarik gaming table that took him 11 months to complete; well worth seeing.
ICYMI: Perfect temp mug, MIT's wiggly robot and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-621697{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-621697, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-621697{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-621697").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: MIT's Media Lab created the LineFORM out of a wiggly bit of robotics that can morph into different shapes, like a telephone or a data connecting cable. Meanwhile a $130 mug will let you set the perfect temperature for your java. And an Indiegogo campaign for a head-mounted camera that makes users look like waylaid super heros is well short of its funding goal, which is probably good because we would hate to see them out in the world.
ICYMI: Record-setting bot walk, holographic drones and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-309632{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-309632, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-309632{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-309632").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Researchers from Queens University built tiny quadcopters that can join to form a hologram display, hovering in mid-air. A Guinness World Record for furthest distance by a quadruped robot was set in China by a quirky cute robot we'd love to see more of. And we're into this Kickstarter project for a device that would turn any watch into a smartwatch with vibration for notifications, a heart rate monitor and control for music and photos.
ICYMI: Astronaut recruitment, kegels for men and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-601646{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-601646, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-601646{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-601646").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A Kickstarter project called KGoal Boost is aimed at helping men strengthen their kegel muscles (the ones at the base of the pelvis) and we had to give it the ICYMI treatment. NASA will begin recruiting astronauts for a new class on December 14. And Lytro announced a new virtual reality camera that would change the traditional multi-camera set-up to collect VR content and turn it into needing only one (very expensive) camera.
ICYMI: Magic robot fingers, borked Tesla Autopilots and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512653{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512653, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512653{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-512653").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Today on In Case You Missed It: A Korean startup is set to launch a crowdfunding campaign for its home smartening "robotic fingers" -- internet-connected gadgets that push analog buttons so you don't have to. The self-driving cars of the future could look like terrestrial BORG cubes if designer Tommaso Gecchelin has anything to say about it. And speaking of the future of self-driving cars, Tesla recently announced that it will dumb down its "Autopilot" feature to prevent customers from abusing the technology. And don't forget this awesome Judge Dredd-inspired short film from Corrior Digital and Parrot drones. If you come across any interesting videos, we'd love to see them. Just tweet us with the #ICYMI hashtag @engadget or @mskerryd.
ICYMI: Obstacle-avoiding UAV, smartwatch whys and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-421365{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-421365, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-421365{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-421365").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A new wearable screen that runs Android while strapped to your wrist is out, but we can't help but make fun of it. MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab created a UAV that can fly through a forest safely with an obstacle avoidance algorithm. And a prototype gun for objects lets users whip together large-scaled 3D designs using run-of-the-mill packing tape.
ICYMI: Floating wind farm, autonomous robot delivery & more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-570480{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-570480, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-570480{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-570480").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Delivery company Starship Technologies will begin testing sidewalk-scooting autonomous delivery robots next year in London and the U.S. They can go up to 4 miles-per-hour and carry about 20 pounds worth of whatever it is you've ordered. Scotland's coast will be home to Europe's largest offshore wind farm. And Georgia Tech researchers are studying fire ants to try to engineer self-healing materials.
ICYMI: Halloween Spooktacular and some tech news too
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-772085{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-772085, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-772085{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-772085").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Chinese state-run media announced the country will begin building the world's largest super-collider, with an ETA of 2020. Realm Pictures just pulled off another live action shooter game, this time with an alien version and we are all tempted to get Chatroulette accounts. And Tokyo's auto show just wrapped this week and beside the totally Jetsons cars, we were struck by the cool factor of many of the cars' head and tail lights, which are made of lasers.
ICYMI: Living bacteria clothes, the phone drone and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-844876{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-844876, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-844876{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-844876").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: MIT's Tangible Media Group created clothes and shoes partially made of living bacteria that react to sweat by opening small vents in the garment. A new Kickstarter for a drone would use your phone as the camera. And anyone who has had to wait out the confined space torture of having an MRI scan done should be into this news: The first full-body PET scanner is being built. PET scans can also reveal how your body works rather than just images like a MRI, so this is great news for imaging technology in general.
ICYMI: Humanoid moto bot, engineered desk marvel and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-121846{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-121846, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-121846{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-121846").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Altwork Station is a $3,900 computer desk that can sit, stand and fully recline, levering the screen and desk up to keep that ergonomic alignment you've realized you need to actually care about. Being an adult can be so overrated. Meanwhile there are two pieces of fun robot news: Yamaha is teasing its autonomous motorcycling robot and MIT researchers built a robotic cube that can jump over uneven terrain.
ICYMI: Mousetrap for memory, balloon space launch and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30194{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30194, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30194{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-30194").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: A virtual reality simulator putting mice through a pretend maze is analyzing memory formation that should benefit humans. A newish space launch company plans to inflate stadium-sized balloons for a gentle flight to the stratosphere, with actual flights scheduled for 2017. Meanwhile researchers built a tractor beam using high-amplitude sound waves to move small objects, which is just as cool as it sounds.
ICYMI: Egyptian tomb tech, new fusion reactors and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-20787{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-20787, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-20787{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-20787").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: Everyone who ever wanted to be Indiana Jones or just give up on it all and join an archeological dig will be interested in this: A new project called "Scan Pyramids" will use infrared scanners and cosmic ray detectors to search for new tombs inside pyramids in Egypt, as well as attempt to discover the engineering details of how pyramids were constructed. Fascinating stuff! Plus scientists at the Max Planck Institute want to launch a new design for a fusion reactor. It has a twisted shape unlike the traditional donut design, which its scientists believe is safer than the first version.
ICYMI: Cancer loves supplements, cheap robot claws and more
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-486891{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-486891, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-486891{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-486891").style.display="none";}catch(e){}Today on In Case You Missed It: An affordable robotic arm is up on Kickstarter for $350 and promises machine vision, artificial intelligence and all kinds of other great stuff that we can hardly believe is available for that price. A shocking bit of research was just published on the effect some antioxidant supplements had on lab mice with cancer. Turns out it made tumors grow faster than the control group. Meanwhile those happy-go-lucky bike commuters have another new piece of bike tech for signaling to drivers. The Revolights Eclipse Plus syncs with Bluetooth and is being fulfilled through Kickstarter now.
