Archive for November 26th, 2009
Remember those dudes who are trying to troll on their “smartbook” trademark and are asking bloggers and media not to use the term? Well, they’re selling a 2001 euro netbook. Granted it’s studed in crystals and comes with a bottle of champers, but WTF?
Apparently not content in leading as the world most reviled netbook maker, [...]
Sanyo develops solar cell that’s thinner than hair
26, Nov 2009Sanyo is in the news today, and again it’s about the company’s green tech power. The company today announced [JP] it will do everything to become Japan’s top player in the domestic solar industry by 2012 and eventually one of the top three solar companies on a global level. At the same time, the Nikkei reports [registration required, paid subscription] that Sanyo has succeeded in developing a solar cell that’s thinner than a human hair.
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: cgjapan, crystalline silicon solar, Headline, sanyo, solar energy
PaPeRo: NEC’s cute helper robot
26, Nov 2009
As a huge conglomerate, NEC is active in a lot of areas. But unknown to many people outside Japan, the company is quite aggressive in the robotics field, too. Their PaPeRo, a cute helper robot, for example, has been around since 1997 already. And now, just in time for a robot exhibition that currently takes place in Tokyo, the company shows an updated version of the little guy.
Sexy Oil Lamps
26, Nov 2009Interior decoration is way lot tougher than you think. It’s always the small knick-knacks and the carefully thought-out pieces that make your apartment reflect your style and personality. There is helluva difference between just lighting an ordinary …
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: Brandon Perhacs, General Gifts, Migration, Oil Lamps, Product Design, YD Store
Growing Some Pictureframes
26, Nov 2009Holiday season is round the bend and we usually end up clicking so many pictures. Using digital frames is the given standard these days, but somehow I still got the soft nook for printed pics. So if you’re more traditional with pictures, naturally yo…
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: General Gifts, GrowFrame, GrowFrame Squares, Product Design, Trevor Elliott, YD Store
The Story Of Amatoya
26, Nov 2009Amatoya is a concept reconnaissance and suppression vehicle that gives us a new approach to fire-fighting. This highly advanced and specialized light tanker functions primarily as a reconnaissance vehicle and offers unmatched vehicle and crew safety/su…
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: Automotive
Kick The Green Monster
26, Nov 2009Do you know who the Green Monster is? It’s that skunk-of-a-bill that you get at the end of the month; it devours all your Dollars because you overspent! Only if you could use something like the Live Checking Card! A Credit Card won’t let you go bey…
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: credit card, Digital, E-Ink, Jin-young Yoon, Jun-kyo Lee, Live Checking Card, Product Design, RFID, Technology, Wook-sun Oh, Young-ho Lee
Motoman Robots Dual Wield Lightsabers
26, Nov 2009You know what? I bet these Motoman robots would be pretty awesome at carving up a turkey.
Happy Thanksgiving, I’m off to stuff my face. Yeah, we start early around here.
VIA [ Gizmodo ]
- In: Robots and such
- Tags: General, motoman
Any Encoded Message
26, Nov 2009Brilliant! I like to think I don’t toss that word around that often, and here’s a place it belongs for the real. This is a set of glasses. Not just any glasses. Psychic glasses. When you pour your favorite sort of drink into the cup –…
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: brilliant, cool glasses, glass, glasses, Kitchen, Product Design, weird, wonderful
Camera for the Blind
26, Nov 2009Well that’s just silly! Why would a person who has no sight take a photograph that’s only able to be experienced by a person with full sight? Well that’s just it, isn’t it? Does the fact that the originator cannot experience the…
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: blind, blind person, blind person camera, Camera, camera for the blind, Cameras, sight impared, Technology