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Hydroelectric power has been around for over 100 years, but we tend to think of it as requiring huge installations, built to power cities. This tiny water turbine scales it down to a personal level, providing an alternative to small gas and wind powered generators.
To use the Ibasei Cappa generator, simply submerge it in fast-moving water. It...
Added 7 January, 2013
The Legoland Hotel at Legoland California will feature 250 guest rooms decked out in all the familiar Lego visuals, divided into three toy themes: Pirate, Adventure, and Kingdom. Although the hotel itself isn't constructed using Lego block-like materials, as some might hope for, the building is swathed in so much of the toy's iconography there...
Added 7 January, 2013
Do you have a greedy fat cat who likes to steal the food from all your other pets' bowls? This feeder could be the answer, with a locked door that only opens when the right cat steps up for some chow.
Using the same RFID technology as those electronic pet doors, the Gatefeeder cat feeding system has a flap door that only opens when the cat...
Added 7 January, 2013
This vacuum tube amplifier pairs with any Bluetooth music device to provide superior room-sided audio performance from mobile phones and other wireless devices.
Added 7 January, 2013
Cycloramic is an app that uses the built-in vibration ability of the iPhone 5 along with the phone's accelerometers to automatically rotate itself in place, creating 360-degree panoramic videos on any hard, flat surface. While simple in terms of execution, Cycloramic's operation is so seamless and fluid that some viewers thought the video was a...
Added 7 January, 2013
in what appears to be Starbucks' first foray into the retail technology space, the coffee chain will start selling Square mobile card readers at its 7,000 U.S. stores. The card readers will cost $10 each, with a $10 rebate available for new users of the service. And while it may seem odd that the coffee chain now offers a tech device along with...
Added 7 January, 2013
The company plans to open at least ten Polaroid Fotobar locations in 2013, the first of which will be a 2,000 SF store in Delray Beach, Florida. That store, which is slated to open in February of 2013 and will serve as a model for all Polaroid Fotobar locations, has been in design and development for the past 12 months. Every Polaroid Fotobar...
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With a 2.5-inch (6.4-cm) knife that will come with both serrated and fine edges, the opposite side will sport a 1.8-inch (4.6-cm) wood saw. Apart from that, half a dozen metric Allen wrenches, small and large flathead screwdrivers, medium Phillips screwdriver, and pliers with an integrated multi-size wrench will be there to handle all torque-...
Added 7 January, 2013
The Trakdot Luggage tracker was specially built for travel convenience, as it comes in the form of a palm-sized tracker which is extremely light, and will fit nicely into just about any size bag. The luggage locator system itself is capable of delivering city-specific information on the whereabouts of checked baggage in real time. In the rather...
Added 7 January, 2013
After years of criticizing physical stores as relics, even e-commerce zealots are acknowledging there is something to a bricks-and-mortar location. EBay and Etsy are testing temporary stores, while Piperlime, the Gap Inc. unit that was online-only for six years, opened a SoHo store this fall. Bonobos plans to keep opening stores, and Warby Parker...