iRobot, the company that brought you the Roomba, has entered the realm of wood shavings and nails with their latest consumer cleaning robot called the Dirt Dog. There is nothing worse than finishing your carpentry tasks and then having to grab the hefty wet/dry vac to pick up the discarded nails, nuts […]
Korea is once again proving that they’re ahead of the technological curve in so many ways. This time, it’s the Korean Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) that is behind a quiet revolution. They launched the pilot program of the national ‘Ubiquitous Robot Companion’ effort last week. They are taking a number of bots […]
SlingCommunity is running a very detailed review of the very latest Sling Player for Mac with a lot of screenshots. From the article: “This first version of SlingPlayer for Mac is a very good first step in Sling Media’s venture into software on a platform other than Windows. Yes it needs a […]
Happy Halloween!
Hopefully you have already enjoyed our Halloween gizmos earlier this month, but in honor of Halloween, the Geek’s have decided to run the Oral-B Triumph Professional Care 9000/9400 Power Toothbrush as the Gizmo of the Day. After all, why not run a toothbrush on the high holy day of […]
This week’s featured “Geek of the Week” has some serious information security skillz and is looking for some side work doing thorough security audits and information security consulting. Due to his company, we’ve dubbed him Security Geek.
Read more about the Security Geek on Geek 4 Sale and if interested in […]
First thing parents are wondering… yes, the miJam Drummer drumsticks have a headphone jack! Ok, moving on to what “the kids” care about… the drumsticks allow you to plug-and-play with your iPod by stiking your little brother or other imaginary instruments to generate dummer sounds including snare, bass, tom-tom, high-hat […]
This is a twist on a remote-control car… this vehicle has a pair of screws that rotate thrusting the car forward. Because the car uses the screws instead of wheels with limited traction, this is an all-terrain vehicle allowing the driver to run across water, snow, sand and your tradional solid […]
This bi-ped next-gen of the Robosapien is technologically leaps and bounds past the original Robosapien. The Robosapien V2 is capable of autonomous behavior and a plethora of sensors allowing him to feel, see and hear.
You have to see this thing in action, it weighs as much as a […]
There is a robot revolution coming, or rather it’s underway. So says a number of robotics researchers. To attempt to stem any possible public backlash, fear, etc., a number of UK professors and universities have started a program to educate the public and get feedback from them as well.
This sub-$100 remote control plane does not require you to throw the plane to “take off” but can take off and land from the ground. Also, this remote control plane is a twin-engine design giving you double the power (allowing you to take off on the ground) and allowing you to more […]
