Aug 26, 2010
In recent times movie theaters and television manufacturers have been banking on 3D, often with horrible results, but a new system that offers "touchable 3D" could be the virtual answer we've all been hoping for.
Custom Mercedes is an Apple fanboy’s pleasure palace on wheels
Aug 26, 2010
We love fast cars and tech toys here at Dvice. so when you wrap both together in one package, the result is an irresistible orgy of Dviceness.
Classic Sci-Fi movie scenes recreated using old ink cartridges
Aug 26, 2010
Most people have a drawer full of old empty ink cartridges. So the Ink and Media blog asked local artist Faith Pearson if she could come up with a good use for their pile of expensive trash. The result was these lovingly recreated scenes from classic science fiction movies, built using what most of us would normally throw away.
307-mph electric car breaks the battery powered land speed record
Aug 26, 2010
If you think of electric cars as kind of pumped-up golf carts useful for getting around town but not much else, then you probably haven't encountered the 307-mph Buckeye Bullet 2.5
How the Gulf oil spill can be cleaned in just one month
Aug 26, 2010
Clean up the Gulf in just one month, you say? A claim like that would normally have us rolling our eyes, save for the fact that we heard two magic words: "MIT" and "robots." Lots and lots of robots, all soaking up oil using a special technique.
Now in living color! Yet another E-reader hits the shelves
Aug 25, 2010
You say you like the Kindle, but wish it had a color screen? The Sharper Image Literati could be the answer to your prayers, boasting a full color display in a Wi-Fi equipped E-reader that will sell for a not-too-crazy $159. But before you plunk down your credit card, there are a few things to consider.
Let’s put Idaho’s massive new wind farm in perspective
Aug 25, 2010
Idaho Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter kicked off a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, signing a turbine blade that would be part of the state's 183-megawatt wind farm. That's a heck of a lot of renewable energy — enough to power 40,000 homes, in fact.
Verizon and Cisco want us to have holographic TV in 10 years
Aug 25, 2010
3D has never really tickled my fancy, but I — and I suspect everyone else — could get down with an awesome holographic projection. Complex, Back to the Future 2-style holograms, like full-body teleportation and safe cloning, is something I figure won't happen during my lifetime. Apparently it could — in as little as 10 years.
Image of the Day: $290,000 bridges built just for mice
Aug 25, 2010
We've all seen the sad remains of animals next to busy highways. So how far would you go to prevent that? Across the pond in Europe, they've gone as far as to erect three bridges that costs over $290,000 and are only for scurrying little mice.
10 NFL teams to ‘enhance’ live games with handsets for fans
Aug 25, 2010
Have you ever been sitting in the stands of a football game and wished you could have your own instant replay? Now you can, thanks to FanVision, a portable device that 10 NFL teams will begin using this season to communicate directly to fans at live games.
Robotic wheelchair uses autopilot to follow your friends
Researchers at Japan's Saitama University Human-Robot Interaction Center have invented a robotic wheelchair that will follow your companion or caregiver as you sit back and enjoy the ride.
Skeletal body scanner turns Total Recall into science fact
Aug 25, 2010
Remember that skeletal body scanner in Total Recall? A group of researchers from Wright State Research Institute wants to turn that little piece of science fiction into real life, with a scanner that can ID terrorists by analyzing their skeletal structure from up to 150 feet away.
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