The Invisible OLED Laptop to End All Laptops
Source: Gizmodo
It's only a proof of concept, but this is laptop with a clear OLED screen—but a stone's throw from those floating 3D displays of Avatar. Practical? Not necessarily. The future? OBVIOUSLY. The resolution, I don't know. It's pixely, but let's not quibble.
Don't boil a lobster, give it a zap instead
Source: thechronicleherald.ca
Christopher Basten, chef de cuisine of the Oak Room Restaurant in Surrey, England, uses a prototype of the CrustaStun machine to kill a lobster before cooking. (Gill Allen / Times Newspapers Ltd.)
The Wheelchair Controlled by the Mind
Source: Telegraph
By using a display screen and focusing their mind "on the part of the display where they want to go," a person in this wheelchair prototype can direct it.
Honda 'bicycle legs' ease stress of walking
Source: Telegraph
The gadget was developed by Honda, which envisages it being used in factories to help workers on assembly lines, or even for those who have to walk miles to make deliveries.
The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth
Source: Sciam
If a professor at the University of Florida (U.F.) has his way, the first flying saucer to grace Planet Earth's skies isn't likely to come from outer space but rather from Gainesville, where the faculty member is drawing up plans to build a circular aircraft that can hover in the …
(Photos) New Hybrid Car Gets 150 MPG
Source: ABC News Blogs
A Hungarian firm called Antro has been showing off a prototype hybrid car that takes the notion of high gas mileage to new extremes. The car, called the Antro Solo, is billed as getting 150 miles a gallon on the highway. In town, it gets a mere 117.
VW's 235mpg car, the 1L Prototype
Source: inhabitat.com
With oil prices at $135 dollars per barrel, the pressure is on for car makers to innovate and create more fuel efficient vehicles.
Prototype Still In Skunkworks, Delayed Until 2009
Source: Joystiq
Sierra and Radical confirmed today that Prototype will continue development until 2009. IGN noticed the game had been given a new date on GameStop.com and followed up with the company for a confirmation.
Camera sums up your life for marketers
Source: CNET News.com
Here's something for you privacy advocates: a security camera that determines your age, gender and, possibly one day, your social class.
Photos: LEDs in your contact lenses?
Source: CNET News.com
Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a prototype contact lens that incorporates an imprinted electronic circuit and lights. The prototype is a step toward creating a form of bionic vision, the researchers say.
First Google Health Screenshots
Source: blogoscoped.com
Google Health, codename "Weaver", is Google's planned health information storage program. Google's Vice President of Engineering Adam Bosworth lobbies for the program for quite a while now.
Gaming Enthusiast to Release Hundreds of SEGA Prototypes
Source: Download Squad
It can be seen almost like postmodern archeology, with teams of researchers poring over old ASM code and decompressed art. Sonic prototypes have been unearthed in the past, such as the famous Simon Wai Sonic 2 Beta, but the sheer amount of content involved here is unprecedented.
The Aeroscraft Flying Luxury Hotel
Source: Popular Science -
The proposed Aeroscraft is an innovative blimp/jet hybrid that uses much less (possibly renewable) fuel than current jets or cargo ships, and can hole several time as much. A prototype is planned for 2010.
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Name new computing technology, win $500
Source: The Earth Times Online
A $500 prize is being offered for the winning name submitted for the prototype of what may be the next generation of personal computers.
New implant may 'bring music to the deaf'
Source: newscientisttech.com
A simple change to the design of 'bionic ear' implants dramatically improves the quality of sound they provide, say researchers in the US who have tested a prototype on cats.
A Flying Transformer-Car-Jet!
Source: en.autofk.com
Terrafugia's moved up the work on this George Jetson play-toy. Although it may look like it's totally coming straight from a Spacely Sprockets airstrip, it's not.
Scientists Create Artificial 'Plastic' Blood
Source: BBC News
Scientists have developed an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in emergencies. Researchers at Sheffield University said their creation could be a huge advantage in war zones.