Technology
LED Hourglass Lamp to be Showcased at NYC Design Week this Month
Green imagination comes in different shapes and sizes. Brooklyn-based designer Danielle Trofe has been inspired by one such imagination and has come up with a new series of off-the-grid LED lighting fixtures that are illuminated by the power of falling sand. Going by the shape of the hourglass, the new lamps need to be flipped for continuous work. This requires a ...
SPRiZZi All-in-One Beverage Dispenser is Green
SPRiZZi might look similar to the astromech droid, R2-D2, in Star Wars. But like the droid buddy, it won’t save you when you are in danger or assist you in fighting spaceships. Luckily, it seems we will not be up for a fight with spaceships and all that related stuff for some more years at least. The present SPRiZZi can ...
Dutch Kid Sets Off to Save Oceans and Marine Life from Plastic Waste
If you have the will, impossible is nothing! A teen from The Netherlands is proving that right. Nineteen-year-old Boyan Slat is all geared up to clean up all the 7 million odd tons of plastic waste that are killing our oceans. Having kicked off an organization called Ocean Cleanup Foundation, Slat is a determined kid who is all set to do ...
Karbonn A6 Android phone seen running Windows Phone theme
Windows Phone UI is unique and pretty great. If you can purchase a WP phone, then well and good. Windows Phone and Windows Phone 8 have charmed quite a lot of people, even those who own an iOS or Android, which is why there are Windows Phone themes available for these platforms that are jailbroken. But there is another option available ...
James Cameron Donates Deep Sea Sub to WHOI
A year after his record setting deep sea dive at the Western Pacific, James Cameron is now donating his single-person, deep-sea submersible, the Deepsea Challenger to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The 58-year-old filmmaker and explorer made his journey to the bottom of the Mariana Trench on March 25, 2012. WHOI had spent seven years in designing and building the Deepsea Challenger. ...
Primove Wireless Charging for E-cars and Buses Arrives
Seems like the concept of wireless charging for electric vehicle is turning real. The first wireless electronic bus charging will begin in Mannheim, Germany in a few months. The upcoming trial in Mannheim will run on existing city bus routes and these vehicles will recharge via invisible inductive technology called Primove. This innovative Primove technology provides a contact-less power source for ...
Volta Racer from Toy Labs Lets your Kids Race as well as Study Some Engineering
When it comes to kids, they want toys and they don't really care if it is battery operated or is running by a nuclear fuel cell. But once they get through the playing part, there is always the possibility of getting through to them with the technology by which these are made. So in that way, solar powered toys can be ...
Renault Offering Free Home Charging Station to Zoe Buyers
Renault has officially launched its Zoe electric supermini and it will go on sale in the UK market from June 2013. Renault is offering a free home charging station for and a free delivery for its UK customers. Charging of a Zoe vehicle is not a big deal, because the car uses a custom Chameleon charger that is compatible with a ...
KudoCase for iPhone 5 Improves Battery Life without Adding Bulk
We have got plenty of smartphone devices with high-end specs. But unfortunately, apps and functions put more stress on the battery. Like we all know, battery drain is the biggest issue with any smartphone. Though solar powered chargers and power packs help to get more battery life, yet they add unwanted bulk to your sleek and beautiful smartphone. But now, wireless ...
Polar Rover First Wind-powered Robotic Vehicle
Using autonomous robots for polar exploration is not a new thing. Researchers from China’s Kunlun Polar Research Team in Antarctica have now introduced a new interesting robot powered with renewable energy. The research vehicle, named Polar Rover, is the world’s first wind powered, satellite controlled, autonomous robot that measures 1.8 metres in length, 1.2 metres in height, 1.6 metres in width ...
