Inventions Archive

  • Autodesk TinkerBox App Now Comes to iPhone and iPod touch

    Posted on April 28, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Autodesk Introduces New iPad App to Make Engineering Fun for Teens

    Posted on February 1, 2011 | No Comments
    SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced that its new Autodesk TinkerBox App for iPad, a free* game designed to playfully spark teens’ interest in ...

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  • The KegStool: a bar stool made from a keg!

    The KegStool: a bar stool made from a keg!

    Posted on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with the Keg Stool! Can you think of any better way to enjoy your favorite beverage than to sit upon its very delivery vessel? Only a hundred bucks if you supply your own keg; twice that if you're fresh out of kegs. No discerning homebrewer should be without one of these marvelous inventions.

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  • Nobel Physics prize goes to creators of the CCD, fiber optic communications

    Nobel Physics prize goes to creators of the CCD, fiber optic communications

    Posted on October 10, 2009 | No Comments
    CCD_NobelWith all the hoopla lately about the Nobel Peace prize, you might have missed the fact that there was another Nobel prize given away this week: the Nobel Prize In Physics. This significantly geekier prize was actually awarded to two separate inventions, both of which are extremely significant.

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  • Will Project Natal be anything more than a glorified tech demo? Here’s hoping!

    Will Project Natal be anything more than a glorified tech demo? Here’s hoping!

    Posted on October 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Maybe I'm speaking for the minority here, but I have to get this off my chest: Project Natal is sorta “meh,” no? I attended Popular Mechanics' Breakthrough Awards for a few minutes last night, and they had on display Project Natal. It was that paint-throwing game. Now, I know that's just a tech demo, but I left feeling a little concerned about its future.

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  • Japan field-tests floating wind turbine

    Japan field-tests floating wind turbine

    Posted on September 8, 2009 | No Comments
    There can be no doubt "green" energy is becoming more and more important in Japan. And just like the many other inventions in this area, I am sure this newest invention that's potentially beneficial for the environment can one day make its way outside Japan, too: A floating wind turbine that's currently in prototype mode and is 12.5m tall (5.5m are above the surface).

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  • Inventions that suck: turn a 5 gallon bucket into a wet/dry vac

    Inventions that suck: turn a 5 gallon bucket into a wet/dry vac

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Just in time for the holiday season, we're starting to see the usual crop of gadget that are, shall we say, less then top-shelf. I think it's safe to include this on that list, the BucketVAC. When I read the website for this thing, I feel like I should be wearing a blue shirt and yelling at a camera.

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  • PooTrap: For people who shouldn’t own dogs in the first place

    PooTrap: For people who shouldn’t own dogs in the first place

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    pootrapNo, no, no, no, no, no, no. No. This is the PooTrap, an elaborate apparatus that you strap to your dog. It holds a bag in place right about where the you-know-what comes out of the you-know-where. It costs between $30 and $40 depending on the size of your dog.

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  • Video: Japan gets a ramen noodle robot

    Video: Japan gets a ramen noodle robot

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Japan is known as the country of robots, and lately, robot engineers in this country seems to be obsessed with the idea of replacing human cooks and chefs. Following inventions like the sushi or pancake-making robot, it's now time to replace ramen cooks (ramen is a famous Japanese noodle dish). The coolest thing about the ramen robot that's currently working in a restaurant in Yamanashi prefecture (west of Tokyo) is that it's made by the owner of that place. Yoshihira Uchida (who studied electronics in university) says he invested five years and $200,000 in the robot.

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  • MIT’s EurekaFest showcases high school students’ problem-solving prototypes

    MIT’s EurekaFest showcases high school students’ problem-solving prototypes

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    EurekaFest is a yearly event held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that showcases the prototype inventions of high school students from around the country. The inventions consist of various gadgets and devices aimed at helping solve real-world problems. One of the more impressive ideas I saw during the two days I spent covering the event [...]

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