Archive for the “Hi-Fi Sci-Fi” category
Wireless Bunny
by jpreardon on July 7, 2007
How did I miss this? I should have been well aware of this Nabaztag bunny last year. I will immediately adjust my RSS feeds so I’m get the appropriate level of gadget news and this sort of thing doesn’t happen (…)
Failed Free Energy
by jpreardon on July 7, 2007
I was skeptically excited when I read that Steorn would demonstrate their free energy machine in London this week. This machine would negate many years of science–enter my skepticism. I was excited because if they had the braggadocio to trot (…)
Bender Passed Over for RHF Induction
by jpreardon on November 11, 2003
The Mars Pathfinder Sojourner Rover, Unimate, R2-D2, and HAL 9000 were inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame yesterday at the Carnegie Science Center. Conspicuously absent from the list of inductees was Bender (pictured left) of Futurama fame. How could (…)
Speaking of better living…
by jpreardon on June 3, 2003
How long until you have to sign one of these for your HMO: Smokers ‘to sign pledge’ with doctors
Hydroscooter
by jpreardon on May 31, 2003
Old news is still good news: Josef Zeitler of AQWON-MOTORS has developed a hydrogen powered scooter which was presented at the ’03 Hannover Fair in April. The scooter can travel at speeds of up to 31 mph and can be (…)
Skills to Pay the Bills
by jpreardon on May 29, 2003
The New York Times reports that researchers have found players of “first-person-shooter” video games to have much better visual attention skills than non players. The article states that better visual attention skills are helpful in many different tasks such as (…)
Lunar Eclipse
by jpreardon on May 15, 2003
NASA tells us that there will be a Lunar Eclipse visible from North and South America tonight starting around 22:00 EDT. Here’s an excerpt from their site: “At first the moon will seem pale and bright, as usual. During the (…)