Tag Archive for 'remote-control'
What can you do in 90 minutes? If you’re Stephen Myers, you can set up a webcam-enabled dog-treat dispenser that you can remotely access from your iPhone. Created from a CD spindle case, scraps of cardboard, a servo motor and some random junk Stephen found lying around his house, the system allows him to watch [...]
Nokia’s Home Control Center was among the gadgets making an appearance at the company’s Barcelona expo today, and Electricpig caught a little in-person time with the setup. Ostensibly a WiFi draft-n router, the Home Control Center box itself is actually a Z-Wave transmitter too, with 6GB of internal storage and intelligence to monitor temperature and other [...]
Nokia has unveiled a cellphone-controlled “smart home” platform that will use Z-Wave and ZigBee enabled devices and a specially adapted WiFi draft-n gateway. Nokia Home Control Center is being described as an “open platform” combining sensors, CCTV, wireless networks and mobile devices, usable both inside the home as well as remotely via any device with a web [...]
If you still haven’t quite mastered Wii Boxing, all you might need is some super fancy accessories to get your punches in line. Okay, maybe not, but these Everlast Wii Boxing Gloves sure do look official, don’t they?
Universal Remote Control have announced a new remote, the Digital R50, capable of controlling up to 18 different components through preprogrammed and learnt IR commands. Unlike rival remotes, which require a computer connection or professional help to setup, the R50 can be completely programmed via the integrated 2-inch LED backlit display, including custom labels, logos and more.
The picture might not suggest it, but this is actually a very clever power socket. The work of Phil Endecott, it’s actually linked up to a Linksys NSLU2, the network storage device known as the ”Slug”; he uses it to switch on and off his seldom-used printer remotely from elsewhere on his network.
Sony gave us the cute little AIBO; now HPI are giving us the Hound of the Baskervilles style G-Dog. The 37.5cm tall robot canine is powered by nine servos and a 7.2V rechargeable nickel metal hydride battery, and can walk, crawl, sit up and beg, and roll over onto its side.
Video demo of the G-Dog [...]
Maxell have updated their MXSP speaker dock to fit the latest iPod nano and touch models, as well as the iPhone. The MXSP-1100 is compatible with all Apple’s iPod and iPhone range thanks to a universal cradle, and has twin 4.2W speakers with 80Hz to 20kHz frequency range.
If you’re looking for a bargain holiday robot, you could do a lot worse than the Tomy i-SOBOT. Originally priced at $300 when the 6.5-inch tall robot launched late last year, Hammacher Schlemmer currently have him listed at just $99.95. That gets you 17 points of articulation, 180 pre-programmed movements and voice-control from ten different verbal [...]
I’m not sure what’s best about this Whac-a-Mole cabinet: the fact that it’s hidden inside an innocent looking bookcase and opens at the press of a remote button, or the fact that you can have personalized mole-heads made to resemble your family, co-workers or favorite politicians. Comprising five moles that randomly pop up, two soft [...]
