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The German patent office have rejected an application for a “killer chip” for political undesirables. The chip, which the Saudi inventor suggested would be useful for tracking terrorists, criminals, fugitives, illegal immigrants, political dissidents, domestic servants and foreigners overstaying their visas, consisted of not only a GPS transceiver but an optional capsule of cyanide that could be remotely administered.
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Remote-controlled GPS cyanide implant patent rejected
By Chris Davies on Friday, May 22nd 2009 No CommentsJake Dyson Motorlight Wall
By Chris Davies on Friday, May 22nd 2009 No CommentsIf your father is Sir James Dyson, inventor of – among other things – the Dyson vacuum cleaner, you can either find a completely unrelated industry to work in or bite the bullet and try to innovate your way out his shadow. Jake Dyson chose the latter route, and came up with this: the Motorlight Wall. A remote-controlled lamp with adjustable iris, the Motorlight Wall can uniquely offer various spreads of light between 10 and 120 degrees.
Multi-color LED lighting on a budget
By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 21st 2009 No CommentsEven a couple of years after its release, Philips’ Living Colors LED lamp remains one of the cooler ways to light up your living room. Packing a rainbow of LED light into one remote-controlled unit, the biggest drawback is its price: around $180 if you can find it in the US. Stepping neatly into the fray, then, comes this multi-colored LED bulb that slots into a standard MR16 socket and costs less than a sixth of the Philips lamp.
DigiFi Digital Opera S2 and iPod S5 wireless headphones
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 No CommentsDigiFi have announced their latest wireless audio products, based on Kleer’s lossless technology. The Digital Opera S2 and iPod-compatible Digital Opera S5 each come with a wireless transmitter dongle; the S2’s plugs into a standard 3.5mm headphone socket, while the S5’s uses an iPod’s dock connector and supports remote-control.
Autonomous DIY robot based on cheap MAKE Controller
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 1 CommentIt seems like DIY robots are gaining momentum, as more low-cost and straightforward controllers become available. Latest is this wireless-equipped model, based on the MAKE Controller and using a Logitech wireless ethernet bridge actually intended to get an Xbox console online.
Logitech Harmony Adapter for PS3: $60 in “next few weeks”
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 12th 2009 No CommentsLogitech have announced availability for their Harmony Adapter for the PS3, the adapter which links the company’s Harmony universal remotes with the Sony console. Priced at $59.99, the Harmony Adapter will be available “in the next few weeks” in North America, together with a European launch in July and an imminent arrival in Australia.
Update: It’s available to order at Amazon
PD-100 Black Hornet: smallest video R/C helicopter in the world
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, May 6th 2009 No CommentsProxdynamics have been demonstrating their PD-100 Black Hornet remote-control helicopter, the latest chopper from their stable and the smallest in the world to come equipped with a video camera. Just 15g with a blade-span of 10cm, the PD-100 is controlled by a 6-inch LCD-equipped handset that can also record all wirelessly-received footage for later review.
Video demos after the cut
Xbox set to get Wii-like with motion control
By Brenda Stokes on Friday, May 1st 2009 No CommentsWell, not exactly Wii-like. If a leaked image is to be believed, Microsoft has a new motion controlling system in the works to compete against what the Nintendo Wii is offering. However, this isn’t set up like the Wii in that you can wave around a remote and the sensor will pick up the motion. Rather, the Xbox system simply detects your body’s movements and interprets them on the screen.
iPhone-controlled R/C helicopters & planes
By Chris Davies on Friday, May 1st 2009 1 CommentMark another one up for the iPhone’s hacking potential: using the cellphone’s accelerometers to remotely control airplanes and helicopters. FliPhone is a home-grown app by Josh Ziering, which allows him to link his iPhone to a Linksys WiFi router onboard the R/C planes.
Video demo after the cut
Pleo gets remote-control Wii Nunchuck hack
By Chris Davies on Friday, Apr 24th 2009 No CommentsPleo’s fate may be decided by a bankruptcy sale, but the robot dinosaurs already out in the wild are too busy being hacked to worry about IP. Modder Andrey has developed a system which allows him to remotely-control his Pleo via a Wii Nunchuck, with the head, tail and basic movements all mapped to the Nintendo controller’s buttons and motion-sensors.
Video demo after the cut
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