DIY Motorola GTX Mobile Radio Head Extender

If radios are your thing then you will have probably come across the Motorola GTX before, its a cheap and cheerful yet powerful radio that can be converted easily to use the 33cm / 902Mhz band.  Only issue is, it doesnt come with an extender cable to allow the head to detach.

Cotton Candy Prototype USB Computer

In a similar style to the Raspberry Pi USB computer, the Cotton Candy is a USB based embedded PC running linux.  It has a HDMI output and so can be added to any monitor or HDTV with a HDMI input to immediately turn it into a 'Smart TV' This device looks to be aimed more at [...]

True 3D Holographic Display using Laser Projector

The latest technology to come out of the Japanese research labs is this amazing prototype 'True 3D' Laser Projector produced by the team at Burton Incorporated.  It projects dots in mid air by focusing the laser beam to excite the oxygen and nitrogen particles.  Using this method it can plot shapes out in real 3D [...]

New US Government GPS Trackers Found

The story last year of the US resident who discovered a Government owned GPS tracker attached to his vehicle was widely reported and sparked a huge debate on the legality of evidence gathered using them.  The row looks set to re-ginite with the discovery of two new models of GPS tracker, this time attached to the vehicle of a as yet nameless 25 year old Californian resident.

This initial device pictured above (Photos courtesy of wired.

DVD-ROM Acrylic Case Mod

Furball_Zen from the Overclock.net forums is working on his latest case mod, as the case is transparent acrylic he wanted to make the internal components look as good as the outside.  We think he has achieved just that with this slick looking transparent DVD Drive mod. Built using transparent acrylic which we assume has been [...]

Exoskeletonized Ditch Witch

We have seen exo-skeletons from this company before but this might just be their largest product so far, it's a modified Ditch Witch with an exoskeleton allowing a user to lift and work with heavy loads using just their arms. As you can see from the video (which looks suspiciously like a nicely packaged advert) [...]

Pogo Plug Pink Serial Connection

The PogoPlug pink is a low powered linux based computer that is based around the SheevaPlug.  It is is originally designed to allow sharing of USB flash drives and devices over the internet,  but as with most gadgets these days, the true power of the device comes when you start to hack the unit.

MagSurf – Quantum Levitation Powered Hoverboard

With all the recent interest in Quantum Levitation and Superconductors, it was only a matter of time until somebody put two and two together and created a Marty McFly Back To The Future hoverboard.  Well here it is, the MagSurf….. Obviously your slightly limited due to needing a track of permanent magnets to run the [...]

Bypass Apple iPad 2 password in seconds

The new Apple iPad2 might have lots of new and exciting features, but one feature it lacks in is security.  It appears that if you are using the SmartCover in conjunction with the iPad 2, gaining access to a locked iPad is as easy as closing the SmartCover, opening it and then clicking cancel.  The [...]

PRIMER-V2 – Bi-pedal Bicycle Riding Robot

We've seen walking robots, swimming robots and flying robots before.  But its not often that you see a bicycle riding robot!  A Japanese robotic maker going by the name of Dr Guero has combined a KHR 3HV Bi-Pedal robot from the RoboSavvy store with a miniature bicycle.

This particular robot has quite a pedigree in the robotics world, but teaming it up with a miniature bicycle really shows just how adaptable it can be.