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HexBug Newtons – Collectable Robot Insects are Freaky

by Jay Garrett on February 18, 2010

If ant-farms are a bit old hat, and you’re the type of person that enjoys freaking out their younger sister then here’s some gadgety creepy-crawlies that should fit the bill.

HexBug’s range has featured robotic ants and cyber crabs but now here’s their latest future-insect.

The HexBug Nano Newtons are small enough for you to see in the corner of your eye and have you reaching for a rolled-up newspaper.

They sprint around on rubber feet and go careering around the place like amphetamine crazed cockroach.

Their realistic movements go as far as being able to flip themselves back over if they end up on their backs.

~shudder~

The Newtons come in collectible test tube packages with various different genetic “mutations” (or colours to you and I).

Go to HexBug’s website and dish out $9.99

Check out the vid below and see one of the freaky habitats and the mentalist mini menaces!

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Douwe Egberts BeMoved – Jump, Prod and Poke Your Way to the Perfect Coffee

by Jay Garrett on October 26, 2009

DEDouwe Egberts have an odd idea.

When I stride up to the coffee machine wishing to refill my empty mug with another wonderfully caffeinated hit I’m looking to do simply that.

Now, Douwe Egberts thinks that I’m missing out on something.

They wish that we could enjoy a more interactive experience.

Enter the BeMoved which has the unusual goal of raising “human interaction with a coffee machine to a higher level.”

The BeMoved features a huge motion-sensing touchscreen – it will then get you to jump up and down and generally do its bidding before rewarding you with that dark fuel that you were Jonesing for.

More usefully that screen can be employed to finely tune your beverage, as well as to check weather and news reports while you’re away from your workstation.

The BeMoved is still a prototype at the mo and will be being demonstrated at the Dutch Design week in Eindhoven all this week.

Check out the vid below and wonder if this is cruelty or progress – let me know your thoughts.

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Bugatti Have a Futuristic Funky Kettle and Call it Vera

September 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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I love a good brew, I love brands with heritage and I also love things that are over-designed.
Imagine if I could get all of the above in one kitchen item…..
….and I can!
It comes in the form of a kettle from none other than Bugatti!
Casa Bugatti’s Vera has a self-timer so you can get your tea [...]

Hina – The Cutest Grinding Robotic Barista You’ll See Today! [ Coffee Fembot ]

June 19, 2009 Click to read more →
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A video of Hina, a cute, tiny female robotic figure with bunches, is currently causing a sensation in the Japanese interweblogosphere.
Perhaps it’s because the cute fembot is undertaking domestic chores – most importantly brewing up some fresh coffee!
It shows Hina first grinding coffee beans, then brewing coffee before finally serving it to her master. And [...]

Freerunner – Truly Free Wi-Fi in Your Area

May 20, 2009 Click to read more →
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Genuine free Wi-Fi is thin on the ground…. errr….. air.
Those places that do offer ‘free wi-fi’ will stand over you until you buy a coffee, beer or bun.
That could be about to change with the introduction of Freerunner.
Freerunner has been thought-up by Owen Geddes, one of the people responsible for The Cloud network.
No need for [...]

Microsoft Surface Ready To Buy in UK! TV Dinners Will Be Great!

March 2, 2009 Click to read more →

Your other half wants you to get a new coffee table.
Boooh!
But then you realise what has just been released to buy in the UK.
Hoorah!!
The Microsoft Surface has now been officially launched in the UK, as well as in 11 other European markets.
Just don’t tell that partner of yours that the account and credit card will [...]

Pomegranate NS08 – Smartphone Brews Coffee and Shaves

December 7, 2008 Click to read more →

I love smartphones and I’m one of those people that loves it when convergence works. I was one of those guys that searched to find if I could actually buy the Wasp T12 Speechtool after seeing it on the very first episode of Nathan Barley back in 2005
Now I’ve stumbled across this bad-boy. [...]

Desktop Coffee Machine

October 19, 2008 Click to read more →

It can be such a chore.
When you’re on a roll, blogging, working, writing or being creative having to break off to grab a fresh cup-o-Joe.
This little Desktop Coffee Maker could keep you nicely caffeinated throughout the day.
You don’t need special single-serving sachets just regular ground coffee.
The coffee maker also comes with two black cups.  You [...]

Planika Lights Up Your Room and Furniture!

May 18, 2008 Click to read more →

Nope – the table isn’t on fire and that’s not a burning waste paper basket.
Planika Fires lets you have a fire in the middle of your coffee table (should you wish) thanks to a proprietary liquid biofuel called Fanola, which burns completely smoke and smell free.
Fanola, the company says, is a biologically clean product which [...]

The He(art) of Coffee Grinding – Heart Beans

May 6, 2008 Click to read more →

I, like many of you out there, can’t face the day without a great deal of caffine pumping through my veins and I think this contraption is aimed at us.
The HeartBeans coffee-grinder is meant for the coffee connoisseur (note: not coffee junky – drat!) who believes making a great cup of coffee is pure (he)art.
So here [...]