Faster SBU V3 Self Balancing Unicycle is ready to roll

Faster SBU V3 Self Balancing Unicycle is ready to roll: "Inner city congestion, rising parking charges, pedestrian-only zones and other measures to persuade folks to leave the car at home can seem a little at odds with the increasing pace of our busy working lives."

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one2TOUCH foldable full-sized NFC keyboards for smartphones and tablets

one2TOUCH foldable full-sized NFC keyboards for smartphones and tablets: "Near-Field Communication (NFC) is generally associated with contactless payment methods such as the mobile wallet. In practice, NFC's uses include connecting a smartphone to a car and other devices. Now Norway-based one2TOUCH is offering silicone keyboards that connect to smartphones and tablets simply by laying the mobile device on top - no pairing required."

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Kinect grocery cart follows shoppers around the store

Kinect grocery cart follows shoppers around the store: "When Chaotic Moon Labs debuted the Kinect-powered Board of Awesomeness - and its mind-reading offspring, the Board of Imagination - that was apparently just a preview of a more practical product the company had in the works. Grocery store chain, Whole Foods, recently gave a demonstration of Chaotic Moon's latest device, which uses the same technology in a self-propelled shopping cart."

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Review: PlayStation Vita

Review: PlayStation Vita: "Whether you consider it progress or a race to the bottom, Apple's iOS platform is gobbling up the gaming market. Nintendo's 3DS was far from perfect (read our review), leaving many looking to the Vita for gaming on the go. But is there a future for dedicated gaming devices? After a week with the Vita, Gizmag's Tim Hanlon hopes so."

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Secrets of the Sky Tree: Quake-proofing the world's second tallest structure

Secrets of the Sky Tree: Quake-proofing the world's second tallest structure: "Leap day 2012 saw the completion of the world's second tallest structure, the Tokyo Sky Tree television transmitter and observation tower. At 2,080 feet (634 m) the tower stands nearly twice as Japan's previous tallest frame, the 1,091-ft (333-m) Tokyo Tower transmitter. It's an audacious technological feat when one considers this is at the heart of an earthquake zone."

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Wrist "piano" puts music at your fingertips

Wrist "piano" puts music at your fingertips: "We've all drummed our fingers when impatient or bored, but the arrival of a wrist-mounted finger "piano" from Japan could change all that in a snap. It looks more like an EKG for your hand than a musical instrument but comes with a full octave of range - one note for each finger and three on the wrist unit."

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Robot becomes a leader among fish

Robot becomes a leader among fish: "A couple of years ago, a team of scientists from the University of Leeds succeeded in getting live stickleback fish to follow a computer-controlled "Robofish" as it was moved through their aquarium. Part of the reason for the experiment was to learn about fish behavior, "

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RUSSIAN BASEBALL! - YouTube

RUSSIAN BASEBALL! - YouTube: ""

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Bertone Nuccio concept car to reinterpret iconic HF Zero

Bertone Nuccio concept car to reinterpret iconic HF Zero: "Italian auto design house Bertone will introduce a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. Named Nuccio after Nuccio Bertone, the long-time chief of the company who passed away in 1997, the car will not only honor Nuccio, but it will also pay homage to Bertone's design heritage in recognition of its 100th anniversary. "

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World's tallest building proposed for Azerbaijan

World's tallest building proposed for Azerbaijan: "The Burj Khalifa, which has held the title of world's tallest building with a height of 2,717 ft (828 m) since its completion in 2010, may have its crown stolen by a new building proposed for an artificial archipelago under construction on the shores of the Caspian Sea southwest of the Azerbaijan capital, Bakou. The proposed Azerbaijan Tower would reach 3,445 ft (1,050 m) into the sky, making it even taller than Saudi Arabia's proposed Kingdom Tower by 164 ft (50 m)."

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Programmer nails real-time rendering of ultra-realistic human skin

Programmer nails real-time rendering of ultra-realistic human skin: "Graphics researcher Jorge Jimenez has cracked the problem of rendering what he calls "ultra realistic skin" in real-time with consumer-level computer and graphics hardware. It's a breakthrough made possible by the process of separable subsurface scattering (SSS) which quickly renders the translucent properties of skin and its effect on light in two post-processing passes."

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Gibbs unveils two new "Amphitrucks"

Gibbs unveils two new "Amphitrucks": The folks at Detroit's Gibbs Technologies are no strangers to aquatic vehicles. In the past several years, they have brought us the zippy Aquada sports car, the Quadski ATV/personal watercraft hybrid, and the four-wheel-drive Humdinga SUV concept. Yesterday, they announced the addition of another two vehicles to their fleet - the Phibian and Humdinga II high-speed Amphitrucks.