Isowalk reinvents the walking cane with new design and wireless

Isowalk reinvents the walking cane with new design and wireless: "The project does not exactly reinvent the wheel, but it sets out to improve on a device that is almost as old. The traditional walking cane is undergoing a design revolution that draws inspiration from the latest developments in ergonomics and even aerospace engineering. Isowalk, currently fundraising on Indiegogo, is a new design aimed at taking the walking cane to a new level of sophistication, besides making it more user-friendly and safer. Its designer also wants to enable it with wireless technology and create different models for different needs."

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Glyde Gear's Fly combines a backpack and a scooter

Glyde Gear's Fly combines a backpack and a scooter: "So, let’s see. We’ve already got a suitcase with a built-in scooter, and a bike that can be carried in its own backpack, so that would leave ... a backpack with an integrated scooter? Anyhow, that’s just what the Glyde Gear’s Fly is."

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Drone It Yourself turns random objects into RC quadrotors

Drone It Yourself turns random objects into RC quadrotors: "If, like me, you've always felt that your books, record collection and years' of otherwise accumulated matter was lacking flight capability, you might be interested in Jasper van Loenen's Drone It Yourself project which turns more or less anything into a quadrotor drone with addition of a few motors and a control unit."

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iPad 5 reportedly on track for September

iPad 5 reportedly on track for September: "Common sense tells us that a new iPad isn't far away. With last November's 4th-generation model being little more than a minor spec-bump, we're going on 16 months since the last significant update to the 9.7-inch iPad. Previous rumors have given us a pretty clear idea of what the next model will look like, and now we may also have a clearer idea of when Apple will announce it."

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Garmin's portable HUD throws smartphone app directions on the windshield

Garmin's portable HUD throws smartphone app directions on the windshield: "While many high-end modern cars are now coming with a sophisticated Head-Up-Display (HUD) built in, owners of older (or cheaper) models are stuck with a dedicated navigation device or cradled smartphone blurting out directions and pointing the way."

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Curiosity begins long trek to uncover Red Planet's secrets

Curiosity begins long trek to uncover Red Planet's secrets: "After over six months exploring the Glenelg area of Gale Crater on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover is on the move. The nuclear-powered robot began a months-long drive on July 4, which will take it to Mount Sharp to fulfill the major part of its its two-year mission to seek out areas where life could have, or still could, exist on the Red Planet."

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NASA's polar robotic ranger passes first test in one of Earth's harshest environments

NASA's polar robotic ranger passes first test in one of Earth's harshest environments: "NASA scientists have unleashed a new robot on the arctic terrain of Greenland to demonstrate that its ability to operate with complete autonomy in one of Earth's harshest environments. Named GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, the polar robotic ranger carries ground-penetrating radar for analysis of snow and ice, and an autonomous control system. All of that is placed between two solar panels and two snowmobile tracks."

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Solar-powered airplane completes trans-America flight

Solar-powered airplane completes trans-America flight: "Solar Impulse – the solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg – has successfully landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. In so doing, it begins a new era in the history of aviation: for the first time, a plane capable of flying day and night powered exclusively by solar energy has crossed the USA from the west to the east coasts, without using a single drop of fuel."

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NASA asks: Could 3-D-printed food fuel a mission to Mars? - The Washington Post

NASA asks: Could 3-D-printed food fuel a mission to Mars? - The Washington Post: "NASA can send robots to Mars, no problem. But if it’s ever going to put humans on the Red Planet, it has to figure out how to feed them over the course of a years-long mission.

So the space agency has funded research for what could be the ultimate nerd solution: a 3-D printer that creates entrees or desserts at the touch of a button."

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Spectacular Moleskine Doodles Explode with Energy - StumbleUpon

Spectacular Moleskine Doodles Explode with Energy - StumbleUpon:

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The Cowgirl's Foodie Blog - Holm Family Cookbook

The Cowgirl's Foodie Blog - Holm Family Cookbook: "Here in California we already have fresh sweet corn showing up in grocery stores. It hasn't hit the farmer's markets yet, so it must be coming up from Southern California. We've already had it a few times for dinner."

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Here's what you need ... a Laser Gatling Gun

Here's what you need ... a Laser Gatling Gun: "Patrick Priebe, the German laser weapons hobbyist who previously brought us such creations as the Iron Man Gauntlet and the Plasma Cutter, has gone and made something else. This time around, he’s built a proof-of-concept Laser Gatling Gun."

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