Videos
HotSpot Episode 10: Numi, The King of Toilets
April 29, 2013 2:09 pm | CommentsThis week on WDD's HotSpot: Kohler announces Numi, a feature-packed toilet that makes the bathroom the place to be. With a Bluetooth receiver that allows users to directly stream their music from a smartphone, the porcelain throne also features an SD card....
Engineering Update #9: The gossiping Pinoccio and the power line inspecting Skysweeper
April 26, 2013 9:09 am | CommentsThis episode of ECN's Engineering Update is brought to you by Mouser Electronics. In this week's headlines: A new device named Pinoccio is a socially-adept networking tool designed with the Internet of Things in mind. The microcontroller allows engineers to connect their own handmade devices to the internet as well as other devices in the home.
MYO: Wearable gesture control from Thalmic Labs
April 22, 2013 10:32 am | CommentsWith a wave of your hand, MYO will transform how you interact with your digital world. The MYO armband lets you use the electrical activity in your muscles to wirelessly control your computer, phone, and other favorite digital technologies.
Engineering Newswire 34: Designing a demonic child
April 18, 2013 1:50 pm | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PD&D TV, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we're writing with fire, practicing with the Webb telescope, and writing emails with a guitar. This episode features...
CNET update - U.S. Navy uses laser to take down drone
April 17, 2013 9:16 am | CommentsOn this edition of the CNET update, the Navy plans to put the first laser weapon on a ship, the Galaxy Note 8 rivals the iPad Mini, and Starbucks offers a new way to get iTunes freebies. Check out more here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-33692_3-57578725-305/u.s-navy-uses-laser-to-ta...
Glasses read to the blind
April 16, 2013 9:14 am | CommentsA unique pair of eyeglasses developed by a Florida International Univ. (FIU) student team could revolutionize the lives of the blind, enabling them to walk into a library or a store, pick up any book or a can of soup and read it. The Eyetalk concept, initially conceived for a student competition in social entrepreneurship...
Engineering Newswire 33: Boston Dynamics tests mustard gas & sarin on PETMAN
April 15, 2013 1:08 pm | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PD&D TV, we're building a bionic dragonfly, fishing with the FrankenDrone, and testing mustard gas on PETMAN. To help test the durability of hazmat suits, Boston Dynamics has unveiled its PETMAN (or Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin) robot, which can perform rigorous tests like running, jumping, crawling, crouching, and crawling.
Engineering Update #8: Glasses-free 3D and a near replacement for Knight Rider
April 11, 2013 10:04 am | CommentsA new screen protector from Nanovue, called the EyeFly, gives mobile devices a glasses-free 3D display. Made out of a thin, transparent film, the nano-engineered EyeFly is essentially a piece of plastic film with thousands of finite lenses on the surface that use nano-imprinting technology.
HotSpot Episode 7: The future of Apple's iPhone
April 10, 2013 9:23 am | CommentsA new release by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office might just provide a glimpse of the future of Apple's popular iPhone handset. The product detailed in the patent, features a flexible AMOLED display "rolled up" and placed inside a conical transparent enclosure.
Navy Laser Weapon System (LaWS) video
April 9, 2013 3:46 pm | CommentsNavy Laser Weapon System (LaWS) PR Video describes the history and capabilities of their new shipboard laser. It's a bit cheesy and a bit '80s (not that that's a bad thing), but it's very informative. Successful test events at China Lake and San Nicholas Island.
LCD, LED, Plasma, OLED TVs as fast as possible
April 9, 2013 8:56 am | CommentsLCD, LED, Plasma, OLED - These terms get uses by sales people at your local TV store, but do you REALLY understand what they mean? Learn the basics in under 3 minutes! Linus Sebastian of Techquickie gives a good primer on these common display technologies.
ARIES CSP test socket "probe and spring"
April 5, 2013 10:42 am | CommentsAries has designed a completely, new and cost effective concept for test sockets. So how is this new design cost effective? Two main reasons. First, each contact position consists of just two elements – a probe, and a spring. Second, Aries has “tooled up” five different sizes of “standardized” socket subassemblies.
HotSpot Episode 6: Phantom Quadcopter
April 5, 2013 9:30 am | CommentsThis week on WDD's HotSpot: DJI's new GPS equipped Phantom is an aerial platform for the FOPRO HERO action cam. Featuring a lithium polymer battery, an RGB LED indicator, an Enhanced fail-safe feature, and an Intelligent Orientation Control, this quad-copter makes one nifty little radio-controlled aircraft.
Engineering Newswire 32: Ben Heck, and the iWorm straps to your back
April 4, 2013 12:48 pm | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, we're building an internal suspension system for your brain, designing an endoscope as thin as a hair, and using a worm to go hands free. This week we welcome Ben Heck to the Engineering Newswire as we feature...
Engineering Newswire 31: Superdome fiasco, relay to blame
March 29, 2013 6:00 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, we're talking to virtual heads, firing sexists in Silicon Valley, investigating a super-sized power outage, and fishing far flung space garbage from the bottom of the ocean. This episode features....
