We’ve all had those days where we feel like we’re absolutely tied to our desks. On those days we dream of having a fully stocked kitchen right at the desk. However, even a mini fridge isn’t always something you can keep around. Well if you’re big about your coffee, now you can at least make sure that your coffee stays warm. If nothing else, if nothing else it’ll allow for you to get your caffeine fix.
The USB Whirl Wind Warmer Cup would be great for anyone that wants a hot drink and needs a way to stir things up. If you use instant coffee it’d allow for you to keep it well blended. The device has a switch that lets you choose between heat, stir, heat and stir, as well as just the usual power off function. You can purchase the rechargeable USB gadget for $37 through USB Brando.
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Whenever I think of 3D scanning, I think of this very complicated process of a multitude of cameras surrounding an object, taking pictures at every angle, and then blending them all together with a computer.
A PhD student at the Cambridge University Engineering Department named Qi Pan has made like Apple and “thought different”.
As you can see from the video after the jump, Pan took a detailed paper building and rotated it on an axis, filming it with an ordinary web camera. His ProFORMA (Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition) program scanned it, and he immediately had something ready for 3D model generation. He could even shake the real thing and move it, and the CG image would do the same. Wild!
A program like this can have a lot of applications, but all I can think about is the way it will change animated films with 3D computer animation. Instead of some graphics designer having to painstakingly make an object for three-dimensional space, all the programmers would need is a simple rotational scan. It’s better technology than motion-capture!
This man Qi Fan has just made computer animation history, and I look forward to the next PIXAR or PDI film that will use it. Of course, the technology is still under development, but I can see it being in the hands of a typical consumer.
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Hitachi has announced some very interesting whiteboard technology with the StarBoard FX-77GII.
From what I can tell from the product description, it is essentially a huge interactive screen created for presentations that looks just like a traditional whiteboard. Considering that most people use whiteboards for quick idea-generating presentations that most people forget about later, it might as well be technological.
The Starboard FX-77GII comes with a wireless two button pen device that is sort of like a mouse and “operates and annotates on the board”. I suppose that would make it a handheld cursor for this gigantic Paint program for your wall.
As you can see, it has 12 customizable function buttons, and is designed to use the Hitachi Educator Portal for “uploading and sharing lessons, watching tutorial videos, and obtaining additional teaching resources”.
Beyond the info from the press release, that is all that we know about this product. Apparently, the FX-77GII has uses some of the same technology as the FX DUO Interactive Whiteboard, which you can read about here.
The press release says that the FX-77GII is priced lower than the FX DUO, but it doesn’t give the price point at all. It also does not say where and when it will be available, either.
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It’s just another day in the gadget world and another clock meant to bend your mind. No one really knows why they insist upon creating clocks that do nothing but make your head ache. However, they keep on doing it, so there must be plenty of people out there dying to snatch them up. At least with the Stretch Clock you won’t be stuck staring at the same boring clock you see in every office and home.
The stretch clock is meant to bend and extend the minutes of your day. Those hoping that time will fly right by should probably keep away from this clock. The clock comes with a cardboard template with four pegs. Those pegs and the template allow for you to stretch the clock yourself from 9 inches on up to 12. You can hang it asymmetrically or in a square shape. To purchase the clock it’ll cost you $50 through Uncommon Goods.
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