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digital cameras

Kodak's 5MP Camphone Sensor Actually Fits in Slim Phones

What this means: 5MP iPhones without any extra girth. Most of the high end camera phones like the N series Nokias like the N95 and the Sony Ericsson Cybershots have a major drawback of being pretty thick. Kodak's 5MP sensor is build on an incredible 1.4 micron tech and reworking of regular CMOS design, so it fits inside the same case that a 1.75MP CMOS does. Is this just a meaningless stat push? That's not what the rumors are saying. More »

12:48 PM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Brian Lam
2,831 views, 18 comments

Latest by Step666: @Brian Lam: I think a lot more people could fit 5mp into 11mm if they wanted to. But it's like I said to phlavor, companies have no motivation to innovate any faster than they absolutely have to. more »

medical gadgets

Wireless Sensor Monitors Athletic Performance

Hang this gizmo behind your ear, and it measures your posture, gait and other biomechanical data, perfect for athletes who want to improve their performance. The scientists who created it at Imperial College in London also say it will also be useful to monitor orthopedic patients as they recover from surgery. It can measure step frequency, stride length and acceleration, data that can help trainers enhance the performance of Olympic athletes, for example.. More »

11:20 AM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Charlie White
1,889 views, 2 comments

Latest by The Chad: I would say 'runners' as opposed to the more generalized 'athletes.' Basketball players, wrestlers, skiers, rowers, etc don't have much use for this unless they're also training for a marathon more »

airport noise

Intelligent Coconuts Working to Stop Airport Noise

Intelligent coconuts are the latest invention to come out of the MIT Media Lab, designed to combat excessive airport noise. They have built-in noise sensors, and will be hung on trees surrounding San Jose International Airport. When they detect a jet coming in louder than it should they use their built-in cellphone to call the airport complaint hotline and leave one of four pre-recorded messages. Check out the clips after the jump. More »

6:29 AM on Wed Aug 29 2007
By msparkes
5,462 views, 27 comments

frankenstein was the doctor

Five Feet of Green Frankenstein Fun

This five-foot-tall animated Frankenstein's monster will move its arms, twist its hips and play spooky noises through its integrated speakers whenever it detects someone walking past. Adults will get a kick out of it, and children will never sleep properly again. The monster is accurate all the way down to the neck bolts and sutured scars, and runs on AC power. More »

5:13 AM on Fri Aug 10 2007
By msparkes
1,977 views, 8 comments

Latest by ninjamurf: @boxernyc: Classic boxer. I just saw that again a couple of weeks ago. Got another 3 or 4 sly little Mel Brooks zingers that I hadn't gotten before. more »

a good read

Possessed Book Trick Scares People, Ghosts

This toy is shaped like a row of books, and includes a sensor that triggers spooky noises and pushes out one of the books when someone walks past. It might fool someone, although I think that old-style binding may scream in-between all those O'Reilly books on programming. [UberGizmo]

5:07 AM on Mon Jul 30 2007
By msparkes
2,894 views, 9 comments

Canon Creates 50-megapixel Sensor, Introducing New File Format to Hold Pics Two bits of news from Canon today. They've just created a prototype of a 50-megapixel CMOS sensor that's twice as sensory as the closest competitor and small enough to fit into DSLRs. Them's crazy talk.

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gadgets

Proximity Sensing Watercooler Knows When You're Thirsty

Phileo has just developed a watercooler with "human sensor functionality," which can automatically turn on when it detects that someone's within a 3-meter radius. We're not sure what needs to be turned on in a watercooler other than the heating and cooling—which needs to be on all the time—so we're a bit confused at the practicality of this thing. More »

3:00 PM on Wed Mar 21 2007
By Jason Chen
707 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Sittin' in UR Fridge, Protectin' UR Foodz

...is what the Fridge Alarm does. No, it won't tell you if one of your friends takes the last brew, but it will let you know if you accidentally leave the door ajar. The Fridge Alarm has a light sensor and an alarm that will sound if the sensor detects light for 30 seconds or longer. It also includes a cutesy little thermometer for proper refrigerator temperature monitoring. $7. – Travis Hudson More »

1:56 PM on Tue Jan 2 2007
By Travis Hudson
550 views, 9 comments

gadgets

Wireless Wii Sensor Bar

Leave it to third party manufacturers to devise a Wii sensor bar that's both wireless and cheap-looking. No doubt easy to manufacture—since you can replace your Wii sensor bar with candles—this solution will run you only $24.99 + shipping. More »

8:30 PM on Tue Dec 12 2006
By Jason Chen
10,947 views, 12 comments

home entertainment

Sun: 2, Wii Sensor Bar: 1

Contrary to our update that said the Wii does not have a sunlight problem, a company rep just said that the sensor bar in fact does have interference issues. More »

5:30 PM on Thu Oct 12 2006
By Jason Chen
1,403 views, 17 comments

peripherals

Sun: 1, Wii Sensor Bar: 1

Contrary to earlier jumps to conclusions, the Wii Sensor bar doesn't really have a problem with the sunlight directly shining onto it. Sure, one of their earlier engineering feats was getting it to work in sunlight, not to mention UV light, IR, and florescent lights. But Nintendo now says: More »

5:30 PM on Wed Oct 11 2006
By Jason Chen
547 views, 11 comments

home entertainment

Sun: 1, Wii Sensor Bar: 0

So the Nintendo Wii has that fancy pants wireless Wiimote thing. And because it allows full gyration controls the Wii needs a fancier sensor. Enter the sensor bar that we first saw a couple days ago. It seems if sunlight is shining directly into the sensor barit will not function properly or at all. More »

6:29 PM on Mon Oct 9 2006
By Travis Hudson
408 views, 24 comments

gadgets

SensorfreshQ Tells You Whether You'll Die From That Beef

This SensorfreshQ answers the question bachelors and fast food enthusiasts always ask themselves: "will I die if I eat this meat?" It works by analyzing the air around the meat, detecting the amount of bacteria and displaying the levels on an easy three light meter. If it's green it's safe, if it's yellow you have a day, and if it's red you should probably throw it away. More »

11:35 AM on Tue Oct 3 2006
By Jason Chen
304 views, 9 comments

gadgets

Starfish Bath Sensor Notifies You When Your Tub Overflows With Boiling Water

Personally I've always been a shower guy, but this Starfish Bath Sensor may make me switch it up once in a while, if I could get past the "soaking in my own filth" aspect. The Starfish has a water sensor so you can let your bath water go while you're getting your bubbles, music, and booze ready for a long soak. When the water level rises to hit the Starfish, it'll notify you via a sound—do starfish make sounds? More »

3:39 PM on Fri Sep 1 2006
By Jason Chen
1,245 views, 9 comments

Latest by n/a: The cable on the side is the temperature sensor which dangles in the water. The alarm is set off when the two contacts on the bottom of the starfish are submerged. I bought one for my brother after he left more »

digital cameras

Camera Blocking Technology in the Works

Well damnit. I guess my voyeurism business may be dead in the water. It seems GIT—like MIT, but less Massachusetts and more Georgia—is developing a technology that will render image capturing devices useless in specific ranges. The system works by using off-the-shelf equipment to detect the image producing sensors used in digital cameras and then sends a small beam of white light at the sensor whiting out the entire image. One of the targeted uses is in movie theatres to prevent piracy. This project is far from complete though, because the algorithm for detecting the sensor is not complex enough to only detect camera sensors and not bright earrings and such. So my voyeurism business and piracy business may be in trouble? Damn you, GIT! – Travis Hudson More »

4:37 PM on Mon Jun 19 2006
By Travis Hudson
662 views, 8 comments

Latest by gunnk: This thing works because CCD's are retroreflective (they reflect light directly back at the source). This gadget emits a light at a certain frequency, detects bright reflections at that frequency (which would indicate a CCD reflecting directly back rather more »

macworld

Live at Macworld: With HOBO Data Loggers, Pretend You Stepped Outside Today

HOBO data loggers from Onset record temperature, light intensity, rainfall, wind speed, and other environmental conditions. The kilowatt-hour transducer is the most obviously practical: for $270-295, $299 for a data logger, and about $110 for a current transformer and pulse input adapter, you can track which of your home gadgets are pulling the most power. Once you discover that your plasma TV sucks juice like a preschooler with a Minute Maid addiction, you can save back the money this gizmo cost you. More »

5:08 PM on Fri Jan 13 2006
By Gizloco
689 views, Comment

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gadgets

LeakFrog Water Alarm


My kitchen sink started leaking something awful a few weeks ago. And I only noticed because of the rust growing on the bottom of a can of paint undernearth the basin. My cabinetry is now warped—but could have been saved if I'd had a LeakFrog. This 3-inch by 3-inch toy detects water using two metal sensors on the bottom, and then beeps its head off until you notice. It supposedly runs for a year on three AAA batteries. The $12.99 investment is a bargain compared to what it will cost to replace my kitchen cabinet. More »

5:36 PM on Mon Oct 3 2005
By Noah R
292 views, 3 comments

Latest by Matthew Miller: Well, I haven't done any scientific tests or anything, but it's not like there's going to be a lot of extreme temperatures under your kitchen sink. The batteries are basically just sitting there enclosed in a little plastic box -- more »