Max Behrman, Author at Gizmodo

Twig Pod: A Hands-Free Monopod That Doubles as a Javelin

Monopods are usually quite handy, but if you’re looking to take a self portrait, one leg’s not gonna cut it. For that you better grab the Twig Pod, a collapsable monopod that can be used hands-free. The Twig Pod is just a like a tent pole in the sense that it folds into sections, allowing…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 7

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, inchworm-like robot scales trees, water-powered robot scoots up windows, electric car travels 779 miles in 24 hours, moon water found in luna magma and more! Clever But Creepy Tree-Climbing Robot Mimics Inchworms (Video) A new robot takes inchworms as inspiration for navigating its way up trees of any type, texture or…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 7

A New Way to Look at the Brain Using Google Maps

Researchers from Brown University have developed a way to view the brain using two dimensional neural maps. With their software, you can navigate the brain the same way you would use a Google Street Map. The benefit to all this being that you can easily spot bundles of neurons (or whatever you’re looking for) without…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 6

Learn 20 Languages With Rosetta Stone’s New iPad App

If you’ve used Rosetta Stone in the last year or two, you already know how their new app works—an idea that was likely planned from the get-go. First and foremost, know that the Rosetta Stone iPad application (officially called, TOTALe Companion HD) is almost a standalone version of the software, but it’s not quite there…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 3

Solid State Drives Are About to Get 7x Faster if Phase-Change Memory Catches On

Hard drives are all about how much you can store and how quickly you can store it. And this soon-to-be-unveiled phase-change memory drive is expected to up the ante quite a bit. Students and faculty from UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering are getting ready to show off their newest SSD, “Moneta.” But Moneta…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 3

ILoveNYTheater App: A Fandango for Broadway

Before plotting your next Broadway adventure, make sure you’re armed with ILoveNYTheater. It’s an app that’s Fandango for the Great White Way. Created by the Broadway League, ILoveNYTheater servews up show times, price points, schedules, nearby dining/hotel accommodations, and of course, a means to purchase tickets. And there’s no middle man or broker either, so…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 1

The Magic Powder Made from Crab Shells That’ll Keep You From Bleeding to Death

Bleeding profusely is no fun. And when it happens, you need to stop it. Fast. So researchers created Celox, a clot-inducing granular hemostatic agent. Using crab shells. Celox halts minor bleeding in seconds and can stop lethal femoral artery bleeding with 3 minutes compression. Even in hypothermic conditions, Celox creates its gel-like clot in 30…

Tech News Max Behrman May 31

When You’re a Sex Offender, Don’t Log into Facebook in the Apple Store Next to a Local Sheriff

It’s only natural that a criminal who’s banned from using the Internet is going to log on the first chance they get. But if you’re going to violate probation, you probably shouldn’t do so in public. Next to a sheriff. Such was the case when San Luis Obispo detectives allegedly spotted Robert McGuire, a convicted…

Tech News Max Behrman May 27

GhostTown App Plays Any Searchable Song on the Web for Free

GhostTown is a music aggregating app that’s definitely worth a peek—assuming it doesn’t violate some part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that the RIAA would inevitably use to destroy it. A lot of the appeal is in its simplicity. Just search for the artist, song, or album, and GhostTown sifts through the interwebs looking…

Tech News Max Behrman May 26

Apple Patents Non-Exploding Batteries

Apple products are really pretty, so it’s quite a shame when they explode. More than once. So I’d say this patent for non-exploding batteries is definitely a move in the right direction. https://gizmodo.com/uk-girls-ipod-touch-explodes-did-apple-offer-hush-mone-5328609 When a battery is exposed to direct sunlight or intense heat, gas buildups can occur and cause the battery to swell or,…

Tech News Max Behrman May 26

A Wrench Necklace

The makers of this necklace say it’s a “Honeycomb pendant with cord.” But we all know what we’re looking at: a set of four wrenches that hangs around your neck. It fits 8, 10, 12, and 14mm bolts. And in my opinion, $55 for a set of four wrenches and a necklace is a pretty…

Tech News Max Behrman May 25

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, we cover Maker Faire Bay Area from modular electric guitars to wooden suit ties, chekc out crazy ass bike helmets, amphibious houses, robots and more. Maker Faire!! Trash Amp Turns Junk Into “Ridiculously Loud” Speakers Trash Amp is transforming everything from soda cans to Chinese take-out boxes into speakers for your…

Tech News Max Behrman May 24

This Brainwashing, Traffic-Directing Floor Organizes Pedestrians Into Two Lines: Puking and Non-Puking

These lenticular lens floor tiles are designed to organize pedestrian traffic flow, forcing people to walk on one side of the thoroughfare. It’ll work, if only because people will need to step to the side to puke. Using semi-ciruclar lenses with an image underneath, these tiles implement the same technology that’s in your everyday holographic…

Tech News Max Behrman May 20

To Help Preserve the Great Barrier Reef, These Researchers Are Collecting Its Sperm Cells

The Great Barrier Reef is 1,800 miles long and home to a quarter of the world’s ocean species. So it’s no wonder that marine biologists, fearing its pollution-driven demise, started freezing corals so they can preserve them for later. That’s right. They’re freezing coral sperm and embryonic cells and storing them in a frozen repository.…

Tech News Max Behrman May 20

The Super Awesome Superconducting Magnet Endeavour Left Behind

The largest, most expensive space-science experiment left Earth earlier this week with Endeavour. And inside AMS is a superconducting magnet—but not the more powerful one that was 12 years in the making. https://io9.gizmodo.com/preview/the-2-billion-dark-matter-hunting-alpha-magnetic-spect-5797064 Researchers at Scientific Magnetics donated over a decade of their time creating a really powerful magnet (creatively dubbed AMS-02 Superconducting Magnet) meant…

Space & Spaceflight Max Behrman May 20

This Augmented Reality Needs No Markers to Interfere With Your (Virtual) World

I don’t need to tell you how cool augmented reality is, but it’s definitely got some limitations (e.g., barcodes and markers). But Sony’s new SmartAR technology, which doesn’t rely on real-world markers, may put that issue to rest. Sony’s main win here is that this new technology tracks objects at a much higher speed than…

Tech News Max Behrman May 19

A Coffee Table Fit for a Lumberjack King

When I look at the Woodsman Axe Coffee table, it makes me want to use one of those axes on my boring-ass Ikea fürniture right away. Chris Duffy designed this axe-table as part of a series of products inspired by Little Red Riding Hood. Which means that, symbolically speaking, that table is the belly of…

Tech News Max Behrman May 18

This Robot Is Basically a Ninja

What do ninjas do? They climb walls, conduct missions in the dark, and fight pirates. So does ReconRobotics’ Recon Scout Throwbot. ReconRobotics has made their fair share of throwable surveillance robots. But the magnetic-wheeled Recon Scout, sporting an IR optical system to help it see in complete darkness, is the first of its kind to…

Tech News Max Behrman May 18

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, creepy cool steampunk-style insect sculptures, an 18-foot truck turns into mobile greenhouse, a bike stand doubles as your desk, a website connects you to neighborhood kitchens for homemade take-out, and more! 1. Steampunk Style Insect Sculptures Are Beautifully Strange (Pics) Artist and maker Tom Hardwidge has an incredible talent for building…

Tech News Max Behrman May 17

The 1.3 Million-Pound Rockets That Shot Endeavour Into Space

Endeavour was launched into space today for the last time ever. Prayers don’t shoot shuttles into space, though: Hurtling Endeavour and its crew 28 miles straight up were a pair of 1.3-million-pound reusable solid rockets. https://gizmodo.com/the-last-launch-of-endeavour-was-perfect-5802179 At its lightest, Space Shuttle Endeavour weighs 172,000 pounds with both of its rockets attached. But when Alliant Techsystems…

Space & Spaceflight Max Behrman May 16

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Twig Pod: A Hands-Free Monopod That Doubles as a Javelin

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

A New Way to Look at the Brain Using Google Maps

Learn 20 Languages With Rosetta Stone’s New iPad App

Solid State Drives Are About to Get 7x Faster if Phase-Change Memory Catches On

ILoveNYTheater App: A Fandango for Broadway

The Magic Powder Made from Crab Shells That’ll Keep You From Bleeding to Death

When You’re a Sex Offender, Don’t Log into Facebook in the Apple Store Next to a Local Sheriff

GhostTown App Plays Any Searchable Song on the Web for Free

Apple Patents Non-Exploding Batteries

A Wrench Necklace

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This Brainwashing, Traffic-Directing Floor Organizes Pedestrians Into Two Lines: Puking and Non-Puking

To Help Preserve the Great Barrier Reef, These Researchers Are Collecting Its Sperm Cells

The Super Awesome Superconducting Magnet Endeavour Left Behind

This Augmented Reality Needs No Markers to Interfere With Your (Virtual) World

A Coffee Table Fit for a Lumberjack King

This Robot Is Basically a Ninja

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

The 1.3 Million-Pound Rockets That Shot Endeavour Into Space

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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