Category Archives: Other
High-Tech Chandelier
Along with the green products that have immediate appeal, CEATEC had its share of green products that had many scratching their heads. LED and OLED light bulbs save energy, and we’ll likely switch over to those technologies, once they become … Continue reading
Singing Robot
Yamaha introduced its Disklavier piano way back in 1986. The Disklavier is a Yamaha piano with a built-in playback and recording system. When playing back the recording, the keys are pressed down, much like a player piano, so you hear … Continue reading
Print to Metal
It sounds incredible. You create a file on your computer, and then print that file as a metal object. I visited the Shapeways booth earlier this month at the SIGGRAPH 2009 conference in New Orleans. Shapeways interfaces with 3D modeling … Continue reading
Green Power
You don’t usually associate bicycles with consumer electronics, but it seemed appropriate for Schwinn to have a booth this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). One of the CES themes was green technology, so Schwinn showed its latest eBike, … Continue reading
Mars Color Controversy
Have you heard? NASA is hiding the true colors of Mars from the public. It’s all over the Internet. Pass it on. Search for the “color of Mars” on Google, and you’ll find a host of conspiracy theories about NASA … Continue reading
Robot Guitar
There were all kinds of electronic devices at this year’s CES, including devices you wouldn’t normally think of as being electronic. At the Cherry Picks event on press day (Sunday), Gibson showed its Robot Guitar. The name is a bit … Continue reading