Technology

April 5, 2015

Remarkable 240-Year-Old Doll Automaton Can Write Actual Programmable Text

Designed and constructed in the 1770s, this extraordinary little doll is actually a self-operating machine that's believed by some to be one of the oldest examples of a computer. Known as “The Writer,” the automaton was built by Swiss-born watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in order to entertain nobility and promote watches. In addition to “The Writer,” the ingenious craftsman created two other incredible doll automata with the help of his son Henri-Louis and Jean-Frdric Leschot.

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February 11, 2014

High-Tech Bed Brings the Night Sky Indoors

Industrial designer Natalia Rumyantseva has harnessed the beauty of the night sky so we can enjoy it everyday, no matter where we live. Her design, The Cosmos Bed, is a white, fiberglass structure that’s shaped like a cross-sectioned egg or capsule you’d find in a science fiction film.

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June 15, 2013

Google’s Ambitious Balloon-Powered Internet Project

Google recently released information about a monumental project they've been working that could bring internet access to everyone. Project Loon involves specially designed balloons, flying 20 km above the Earth's surface (out of eyes-sight), that can be arranged to form one large communication network. You can read more about loon on the Project Loon website where Google explains what, how and where loon is going. “It's a huge moonshot.

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March 8, 2013

Futuristic Levitating Wireless Mouse Prevents Carpal Tunnel

We may not have hover cars yet but thanks to Prague-basd design studio Kibardindesign, we will soon have a levitating wireless computer mouse known as Bat. The “handy” gadget boasts a sleek design that comes in a modern, simplistic color palette of black or white. The set includes both a mouse pad and a mouse with a magnetic ring, which allows it to float in midair.

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