How's Your Robot? » Tech http://howsyourrobot.com Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 the Halfassed Podcast with Gary and John yes the Halfassed Podcast with Gary and John hellorobot@howsyourrobot.com hellorobot@howsyourrobot.com (the Halfassed Podcast with Gary and John) Halfassed Entertainment podcast,funny podcast,entertainment,crazy podcast,best podcast How's Your Robot? » Tech http://howsyourrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/halfassed-live.png http://howsyourrobot.com/category/science-and-nature/tech/ United States weekly Finally! The Windproof Umbrella (Video) http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/10/finally-the-windproof-umbrella-video/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/10/finally-the-windproof-umbrella-video/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 20:59:53 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8239 They look like football helmets! Very cool. The Windproof Umbrella Source: University of Warwick Product page: Rainshader

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/10/finally-the-windproof-umbrella-video/feed/ 0 Amazing Images Of The Future From 1947 http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/10/amazing-images-of-the-future-from-1947/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/10/amazing-images-of-the-future-from-1947/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:23:49 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8233 Some are scary accurate. It’s pretty cool knowing that we are living in this magical future the people only dreamed of just 70 years or so ago We have a few here but to see the full slide show head over to Popsci.com: SPACE TRAVEL “The man of 40 will live to by flabbergasted by [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/10/amazing-images-of-the-future-from-1947/feed/ 0 The CIA tried to make Cyborg Cats http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/09/the-cia-tried-to-make-cyborg-cats/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/09/the-cia-tried-to-make-cyborg-cats/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:38:12 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8207 It didn’t work. One reason is the simple fact of its very hard to train a cat. In case you haven’t noticed…or you are a cat lover…cats are dicks. The CIA thought it would be a great idea to create a cyborg cat to do a bunch of CIAy type things. Maybe the cat could sneak into some evil dictators [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/09/the-cia-tried-to-make-cyborg-cats/feed/ 0 3D Doodler – Handheld 3D Printer (Video) http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/06/3d-doodler-handheld-3d-printer-video/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/06/3d-doodler-handheld-3d-printer-video/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:33:13 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8180 This could be one of he most successful Kickstarter campaigns EVER! They raised $2,344,134 of their $30,000 goal, that’s good right? It’s a pen that can draw in the air! 3Doodler is the 3D printing pen you can hold in your hand. Lift your imagination off the page! 3Doodler is the world’s first and only 3D Printing [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/06/3d-doodler-handheld-3d-printer-video/feed/ 0 World’s Tiniest Movie – Guinness world record for the smallest movie ever http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/01/worlds-tiniest-movie-guinness-world-record-for-the-smallest-movie-ever/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/01/worlds-tiniest-movie-guinness-world-record-for-the-smallest-movie-ever/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 20:26:11 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8146 With the world’s tiniest actor. Eat your heart out Brad Pitt this little guy made of  atoms is hot! Full story at Popsci.com: Scientists at IBM Research have just earned a Guinness world record for the smallest movie ever: They created a stop-motion film by moving atoms, one at a time, across a copper surface. [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/01/worlds-tiniest-movie-guinness-world-record-for-the-smallest-movie-ever/feed/ 0 Watch A Laser Tear Through 100 Balloons http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/01/watch-a-laser-tear-through-100-balloons/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/01/watch-a-laser-tear-through-100-balloons/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 20:15:04 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8142 Not much else to say here except where can I get one of these bad boys? from popsci.com: A mad genius with the YouTube username WorldScott set up this, uh, experiment? With a hollowed-out flashlight and a laser diode from a Blu-ray burner drive, he zapped a series of 100 balloons lined up in a row, popping [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/05/01/watch-a-laser-tear-through-100-balloons/feed/ 0 BlabDroid robots want to talk to you http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/25/blabdroid-robots-want-to-talk-to-you/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/25/blabdroid-robots-want-to-talk-to-you/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:57:59 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8084 Another extremely cool project found at Kickstarter. These little guys are considered  a “social robot companion” and were originally used at the Tribeca Film Festival to get visitors to open up and chat about things that they wouldn’t say to a human being. Story at gizmag.com: The most obvious feature of the BlabDroid is that it’s made [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/25/blabdroid-robots-want-to-talk-to-you/feed/ 0 Need a Nose Job? There’s an App for That http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/25/need-a-nose-job-theres-an-app-for-that/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/25/need-a-nose-job-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:09:39 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8078 You face is everywhere today. If you have a facebook or any other social networking profile you have pictures. If you don’t have one you don’t exist. You want to make sure you look good right? Just in case that girl you liked in 3rd grade notices you and you sure as hell don’t want [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/25/need-a-nose-job-theres-an-app-for-that/feed/ 0 Mario Kart For Reals (Video) http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/20/mario-kart-for-reals-video/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/20/mario-kart-for-reals-video/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:15:13 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8046 I don’t think anyone would argue that Mario Kart is one of the greatest video games ever. It was a game that brought everyone together. It is something you could play with you friends OR family. Using some of the latest RFID and engineering technology a young group of interns (NERDS) from Waterloo Labs have created a Mario Kart track IRL [...]

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]]> http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/20/mario-kart-for-reals-video/feed/ 0 Depressed? Get a Deep Tissue Brain Massage! http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/11/depressed-get-a-deep-tissue-brain-massage/ http://howsyourrobot.com/2013/04/11/depressed-get-a-deep-tissue-brain-massage/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:02:31 +0000 Johnny2x http://howsyourrobot.com/?p=8000 This one does NOT come with a happy ending. We find this story at Gizmag.com. They are always looking out for our health and well being! Apparently scientists have used Deep Brain Stimulation to successfully treat patients suffering from severe depression. Using a pacemaker-like device they activate select regions of the brain via implanted electrodes and [...]

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