Well, there are many things that I’ve posted on Thoughts from the Sidelines that I would never in my wildest dreams have ever envisaged posting and this post is set to maintain this tradition as it is a post about, well, a rug. Needless to say, in order to make …

What does this site and Saturn have in common? The answer is rings – as both Saturn and this site have more than their fair share of them. At Thoughts from the Sidelines we are no strangers to rings, indeed we have featured more than a few of the more …

Let’s imagine that you have taken a much deserved weekend break away from your house and, in the rush to get away, you have forgotten to pass a spare set of keys to the kind lady at number 57 who offered to call in to check up on your pet …

There are a wealth of accessories to facilitate listing to your favourite music tracks whilst going about your daily tasks, but the Music Innovation based on Utility Robot technology device, otherwise helpfully referred to the Miuro, is undoubtedly the ultimate amongst the plethora of mobile music accessories presently available.
Developed in …

The advantages in harnessing the light of the sun for indoor lighting are immediately obvious as not only will this result in reduced electricity consumption – hence a marked reduction in bills – but such natural full spectrum lighting also brings further benefits such as improved mood and greater alertness.
The …

We have already featured a robot that can pull some rather spectacular dance moves on Thoughts from the Sidelines so it seemed fitting that we should follow on from that post with this remarkable bike riding robot – known as Murata Boy.
Created by the Japanese company Murata Manufacturing, Murata Boy …

It has to be said that the Japanese can always be relied upon to come up with some of the most bizarre and frankly weird things ever conceived and, as further evidence of this – as if any were truly needed – we now have a curious walking motorbike.
Unfortunately I …

Whilst I remain deeply sceptical with respect to some of the input devices featured previously on Thoughts from the Sidelines I have to say that this cool device from Logitech not only looks the business but it genuinely seems to be a great idea.
Unfortunately, whilst the NuLOOQ (pronounced as …