Curious Technology on TFTS

Munich, Germany-based Armatix GmbH has developed new technology to make our firearms safer and prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.  The Armatix Smartgun uses a biometric radio wristwatch that acts as a safety, preventing the gun from firing unless it is in the hands of its approved user.

Tablets have really taken off in the health care industry, and the only place they were ever successful before manufacturers started putting Android on them and selling them as big MIDs. Designer Geoffrey Cooper has designed an incredible looking concept device for Toshiba that would be ideal for the health …

You’d say that this paper map that I’m about to show you isn’t exactly a piece of technology that you’d want to employ when traveling to places you have never been before. And you wouldn’t be that wrong either. But there is some tech involved into making a paper map …

Every now and then we find some curious concepts that are only possible thanks to our up to date technology. Sure the Pyramids, and many other impressive buildings have been raised in a time in which technology and gadgets were not as advanced as today, or so we’d like to …

Cyber Technology’s CyberQuad UAV is an entirely new style of unmanned aerial vehicle– and unless you’re piloting it, it’s a rather scary little device.  The Cyber Technology CyberQuad is a Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with an on-board camera that can execute nearly silent operation …

Have you been good or bad this year? Either way Santa Claus is going to pay you a visit in just a few days. No matter if he’s bringing you a brand new toy to play with or a few pieces of coal, he still needs a powerful sleigh to …

Vision Location Systems has released the Pikavu Express Locator GPS Tracker for parents who want to use GPS technology to keep an eye on their children. The Pikavu GPS tracker system includes a GPS watch for kids and a portable receiver for parents, providing a street-level view of where your …

A team from Japan’s Nagoya Institute of Technology has created a custom-built 158-lens camera, which was quickly awarded the ‘Camera With The Most Lenses’ Record by the good people at Guinness World Records. The camera was used for their studies into fire, and can also double as a 3D camera.

There comes a time in everyone’s life when regular batteries would simply not suffice. That’s when such algae-based batteries should be employed, but are we ready for this brand new technology?

Lockheed Martin, the people that brought you such things as the F-16 Falcon and the Trident missile are now bringing the the US military a new device or more of an integrated system. From Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Lab comes the Distributed Operations (DisOPS) info tech system, which consists of laptops and PDAs being …

Remember that awesome ‘power loader’ from the film Aliens where Sigourney Weaver is able to lift gigantic cargo crates? Well, unfortunately, Honda didn’t reveal the Power Loader 2000, but Tokyo’s University of Science unveiled what could be a step in that direction. The ‘robotic muscle suit’ allows users to lift an extra …