Design Concepts on TFTS - Page 2

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 …

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.

A pair of Japanese Korean designers have unveiled their design for the ‘Keystick’, a fold-able compact portable keyboard. The keyboard is apart of their ‘None Bacteria Project’, and it isn’t intended for the travel-heavy or smartphone users – instead, its supposed to prevent bacteria-conscious users from having to use public computer keyboards.

NovelQuest has released a ‘cheaper’ verison of their Emperor 200 ‘workstation’ line. The Emperor workstations are highly expensive chair-speaker-lighting-desk-monitor combinations that resemble something found on a Battlestar Galactica set.

I am actually surprised we don’t have smarter credit cards and debit cards already. After all, we can check our bank accounts from our computers or our smartphones but a credit card that could actually tell you more details about your current balance would be more than welcomed.

Do you trust your delivery guy with your sensible packages? I know I always wonder if the stuff I send or I am about to receive will travel safely and I’d definitely try one of those drop-in sensors that FedEx has announced. The Senseaware is a cool gadget which will …

Imagine you’re playing your favorite level from Call of Duty, shooting terrorists and saving the day, when suddenly, you get an alert about an incoming tornado. Except this tornado isn’t in the game, it’s right outside your window. The State of New York is planning to send ‘emergency messages’ to …

Qi Pan, a PhD engineering candidate at Cambridge University has developed software that allows users to create a fully 3D digital model with a regular, stationary webcam. No need for multiple cameras or 3D imaging lasers, as the software is able to render the model by simply having the model …

Despite a rough corporate history thus far, news giant Reuters is reporting that boutique car manufacturer Tesla is planning to have an IPO (initial public offering). Tesla currently produces an all-electric sports car with a proprietary electric drive train and uses a Lotus-produced body and chassis. The Tesla has a range of 244 miles and can go …

Wheelchair control unit manufacture Dynamic Controls is planning to release an iPhone app that allows wheelchair users to control their wheelchair through the iPhone. The app would display various data like speed and compass headings.