Geek Dad sends video camera into space with helium balloon
11/21/2010
This has got to be the coolest backyard science project ever.
Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.
Cool Technology
America's Cup back in the USA
02/14/2010
This is the trimaran that recently won the America's Cup. I'd love to take a ride on this someday!
"Big Dog" robot - kinda creepy
10/24/2009
Walkie Talkie
10/23/2009
Walkie Talkie's were one of my favorite toys growing up. Comedian Brian Regan helps me remember one of the things I like most about this technology - - the name!
Water powered jet pack
10/23/2009
MIT's "Greenwheel"
10/23/2009
MIT folks have created an amazing new device for bicycles called the "Greenwheel".
Solar Cooker that helps save the environment
10/23/2009
The Kyoto Box is a cardboard box, with an interior that's painted black, aluminum foil-covered top panels, and covered with clear acrylic. It gets hot enough to boil water. Its inventor, Kenyan-based Jon Bohmer, won a £51,000 prize from the Forum for the Future.
Safe drinking water from a portable purifier
10/23/2009
Inventor Michael Pritchard's presentation at TED was great. Safe drinking water from a super portable purifier.