Lightsabers and battling really make robots exciting. At this year’s ICRA in Shanghai, two Motoman industrial robots from Yasakawa, a Japanese company, fought out, using plastic lightsabers. You’d be really impressed. More »

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Want to hear more about the human-powered helicopter? Judy Wexler pedaled furiously and few just a few seconds did something that no other human has officially ever achieved before, she lifted a human-powdered helicopter off the ground. More »

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Today’s unique USB, courtesy of wacky_tomboy, features a Patrick USB Drive! What a lovely face you’re making there, Spongebob’s starfish friend. His head comes off and reveals a USB drive! He could double as a toy too I guess, one of those plastic ones. More »

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Do you enjoy eating Japanese cuisines? Sushipedia can help give you more information about their cuisines, most especially their famous sushis. This app provides you with a lot of knowledge regarding the sushi culture. Its quite accurate actually because not only did they get their resources from Japan but from USA as well. More »

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- It looks like textbooks are no longer useful because Brainchild has officially launched the Kineo Education Tablet in 10 different states in the US.

- Nation’s Communication Minister has announced that SK Telecom CO, South Korea’s largest mobile phone company may actually earn a permit to operate services for Brazil. More »

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You probably thought that Microsoft’s Kinect was for Xbox 360 usage only, but it’s not - with its open source coding, anyone can use it (hack into it) and make numerous inventions for it, such as this virtual dressing room! The virtual dressing room is a collaboration between AR Door and Topshop. More »

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An important and informational piece about protecting cell phone data was recently posted on PBS.org. Read on for tips about how to keep your devices protected from threats. More »

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In Britain, there will be a new blood test on the market that can determine your life expectancy. How? These tests will measure how long your telomeres are, which scientists believe tells them your biological age. The shorter your telomeres, the shorter the average life span. More »

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OmniVision’s best claim to fame is being part of Apple’s touted iPod Touch and iPhone cameras; however, Apple may not be using its technology for the next round of iPod Touchs and iPhones. No matter - that hasn’t deterred OmniVision from coming out with a new batch of sensors. More »

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According to reports, Apple want the future iPhones and iPads to be even thinner, and to do that the telecom industry will need to use smaller SIM cards. According to Reuters heard from European carrier Orange, at least. The publication claims that Apple proposed to standardize a thinner SIM, European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has yet to make a decision. More »

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Mark your calenders, on May 24th, Barnes and Noble will released a new e-Reader. Well technically, they didn’t say it was going to be a new Nook, but they did say it was a new e-Reader. Keep your fingers crossed? More »

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From Htcyou:

We already know that Amazon is recently working on a new line of Android devices, and now it has been revealed that two tablets are codenamed ‘Coyote‘ and ‘Hollywood.’ Coyote is the lower-end device in the line and it will be powered by a dual-core NVDIA Tegra 2 chip. Hollywood will come with a quad-core NVDIA Tegra 3 chip, which is expected to be released in this year’s Q3. More »

Toshiba has been making gaming notebooks for a while and now, as a successor to its Qosmio X500 and X505, the Qosmio X770 will be the one to strut its goods. More »

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From Girlybubble: Today’s Plushie of the Day features Angry Birds Plushies! I absolutely love this game, and when I first started seeing some of these plushies come out, I knew I had to get my hands on one of these! Sadly, I have yet to purchase any, even though they have started a mass invasion of nearby stores around me. More »

The University of Maryland and its students came up with the Gamera helicopter. It turned out to be a giant flying turtle superhero that can give Godzilla a run for his money. Four 42 foot long rotors in an X pattern are featured on the helicopter version. More »

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