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Ukrainian Spider-Man Performing Vertigo-Inducing Stunts Claims Fear Does Not Exist

Ukrainian Spider-Man Performing Vertigo-Inducing Stunts Claims Fear Does Not Exist | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
26-year-old Mustang Wanted (not his real name, obviously) got the nickname “real-life Spider-Man” after he spent the last decade climbing atop some of the highest structures in the former USSR, and taking unbelievable photos of himself dangling on...
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Chinese DIY Wiz Builds His Very Own Scrap-Part Robot

Chinese DIY Wiz Builds His Very Own Scrap-Part Robot | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Tao Xiangli, a 37-year-old inventor from Beijing, China, has spent over 150,000 yuan ($25,000) and more than 11 months building a functional robot made of scrap parts and wires bought from second-hand markets.
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Tiny New Compound Camera Is Built Like a Bug's Eye | Wired Science | Wired.com

Tiny New Compound Camera Is Built Like a Bug's Eye | Wired Science | Wired.com | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Scientists have built a digital camera inspired by the compound eyes of insects such as bees and flies.
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WATCH: Beer Bottle That Lights Up Coming Soon?

WATCH: Beer Bottle That Lights Up Coming Soon? | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
There's already a beer can that turns mountains blue when it gets cold enough, so why not have a beer bottle that lights up when you party?
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Moth drives a tiny robot to check out smells

Moth drives a tiny robot to check out smells | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Beware of robots driven by small insects. A group of researchers has put a silkmoth in the driver's seat of a small two-wheeled robot to study how the insect tracks down smells.
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Go Bionic With These Wearable Arduino Projects

Go Bionic With These Wearable Arduino Projects | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
The emerging field of smart textiles, known as "Wearables" or e-textiles, has gained considerable momentum in the past few years as enthusiasts continue to build more and more complex projects with microcontrollers that keep growing in power while...
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Developers selling ‘dragonfly’ robotic drone for about $100

Developers selling ‘dragonfly’ robotic drone for about $100 | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
The Air Force has spent more than $1 million to help develop a small and versatile robot dragonfly. But in a move to raise funds for the Dragonfly, the developers are offering the public the chance to own their own flying robot Dragonfly for $119.
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Humanoid robot flexes its 160 muscles for creepy realism

Humanoid robot flexes its 160 muscles for creepy realism | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Robots that look like people are nothing new, but not all of them truly aim to imitate the human body. The Kenshiro robot, an ongoing project at the University of Tokyo, aims to simulate a person right down the muscles and bones.
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11 Coolest Apps Ever

11 Coolest Apps Ever | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
The best thing about smartphones are… Apps! From sexual vibrators to finding toilets for emergency situations, meet 10 apps you won't be able to live without.
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This Robotic Water Snake is Both Graceful and Utterly Terrifying

This Robotic Water Snake is Both Graceful and Utterly Terrifying | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Do snakes freak you out? How about the idea of being hunted down and killed by robots either of their own accord, or on orders from someone else?
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Spin This Brilliant Ridged Mug and It Automatically Stirs Itself

Spin This Brilliant Ridged Mug and It Automatically Stirs Itself | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
If you're not a morning person, or are dealing with a nasty hangover, the clinking sound of a spoon stirring a mug of coffee could drive you insane.
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Japan Develops Shock-Absorbing Electric Car Covered in Airbags

Japan Develops Shock-Absorbing Electric Car Covered in Airbags | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Tweet Hiroshima University-affiliated startup business Humanix has recently revealed a three-wheel electric vehicle, called iSAVE YOU, which is covered in covered with an airbag-like cushion material that springs back to its original form after...
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Mind-controlled robot avatars inch towards reality

Mind-controlled robot avatars inch towards reality | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
The software necessary for mind-controlled robot avatars is being developed by an international team of researchers in Japan.
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12 Gangnam Style Inspired Objects

12 Gangnam Style Inspired Objects | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Everyone has seen the latest internet sensation, "Gangnam Style" by Korean singer PSY. If you haven't, where have you been! Meet some crazy objects inspired by this new trend.
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Clothing in a Can – Designer Mixes Fashion and Science to Create Spray-On Fabric

Clothing in a Can – Designer Mixes Fashion and Science to Create Spray-On Fabric | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Spanish fashion designer Manel Torres is the man behind the world’s first spray-on clothing, which is applied directly on the body and can be washed and worn again just like your regular clothes.
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One More Reason to Bike to Work: A Pedal-Powered Charger

One More Reason to Bike to Work: A Pedal-Powered Charger | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Siva Cycles hopes to provide the developing world with power by giving you the ability to charge your mobile device while you pedal your bicycle. (Bike to work and charge your phone all at the same time with this Kickstarter pedal-powered charger.
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World’s Most Expensive Car Wax Costs More Than a Car

World’s Most Expensive Car Wax Costs More Than a Car | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Retailing at a jaw-dropping $97,060 the GRV goldRally Wax from luxurious car care products maker Mitchell & King has been described as “exceptionally exclusive” and is by far the most expensive car wax ever created.
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Japan’s “Infidelity Phone” Keeps Extramarital Affairs Private

Japan’s “Infidelity Phone” Keeps Extramarital Affairs Private | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
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These days, the world is going crazy over smartphones, but in Japan, people who engage in extramarital relations remain faithful to a seemingly outdated mobile phone which does a great job of keeping their affairs private.
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Finnjet – A 29-Meter-Long Junk Limousine Worth $1 Million

Finnjet – A 29-Meter-Long Junk Limousine Worth $1 Million | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
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What weighs 7,500 pounds, is 29-foot long and made completely from junk scraps? Why, a limousine of course. ‘Finnijet’ belongs to Antti Rahko, a 72-year-old chauffeur from Finland.
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Airbag for smartphones invented

Airbag for smartphones invented | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
It's a momentary lapse that can cost hundreds. But the cracked screens that result from dropped iPhones could become a thing of the past thanks to an unlikely invention – an airbag for smartphones.
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WATCH: Seriously Cool Helmet Lets You Live In 'Slow Mo'

WATCH: Seriously Cool Helmet Lets You Live In 'Slow Mo' | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
A German artist with some serious high-tech chops has created a piece of avant garde headgear that allows the wearer to slow down life.
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Give the Gift of Awesome: 13 Things We Totally Love

Give the Gift of Awesome: 13 Things We Totally Love | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
December is lousy with impersonal gift guides, but this one's different: Wired staffers have spent quality time with all the items in this gallery and found them to be indispensable. (Dump those lousy gift guides.
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Blueprint: How to Build a Kaiju-Fighting Giant Robot

Blueprint: How to Build a Kaiju-Fighting Giant Robot | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Want to know what makes a badass kaiju-fighting battle bot? There's a schematic for that. (Want the blueprint for a badass, kaiju-fightin,' population-protectin’ battle bot? Here you go!
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12 Geekiest Products You Can Buy on Black Friday

12 Geekiest Products You Can Buy on Black Friday | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Take advantage of this Black Friday to express all the geekiness in you.
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Japan Mobile Company Debuts Real-Time Voice Translation App - IEEE Spectrum

Japan Mobile Company Debuts Real-Time Voice Translation App - IEEE Spectrum | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
NTT DoCoMo app allows callers to converse without language barriers...
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These Incredibly Lifelike Robotic Fish Will Never Go Belly Up

These Incredibly Lifelike Robotic Fish Will Never Go Belly Up | Strange days indeed... | Scoop.it
Great news if your aquarium goes through fish faster than a fish n' chips restaurant. Takara Tomy has created these robotic alternatives that will swim around your tank in an incredibly lifelike fashion.
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