Camerautomata Charlie: Image Digesting Robotic Duck

by Scott J Lachut If documenting trips to faraway lands is beginning to take time away from actually enjoying them, then a robotic picture-taking duck may be just what you need. In an effort to "to liberate cameras from human operation," South Korean artist Though there are no plans yet to begin manufacturing Charlie on a large scale, you can catch a glimpse of him …

Green Plug Energy Efficient Power Charging Systems

Green Plug is a new company working to alleviate the huge and unnecessary energy demands created by our increasing numbers of gadgets. There's so much wrong with the current model of consumer electronics' power supplies, it's hard to know where to begin. Plugged in, they suck power even if the device itself is off; they're often made of cheap, components that are very inefficient; they …

SurfaceClean All-Purpose Electronics Cleaner

With the glut of devices comes an abundance of cleaning products tailored to each, adding unnecessarily to our already cluttered lives. SurfaceClean comes in a few different forms, but the simplest way to go is the self-contained bottle—a pill-shaped design that conceals a microfiber cloth in one end and the spray tip in the other—also an easy way to stay organized. For the fussy (that …