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Tech is always evolving – creating new solutions to problems so we can be insanely productive… or silly. We find the cutting edge products that help us do both because you can’t be a creative without a little fun. Scroll down for a look at some of the wildest, coolest, bizarre and amazing inventions that have recently arrived.  Your colleagues will be jealous of your new toys.

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3D printing for every single one of us

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Tuesday 23 April 2013

Looks like we’re all going completely potty about 3D printing. Recently, our celebrity crush Dita Von Teese donned the world’s first completely 3D-printed dress, and even an entire building is slated to be made from 3D printing in the next year or so. What’s left? Well, accessibility to the rest of us plebeians, that’s what. [...]

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FlashFlow lets your lights thump to your favourite tunes

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By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Tuesday 23 April 2013

Sometimes an invention rocks so much, we have no idea how we partied before that. Case in point: FlashFlow, dreamt up by Sunderland-based Matthew Ryder, which promised to breathe life to your music by synchronizing your lighting to the music you love according to its volume, tempo and frequency content. The device lets you synchronize [...]

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Want to know your heart rate? Try this smart cycling helmet

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Tuesday 23 April 2013

LifeBEAM, a Tel Aviv startup founded by former Israeli Air Force pilots Omri Yoffe and Zvika Orron, have developed the world’s first smart cycling helmet that can monitor heart rate in real time sans that ungainly chest strap. The hassle-free Lazer Sport GENESIS helmet comes with integrated sensing technology and is ready to use with [...]

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Brain-scanning headphones play music to suit your mood

Cormack O'Connor Contributor

By Cormack O'Connor in Tech on Monday 22 April 2013

You know those days when you’re sitting on the train after a hard day at work, literally unable to pull your phone from your pocket to change the song you’re listening to? Those days are over. Well, sort of. Japanese company Neurowear have developed a set of headphones and an iPhone application which combine to [...]

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The Seaboard: an electric piano that plays differently according to your touch

Annie Churdar Contributor

By Annie Churdar in Tech on Friday 19 April 2013

This is the new generation of electric piano keyboards. Most keyboard pianos hardly register any difference in sound due to the players’ touch. But this new instrument by Roli is made to respond to your touch, just like an acoustic instrument. The user can create a huge variety of tones and colors just by moving [...]

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Indian engineers developing lingerie to deliver electric shocks to would-be rapists

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Friday 19 April 2013

Three young engineering students from the SRM University in Chennai, India, are now working on creating self-defence lingerie that can protect women against harassment and rape. Dubbed SHE or Society Harnessing Equipment, the innerwear is fitted out with an electric shock circuit board to deliver a proper jolt to the would-be rapist. Development is still [...]

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Face Substitution app: get the celebrity’s face you’ve always wanted

Annie Churdar Contributor

By Annie Churdar in Tech on Thursday 18 April 2013

Wish you could have Michael Jackson’s plastic surgery altered features without paying the medical bills involved? Well, now you can. Look like a glamorous celebrity in the blink of an eye with this face substitution app by Kyle McDonald.

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Iranian scientist claims to invent a real time machine

Rebekah Rhoden Contributor

By Rebekah Rhoden in Tech on Thursday 18 April 2013

Iranian scientist Ali Razeghi claims he can predict the future using a time machine device that creates a print-out with details of a person’s life. Supposedly, the machine predicts details within 5 to 8 years in advance with 98 percent accuracy. Razeghi states that the time machine uses complex algorithms which took him ten years [...]

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Win an LG Optimus G!

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By Lost At E Minor in Tech on Wednesday 17 April 2013

We’ve been using our LG Optimus G for a few weeks since our review, and it’s proving to be a very solid Android phone.

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Carnivorous robots gobble and devour flies and mice

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Saturday 13 April 2013

Are household pests good for anything except for annoying and scaring the hell out of us? Probably. I just recently found out about the fascinating work of UK designer James Auger from the Royal College of Art who worked with Jimmy Loizeau to build predatory devices that trap and feed on flies and mice to [...]

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Futuristic arachnid-like geodesic tents

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Wednesday 10 April 2013

Will anyone go camping when the future is here? These inflatable tents by Heimplanet are getting quite a bit of attention online these days, and for good reason: these sci-fi designs are dead cool. Both the Cave for 2 or 3 people or Wedge for 2 people promise to be pitched quickly with just one [...]

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Petition signing robot boosts DMD charity

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By Tristan Rayner in Tech on Wednesday 10 April 2013

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a disease affecting 1 in 3,500 children, with 99% of those being boys, and is the biggest genetic killer of boys in the world. The muscle degenerating condition means children are unable to run, jump, play, or write. To support a petition, The Most Powerful Arm Ever Invented was created [...]

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Flying jet pack by Marc Newson

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Tuesday 9 April 2013

Now this is exactly what we fantasized about in our childhood: a jet pack we can strap on and jet off to anywhere we want in the world. Australian designer Marc Newson’s spin on this device comes with a carbon fiber shell, padded armrests and retractable landing gear. It also has a patented gyroscopic control [...]

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Abandoned Apple products

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By Low Lai Chow in Tech on Tuesday 9 April 2013

These days it seems like everyone’s busy swiping thumbs on their iPhones or iPads. And yet there was a time when people actually abandoned Apple products. Don’t believe it? Here’s proof. Unthinkable!

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Television screen made of 625 remote controls

Annie Churdar Contributor

By Annie Churdar in Tech on Monday 8 April 2013

Check out this awesome video of a television screen made up of old remote controls. All 625 controls work together to project images thanks to the genius of Christ Shen. The LED infrared display can only be viewed through special goggles. Very cool.

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