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Neato Robotics’ XV11 Surpasses Roomba Easily

December 19th, 2009
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All right, everybody, got a new and interesting gadget for you today, so brace yourselves–the logical successor to the Roomba has reared its suctiony head, and it’s called the XV11 from Neato Robotics. Okay, with a name like that, admittedly this sounds like it’d be a real credibility strainer.  Thing sounds like a droid from Star Wars produced by a company that should’ve been featured in Fallout 3.  But anyway, Neato took technology gained through the various automated driving competitions that DARPA’s been engaging in for years now and added them to the XV11.  It uses a combination of lasers and Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) technology to first make a map of the room, complete with obstruction data. Then, once it has this map, it follows the map.  Where the Roomba has to bump into things to figure out where obstructions are, the XV11 will figure out where they are BEFORE setting out. They’ll demo at the Consumer Electronics Show this January, and should hit stores late February for a cost of $399 a unit.

DARPA, Household, Lasers, Military, Neato Robotics, Roomba, SLAM, Services, XV11, autodrive, robots

Bolt Interactive Pet Laser Toy

November 26th, 2009
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The pet industry is a billion dollar one, and pet goods and supplies are thriving.  Many people are searching for ways to keep their pets happier and healthier and one way is to the keep the pet entertained.  The Bolt Interactive Pet Laser Toy is a device designed for cats. boltbolt2 Cats love anything that moves quickly and is intriguing.  Cats should stay entertained with the Bolt Interactive Pet Laser Toy.  The Bolt Interactive Pet Laser Toy is a great piece of technology that dances a laser beam dot onto the floor or wall.  The device provides a way for pet owners to show their cat some attention without having to put in much effort, because the Bolt Interactive Pet Laser Toy does all of the work.  The laser beam dances around for the cat to chase, but not to catch. The Bolt Interactive Pet Laser Toy features two modes – automatic and manual.  If the pet owner wants to guide the laser beam on their own, they can simply set the device to a manual mode.  When the device is on the automatic mode it will automatically turn off after 15 minutes.  There is also a mirror attached so that the laser is able to shine in various angles and directions. The device is a fun toy for cats, and helps them to get a bit of exercise and entertainment.

Bolt Interactive Pet Laser Toy, Cats, Gadgets, Lasers, Toys

DIY Laser Hair Removal And DIY Botox Markets Expanding

October 27th, 2009
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I love DIY projects, lasers, and chemistry sets as much as the next gal, but the whole do-it-yourself laser hair removal and Botox market boom is terrifying. Untrained individuals shouldn’t be pointing needles and lasers at themselves.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is in an uproar about the things people are doing in their bathrooms. It’s not that those surgeons are just worried about losing money on procedures, they’re bound to gain clients from all the DIY messups anyway, but they appear genuinely concerned about regulations and safety. People order Botox from websites called Discount MedSpa and putting videos of their DIY injection on youtube (Warning: the clip may make you cringe).

We all like to look pretty, but there are safer ways to get rid of hair, folks! And somehow it’s better to have wrinkles than order Botox from a website that looks like it was made in Microsoft Word.


Botox, DIY, Diy laser hair removal, Household, Laser, Laser hair removal, Lasers