The Dragon Grip, which is a Kickstarter project started by Paul Mark and John Fearon, is a device that gives you some cheesy Kung Fu sound effects the next time you do your Bruce Lee punches and high kicks.

By the way, you can grab the Dragon Grip by pledging at least $25 or more to the project.

Watch this video for a demo of the Dragon Grip:

Japanese company Sanden created a vending machine that can be powered by hand-cranking. The manual system was designed to help people buy food or beverage during natural disasters where there is no electricity to run the machines. By the way, you need at least 70 cranks before it turns on.

Source: Hand-cranked vending machine offers products sans power, refreshments during emergencies

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The world’s obsession with social networking has caught up with the automotive industry. Over a week ago leading car manufacturer Toyota showed off it latest concept in forward thinking with the Toyota Fun-Vii, a 13-foot three-seater that is actually more a design brag than a practical way to drive around looking like a gigantic touchscreen cellphone.The Vii that follows the company name is short for “Vehicle interactive internet.” The interior of the car is interactive with the World Wide Web and controllable via smartphone. A good part of the vehicle consists of huge touchscreens that can adjust the car’s color and graphics display. It can also go on auto drive and take its passengers from a particular point to a certain destination as programmed. Toyota admitted that as of the time being it doesn’t plan to mass produce the Fun-Vii.

Source: Toyota Fun-Vii concept car is like a “smartphone on 4 wheels”

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“Even if undiagnosed as a serious case of Seasonal Affective Disorder, there’s something incredibly disappointing about a 4:30PM winter sundown. To help combat the problem, while introducing many more intangible problems into your social life and sense of self-worth, Seqinetic is Kickstarter-ing a pair of LED ‘sun’ glasses that shed diffused light all over your eyeball region.

“Seqinetic promises to have working prototypes in its labs, but needs the Kickstarter cash for some injection-molded parts and a printed circuit board. A promised January ship date might be a little far into winter to do much good this year, and of course there’s no scientific data to back up Seqinetic’s unorthodox approach to the ‘winter-blues’ problem, but we can say one thing for sure: We’ve officially found a Snuggie for your face.”

Source: Seqinetic ‘wearable light’ glasses meant to combat winter depression

Lotharios, start envisioning a future where you cannot offer to stop and help ladies stranded on the road with flat tires.

Even with self-inflating tires, motorists still haven’t found a way to solve the problem of flat tires. But thanks to Bridgestone, you may soon say goodbye to that particular motoring problem as the forward-looking company is working on an air-free concept tire that is both durable and works similar to a standard tire minus the horizontal force.

Made from flexible thermoplastic, not unlike Michelin’s tweels, this tire can take a load of 150 kilograms. Bridgestone is eager to introduce the product to the market but is still struggling with the problem of preventing objects from being lodged inside the hypnotically twirling spoke design.

Source: Bridgestone rolls with air-free tire concept

Japanese telecom company Willcom has released the Hanashicom pillow, a phone accessory that lets you do hands-free calls while lying in your bed. The pillow features a microphone and speakers for an effortless chit-chat. Willcom is giving it away for free to customers — a smart way to promote their flat-rate unlimited talk plan. The challenge now for its users: how not to fall asleep while someone is talking.

Source: Hanashicom speakerphone pillow lets you chat late into the night in comfort

The image above is an artist’s conception of the Dream Chaser, designed by Sierra Nevada Corp. for a space vehicle to transport NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and back. But Sierra will have to battle it out with other private companies eager to do the same. The space agency’s basic requirements for a space taxi include: 48-hour docking capability to the ISS after launch, a 210-day stay at the station, and ability to travel four to eight hours back to Earth.

Click on the source link below for the “other requirements” in Air & Space Magazine’s interview with Ed Mango, head of  NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

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