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Ladybird smart device controls all home appliances via Bluetooth

Drawing inspiration from the busy life of modern women, Bulgarian designer Desislava Sredkova has come up with a smart device that controls all home appliances via Bluetooth. The “Ladybird,” as the designer hails the device, apart from running your appliances comes equipped with features, including music, Wi-Fi, organizer, etc., of a smart gadget. The system comprises a mother device and two Bluetooth headsets, which (both of them) separate in two parts, i.e. the Bluetooth and the headset, so the Ladybird can be connected to an appliance with minimum fuss. The Ladybird relies on the mother device for charging. The headset is as elegant as it looks, rather becomes, a buzzing earring for the trendy.

[Cheers Desislava]

WIND Robot System may usher in the era of battle machines

It's clear that Japanese roboticists are on the fast curve toward making robots a real part of our everyday lives, but the question is will these robots help or hurt us? That question is particularly salient when one examines the new WIND Robot System from FuRo.

The system allows anyone wearing a networked harness to wirelessly control the movements of any number of humanoid or service robots. Such a mechanism could indeed be used for anything from healthcare assistance mechanisms to war machines. You can see video of the WIND Robot System in action here.

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Printouts In A Jiffy, Anywhere

It was about time that someone came up with this, I mean we are in the portable era! Stick POP is a portable printer that can handle a small amount of load. You can’t overburden it with all your documents, just a small stash that you need pronto. Measuring 23 cm by 6 cm, it’s easy to fit it in your handbag. Just hook it up to your comp /device via USB and get printing! Oh, and an OLED screen on the bar displays the printing status.

Designers: Jihun Kang, Youngho Lee, Jieun Lee & Changsu Lee

Impressioner helps make a perfect copy of a car key

Locksmiths and tech-aware thieves are going to have a field day with the Electronic Key Impressioner, capable of gathering the data needed to make a perfect copy of a car key. Insert the device into a lock, and it records what it sees. Take the device back to your computer and plug it in via USB, and the included software can determine the key code from the position of the lock's tumblers. Key cutting machines use these codes to create new keys, so if you have such a machine, once that code is established, it's a snap to crank out a perfect duplicate.

So far, the system only works on Fords, but inventor Steve Randall plans to expand its capabilities to many more makes and models. Randall's even thought of what to do if this dangerous device gets into the wrong hands: Each time you use the software, it checks with the mother ship to update the latest key codes, and if you're using an unauthorized unit, it can be bricked remotely. Even so, if this thing actually works, it'll still be too easy to make and sell unauthorized keys on a grand scale.

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One Sharp Black Lambo

From the darkest depths of the design mind of the one called Slavche Tanevski comes THIS! The Lamborghini Madura. It’s black. It’s sharp. It’s just fabulous. It’s named after an island in Indonesia famous for bull races, which follows the Feruccio Lamborghini (creator of the auto brand) tradition of naming cars after bulls. This bad boy is a proposal for the first Lamborghini hybrid scheduled for 2016. Flashy!

And I don’t mean flashy in any kind of bad way. This car is of a cab-backwards style, which is new for the modern Lamborghini. That doesn’t mean it wont fit the aesthetic though, as a side profile reveals similarities to the Lamborghini Silhouette and Urraco.

The car has a proportionally small wheelbase, with equally long overhangs. This shortness is in place for optimal agility and driving performance. The overhangs, on the other hand, are shortened in sight by “thin layering surfaces which are part of separate body elements.”

The bonnet up front has it’s electric engine tucked neatly underneath. Behond, a spoiler with blades for depth and aesthetic excitement plus a better aerodynamic cW value (drag coefficient.) The headlights up front are oriented to emphasize the cars’ width, while the tail does basically the same thing.

AND THEN! Get this: The spoilers, as a special feature, grow out of the side panels and connect with laser beams when breaking as a symbol of the electric drive system.

INSANE!

+ Does this car look familiar to anyone?

Designer: Slavche Tanevski