One of the most exciting app controlled toys we've seen so far is the PowerUp 3.0 smart phone controlled paper airplane. The device attaches to a paper airplane that you create and then you can fly your paper airplane around the room controlling it with your phone. We first reported on the Powerup 3.0 back [...]
We have been covering an abundance of crowdfunding campaigns over the past several months, but we just came across an older one that is finally coming to fruition. The image above is the Ubi - The Ubiquitous Computer. The Ubi is an always on, always listening, voice-activated computer: The Ubi plugs into a power outlet and [...]
We are inundated with all sorts of messages these days. It is just a constant barrage. Images of food, or comments about Draw with Friends, or some such nonsense has little to no impact on our daily lives. Why then, are these messages treated the same as vitally important messages. There has to be a [...]
In my own opinion, I think augmented reality is one of the coolest things out there. There has been, to-date, a very narrow use case with AR, and it almost seems as all the big players have abandoned it. AR is sort of a sleeping giant. There are a few applications for AR, but most [...]
EzeeCube is part of an amazing set of stackable accessories that together create the last digital media setup you'll ever need. The EzeeCube is a 1TB digital media hub that wirelessly and automatically syncs photos, music and videos from your wireless devices right to the hub without having to think about it. The team behind [...]
As cloud storage continues to expand, there has been a subtle, yet noticeable shift back towards physical storage. There are several companies that are making great strides in physical storage, and they are doing so in the context of the cloud. We told you a little bit about the MBLOK - a Bluetooth external storage [...]
If you are like us, you often have more devices than outlets, especially when traveling. This is a real pain as you have to set up a hierarchy of importance, and often leave several devices uncharged. No longer. Feast your eyes on the SmartQuad 4 Port Travel Charger from Skiva: The SmarQuad is a "Universal [...]
As you can no doubt tell from our coverage, we love a good power source. There are a ton out there, but more often than not, they seem to be shoddy and cheaply made. However, we just came across the FuelBox powerStation. This thing looks awesome. The powerStation is much more than a charger. "The [...]
We love a good crowdfunding campaign. However, it seems like the great majority of these campaigns that we cover are not really in any way practical for everyday life. Most are novelties. There have been a ton of cool an interesting ones, but they seem to be more extravagant than anything. There was the mission [...]
We cover a lot of great crowdfunding campaigns here on techfaster.com. On May 21st we reported on the 360cam from Giroptic. The 360° cam by Giroptic is the first ultra high definition camera that breaks through the barriers of the frame and captures what’s going on up, down and all around. It does this with [...]
