Stickybot robotic lizard was perhaps the first practical attempt at mimicking the Spiderman’s tact of walking up the walls with utter ease. Since then we’d hoped that someday this sci-fi act of self-adhesives would be made real, and today, with the efforts from Cornell University we may be just close to experiencing it. The scientists in Cornell University have developed a palm-sized device that could let humans walk on the walls.
Made in layers of metal and silicon wafers, the sticky device is based on the principle of surface tension which allows two wet, flat surfaces to stick together. According to the developers, the added benefit of the devices now created is that it, unlike the previous attempts of the same, has more controlled stickiness, i.e. the stickiness of the device can be switched on and off. The device for now can only hold up to 10 grams of weight, but by increasing the holes in the surface layer, the developers believe, stronger adhesive force could be managed.
For years, Lexon has designed a broad range of home goods and leisure accessories. Lately, the company has turned eco-friendly. Lexon has recently released a line of home goods that are good for the environment.The new Eco friendly Lexon Collection is called the Safe Collection. The entire collection is made of bamboo, bits and pieces of PLA plastic, and some of the gadgets harness the power of solar energy.
There has to be a real wild side to you if you could get your sophisticated laptop in this barbaric leopard skin. It’s a faux fur skin with leopard-print to give you the feel of jungle in your office, living room or study. 
Give your love and care to your senior family members, with this virtuous gadget called the Wellcore System. It’s a Mobile Personal Emergency Response System for senior citizens, which alerts their caregivers of any emergency that their loved ones may encounter. It might often happen that an old member goes on a walk alone and get hurt of falling, this is where Wellcore helps. 
Here’s another cool 3-in-1 gadget for you to grab, the Dual Alarm Clock Radio With Photo Display from Insignia. It consists of dual alarm clock, a digital FM tuner with 20-station presets and a built-in 3.5-inch 320 x 240 photo display all in one package. What’s more, the gadget also comes with a 128MB of internal memory for storing your pictures and a built-in digital media card reader. If you’re interested, the Insignia Dual Alarm Clock Radio With Photo Display will set you back $49.99.
Audi is going to equip their A8 Saloon car with a satnav system that is capable of streaming Google Earth data. The A8 with Google Earth-based satnav is the first in a production car officially. The satnav system of the Audi A8 has an internal hard disk drive and the system uses GPRS/EDGE connectivity that keeps the Google Earth data streamed to the system. The HDD of the system should be useful while the Internet connectivity is out.The Google Earth allows the satnav to show buildings, landscapes as well as gradients and terrains in 3D. This Google Earth-based satnav will be installed in the 2010-model of Audi A8. No indication whether the system will go to some other lower-spec models.
Health-conscious geeks are always interested in monitoring their own health every single minute. Here comes a portable wellness tracker that comes in the size of a USB flash drive that can clip to your belt, which you can use to track your daily activities and sleep cycles. The little Wellness tracker has built-in accelerometer that tracks your daily activities including the intensity and duration of movements, the distance that you travel everyday, and even calculates how much fat you’ve burned while you’re still or walking. It also comes included with a wristband, which you can wear when you sleep to track your sleep cycles including the time needed for you to fall asleep, how often you woke up and how long you were actually asleep.
Some of you may remember the If Blofeld was a gamer article that we posted a while ago that brought the Emperor 200 from NovelQuest into the spotlight. This was at CES last January, and it cost a hefty price of about $40,000.
Japanese toilet maker, Toto, has created an interactive toilet, called Neo 2 which is able to keep your amuse and chat with you.The Toto Neo 2 toilet can talk in a manly voice. 
Cat keepers will find this device useful, although it’s just a DIY version. The Internet-enabled cat feeder allows you to leave your cats at home while you’re busy at your work place, and they’ll be served with their meals at right time.The Internet-enabled car feeder was built by Mathew Newton and he’s got a self-explanatory video below which details the instructions on how to build one by yourself. Well, building one of these is not easy. You’ll need some knowledge of programming and even modifying a Cisco switch, although it may not be necessary to be a Cisco-certified. So what does this special cat feeder do for you? It presents you a web interface that shows you stream of feeds of what’s going on at home, so you can get the feeder to feed the cats at right time. The device has a cereal dispenser which is controlled by signals from port status LEDs on a Cisco switch. The device also allows you to set your feed schedule so it’ll automatically feed your kitties at the scheduled time.Well, at the moment, this is just a DIY, a prototype, which you can follow the instructions in the video to build one yourself. It shouldn’t be a problem at all for those who possess CCNA, CCIE etc.
