Tagged: gadget

Gadget that tricks brain into thinking a plain cookie is a chocolate cookie - Kagaku

Motoko Kakubayashi • Oct 22, 2010 •

• gadget,
• Japan,
• MetaCookie+,
• Technology

A visitor gives MetaCookie+ a go Being able to transform a simple cookie into chocolate, strawberries, or even mushrooms is not magic, it’s science according to Tokyo University researchers who showcased their latest invention at a technology event in Japan last week. The MetaCookie+ is a virtual tasting headgear set where multiple hoses send the smell of a particular food … Read More

Wearable computers - Kagaku

Motoko Kakubayashi • Nov 13, 2009 •

• computer,
• gadget,
• Technology

Chatting to someone in Russian, reading a book in German, or just being able to understand those Japanese car instructions are now possible after IT company NEC have developed the world’s first computer glasses. Wearing computer glasses Tele Scouter is made up of a compact microphone, camera, and ear phone which fit around the wearer’s glasses.  These are connected to … Read More