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One thing that most people don’t put much thought into is the light bulbs they buy. Sure, you probably go for the most energy-efficient ones out but all you do is look for the Energy Star logo and you’re all set. Now, with technology evolving at such a rapid pace, it’s no surprise Philips has developed the Hue. Hue is a different kind of light bulb. It allows you to customize the look and mood of a room with each Hue light bulb delivering 600 lumens and producing all shades of white, from warm to cold, and a wide variety of colour. The Hue’s great for personal or commercial customization as you can connect up to 50 Hue light bulbs to a single system and control it all with your iPhone or iPad from wherever you are.

Oh, and it uses 80% less power than a traditional light bulb. Check out the video and purchase yours through the Apple Store.

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Is this real? Are we in the future? Apparently so as Master Lock’s released their dialSpeed, an electronic combination lock that puts an end to the classic combination padlock. It features an electronic directional interface that’s easy to use and can take personalized codes. It’s got a Primary Code and an option for three additional guest codes. Not enough? It’s Vault enabled so you can also grab a permanent Backup Master Code from masterlockvault.com. Buy it through Master Lock and the price is extremely enticing at $25.

Google X, the California-based tech company’s low key development lab, has been developing this among several other creations for quite some time now and they’ve finally decided to let us in on what they’re cooking up. “A team within our Google[x] group started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment.” It’s a more vivid picture of what’s to come — augmented reality eyewear that puts the world at your eyelids. Imagine being able to ditch your beloved smartphone and go hands free while controlling and seeing navigation prompts through your shades. There’s a ton more we’ve yet to learn about Project Glass but atleast now our mouths are watering. Check the video below to see what the geniuses over at Google have envisioned thusfar. Dreams to reality, folks.

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UP by Jawbone is a revolutionary new product from the creator of some of the innovative bluetooth products out (see: Icon, Jambox). They’re taking wireless technology to the next level once again with this wristband, which tracks your movement, sleep patterns, and eating habits and then puts that information in the palm of your hand through an accompanying iPhone app. It’s available now in a few different colors and three different sizes.

Buy It: $99 at Jawbone

Dodging bullets like Neo in The Matrix has been somewhat of a inner desire for all of mankind, amiright? The army would love to have superhuman-like abilities to dodge bullets without the need of a green screen. Imagine having the ultra-quick reflexes needed to become Dodgeball Champion!

IBM was recently awarded a patent that essentially would give us the ability to do all these things and much more. This body armor would continuously scan the area for incoming projectiles. If one is detected, the system would deliver a shock to the muscles causing a swift, reflexive action away from the bullet. (more…)

Researchers over at Boston U. say that they’ve figured out a way to combine LED bulbs with wireless networking technology, basically giving us an infinite amount of wireless access points.  Data transfer will be up to 10Mbps, and can be integrated right into existing power lines.

Power for lighting the room and providing the network connection will come from the same diode.  No word on when we’ll see a working model, but for Boston U. and its partners, a $18.5m grant from the US National Science Foundation will hopefully make this a reality soon enough.

Source: gizmodo