Drone that slides into a cell phone case?

I saw and read an article at New Atlas (formerly Gizmag) about a very compact drone that slides into a phone case. It seems it is used for selfies. It is by Air Selfie Camera.

(photo from New Atlas)

The article indicates it slides into a cell phone case. I think that makes it cool and portable.

(photo from New Atlas).

I think it makes it convenient to use and easy to bring it with you when taking selfies. I think it could also be used in other way besides taking selfies. 

They have a Kickstarter program where one can pre-order it. There are some videos at the Kickstarter page.

Here is a review of it by New Domain. Here is another by DP Review.

Minion Flash Drives?

I bought flash drives from Staples that are unique. There are three separate ones. They are from the Despicable Me movies and the Minions movie. They are the Minions. I think they are great for nerdy Minion fans.

Dave.

Kevin.

Stuart. 

It shows how the heads come off to reveal the USB connector.

Pi3Cart Raspberry Pi 3 NES Cartridge Case Kit - article by Geeky Gadgets

I think this is really cool and retro. They take a NES cartridge and fit a PI 3 board into it. The article is on the Geeky Gadgets web site. It has the look and feel of the NES cartridge since it uses them as the case. They adapt the board so it fits into it. Like most retro designs, it is old on the outside but new on the inside.  I am glad they were creative with the case. It seems appropriate since the article indicates it would be good for NES emulators. I think it could be used for more than just that, depending on the imagination of the user.

They have a Kick Starter to fund the project.

Utopia 360 Virtual Reality Goggles

I bought the Retrak Utopia 36 virtual reality goggles with blue tooth controller from Best Buy. It was a reasonably prices about thirty dollars. The blue tooth controller uses two AAA batteries. The controller can used with either android or IOS, there is a switch between the two. The controller is similar to a game controller for a game machine but smaller. The goggles are adjustable and can be used with different phones. The virtual reality app's can be downloaded from the respective app stores.

I found that they fit over my glasses quite comfortably. It was tricky removing it without also removing my glasses too but I found a way. It held my phone quite well. I damaged on part while trying to put it in with the case on but it still worked quite well after I took the case / cover off. 

I tried different apps with it. I tried a haunted house - House of Terror VR, and a couple of virtual roller coasters; Darkness Roller Coaster and Roller Coaster VR. The haunted house was neat. One used the blue tooth controller to move around the haunted house. It helped to be on a swivel chair so one can sit down while exploring the haunted house. The other two were virtual roller coasters. One was simple but the other more complex and caused some nausea after using it for awhile.

I will be trying different virtual apps. There are ones where one can take a virtual tour of different places. One has to be careful not to use it too long since more current phones are stronger than the older ones and one would want ones brain that close to that source for too long. 

AMD Polaris Mini Gaming PC With No OS

Geeky-Gadgets has an article about the AMD Polaris mini gaming computer. It indicates it does not have an operating system. I think this is good since one can install any operating system one wants without having to pay for one that won't be used and erased / removed. There is also an article by Liliputing that has more photos.

(photo from the Geek-Gadgets article).

I like the simplicity of the design. I think one could customize it with a 'skin' of some type with ones own design. 

(photo from Liliputing article).

Zotac Mini PC.

Beauty and Brains? Hedy Lemarr and Spread Spectrum Technology

I was just watching an episode of Monumental Mysteries. They were talking about Hedy Lemarr. It showed she was not just a pretty face but also an inventor. One of her inventions was the spread spectrum Technology.

It is a shame the military did not use it during the world war but they seemed to have 'redeemed' themselves when they used it during the cold war. 

I think this site is interesting as it lists women inventors. 

I think everyone should check it out.