17Jan

Scratch Shield: Nissan Introduces World’s First Self-Healing iPhone Case

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An iPhone case from Nissan? As you can imagine, it would make no sense for the automaker to develop an ordinary case, and the so-called Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone Case is actually special. According to the company, it’s the world’s first “self-healing” iPhone cover: in other words, it quickly fixes (fine) scratches by itself.

Nissan says they used their self-healing paint finish originally developed for vehicles for the case, which is made from light weight ABS plastic. Scratch Shield as a paint technology has been used in various Nissan cars since 2005, before Nissan teamed up with the University of Tokyo and Japan-based Advanced Softmaterials [JP] to create the case.

Nissan explains:

The outer ‘paint’ is made from polyrotaxane, which means that when damage occurs to the coating in the form of a fine scratch, the chemical structure is able to react to change back to its original shape and fill the gap – ‘healing’ the blemish.

The company distributed a number of prototype iPhone cases to journalists and “customers” and might commercialize the product later this year. Mobile carrier Docomo is already offering the NEC N-03B, a feature phone using Scratch Shield, on the Japanese market.

Via Penn Olson



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16Jan

Self-healing Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case has me excited

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Think X-men, specifically Wolverine. His self-healing power is one which I drooled over for years as a kid. Imagine being able to get hurt and being back to normal in a matter of seconds. While that may not be possible, Nissan has developed a special iPhone case that will “heal” itself when scratched. The Nissan Scratch Shield case has been…

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26Sep

Cat Scratch Turntable Is An Easy Way To Tell If You Have Too Much Disposable Income

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Cat Scratch (Image courtesy SUCK UK)
By Andrew Liszewski

Thanks to SUCK UK, your cat will be dropping fresh beats faster than it takes for me to roll my eyes at the ridiculous crap people buy for their pets. While dogs are just as notorious at destroying homes, a cat’s desire to shred anything and everything in its path is unmatched. So odds are if there are felines in your home, you’re gonna need a scratching post.

But a simple post is so boring, and unproductive. With this Cat Scratch turntable, not only will your cat be fending off boredom and getting exercise, but they’ll also be learning valuable night club skills. It comes folded flat for easy and cheap shipping, which means you’ve got some assembly to do when it arrives. But if you’ve ever constructed a box before, you’ve already got the necessary skills and tools at your disposal. The deck actually spins and the tone arm is even positionable, allowing you to fill your Instagram account with hundreds of adorable photos before it gets turned to shredded cardboard. ~$23 (£15) available directly from SUCK UK.

[ Cat Scratch Turntable ] VIA [ ChipChick ]



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10Jun

Robot Can Make Cookies From Stab Scratch

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PR2, the creepy-as-f*** looking robot that comes with both male-pleasure and grocery bagging capabilities, is back at it, this time adding and mixing chocolate chip cookie ingredients. The video is sped up 20x though, and it still takes him 4-minutes, meaning it’d take over an hour to prepare the dough even prior to baking, making those prepackaged Pillsbury refrigerated rolls far more practical. Speaking of which – God that shit is good. I’m not proud of it, but one time I ate an entire package in on sitting. I got diarrhea BUT I’D DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT.

Hit the jump for robo Betty Crocker in action.
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07Apr

Pioneer introduces DJM-T1 mixer with Traktor scratch Duo Software

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Pioneer announced in Japan as well as overseas its latest Audio Mixer the DJM-T1. This professional DJ Mixer comes with Traktor’s Scratch Duo 2 software along with the control CD and vinyl needed for DVS scratch control. All that’s left is to connect your CDJs or turntables to the mixer and the software does the rest.
The onboard soundcard and MIDI interface lets DJs connect to a computer with a single USB cable and there’s a dedicated output channel to easily record those moments of dexterity …
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