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The main alternative to nursing homes and hospitals would be smart homes designed around the needs of the elderly. Earlier this week, Honda announced that it will test some of its life support robots in a mock household environment at the Future Life Showroom, in Sekisui House's brand new SUMUFUMU Lab.  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-sekisui-house-smart-home-robots/27286/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="27260"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="article_label" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/">REVIEW</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-ipad-dock-kit-review/27260/">Daily Brick's Lego iPad Dock Kit: Review + assembly guide</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">April 26, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-ipad-dock-kit-review/27260/pictures">97 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-ipad-dock-kit-review/27260/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lego-ipad-dock.jpg" title="The Daily Brick's Lego iPad Dock Kit (Photo: Gizmag)" alt="The Daily Brick's Lego iPad Dock Kit (Photo: Gizmag)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> When Lego kit specialist The Daily Brick made contact to see if we'd like to review its Lego iPad Dock Kit for Retina or iPad mini, bits were champed. This was partially because I don't actually have a Lightning dock for my Retina iPad, and partially because… you know… Lego. But as fun as Lego is, most of the joy is in the building. Is a Lego iPad dock really up to the rigors of daily use? Gizmag built one to find out.  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-ipad-dock-kit-review/27260/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27241"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/creaform-goscan-hand-held-3d-scanner/27241/">Creaform's GO!Scan makes large-scale 3D scanning quick and easy</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">April 25, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/creaform-goscan-hand-held-3d-scanner/27241/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/creaform-goscan-hand-held-3d-scanner/27241/pictures">12 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/creaform-goscan-hand-held-3d-scanner/27241/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/creaform-goscan3d.jpg" title="The Go!SCAN 3D scanner can generate accurate digital models of real world objects simply a..." alt="The Go!SCAN 3D scanner can generate accurate digital models of real world objects simply a..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The need for true-to-life digital objects is accelerating as visual effects studios outbid themselves into bankruptcy, game studios build increasingly realistic AAA titles, and the art world begins to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/smithsonian-collection-3d-models/21654/" target="_blank">digitally preserve priceless artifacts</a> for future generations. A 3D scanner can generate digital models of real world objects quickly and easily, and that's where Creaform's Go!SCAN 3D finds its niche.  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/creaform-goscan-hand-held-3d-scanner/27241/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27261"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/klauf-light-bar-led/27261/">Klauf Light Bar: LED lighting made cheap, easy and extendable</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">April 25, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/klauf-light-bar-led/27261/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/klauf-light-bar-led/27261/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/klauf-light-bar-led/27261/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/klauf-light-bar-4.png" title="Klauf Lighting's Joseph Lee with the Klauf Light Bar" alt="Klauf Lighting's Joseph Lee with the Klauf Light Bar"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The latest LED lighting product to hit Kickstarter, Klauf Light Bars are semi-portable, low-cost LED strips which can be connected end-to-end more or less straight out of the box. They come in 6-inch and 12-inch (15 and 30 cm) lengths, which can be arranged as you like up to a length of 15 feet (or about 4.5 meters). They can either be slotted together directly or connected with cables, which is handy if you intend to install them under kitchen cabinets which extend around a corner (recommended), or make giant illuminating nunchaku (less so).  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/klauf-light-bar-led/27261/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27232"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/powertraveller-silverback-gorilla/27232/">Powertraveller silverback-gorilla portable power pack runs a laptop all day</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">April 25, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/powertraveller-silverback-gorilla/27232/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/powertraveller-silverback-gorilla/27232/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/powertraveller-silverback-gorilla/27232/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/powertravellersilverback-gorilla.jpg" title="The silverback-gorilla" alt="The silverback-gorilla"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> In its travels, portable power system manufacturer Powertraveller says that it's come across the question many times: "Can you make a battery with enough charge to run a laptop all day?" It now has an answer. The silverback-gorilla is its beefiest portable power pack yet.  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/powertraveller-silverback-gorilla/27232/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27239"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/3dlprinter-desktop-3d-printer/27239/">Desktop 3DLPrinter offers high resolution at a high price</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">April 24, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/3dlprinter-desktop-3d-printer/27239/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/3dlprinter-desktop-3d-printer/27239/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/3dlprinter-3.JPG" title="A heart-shaped amulet printed by the 3DLPrinter" alt="A heart-shaped amulet printed by the 3DLPrinter"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Digital Light Processing (DLP) is the method of choice for the next generation of personal 3D printers. The DLP process prints objects with a very fine resolution that surpasses that of typical Fused Filament Fabrication (RepRap) printers which extrude molten plastic layer by layer. An Italian company called Robot Factory has created the latest prosumer printer. If judged by appearances alone, the 3DLPrinter would be one of the more attractive 3D printers we've seen – but can it measure up to its competition?  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/3dlprinter-desktop-3d-printer/27239/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27224"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/siva-cycle-atom-phone-charger/27224/">The Siva Cycle Atom charges phones through the power of pedals</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-leclair/">Dave LeClair</a></div> <div class="date">April 23, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/siva-cycle-atom-phone-charger/27224/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/siva-cycle-atom-phone-charger/27224/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/siva-cycle-atom-phone-charger/27224/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sivacycleatom.jpg" title="A close view of the Siva Cycle Atom installed on a bicycle" alt="A close view of the Siva Cycle Atom installed on a bicycle"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Over the past several years, we’ve seen a number of bike-mounted products designed to charge the user’s phone using pedal power. Some of these have included the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/pedalpower-bicycle-charger/12451/" target="_blank">PedalPower+</a>, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/ecoxpower-lights-charges-smartphones/23871/" target="_blank">EcoXPower</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/nokia-bicycle-charger-kit/15312/" target="_blank">Nokia’s Bicycle Charger Kit</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/dahons-biologic-bike-recharge-usb/15407/" target="_blank">BioLogic ReeCharge Power Pack</a>. 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The H6 is claimed to be the world's first portable recorder with interchangeable microphone heads, giving it a versatility lacking in its closest competitors. There's not too much by way of available information, but here's what we do know.  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/zoom-h6-handy-recorder/27204/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27138"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/doodle3d/27138/">Doodle3D creates 3D-printed objects from your drawings</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">April 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/doodle3d/27138/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/doodle3d/27138/pictures">18 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/doodle3d/27138/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/doodle3d.jpg" title="Doodle3D lets users draw simple 2D sketches on a computer, tablet, or smartphone, and then..." alt="Doodle3D lets users draw simple 2D sketches on a computer, tablet, or smartphone, and then..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> 3D printers have been a hit with consumers for several years now, but designing anything for them still requires some basic knowledge of 3D modeling software. Otherwise, you're stuck just building whatever designs you can find online. With Doodle3D, you can draw simple 2D sketches on a computer, tablet, or smartphone, and then send them to a 3D printer to turn them into physical objects.  <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/doodle3d/27138/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27142"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/bioscope-movie-player/27142/">Bioscope plays digital movies in relative time</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">April 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/bioscope-movie-player/27142/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/bioscope-movie-player/27142/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430081924/http://www.gizmag.com/bioscope-movie-player/27142/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081924im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bioscope.jpg" title="Bioscope allows each viewer to enjoy a completely unique viewing experience" alt="Bioscope allows each viewer to enjoy a completely unique viewing experience"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Though digital technology offers home movie-makers the advantages of increased quality and convenience compared to analog film, some of the “magic” has arguably been lost in the switch – few would liken double-clicking an icon to dusting off a reel of film, after all. 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